Rob Kaman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rob Kaman
Occupation	Kickboxer
Date Of Birth	Jun 5, 1960(1960-06-05)
Age	64
Birthplace	Amsterdam
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	North Holland
Horoscope	Gemini

Rob Kaman Biography

Rob Kaman is one of the most popular and richest Kickboxer who was born on June 5, 1960 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Rob “The Dutchman”, Kaman was born June 5, 1960 in Amsterdam. He is a retired Dutch 9-time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing. Because of his fearsome low kicks, he is known as “Mr. Low Kick”. These were his key offensive tools.

He fought Payap Premchai (the champion of Thailand) in the Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, on 12 January 1984 and was declared the winner through unanimous decision.

After that, Kaman fought many different fighters in Amsterdam: Ernest Simmons (WKA rules), Ernesto Hoost (WKA rules), Payap (rematch on Muay Thai rules), Roger Hurd (WKA rules) and Sittisak (Muay Thai rules). He won them all and at the end of 1987 the Japanese asked him to come fight in Japan.

On 9 April 1989 Kaman fought in the Netherlands again against Jan Wessels from Arnhem. Kaman also organized that event and did not have the time to prepare properly for the fight. He lost the fight and many people thought that his career was over. At the end of the year, he came back and beat Wessels by knock out in the 2nd round for a WKA world title.

He fought John Moncayo again in Miami, Florida, April 1984. He knocked Moncayo out in the third round with a punch. He defeated Samart Prasanmirt, a great Thai fighter from Hong Kong, and Jean Marc Tonus to win the European title for full contact.

Rob Kaman Net Worth

Rob Kaman is one of the richest Kickboxer from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rob Kaman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rob was a top-notch fighter in the Netherlands, and became A-class in 1980. Most of his fights were won by K.O. His fight against Blinky Rodriquez (the cousin of Benny Urquidez) was the turning point. Kaman defeated him in round two with a low kick to his leg. This was his international breakthrough. Kaman began fighting in Thailand from that point.

John Moncayo was his opponent in the WKA world title of kickboxing. He fought Kaman on 23 September 1983. Kaman defeated him in the third round with a low kick. He became the first European WKA World Champion in kickboxing.

During the year 1985, he beat Larry McFadden in the 3rd round by a knockout and three months later he took his revenge on Lakchart. He knocked Lakchart out in the 4th round.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rob Kaman height 6 ft 1 in Rob weight 82 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rob Kaman Dating?

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On 26 November 1993 Rob fought against another great Dutch champion Rick V.D. Vathorst. Kaman knocked him out in the 2nd round and showed the Dutch crowd that after all these years he was still the best.

Facts & Trivia

Rob Ranked on the list of most popular Kickboxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Rob Kaman celebrates birthday on June 5 of every year.

After only a few fights in the later years, because of too many injuries and a new movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme (Legionnaire), Rob decided to end his career, back where it all started, in the Netherlands. On 24 October 1999, he fought for the last time, against Alexey Ignashov, a 21-year-old amateur world champion in kickboxing. Rob won the fight by points, but after the fight he said that his opponent was the real winner and gave his trophy to Ignashov.