Light Heavyweight · Men

Melvin Manhoef

“No Mercy”
Netherlands Mikes Gym debut 1995
Elo 1,375 peak 1,786 · 31 Dec 2009 411 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3581461
32-17-1 (2)pro record
3L current streak
1,750best win, Elo
1,429average opponent
-- born 11 May 1976
68.0" / 71.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,368 Sub1,157 Dec1,144

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Kazuo Misaki KO/TKO R1 · 31 Dec 2009 · K-1 1,750
  2. Kazushi Sakuraba KO/TKO R1 · 18 Jun 2008 · DREAM 1,622
  3. Doug Marshall KO/TKO R1 · 19 Sep 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,621
  4. Mark Hunt KO/TKO R1 · 31 Dec 2008 · K-1 1,545
  5. Ryo Kawamura KO/TKO R1 · 6 Oct 2012 · ONE Championship 1,521

Losses

The latest 5 of 17
  1. Igor Tanabe Submission R1 · 28 Dec 2022 · Ganryujima 1,197
  2. Yoel Romero KO/TKO R3 · 23 Sep 2022 · Bellator MMA 2,067
  3. Corey Anderson KO/TKO R2 · 5 Nov 2020 · Bellator MMA 1,920
  4. Rafael Carvalho KO/TKO R4 · 8 Apr 2017 · Bellator MMA 1,657
  5. Rafael Carvalho Decision R5 · 20 May 2016 · Bellator MMA 1,764

