Melvin Manhoef

"No Mercy"

AGE	49 / May 11, 1976
HEIGHT	5'8" / 172.72 cm
WEIGHT	205 lbs / 92.99 kg

ASSOCIATION
Mike's Gym

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

Wins 32

KO / TKO

91%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

Draws 1

Losses 17

KO / TKO

41%

SUBMISSIONS

47%

DECISIONS

12%

N/C 2

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Igor Tanabe	IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye x Ganryujima Dec / 28 / 2022	Submission (Inverted Heel Hook) Yuji Shimada	1	1:58
loss	Yoel Romero	Bellator 285 - Henderson vs. Queally Sep / 23 / 2022	KO (Elbows) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:34
loss	Corey Anderson	Bellator 251 - Manhoef vs. Anderson Nov / 05 / 2020	TKO (Elbows) Todd Anderson	2	2:34
win	Yannick Bahati	Bellator 230 - Carvalho vs. Nemkov Oct / 12 / 2019	TKO (Punches) Kerry Hatley	1	2:29
win	Kent Kauppinen	Bellator 223 - Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr. Jun / 22 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Kevin MacDonald	3	5:00
loss	Rafael Carvalho	Bellator 176 - Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 Apr / 08 / 2017	KO (Head Kick) Kevin MacDonald	4	3:15
loss	Rafael Carvalho	Bellator 155 - Carvalho vs. Manhoef May / 20 / 2016	Decision (Split) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Hisaki Kato	Bellator 146 - Kato vs. Manhoef Nov / 20 / 2015	KO (Punch) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:43
NC	Alexander Shlemenko	Bellator 133 - Manhoef vs. Shlemenko Feb / 13 / 2015	No Contest (Overturned by CSAC) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:25
loss	Joe Schilling	Bellator 131 - Tito vs. Bonnar Nov / 15 / 2014	KO (Punches) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:32
win	Doug Marshall	Bellator MMA - Bellator 125 Sep / 19 / 2014	KO (Punch) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:45
win	Evangelista Cyborg dos Santos	GSF - Gringo Super Fight 10 Apr / 27 / 2014	TKO (Punches)	1	0:46
loss	Mamed Khalidov	KSW 23 - Khalidov vs. Manhoef Jun / 08 / 2013	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Tomasz Bronder	1	2:09
loss	Brock Larson	One FC 8 - Kings and Champions Apr / 05 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
win	Denis Kang	Dream 18 - Special NYE 2012 Dec / 31 / 2012	KO (Knee to the Body) Kenichi Serizawa	1	0:50
win	Ryo Kawamura	One FC 6 - Rise of Kings Oct / 06 / 2012	KO (Punch) Yuji Shimada	1	4:40
win	Jae Young Kim	Road FC 9 - Beatdown Sep / 15 / 2012	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
NC	Yoshiyuki Nakanishi	One FC 3 - War of the Lions Mar / 31 / 2012	No Contest (Both Fighters Cut by Clash of Legs) Yuji Shimada	1	2:08
loss	Tim Kennedy	Strikeforce - Feijao vs. Henderson Mar / 05 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Mark Matheny VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:41
loss	Tatsuya Mizuno	Dream - Dream 15 Jul / 10 / 2010	Submission (Kimura) Moritaka Oshiro VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	7:38
loss	Robbie Lawler	Strikeforce - Miami Jan / 30 / 2010	KO (Punches) Jorge Ortiz VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:33
win	Kazuo Misaki	K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009 Dec / 31 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Kenichi Serizawa	1	1:49
loss	Paulo Filho	Dream 10 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Jul / 20 / 2009	Submission (Armbar) Samio Kimura	1	2:36
win	Mark Hunt	K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2008 Dec / 31 / 2008	KO (Punches) Samio Kimura VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:18
loss	Gegard Mousasi	Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Sep / 23 / 2008	Submission (Triangle Choke) Yuji Shimada VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:28
win	Kazushi Sakuraba	Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals Jun / 15 / 2008	TKO (Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	1:30
win	Dae Won Kim	Dream 3 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals May / 11 / 2008	TKO (Knees and Punches) Moritaka Oshiro	1	4:08
win	Yosuke Nishijima	K-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!! Dec / 31 / 2007	TKO (Punches) Akira Okabayashi	1	1:49
win	Fabio Silva	K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final Sep / 17 / 2007	TKO (Punches) Ryogaku Wada	1	1:00
win	Bernard Ackah	K-1 HERO's - Middleweight Tournament Opening Round Jul / 16 / 2007	KO (Punches) Ryogaku Wada	1	2:13
loss	Dong Sik Yoon	K-1 HERO's - Dynamite!! USA Jun / 02 / 2007	Submission (Armbar) Marcos Rosales	2	1:17
win	Kazuo Takahashi	K-1 - Hero's 8 Mar / 12 / 2007	TKO (Punches) Minoru Toyonaga	1	2:36
loss	Yoshihiro Akiyama	K-1 - Hero's 7 Oct / 09 / 2006	Submission (Armbar) Yoshinori Umeki	1	1:58
win	Shungo Oyama	K-1 - Hero's 7 Oct / 09 / 2006	TKO (Punches) Kenichi Serizawa	1	1:04
win	Crosley Gracie	K-1 - Hero's 6 Aug / 05 / 2006	TKO (Punches) Ryogaku Wada	1	9:12
win	Ian Freeman	Cage Rage 17 - Ultimate Challenge Jul / 01 / 2006	KO (Punches)	1	0:17
win	Shungo Oyama	K-1 - Hero's 4 Mar / 15 / 2006	TKO (Cut) Ryogaku Wada	1	2:51
win	Evangelista Cyborg dos Santos	Cage Rage 15 - Adrenalin Rush Feb / 04 / 2006	KO (Punches)	2	3:51
win	Fabio Piemonte	Cage Rage 13 - No Fear Sep / 10 / 2005	KO (Punches)	1	0:51
win	Paul Cahoon	CFC 4 - Cage Carnage Jul / 03 / 2005	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Bob Schrijber	It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena Jun / 12 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
win	Ladislav Zak	QFN - Queens Fight Night Apr / 30 / 2005	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	0:37
win	Matthias Riccio	Cage Rage 10 - Deliverance Feb / 26 / 2005	TKO (Punches)	1	3:01
loss	Rodney Glunder	It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena May / 20 / 2004	KO (Punch)	2	4:43
win	Slavomir Molnar	HOH - Heaven or Hell Apr / 08 / 2004	KO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Alexandr Garkushenko	M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 5 Apr / 06 / 2003	TKO (Punches) Gilbert Yvel	1	6:57
loss	Bob Schrijber	2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6 Mar / 16 / 2003	TKO (Punches)	1	4:01
win	Mika Ilmen	It's Showtime - As Usual Sep / 29 / 2002	KO (Punch)	1	0:28
win	Paul Cahoon	Rings Holland - Saved by the Bell Jun / 02 / 2002	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	2:07
win	Husein Cift	Hoogwoud Fight Gala - Free Fight Dec / 15 / 2001	KO (Punches)	1	N/A
draw	Rodney Glunder	Rings Holland - The Kings of the Magic Ring Jun / 20 / 1999	Draw	2	5:00
win	Jordy Jonkers	BOA - Battle of Amstelveen Dec / 02 / 1995	TKO (Palm Strike)	2	3:37

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