Albert Kraus

Albert "The Hurricane" Kraus is one of those fighters who made you feel the sport evolve in real time — a Dutch kid from Oss who came into K-1 World MAX and absolutely owned it, winning the inaugural tournament in 2002 and backing it up with multiple world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai. What I love about Kraus is the combination of Dutch technical precision and genuine explosive aggression; he wasn't just a counter-puncher waiting around, he brought the storm to you. Four separate world title belts across different organisations tells you this wasn't a one-tournament fluke. He may not have the mainstream name recognition of some contemporaries, but among combat sports purists, "The Hurricane" is a legitimate legend of the lighter weight K-1 era.

Name (English)

Albert Kraus

Name (Japanese)

アルバート・クラウス

Reading

あるばーと・くらうす

Born

August 3, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Origin

Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands

Height

175 cm

Occupation

boxer / kickboxer / Thai boxer

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9

Tags

• North Brabant
• boxer
• kickboxer
• Thai boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.