Fight history

52 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
52 28 Dec 202246.6 yrs L32-17-1 (2) Igor Tanabe 1-0 · 22.6 yrs Light Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R11:58 0.00 1,528→1,375 -152 1,197 – INOKI BOM-BA-YE × Ganryujima in Ryogoku Ganryujima
51 23 Sep 202246.4 yrs L32-16-1 (2) Yoel Romero 14-6 · 45.4 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOElbows From Mount R313:34 0.00 1,536→1,528 -8 2,067 +468→+500 Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally Bellator MMA
50 5 Nov 202044.5 yrs L32-15-1 (2) Corey Anderson 16-5 · 31.1 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOElbows R27:34 0.00 1,582→1,560 -22 1,920 +350→+365 Bellator 251: Manhoef vs. Anderson Bellator MMA
49 12 Oct 201943.4 yrs W32-14-1 (2) Yannick Bahati 9-4 (1) · 29.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R12:29 1.00 1,532→1,584 +52 1,382 -220→-227 Bellator 230: Milan Bellator MMA
48 22 Jun 201943.1 yrs W31-14-1 (2) Kent Kauppinen 11-4 · 27.5 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.67* 1,543→1,532 -11 1,371 -117→-117 Bellator 223: Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr. Bellator MMA
47 8 Apr 201740.9 yrs L30-14-1 (2) Rafael Carvalho 13-1 · 30.7 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOHead Kick R418:15 0.00 1,669→1,578 -91 1,657 +131→+131 Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 Bellator MMA
46 20 May 201640.0 yrs L30-13-1 (2) Rafael Carvalho 12-1 · 29.8 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.85* 1,561→1,669 +108 1,764 +210→+215 Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef Bellator MMA
45 20 Nov 201539.5 yrs W30-12-1 (2) Hisaki Kato 5-1 · 33.2 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunch R13:43 1.00 1,492→1,561 +69 1,418 -125→-130 Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef Bellator MMA
44 13 Feb 201538.8 yrs NC★29-12-1 (2) Alexander Shlemenko 54-9 · 30.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKO R26:25 0.00 1,537→1,492 -45 1,719 +180→+180 Bellator 133: Shlemenko vs. Manhoef Bellator MMA
43 15 Nov 201438.5 yrs L29-12-1 (1) Joe Schilling 1-3 · 30.8 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R25:32 0.00 1,709→1,537 -172 1,027 -152→-152 Bellator 131: Tito vs. Bonnar Bellator MMA
42 19 Sep 201438.4 yrs W29-11-1 (1) Doug Marshall 18-7 · 37.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R11:45 1.00 1,621→1,709 +87 1,621 -215→-215 Bellator 125: Marshall vs. Manhoef Bellator MMA
41 27 Apr 201438.0 yrs W28-11-1 (1) Evangelista Santos 19-15 · 36.4 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R10:46 1.00 1,543→1,621 +79 1,507 – Gringo Super Fight 10 Gringo Super Fight
40 8 Jun 201337.1 yrs L27-11-1 (1) Mamed Khalidov 26-4-2 · 32.9 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:09 0.00 1,560→1,543 -17 1,943 +450→+450 KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
39 5 Apr 201336.9 yrs L27-10-1 (1) Brock Larson 36-7 · 35.6 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,650→1,560 -90 1,526 -249→-249 ONE FC 8: Kings and Champions ONE Championship
38 31 Dec 201236.6 yrs W27-9-1 (1) Denis Kang 35-15-2 (2) · 35.3 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKnee to the Body R10:50 1.00 1,600→1,650 +50 1,441 -150→-150 Dream 18: Special NYE 2012 DREAM
37 6 Oct 201236.4 yrs W26-9-1 (1) Ryo Kawamura 15-6-4 · 31.3 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunch R14:40 1.00 1,509→1,600 +90 1,521 -350→-350 ONE FC 6: Rise of Kings ONE Championship
36 15 Sep 201236.3 yrs W25-9-1 (1) Jae Young Kim 14-9 (3) · 29.0 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,503→1,509 +6 1,486 – Road FC 9: Beatdown Road Fighting Championship
35 31 Mar 201235.9 yrs NC24-9-1 (1) Yoshiyuki Nakanishi 10-2 · 27.0 yrs Middleweight -- R12:08 0.00 1,503→1,503 +0 1,526 – ONE FC 3: War of the Lions ONE Championship
34 5 Mar 201134.8 yrs L24-9-1 Tim Kennedy 12-3 · 31.5 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:41 0.00 1,542→1,505 -38 1,767 – Strikeforce - Feijao vs. Henderson Strikeforce
33 10 Jul 201034.2 yrs L24-8-1 Tatsuya Mizuno 7-5 · 29.1 yrs Light Heavyweight SubKimura R17:38 0.00 1,700→1,542 -157 1,321 – Dream 15 DREAM
32 30 Jan 201033.7 yrs L24-7-1 Robbie Lawler 16-5 (1) · 27.9 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R13:33 0.00 1,786→1,700 -87 1,789 – Strikeforce: Miami Strikeforce
31 31 Dec 200933.6 yrs W24-6-1 Kazuo Misaki 22-9-2 (1) · 33.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R11:49 1.00 1,682→1,786 +104 1,750 – K-1: Dynamite 2009 K-1
30 20 Jul 200933.2 yrs L23-6-1 Paulo Filho 16-1 · 31.2 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R12:36 0.00 1,747→1,682 -65 1,839 – Dream 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final DREAM
29 31 Dec 200832.6 yrs W23-5-1 Mark Hunt 5-4 · 34.8 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOPunches R10:18 1.00 1,695→1,747 +52 1,545 – K-1: Dynamite 2008 K-1
28 23 Sep 200832.4 yrs L22-5-1 Gegard Mousasi 24-2-1 · 23.1 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R11:28 0.00 1,743→1,695 -48 1,913 – Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final DREAM
