Lloyd van Dams

Lloyd van Dams
Lloyd van Dams
Born	Lloyd Daniël van Dams; 5 March 1972; Para District, Suriname
Died	29 December 2021 (aged 49); Utrecht, The Netherlands
Other names	The Tornado
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	120.5 kg (266 lb; 18.98 st)
Division	Super Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Team	FC Van Dams (2006-2021) ; Chakuriki Gym (1996-2006) ; Survivor (1992-1996) ; SWSU (1984-1992)
Trainer	Thom Harinck ; Jan Vleesenbeek
Years active	1991–2010
Kickboxing record
Total	84
Wins	69
By knockout	34
Losses	12
By knockout	1
Draws	3
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
By knockout	1
Other information
Occupation	Gym owner, trainer
Website	http://fcvandams.com/
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
	Last updated on: February 27, 2010

Lloyd Daniël van Dams (5 March 1972 – 29 December 2021), also known as The Tornado, was a Surinamese-born Dutch heavyweight kickboxer. He was a Dutch, European, and World Muay Thai champion. Known for his durability, van Dams was never knocked out in 84 professional fights (though he was defeated once via TKO from exhaustion). He held notable wins over Remy Bonjasky, Brian Douwes, Alexander Ustinov, Bjorn Bregy, and Brecht Wallis. Van Dams also competed in mixed martial arts.

Life and career

Van Dams was born in Suriname on 5 March 1972, and moved to the Netherlands when he was seven years old. He began training kickboxing when he was 12 at SWSU, a Surinamese-Dutch gym in Utrecht. When he was good enough, his trainer decided to take him to Chakuriki. Van Dams had his first professional fight at the age of 18.

When he was 20 he moved from Utrecht to Dordrecht and began training with Jan Vleesenbeek. This trainer was known for his hard training methods, which suited van Dams very well. When Vleesenbeek decided to stop training, van Dams moved to a gym called "Survivor" in Breda.

When facing problems in his personal life in 1996, van Dams moved back to Utrecht. He went training at Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, under Thom Harinck and developed himself as one of the top fighters of the gym.

In 1999, he made his K-1 debut at the K-1 Braves '99. After beating Matt Skelton in the semi-finals he lost to Xhavit Bajrami at the finals. After a few years, van Dams made his comeback in 2005. First he fought at an 8-man tourney "Fight at the Border" in Belgium, where he lost on his comeback to Petar Majstorovic by unanimous decision. A week later he won a 4-man tournament in Romania. He defeated Pavel Majer and Alben Belinski.

In 2006 Lloyd opened his own gym, Fight Club Van Dams in Utrecht, Netherlands. He died from heart disease on 29 December 2021, at the age of 49.^[1]

