Joachim Hansen

Martial Artist

1979 –

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Who is Joachim Hansen?

Joachim B. Hansen is a Norwegian mixed martial artist. He began his career fighting for FinnFight before moving on to fight for Shooto where he became the first Scandinavian person to hold an MMA world title after winning the Shooto World Lightweight Championship in 2003 from Takanori Gomi. Hansen later fought for the Pride Fighting Championship and most recently Dream where he became the Dream Lightweight Champion after winning the 2008 Dream Lightweight Grand Prix but then lost the title to Shinya Aoki at Dream 11. After a record of 19–9–1 Hansen suffered his first defeat by knockout to Japanese fighter Hiroyuki Takaya at Dream 14.

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Born
May 26, 1979
Oslo
Nationality
  • Norway
Lived in
  • Oslo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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