27 18 Jun 200832.1 yrs W22-4-1 Kazushi Sakuraba 24-10-1 (1) · 38.9 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R11:30 1.00 1,667→1,743 +76 1,622 – Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals DREAM
26 11 May 200832.0 yrs W21-4-1 Dae Won Kim 11-5 · 28.5 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKnees & Punches R14:08 1.00 1,610→1,667 +56 1,480 – Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals DREAM
25 31 Dec 200731.6 yrs W20-4-1 Yosuke Nishijima 0-4 · 34.6 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOPunches R11:49 1.00 1,591→1,610 +20 1,231 – K-1: Dynamite 2007 K-1
24 17 Sep 200731.4 yrs W19-4-1 Fábio Silva 10-3 · 25.5 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R11:00 1.00 1,531→1,591 +60 1,416 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2007 (Stage 2) K-1
23 16 Jul 200731.2 yrs W18-4-1 Bernard Ackah 2-0 · 35.3 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:13 1.00 1,458→1,531 +74 1,402 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2007 (Stage 1) K-1
22 2 Jun 200731.1 yrs L17-4-1 Dong Sik Yoon 0-4 · 34.8 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R26:17 0.00 1,611→1,458 -153 1,272 – K-1 HERO's - Dynamite!! USA K-1
21 12 Mar 200730.8 yrs W17-3-1 Kazuo Takahashi 28-20-3 (1) · 38.0 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOPunches R12:36 1.00 1,582→1,611 +29 1,300 – K-1 HERO'S: Tokoro vs. Yasuhiro K-1
20 9 Oct 200630.4 yrs L16-3-1 Yoshihiro Akiyama 7-1 · 31.2 yrs Open Weighttitle SubArmbar R11:58 0.00 1,710→1,582 -129 1,534 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 2) K-1
19 9 Oct 200630.4 yrs W16-2-1 Shungo Oyama 6-9 · 32.5 yrs Open Weighttitle KO/TKOPunches R11:04 1.00 1,688→1,710 +22 1,354 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 2) K-1
18 5 Aug 200630.2 yrs W15-2-1 Crosley Gracie 2-1 · 27.0 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R19:12 1.00 1,660→1,688 +28 1,373 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 1) K-1
17 1 Jul 200630.1 yrs W14-2-1 Ian Freeman 17-6-1 · 39.6 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:17 1.00 1,612→1,660 +48 1,445 – Cage Rage 17: Ultimate Challenge Cage Rage
16 15 Mar 200629.8 yrs W13-2-1 Shungo Oyama 5-8 · 31.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOCut R12:51 1.00 1,582→1,612 +29 1,304 – K-1 HERO'S: Tokoro vs. Ikeda K-1
15 4 Feb 200629.7 yrs W12-2-1 Evangelista Santos 12-7 · 28.1 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R28:51 1.00 1,490→1,582 +92 1,507 – Cage Rage 15: Adrenalin Rush Cage Rage
14 10 Sep 200529.3 yrs W11-2-1 Fabio Piamonte 2-1 · 34.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:51 1.00 1,462→1,490 +29 1,179 – Cage Rage 13: No Fear Cage Rage
13 3 Jul 200529.1 yrs W10-2-1 Paul Cahoon 5-9 · 30.0 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,411→1,462 +51 1,255 – Cage FC 4: Cahoon vs. Manhoef
12 12 Jun 200529.1 yrs W9-2-1 Bob Schrijber 20-16-1 · 40.3 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,361→1,411 +50 1,242 – It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena It's Showtime
11 30 Apr 200529.0 yrs W8-2-1 Ladislav Žák 5-5 · 33.8 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R10:37 1.00 1,325→1,361 +36 1,089 – Al-Fid Fight Night 2005 Al-Fid Fight Night
10 26 Feb 200528.8 yrs W7-2-1 Matthias Riccio 6-8 · 27.6 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R13:01 1.00 1,263→1,325 +63 1,162 – Cage Rage 10: Deliverance Cage Rage
9 20 May 200428.0 yrs L6-2-1 Rodney Glunder 20-8-3 · 29.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R29:43 0.00 1,309→1,263 -46 1,486 – It's Showtime 11 It's Showtime
8 8 Apr 200427.9 yrs W6-1-1 Slavomir Molnar 3-1 Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,242→1,309 +67 1,158 – Heaven Or Hell 2 Heaven Or Hell
7 6 Apr 200326.9 yrs W5-1-1 Alexander Garkushenko 1-4-1 Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R16:57 1.00 1,201→1,242 +42 999 – M-1: Russia vs. The World 5 M-1 Global
6 16 Mar 200326.8 yrs L4-1-1 Bob Schrijber 19-14-1 · 38.0 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:01 0.00 1,283→1,201 -82 1,304 – 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best 6 2 Hot 2 Handle
5 29 Sep 200226.4 yrs W4-0-1 Mika Ilmen 0-4 · 31.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R10:28 1.00 1,273→1,283 +10 786 – It's Showtime 7 It's Showtime
4 2 Jun 200226.1 yrs W3-0-1 Paul Cahoon 3-7 · 26.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R27:07 1.00 1,171→1,273 +102 1,228 – Rings Holland - Saved by the Bell Fighting Network RINGS
3 15 Dec 200125.6 yrs W2-0-1 Husein Cift 3-1-2 · 20.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,052→1,171 +119 1,184 – Hoogwoud Fight Gala - Free Fight Netherlands Regional
2 20 Jun 199923.1 yrs D1-0-1 Rodney Glunder 4-4-1 · 24.5 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.50 1,076→1,056 -20 994 – Rings Holland - The Kings of the Magic Ring Fighting Network RINGS
1 2 Dec 199519.6 yrs W1-0 Jordy Jonkers debut Middleweight KO/TKOPalm Strike R28:37 1.00 1,000→1,088 +88 1,000 – FFH: Battle Of Amstelveen Netherlands Regional