Titles

2010 Amsterdam Fight Club 4 man tournament champion
2004 King Of The Ring World GP tournament champion
2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Fukuoka Repechage A Runner Up
2000 WFCA World champion
1999 WMTA World champion
1998 EMTA European champion
1998 KO-Power Tournament champion
1997 Battle of the Best tournament champion
1996 NKBB Dutch champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
69 Wins (34 (T)KO's, 35 decisions), 12 Losses, 3 Draws
2010-02-27	Win	Benjey Zimmerman	Amsterdam Fightclub: Rotterdam vs Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins Amsterdam Fightclub 4 man tournament title
2010-02-27	Win	Brian Douwes	Amsterdam Fightclub: Rotterdam vs Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-05-31	Draw	Anderson Silva	Next Generation Warriors 3	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision draw	3	3:00
2008-12-29	Win	Ron Ritter	The Return of the Boys	Paramaribo, Suriname	KO (low kicks)	1
2008-11-23	Win	Samir Benazzouz	RingSensation	The Hague, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-08-11	Win	Ryuta Noji	Heat4	Nagoya, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-12-16	Draw	Wisam Feyli	Travelfight Arena	Uppsala, Sweden	Decision draw	3	3:00
2006-10-08	Loss	Alexander Ustinov	The Battle of Arnhem V	Arnhem, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Fight was for WFCA World Thaiboxing Super Heavyweight (+100 kg) title
2006-05-13	Loss	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-03-26	Win	Brecht Wallis	Balans Fight Night	Tilburg, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-12-18	Win	Alben Belinski	Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa" Final	Constanta, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins Local Kombat 18 tournament title
2005-12-18	Win	Pavel Majer	Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa" Semifinal	Constanta, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-12-10	Loss	Petar Majstorovic	Fights at the Border IV, quarter finals	Lommel, Belgium	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-04-30	Win	Achmed Jattari	Queens Fight Night	Eindhoven, Netherlands
2004-12-10	Win	Nenad Nedimovic	Local Kombat 11: Intepeneste Valcea	Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania	KO	2
2004-05-29	Win	Jerrel Venetiaan	King of the Ring World GP, Final	Venice, Italy	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins King of the Ring World Grand Prix tournament title
2004-05-29	Win	Alexander Ustinov	King of the Ring World GP, semi final	Venice, Italy	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2004-05-29	Win	Robert Byceck	King of the Ring World GP, quarter final	Venice, Italy	KO (left low kick)	1	1:03
2003-05-31	Win	Ait Daouda	Muay Thai Express 1	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (corner stoppage)	3
2002-08-10	Loss	Lechi Kurbanov	8.10 ICHIGEKI	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2002-07-07	Win	Sean Johnson	Bad Boys Day part 1	Utrecht, Netherlands	TKO (low kicks)	1
2001-10-08	Loss	Francisco Filho	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
2001-10-08	Win	Matt Skelton	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2001-07-20	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, Final	Nagoya, Japan	Ext. R Decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya tournament title
2001-07-20	Loss	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, semi final	Nagoya, Japan	Ext. R decision (majority)	4	3:00
2001-07-20	Win	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, quarter final	Nagoya, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2001-04-15	Win	Tooru Oishi	K-1 Burning 2001	Kumamoto, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
2000-12-12	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	It's Showtime - Christmas Edition	Haarlem, Netherlands	TKO (Exhaustion)	5	3:00
2000-10-08	Win	Peter Verschuren	Victory or Hell part I	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (ref stop/Three knockdowns)	3
2000-07-30	Loss	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya, semi final	Nagoya, Japan	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
2000-07-30	Win	Tatsufumi Tomihira	K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya, quarter final	Nagoya, Japan	KO	2	2:07
2000-04-23	Win	Samir Benazzouz	K-1 The Millennium	Osaka, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
1999-10-21	Win	Rene Rooze		Haarlem, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
1999-10-05	Loss	Peter Aerts	K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round	Osaka, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Fails to qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 final.
1999-06-20	Loss	Xhavit Bajrami	K-1 Braves '99, Final	Japan	Ext R decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
Fight was for K-1 Braves '99 tournament title
1999-06-20	Win	Matt Skelton	K-1 Braves '99, semi final	Japan	Ext R decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
1999-06-20	Win	Tomasz Kucharzewski	K-1 Braves '99, quarter final	Japan	KO (right low kick)	2	1:48
1999-03-27	Win	Bob Schreiber	The Fight of the Gladiators	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins WMTA Super Heavyweight Muaythai World title
1998-09-26	Win	William van Rosmalen	The Fight of the Champions	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins EMTA Super Heavyweight Muaythai European title
1998-05-31	Win	Bob Schreiber	Fight of the Decade	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (corner stoppage)	4
1998-04-14	Win	Remy Bonjasky	Muay Thai Power tournament, Final	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins Muay Thai Power tournament title
1998-04-14	Win	Peter Kramer	Muay Thai Power tournament, semi final	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
1998-02-15	Win	Richard Paans	Thai/Kickboxing in Nijmegen	Nijmegen, Netherlands	KO	1
1997-11-27	Loss	Peter Verschuren	Thaiboxing in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
1997-05-11	Win	Pedro Rizzo	Battle of the Best tournament, Final	Den Bosch, Netherlands	TKO (corner stoppage)	2
Wins Battle of the Best tournament title
1997-05-11	Win	Perry Telgt	Battle of the Best tournament, semi final	Den Bosch, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
1997-05-11	Win	Peter Verschuren	Battle of the Best tournament, quarter final	Den Bosch, Netherlands	KO	1