Oberhausen, October 2025
Portrait
The man from the Neandertal
He comes from Mettmann, a few kilometres from the valley that gave an entire human species its name. He did not choose the nickname, but he wears it with visible pleasure — complete with a blond mane, a broad back and a grin that never quite looks like that of a combat athlete.
It began with judo. At sixteen he watched his first UFC fight and knew where he wanted to go. Then came five years in London: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Carlson Gracie, days spent coaching on the mat himself, evenings competing on the British grappling circuit. A black belt and a tournament win against half the island were the result.
The rest is a fairly German career: for years nobody was watching, then came one evening in April 2025 in Dortmund — and suddenly everybody was.
- Team
- UFD Gym Düsseldorf
- Belt
- BJJ black belt (Carlson Gracie London)
- Lives in
- Mettmann
- Promotion
- OKTAGON MMA · #4 light heavyweight
