Andy Ristie

Andy Ristie
Born (1982-03-17) March 17, 1982 (age 42)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other namesThe Machine
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight70.0 kg (154.3 lb; 11.02 st)
DivisionLightweight
Welterweight
Reach77.0 in (196 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamTeam Ristie (2013–present)
Years active2004–present
Kickboxing record
Total55
Wins48
By knockout28
Losses6
By knockout1
Draws1
Last updated on: June 21, 2014

Andy Ristie (born March 17, 1982) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division. After an unremarkable beginning to his career, he came to prominence with a lengthy and entertaining winning streak in the It's Showtime promotion in 2011 and 2012. This earned him an invite to fight amongst the 70 kg/154 lb division's elite, competing in the K-1 World MAX 2012 Tournament and debuting in Glory shortly after.

Standing at 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in), Ristie is tall for his weight class and is known to look for knockouts from the first bell. He utilizes devastating knee strikes to the body and possesses considerable punching power, especially in his left hook.[1] As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the No. 2 lightweight in the world by GLORY.[2]

  1. ^ Official Glory profile
  2. ^ "Fighters Rankings". gloryworldseries.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-11-02.