Bas Rutten

Bas Rutten is the rare fighter whose warmth outshines his ferocity, and that's what I find magnetic. The numbers are absurd—fourteen straight kickboxing wins, most by first-round knockout—yet the lasting image is a beaming, wisecracking giant who slid effortlessly into acting and commentary. I admire people who carry that much violence in their history and choose to be generous and funny with it. Judo, karate, kickboxing, pro wrestling: he sampled every combat discipline and made each look like play. To me he embodies real confidence, the kind that no longer needs to prove anything and just enjoys the room.

Name (English)

Bas Rutten

Name (Japanese)

バス・ルッテン

Reading

ばす・るってん

Born

February 24, 1965 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Snake

Origin

Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

Height

185 cm

Occupation

actor / judoka / professional wrestler / kickboxer / karateka

• Official sitehttps://www.basrutten.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/basruttenmma/
• Xhttps://x.com/BasRuttenMMA
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas%20Rutten
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q704832

Tags

• North Brabant
• actor
• judoka
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-16

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.