Melvin Manhuf ( Dutch: Melvin Manhoef ; May 11, 1976 , Paramaribo ) - Dutch fighter of Surinamese origin, has been performing professionally since 1995, at the same time in kickboxing and mixed martial arts . He participated in tournaments of many prestigious organizations, such as K-1 , Glory , Hero's , Dream , Strikeforce , ONE FC , KSW , Bellator , is a former Showtime kickboxing champion, and held the title of champion of the English organization Cage Rage . During his long fighting career, he tried himself in many weight categories, from welterweight to heavyweight. During his career, he defeated such fighters as Mark Hunt , Kazuo Misaki , Denis Kan , Kazushi Sakuraba , Dag Marshall and others.
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| general information | |
| Nickname | No Mercy (No Mercy) |
| Citizenship |  Netherlands  Suriname |
| Date of Birth | May 11, 1976 (43 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Paramaribo , Suriname |
| Accommodation | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| Growth | 173 cm |
| Weight category | medium (84 kg) |
| Arm span | 184 cm |
| Career | from 1995 to the present at. |
| Team | Manhoef Fight & Fitness |
| Style | Thai boxing |
| Mixed Martial Arts Statistics | |
| Boev | 48 |
| Wins | 31 |
| β’ knockout | 28 |
| β’ decision | 3 |
| Defeat | 14 |
| β’ knockout | five |
| β’ change | 7 |
| β’ decision | 2 |
| No one's | one |
| Not held | 2 |
| Kickboxing stats | |
| Boev | 49 |
| Wins | 37 |
| β’ knockout | 27 |
| Defeat | 12 |
Biography
Melvin Manhoef was born on May 11, 1976 in the Surinamese capital of Paramaribo . At the age of three, he moved with his family permanently to Rotterdam , where he played football as a child, and then, together with his younger brother, Moreno began to actively engage in Thai boxing . In mixed martial arts and kickboxing, he made his professional debut in 1995, although he spent relatively few fights during this period, and began to perform on an ongoing basis only in the early 2000s.
True fame came to him in 2005, when he signed a contract with the English organization Cage Rage and soon won the light heavyweight champion title, which he subsequently defended twice. Then he participated in the Hero's Japanese promotion tournaments, won the quarter-finals and semifinals of the Grand Prix, but lost the local fighter Yoshihiro Akiyama in the decisive final match.
Having won several victories, in 2008 he transferred to the newly created Japanese organization Dream , where he also participated in the grand prix, having been defeated in the semifinals by Geghard Musashi . He continued to take part in Dream tournaments in 2009 and 2010, the most significant victories during this period were early victories over New Zealander Mark Hunt and Japanese Kazuo Misaki [1] .
Along with performances in mixed martial arts, Manhuf regularly performed in kickboxing. So, twice he won in the quarter finals of K-1 , but in both cases he was forced to abandon the further struggle for the title due to injuries. His most famous victories over the Japanese are Yuji Sakuragi , the Russian Ramazan Ramazanov and the German Stefan Leko . Three times I met with the famous compatriot Remy Bonyaski , but I lost to him all three times: twice by decision and once by knockout.
In the period 2010-2013, Manhow performed in such popular promotions as Strikeforce , ONE Fighting Championship , Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki . Most of the fights were lost here, although his rivals were quite strong, for example, Robbie Lawler and Mamed Khalidov . Of the victories - the most noteworthy is a knockout victory from a knee kick over experienced Canadian Denis Kan . At the ONE FC tournament: War of the Lions arranged an uncompromising βchoppingβ with his opponent Yoshiyuki Nakamishi, as a result of which both fighters received serious cuts on their legs, and the battle was declared invalid [2] [3] [4] .
In 2013, he was noted for his performance in the Legenda promotion, and Zabit Samedov was defeated by an Azerbaijani judge by unanimous decision. In 2014, he participated in the eight Glory , but already at the quarterfinal stage, by a decision of the majority of the judges, he lost to the Belgian Philip Verlinden .
Also in 2014, Melvin Manhoef signed a contract with the prestigious American organization Bellator and immediately spent two fights in the middle weight category: in the first fight he knocked out Doug Marshall , in the second he was knocked out by Joe Schilling [5] [6] . In February 2015, he lost by knockout to Russian Alexander Shlemenko , a former Bellator champion, but subsequently Shlemenko was accused of doping, and the fight was declared invalid.
Twice he was a contender for the Bellator champion in the middle weight category, but both times lost to the current champion, Brazilian Rafael Carvalho . If the first fight ended in a rather controversial referee's decision, in the second Carvalho knocked out Manhuf with a kick in the head [7] .
