Rob van Esdonk (born 25 October 1964) is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division.
Kickboxing career Notable Bouts In 1993 Rob fought Peter Aerts for For the WMTA World Heavyweight Championship and lost by knockout in the 4th round.
In 1994 Rob rematched Peter in the K-1 Grand Prix '94, Quarter Finals and lost by knockout in the 3rd round.
In 1994 Rob fought Andy Hug in the event K-1: Legend for the UKF World Super Heavyweight Championship and lost by knockout in the 4th round.
In 1997 Rob fought Pedro Rizzo in the event Nikko T. Press Productions: Battle of the Best, Semi Finals and lost by 3rd-round knockout
In 1998 Rob fought Achille Roger in K-1 Fight Night '98, Quarter Finals and lost by 4th-round knockout.
In 1998 Rob fought Xhavit Bajrami in K-1 Fight Night '98, Semi Finals and won by a first-round knockout(doctor stoppage).
In 1998 Rob fought Stefan Leko in K-1 Fight Night '98, Final for the K-1 Fight Night '98 Tournament Championship and lost by KO (punches) in the 3rd round.
In 1999 Rob fought Jérôme Le Banner in the event Les Stars du Ring and lost by a first round ko.
Mixed martial arts record
| Loss | align=center| 4–3 | Peter Mulder | TKO (knees and punches) | Rings Holland: Armed and Dangerous | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:03 | Utrecht, Netherlands
| Win | align=center| 4–2 | Andre Tete | TKO (punches) | Rings Holland: Born Invincible | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:43 | Alytus, Alytus County, Lithuania
| Loss | align=center| 3–2 | Andre Tete | KO (punch) | Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:28 | Utrecht, Netherlands
| Win | align=center| 3–1 | Peter Verschuren | Submission (scarf hold armlock) | Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:41 | Utrecht, Netherlands
| Win | align=center| 2–1 | Big Mo T | TKO (knee to the body) | Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:58 | Utrecht, Netherlands
| Loss | align=center| 1–1 | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Submission (heel hook) | Rings Holland: The King of Rings | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:57 | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
| Win | align=center| 1–0 | Dennis Crouweel | TKO (referee stoppage from a broken nose) | Rings Holland: The Final Challenge | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:38 | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
See also List of male mixed martial artists
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