Overeem's record may fool you; he has been fighting at light heavyweight for a while and was struggling to make the weight since he's 6'5".
Recently he's moved up to heavyweight and is a complete monster there. He's in his comfort zone and packed on a lot of muscle. He has fought great K-1 talents like Bahr Hari and Remy Bonjansky and beat Badr Hari and lost to Remy by a very close decision, which means that that his devastating muay thai is world class.
You may think "oh wow, another one-dimensional striker," but you are wrong. He has 29 wins with 17 coming by way of submission, which shows you that he's nicely well-rounded.
Alistair recently beat Paul Buentello for the Strikeforce heavyweight belt, so that means that he can face Fedor Emelianenko, which would prove to be a amazing fight.
Here's Overeem showing off his striking against a K-1 champ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCiHV3drSUw
In conclusion, the "Demolition Man" is a great fighter and needs to be in the UFC pronto after he fights Emelianenko.
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