MMA Statistics (31-14)
| Battle No. | Result (record) | Rival | Way | Tournament (Venue) | date | Round (time) |
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| 48 | Victory 31-14-1 (2) | Kent Kauppinen | Judges Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 223 London england | June 22, 2019 | 3 (5:00) |
| 47 | Defeat 30-14-1 (2) | Rafael Carvalho | Knockout (kick) | Bellator 176 Turin , Italy | April 8, 2017 | 4 (3:15) |
| 46 | Defeat 30-13-1 (2) | Rafael Carvalho | Decision (separate) | Bellator 155 Boise , USA | May 20, 2016 | 5 (5:00) |
| 45 | Victory 30-12-1 (2) | Hisaki Kato | Knockout (punch) | Bellator 146 Teckerville , USA | November 20, 2015 | 1 (3:43) |
| 44 | Inconsequential 29-12-1 (2) | Alexander Shlemenko | Knockout (backfist) | Bellator 133 Fresno , USA | February 13, 2015 | 2 (1:25) |
| 43 | Defeat 29-12-1 (1) | Joe Schilling | Knockout (punch) | Bellator 131 San Diego , USA | November 15, 2014 | 2 (0:32) |
| 42 | Victory 29-11-1 (1) | Doug Marshall | Knockout (punch) | Bellator 125 Fresno , USA | September 19, 2014 | 1 (1:45) |
| 41 | Victory 28-11-1 (1) | Evangelista santus | TKO (punches) | Gringo super fight 10 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | April 27, 2014 | 1 (0:46) |
| 40 | Defeat 27-11-1 (1) | Mamed Khalidov | Asphyxiation "Guillotine" | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 23 Gdansk , Poland | June 8, 2013 | 1 (2:09) |
| 39 | Defeat 27-10-1 (1) | Brock Larson | Judges Decision (unanimous) | ONE FC: Kings and Champions Callang , Singapore | April 5, 2013 | 3 (5:00) |
| 38 | Victory 27-9-1 (1) | Denis Kahn | TKO (knee kick) | Dream 18 Saitama , Japan | December 31, 2012 | 1 (0:50) |
| 37 | Victory 26-9-1 (1) | Ryo Kawamura | Knockout (punch) | ONE FC: Rise of Kings Callang , Singapore | October 6, 2012 | 1 (4:40) |
| 36 | Victory 25-9-1 (1) | Kim jae young | Judges Decision (separate) | Road FC 9: beatdown Wonju , South Korea | September 15, 2012 | 3 (5:00) |
| 35 | Inconsequential 24-9-1 (1) | Yoshiyuki Nakamishi | strong dissections both fighters | ONE FC: War of the Lions Callang , Singapore | March 21, 2012 | 1 (2:08) |
| 34 | Defeat 24-9-1 | Tim Kennedy | Rear strangulation | Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Columbus , USA | March 5, 2011 | 1 (3:41) |
| 33 | Defeat 24-8-1 | Tatsuya Mizuno | Painful Kimura | Dream 15 (semifinal) Saitama , Japan | June 10, 2010 | 1 (7:23) |
| 32 | Defeat 24-7-1 | Robbie Lawler | Knockout (punch) | Strikeforce: Miami Sunrise , USA | January 30, 2010 | 1 (3:33) |
| 31 | Victory 24-6-1 | Kazuo Misaki | TKO (punches) | Dynamite !! 2009 Saitama , Japan | December 31, 2009 | 1 (1:49) |
| thirty | Defeat 23-6-1 | Paulo Filho | Elbow lever | Dream 10 Saitama , Japan | July 20, 2009 | 1 (2:35) |
| 29th | Victory 23-5-1 | Mark hunt | Knockout (punches) | Dynamite !! 2008 Saitama , Japan | December 31, 2008 | 1 (0:18) |
| 28 | Defeat 22-5-1 | Geghard Musashi | Asphyxiation The "triangle" | Dream 6 (semifinal) Saitama , Japan | September 23, 2008 | 1 (1:28) |
| 27 | Victory 22-4-1 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Knockout (punches) | Dream 4 (quarterfinal) Yokohama , Japan | June 15, 2008 | 1 (1:30) |
| 26 | Victory 21-4-1 | Kim Te Won | TKO (knees and hands) | Dream 3 (standby battle) Saitama , Japan | May 11, 2008 | 1 (4:08) |
| 25 | Victory 20-4-1 | Yosuke Nishijima | TKO (punches) | K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite !! Osaka , Japan | December 31, 2007 | 1 (1:49) |
| 24 | Victory 19-4-1 | Fabiu Silva | TKO (punches) | Hero's 10 Yokohama , Japan | September 17, 2007 | 1 (1:00) |
| 23 | Victory 18-4-1 | Bernard Akkah | TKO (punches) | Hero's 9 Yokohama , Japan | July 16, 2007 | 1 (2:13) |
