Joachim Hansen

Background Hansen was born in Oslo, Norway, to a Norwegian father and mother. Aside from his career as a fighter, he has a job delivering goods in Oslo. Hansen's passion in martial arts began after seeing Jackie Chan films in his youth, and he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he was 19 years old. He is good friends with former UFC veteran and Norwegian-Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist John Olav Einemo.

Mixed martial arts career FinnFight and Shooto Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen began his career fighting for Finnish promotion FinnFight before moving on to fight for Shooto's Finnish branch. His performance got him invited to Shooto's year-end show in 2002, where he, with a 3–1 record, faced Takumi Nakayama who at the time had 14 fights under his belt. Hansen won a majority decision. Hansen's performance impressed Shooto veteran Rumina Sato who challenged Hansen after the match. Hansen's first title defense was against another undefeated fighter in Vítor Ribeiro who took away Hansen's title by submitting him two minutes into the second round. Hansen and Alvarez were given a standing ovation for their "outstanding fights" by the entire crowd after their match. After a close fight Alvarez was awarded a unanimous decision and advanced to the Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round. The fight was described by MMAWeekly as "a fifteen-minute war" and that it would be a "fight of the year candidate",

At Dream 5 Hansen defeated Kultar Gill in a reserve bout for the tournament. This became Hansen's ticket to the final after Alvarez, who went on to defeat Tatsuya Kawajiri in the semi-final, but was forced to withdraw due to a cut under his right eye. In the final, Hansen faced Japanese submission-specialist Shinya Aoki, who had previously defeated Hansen at Pride Shockwave 2006. The win made Hansen the 2008 Dream Lightweight Grand Prix Champion and the first ever Dream Lightweight Champion. It was later clarified that the injury stemmed from a teammate landing awkwardly on Hansen's head after a takedown during warm-up, resulting with Hansen being rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion. In February 2009 Hansen was reported as being healthy and was in negotiations with Dream about his first title defense. His first title defense was on 6 October 2009 when he lost the title to Shinya Aoki.

Hansen faced Bibiano Fernandes on 22 March 2010 at Dream 13 for the Dream Featherweight Championship. He lost the match in a split decision.

Hansen lost to Hiroyuki Takaya on 29 May 2010 at Dream 14 by Knockout

Hansen defeated Hideo Tokoro on 25 September at Dream 16 with a Submission (Triangle Choke) 2:48 in the first round.

Returning to Scandinavia, Hansen fought Usama Aziz at Superior Challenge 6 29 October 2010. Hansen defeated Aziz 3:47 in the second round by submission.

Hansen fought Mitsuhiro Ishida on 29 May 2011 at Dream: Fight for Japan!. Hansen won via split decision.

Hansen faced Tatsuya Kawajiri in a featherweight bout at Dream 17 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on 24 Sept. He lost the fight via submission in the third round.

Despite having an almost two-year hiatus, Hansen then faced Doo Won Seo (on a six fight winning streak) at ROAD FC 11 in Seo's backyard Seoul, South Korea. in which he defeated Seo via submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:24 into the second round.

Kickboxing career Hansen debuted as a professional kickboxer at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on 17 November 2012. The Shoot Boxing World Tournament, or "S-Cup", is an eight-man, 70 kg standing vale tudo tournament that combines striking, throws and submissions held by the Shoot Boxing Association once every two years. He was drawn against Hiroaki Suzuki at the quarter-final stage and lost by unanimous decision after an extension round.

In his sophomore apprearence as a shootboxer, Hansen gained his first win as he took a unanimous decision victory over Kenji Kanai at Shoot Boxing 2013 - Act 1 in Tokyo on 22 February 2013.

Personal life Hansen has various tattoos. The tattoo on his right arm is an odal rune and it stands for spiritual heritage. The tattoo on his left arm is Viking art mixed with Celtic art. This relates to his bloodline as his grandmother is a descendant of a Scottish clan. On the inside of his left arm is Thor's hammer. Hansen enjoys heavy metal music and playing the guitar.

Championships and accomplishments

Martial arts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 2nd place in European Cup (1999), 74 kg (163 lb) advanced division. 1st place in Finnish Open (1999), 75 kg (165 lb) division 3rd place in European Cup (1999), 80 kg (176 lb) division Did not place in BJJ Munidals (2000) 2nd place in BJJ Open in London (2001), 73 kg (161 lb) blue belt division. 3rd place in BJJ Open in London (2001), absolute/open weight blue/purple belt division.

