Who is Jake Paul’s girlfriend? Meet Olympian Jutta Leerdam

On November 17, 2024By Littum

Jake Paul had the support of his girlfriend, Olympian Jutta Leerdam, in his fight against Mike Tyson.

The 27-year-old social media influencer and legendary heavyweight boxer faced off in Arlington, Texas on November 15, with the action-packed event streamed live on Netflix.

Paul had the support of his family at the event, including his brother, Logan Paul, as well as his girlfriend. Leerdam was by his girlfriend’s side before the fight and after he defeated Tyson via eight-round unanimous decision.

She shared a video on Instagram posing with Paul in their ensembles for the evening.

Leerdam chose a white dress with pearl detailing and a thigh-high slit that reached all the way to the hip. Paul wore a powder blue suit with no shirt underneath and completed his look with a pair of sunglasses and a stack of diamond chains.

“Ready for fight night,” she captioned the post.

After meeting through social media, Leerdam and Paul celebrated their one-year anniversary back in April. Despite being long distance, the couple have documented their romance across social media, giving fans a glimpse into their travels and relationship.

Leerdam also appeared in the Netflix series “Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson.” In the second episode of the series, Paul called his girlfriend “the most amazing woman there is” and “a superwoman.”

“Not only is she the most beautiful, but she’s an Olympic athlete, a six-time world champion and the sweetest soul in the world,” he added.

From her career as an Olympian to her relationships, here’s everything to know about Jake Paul’s girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam.

Jutta Leerdam poses with her silver medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in speed skating for the women's 1,000 meters medal ceremony. — Jutta Leerdam poses with her silver medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in speed skating for the women’s 1,000 meters medal ceremony.Li He/Xinhua via Getty Images

She is an Olympic athlete

Leerdam was born on 30 December 1998 in ‘s-Gravenzande, the Netherlands. As a child, she wanted to skate on rinks in her hometown, according to BEERwith his love of speed skating starting at 11 years old.

As a former field hockey player, she won her first major individual title in 2020 at the EC in 1000 meters. At the 2020 World Individual Championships in Salt Lake City, she helped the Dutch team retain their team sprint title, as well as taking home a gold in the 1000m.

The six-time world champion made her debut as an Olympian at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, where she took home the silver in the women’s 1000 meters.

She has shared this on social media she actively trains for the Winter Olympics in Italy, coming in February 2026.

Jake Paul initially messaged her on social media

During an episode of the docuseries “Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson,” Leerdam shared that she and Paul met through social media.

“Jake DMed me on Instagram and asked if I wanted to be on his podcast,” she recalled. “And I thought, ‘Okay, let’s do it. Might be good, might be nice.'”

Paul said he started flirting with Leerdam, but she “wasn’t really into it” at first. The influencer explained that his girlfriend thought he was “weird at first” until she started to understand his sense of humor.

“In the beginning, when he hit me up online, I was like, ‘No, you look like this arrogant d——-g who thinks he can just get whatever he wants. Well, not me ,” Leerdam explained. “I never, ever, ever expected to date him. Of course, I didn’t know much from him, I could only scroll through his Instagram and immediately have an opinion like the whole world does, but he is the exact opposite.”

Jake Paul and Jutta Leerdam document their relationship on social media.@juttaleerdam via Instagram

They went public with their relationship in 2023

After Paul slid into Leerdam’s DMs, the pair became Instagram official in April 2023 after he shared a photo of the pair holding hands Instagram and a snap of the two running together.

“I’m Dutch now,” Paul captioned the post.

On April 12, 2024, the couple shared sweet posts on social media to mark their one-year anniversary. Leerdam sent a video montage on Instagram of moments from their years together writing a sentimental message about Paul in the caption.

“I adore you, I am so grateful for you, you make me the happiest girl in the world,” she wrote. “The man with the best heart. Let’s never stop dancing baby @jakepaul.”

Paul shared his own post that Instagramincluding a series of snaps of the couple and his girlfriend. In the caption, he shared a poem dedicated to Leerdam, writing in part: “a year with you has been so much fun / I’ve been in love since day one / but the memories and the story are just beginning / all I need is for you to know I has won.”

In the poem, Paul expressed that he wanted to marry and start a family with Leerdam before adding, “but for now you’ll win the gold / and soon enough a belt I’ll hold / champion 1 champion 2 / our great goal will come true. “

They are in a long distance relationship

In a video on Paul’s YouTube channel as of June 2023, they discussed their relationship, including how they handle being long distance.

While discussing his record as a boxer, Leerdam shared that she was “obsessed” with Paul and was “really invested” in him as a lover and a fan.

“In the morning when I wake up, I wake up extra early with excitement because he sends me little vlogs,” she said. “And every day he sends me videos of you just living life. It feels like I’m really a part of your life.”

Paul explained: “Yes, because we’re in a long-distance relationship, when she goes to bed at night I send her three to five videos so she feels like she’s a part of everything we’re up to at night.”