| 22 | Defeat 17-4-1 | Yoon Don Sik | Elbow lever | K-1 Dynamite !! USA Los Angeles , USA | June 2, 2007 | 2 (1:17) |
| 21 | Victory 17-3-1 | Yoshiki Takahashi | TKO (punches) | Hero's 8 Nagoya , Japan | March 12, 2007 | 1 (2:36) |
| 20 | Defeat 16-3-1 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | Elbow lever | Hero's 7 (final) Yokohama , Japan | October 9, 2006 | 1 (1:58) |
| nineteen | Victory 16-2-1 | Sungo Oyama | TKO (punches) | Hero's 7 (semi-final) Yokohama , Japan | October 9, 2006 | 1 (1:04) |
| 18 | Victory 15-2-1 | Crosley Gracie | TKO (punches) | Hero's 6 (quarterfinal) Tokyo Japan | August 5, 2006 | 1 (9:12) |
| 17 | Victory 14-2-1 | Ian Freeman | Knockout (punches) | Cage Rage 17 (second title defense) London england | July 1, 2006 | 1 (0:17) |
| sixteen | Victory 13-2-1 | Sungo Oyama | TKO (dissection) | Hero's 4 Tokyo Japan | March 15, 2006 | 1 (2:51) |
| 15 | Victory 12-2-1 | Evangelista santus | Knockout (punches) | Cage Rage 15 (first title defense) London england | February 4, 2006 | 2 (3:51) |
| 14 | Victory 11-2-1 | Fabio Piamonte | Knockout (punches) | Cage Rage 13 (champion fight) London england | September 10, 2005 | 1 (0:51) |
| 13 | Victory 10-2-1 | Paul Kaun | TKO (punches) | CFC 4 Cage Carnage Liverpool England | July 3, 2005 | one (-) |
| 12 | Victory 9-2-1 | Bob Schreiber | Judges Decision (unanimous) | It's Showtime Boxing & MMA Event 2005 Amsterdam , Netherlands | June 12, 2005 | 2 (5:00) |
| eleven | Victory 8-2-1 | Ladislav Zak | TKO (stop angle) | Queens fight night Eindhoven , Netherlands | April 30, 2005 | 1 (0:37) |
| ten | Victory 7-2-1 | Matthias Riccio | TKO (punches) | Cage rage 10 London england | February 26, 2005 | 1 (3:01) |
| 9 | Defeat 6-2-1 | Rodney Glunder | Knockout (punches) | It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam Amsterdam , Netherlands | May 20, 2004 | 2 (4:43) |
| eight | Victory 6-1-1 | Slavomir Molnar | Knockout (punches) | Heaven or hell 4 Prague , Czech Republic | April 8, 2004 | one (-) |
| 7 | Victory 5-1-1 | Alexander Garkushenko | TKO (punches) | M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the world 5 Saint Petersburg , Russia | April 6, 2003 | 1 (6:57) |
| 6 | Defeat 4-1-1 | Bob Schreiber | Knockout (punches) | 2H2H 11: Simply the Best Rotterdam , Netherlands | March 16, 2003 | 1 (4:04) |
| five | Victory 4-0-1 | Mika Ilmen | Knockout (punch) | It's Showtime - As Usual / Battle Time Haarlem , the Netherlands | September 29, 2002 | 1 (0:35) |
| four | Victory 3-0-1 | Paul Kaun | TKO (stop angle) | Rings Holland: Saved by the Bell Amsterdam , Netherlands | June 2, 2002 | 2 (2:07) |
| 3 | Victory 2-0-1 | Hussein Sift | Knockout (punches) | Hoogwoud free fight gala Hogwaud , the Netherlands | December 15, 2001 | 1 (1:50) |
| 2 | Draw 1-0-1 | Rodney Glunder | Draw | Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring Utrecht , Netherlands | June 20, 1999 | 2 (5:00) |
| one | Victory 1-0 | Jordi Yonkers | TKO (punch) | Battle of amstelveen ii Amstelveen , the Netherlands | December 2, 1995 | 2 (3:37) |
Kickboxing stats (incomplete)
| 37 wins (27 by KO, 10 decisions), 12 losses | |||||||
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| date | Result | Rival | Tournament | Location | Result | Round | Time |
| 2014-07-25 | Defeat | Cesar Cordoba | International fighting championship | Badalona , Spain | TKO | one | 2:59 |
| 2014-06-21 | Defeat | Philip Verlinden | Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing, Quarter Finals | Inglewood , USA | Solution (majority) | 3 | 3 o'clock |
| 2013-11-09 | Defeat | Clogged Samedov | Legend 2: Invasion, Semi Finals | Moscow , Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3 o'clock |
| 2012-01-28 | Defeat | Tyrone Spong | It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden , Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3 o'clock |