Submission grappling 2nd place in Helsinki Submission Wrestling (1999), 65 kg (143 lb) division. 1st place in Finnish Open (1999), 70 kg (154 lb) division. 1st place in Finnish Open (2000), 70 kg (154 lb) division. 1st place in Scandinavian Open (2000), 76 kg (167 lb) division. 1st place in Bad Boy Cup (2000), 70 kg (154 lb) division. 1st place in Finnish Open (2001), 79 kg (174 lb) division. 1st place in Frank Shamrock Invitational (2001), 70 kg (154 lb) division. 1st place in King of the Beach (2001), 78 kg (172 lb) division. 1st place in Scandinavian Open (2002), 73 kg (161 lb) division. Scandinavia Wrestling Submission Wrestling Champion (1999 and 2000).

Mixed martial arts DREAM DREAM Lightweight Championship (1 time, first) 2008 DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix Champion Professional Shooto Japan Shooto Welterweight Champion (1 time) MMA Fighting 2008 Fight of the Year Rear Naked News 2008 Fight of the Year FIGHT! Magazine 2008 Fight of the Year vs. Eddie Alvarez at Dream 3 Inside MMA 2008 Fight of the Year Bazzie Award vs. Eddie Alvarez at Dream 3

Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Tsuneo Kimura Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Fight Collection in Okinawa

Okinawa, Japan Loss

Diego Nunes KO (punch) Superior Challenge 11

Södertälje, Sweden For Superior Challenge Featherweight Championship Loss

Doo Won Seo KO (punches) ROAD FC 15

Wonju, South Korea Win

Doo Won Seo Submission (arm-triangle choke) ROAD FC 11

Seoul, South Korea Loss

Tatsuya Kawajiri Submission (arm-triangle choke) Dream 17

Saitama, Japan Win

Mitsuhiro Ishida Decision (split) Dream: Fight for Japan!

Saitama, Japan Win

Sami Aziz Submission (armbar) Super Challenge 6

Stockholm, Sweden Win

Hideo Tokoro Submission (triangle choke) DREAM 16

Nagoya, Japan Loss

Hiroyuki Takaya KO (punches) DREAM 14

Saitama, Japan Loss

Bibiano Fernandes Decision (split) DREAM 13

Yokohama, Japan Loss

Shinya Aoki Submission (armbar) DREAM 11

Yokohama, Japan Win

Shinya Aoki TKO (punches) Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round

Osaka, Japan Win

Kultar Gill Submission (armbar) Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round

Osaka, Japan Loss

Eddie Alvarez Decision (unanimous) Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Win

Kotetsu Boku Decision (unanimous) Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Win

Kazuyuki Miyata Submission (rear-naked choke) Dynamite!! 2007

Osaka, Japan Loss

Eiji Mitsuoka Decision (majority) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jason Ireland Submission (armbar) Pride 33 - The Second Coming

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Shinya Aoki Submission (gogoplata) Pride Shockwave 2006

Saitama, Japan Win

Luiz Azeredo KO (knee) Pride - Bushido 10

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Tatsuya Kawajiri DQ (kick to groin) Shooto: The Victory of the Truth

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Hayato Sakurai Decision (unanimous) Pride: Bushido 9

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yves Edwards Decision (split) Pride: Bushido 9

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kenichiro Togashi Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Alive Road

Yokohama, Japan Win

Masakazu Imanari KO (knee) Pride: Bushido 8

Nagoya, Japan Win

Caol Uno KO (knee) K-1 - Hero's 1

Saitama, Japan Win

Sergey Golyaev Submission (rear-naked choke) Euphoria – Road to the Titles

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Gesias Cavalcante Decision (majority) Shooto: 7/16 in Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan Win

Metin Yakut TKO (punches) Shooto Finland: Capital Punishment 2

Helsinki, Finland Loss

Vítor Ribeiro Submission (arm-triangle choke) Shooto - Year End Show 2003

Chiba, Chiba, Japan Win

Takanori Gomi Decision (majority) Shooto - 8/10 in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium

Yokohama, Japan Win

Rumina Sato TKO (punches) Shooto - 3/18 in Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takumi Nakayama Decision (majority) Shooto: Year End Show 2002

Chiba, Japan Win

Sami Hyyppa Submission Shooto Finland: The First Time

Turku, Finland Draw

Rafles la Rose Draw CW 3

Galway, Ireland Win

Olof Inger Decision Finnfight 5

Turku, Finland Loss

Jani Lax Submission (rear-naked choke) Finnfight 4

Turku, Finland Win

Marcus Peltonen TKO Finnfight 3

Turku, Finland