Introduction
Robert "Bob" Schrijber (born March 3, 1965) is a Dutch former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently runs his own MMA and Muay Thai team in Krommenie, Netherlands called Sports Academy Schreiber. His most famous students at the moment are UFC fighter Stefan Struve, and professional wrestler Tom Budgen, currently wrestling for WWE under the name of Aleister Black. He is internationally known as Bob Schreiber because the Dutch vowel 'ij' is very uncommon in other languages. He holds the notable distinction of being one of the three fighters to lose to Melvin Manhoef by decision, the others being Jae-young Kim and Kent Kauppinen, and the first to defeat and knock Manhoef out in professional mixed martial arts competition, Manhoef's other 27 wins come by KO/TKO.
Background
Schrijber was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands. His parents divorced when he was young, which separated Schrijber and his brother Fred, who had a close relationship. Schrijber had a troubled childhood and began abusing drugs and alcohol from a young age. He also had an interest in punk rock music, starting a band with his brother, and got a job melting copper in a factory. Around this time, the young Schrijber began practicing judo and karate at a local gym. He noticed that he wasn't in as good physical condition as some of his peers at the gym, and went cold turkey on all drugs.
Fighting career
Schrijber started his martial arts career in 1981, when he started training in karate and judo in Haarlem, Netherlands. A year later he started training Muay Thai at the same gym. After his transition to the acclaimed Mejiro Gym, he started training with seven time muay thai world champion Rob Kaman. At this gym Schrijber became the Dutch and WKA European muay thai champion. In his shot at the WKA World title against Zijo Poljo, Schreiber crushed his left ankle in the third round. Although he did finish the fight, he lost a jury decision.
In 1995 he started his MMA career. He fought notable opponents like Heath Herring, Wanderlei Silva, Semmy Schilt and Igor Vovchanchyn and made three appearances in Pride FC. His last appearance as an MMA fighter was in 2008 against Barrington Patterson, which he lost due to a unanimous decision.
Championships and Accomplishments
- International Mix-Fight Association
- IMA KO Power Tournament Winner
- M-1 Global
- 1997 M-1 MFC World Championship Tournament Winner
- World Vale Tudo Championship
- WVC 9 Tournament Runner Up
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 38 matches | 20 wins | 17 losses |
| By knockout | 19 | 2 |
| By submission | 1 | 10 |
| By decision | 0 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 20–17–1 | Barrington Patterson | Decision (unanimous) | KOE: Tough Is Not Enough | October 5, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 20–16–1 | Melvin Manhoef | Decision (unanimous) | It's Showtime Boxing & MMA Event 2005 Amsterdam | June 12, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 20–15–1 | Roman Zentsov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 6 | October 10, 2003 | 1 | 2:12 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 20–14–1 | Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam | June 8, 2003 | 2 | 4:05 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 20–13–1 | Melvin Manhoef | KO (punches) | 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 | March 16, 2003 | 1 | 4:01 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 19–13–1 | Cyrille Diabaté | Decision | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 | October 13, 2002 | 2 | 3:00 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 19–12–1 | Sokun Koh | Decision (split) | Pride The Best Vol.2 | July 20, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 19–11–1 | Gilbert Yvel | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2H2H 4: Simply the Best 4 | March 17, 2002 | N/A | N/A | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 19–10–1 | Martin Malkhasyan | TKO (punches) | M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 2 | November 11, 2001 | 1 | 8:40 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 18–10–1 | Martin Malkhasyan | KO | 2H2H 3: Hotter Than Hot | October 7, 2001 | N/A | 6:48 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Draw | 17–10–1 | Bobby Hoffman | Draw | Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory | June 10, 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 17–10 | Gary Goodridge | Submission (kneebar) | 2H2H 2: Simply The Best | March 18, 2001 | 1 | 2:32 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 17–9 | Ian Freeman | TKO (doctor stoppage) | It's Showtime - Christmas Edition | December 12, 2000 | 1 | 1:28 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 16–9 | Semmy Schilt | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | It's Showtime - Exclusive | October 22, 2000 | 2 | 1:00 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Win | 16–8 | Peter Varga | KO | Battle of Arnhem 2 | September 3, 2000 | N/A | N/A | Arnhem, Netherlands | |
| Win | 15–8 | Hugo Duarte | TKO (punches) | 2H2H 1: 2 Hot 2 Handle | March 5, 2000 | 1 | 3:34 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 14–8 | Wanderlei Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | January 30, 2000 | 1 | 2:42 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 14–7 | Moti Horenstein | TKO (submission to punches) | Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2 | November 27, 1999 | 1 | 3:04 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 13–7 | Jerrel Venetiaan | KO (punch) | It's Showtime - It's Showtime | October 24, 1999 | 1 | 3:42 | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 12–7 | Heath Herring | TKO (punches) | World Vale Tudo Championship 9 | September 27, 1999 | 1 | 2:19 | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| Loss | 12–6 | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Vale Tudo Championship 9 | September 27, 1999 | 1 | 2:11 | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| Win | 12–5 | Josh Sursa | TKO (submission to elbows) | World Vale Tudo Championship 9 | September 27, 1999 | 1 | 0:57 | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| Loss | 11–5 | Daijiro Matsui | DQ (illegal axe-kick after the bell) | Pride 7 | September 12, 1999 | 1 | 10:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 11–4 | Toon Stelling | TKO | Battle of Arnhem 1 | September 5, 1999 | N/A | N/A | Arnhem, Netherlands | |
| Win | 10–4 | Big Mo T | KO | FFH: Free Fight Gala | September 1, 1999 | N/A | N/A | Beverwijk, Netherlands | |
| Win | 9–4 | Moti Horenstein | KO | Amsterdam Absolute Championship 1 | October 25, 1998 | N/A | N/A | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 8–4 | Mikhail Avetisyan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IAFC: Pankration European Championship 1998 | May 23, 1998 | 1 | 12:04 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 8–3 | Iouri Bekichev | TKO | Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland | April 25, 1998 | 1 | 3:01 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Win | 7–3 | Gilbert Yvel | KO | IMA: KO Power Tournament | April 12, 1998 | 1 | 4:15 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 6–3 | Glen Brown | TKO | IMA: KO Power Tournament | April 12, 1998 | 1 | 3:26 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Gilbert Yvel | Submission (achilles lock) | Rings Holland: The King of Rings | February 8, 1998 | 2 | 1:12 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 5–2 | Ruslan Kerselyan | KO (kick) | M-1 MFC - World Championship 1997 | November 1, 1997 | 1 | 2:53 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 4–2 | Emil Stroka | TKO (submission to strikes) | M-1 MFC - World Championship 1997 | November 1, 1997 | 1 | 0:54 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 3–2 | Toon Stelling | TKO (punches) | Rings Holland - The Final Challenge | February 2, 1997 | 1 | 6:01 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 2–2 | Emil Kristev | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rings Holland - Kings of Martial Arts | February 18, 1996 | 1 | 4:09 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 1–2 | Aruzini Lusinoff | KO | Rings - Budokan Hall 1995 | January 25, 1995 | N/A | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Ed de Kruijf | Submission (forearm choke) | Cage Fight Tournament 1 | January 1, 1995 | 1 | 4:20 | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Rudi de Loos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CFT 1: Cage Fight Tournament 1 | January 1, 1995 | 1 | 2:26 | Antwerp, Belgium |