| 2010-05-29 | Defeat | Gokhan Saki | It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam | Amsterdam , Netherlands | TKO | 2 | |
| 2009-09-26 | Defeat | Remy Bognaski | K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 | Seoul , South Korea | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3 o'clock |
| Did not qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final. | |||||||
| 2009-08-29 | Victory | Denes Razz | It's Showtime 2009 Budapest | Budapest , Hungary | TKO | 3 | 0:46 |
| Won the title of It's Showtime 85MAX World. | |||||||
| 2009-08-11 | Victory | Ramadan Ramazanov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo, Quarter Finals | Tokyo Japan | Knockout (hand) | one | 2:16 |
| Despite winning the quarterfinals, he could not continue the tournament due to injury. | |||||||
| 2009-05-16 | Victory | Stefan Leko | It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam | Amsterdam , Netherlands | TKO | 3 | |
| 2009-03-28 | Defeat | Kotaro | K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama, Semi Finals | Yokohama , Japan | Knockout (right side) | one | 2:02 |
| 2008-12-06 | Victory | Paul Slovinsky | K-1 World GP 2008 Final, Reserve Fight | Tokyo Japan | Knockout (left side) | one | 2:26 |
| 2008-04-26 | Defeat | Remy Bognaski | K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam | Amsterdam , Netherlands | Knockout (hi-kick on the right) | 3 | 2:32 |
| 2007-06-23 | Victory | Ruslan Karaev | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam | Amsterdam , Netherlands | Knockout (left side) | one | 0:31 |
| 2006-12-02 | Defeat | Ray Sefo | K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Reserve Fight | Tokyo Japan | Knockout (right side) | one | 0:40 |
| 2006-05-13 | Victory | Tatsufumi Tomihira | K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Quarter Finals | Amsterdam , Netherlands | Knockout (hands) | one | 2:10 |
| Despite winning the quarterfinals, he could not continue the tournament due to injury. | |||||||
| 2005-04-09 | Victory | Yuji Sakuragi | Muay Thai Champions League XIV | Amsterdam , Netherlands | TKO | 2 | |
| 2005-02-12 | Defeat | Jevad Potourak | Gala gym alkmaar | Alkmaar , Netherlands | Knockout (punches) | 3 | 2:55 |
| 2002-04-21 | Victory | Stavros Anastiadis | Victory or Hell 3 | Amsterdam , Netherlands | Knockout (knee) | one | |
| 2002-02-24 | Defeat | Remy Bognaski | K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Netherlands, Quarter Finals | Arnhem , Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3 o'clock |
| 1999-03-27 | Defeat | Asvin Barlak | The fights of the gladiators | Amsterdam , Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | five | 3 o'clock |
| 1998-09-26 | Victory | Jean Jacquet | The fight of the champions | Amsterdam , Netherlands | Knockout (left side) | 2 | |
| 1996-03-16 | Defeat | Samir Benazzuz | Thai / Kickboxing Nijmegen | Nijmegen , the Netherlands | Ko | 3 | |
Notes
- β Jack Encarnacao. The Weekly Wrap: June 12 - June 18 . Sherdog.
- β Manhoef Signs with Strikeforce . Sherdog.
- β Dann Stupp. Kennedy expected to meet Manhoef, not Rockhold, at "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" . MMAjunkie. Archived on February 5, 2011.
- β Ray Hui. Melvin Manhoef to Face Renato 'Babalu' Sobral at One FC 3 . MMA Fighting.
- β Bellator Bolsters Roster With Paul Daley & Melvin Manhoef . TopMMANews.com (July 21, 2014). Date of treatment July 21, 2014.
- β Melvin Manhoef vs. Joe Schilling added to Bellator 131 .
- β Dann Stupp. Bellator 176 results: Champ Rafael Carvalho flattens Melvin Manhoef with big head kick . mmajunkie.com (April 8, 2017).
Links
- Melvin Manhoef (English) - Sherdog website page