Melvin Manhoef

“No Mercy”

MMA · Retired

32-17-1 (2 NC)RECORD

29KO / TKO WINS

0SUBMISSION WINS

3DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	No Mercy
Date of birth	11 May 1976
Nationality	Dutch
Birthplace	Paramaribo, Suriname
Lives in	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Division	Middleweight / Light Heavyweight
Team	Manhoef Fight & Fitness
Height	173 cm (5′8″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1995–2022
Status	Retired
Pro debut	2 Dec 1995
Last fight	Loss vs Igor Tanabe, 28 Dec 2022

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Titles and honours

Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion (two defenses)
It's Showtime 85 kg MAX Champion (kickboxing)
Gringo Super Fight Welterweight Champion (2014)
Hero's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix finalist (2006)
DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix semifinalist (2008)

Background

Suriname-born Dutch kickboxer and knockout artist who fought in Cage Rage, Hero's, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE and Bellator, twice challenging for the Bellator middleweight title. His last MMA bout came in 2022.

Fight history

52 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Igor Tanabe	Submission (inverted heel hook)	1	1:58	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye x Ganryujima	28 Dec 2022	Tokyo, Japan	Catchweight (203 lb) bout
Loss	Yoel Romero	KO (elbows)	3	3:34	Bellator 285	23 Sep 2022	Dublin, Ireland
Loss	Corey Anderson	TKO (elbows)	2	2:34	Bellator 251	5 Nov 2020	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	Yannick Bahati	TKO (punches)	1	2:29	Bellator 230	12 Oct 2019	Milan, Italy
Win	Kent Kauppinen	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 223	22 Jun 2019	London, England	Return to light heavyweight
Loss	Rafael Carvalho	KO (head kick)	4	3:15	Bellator 176	8 Apr 2017	Turin, Italy	For the Bellator Middleweight Championship
Loss	Rafael Carvalho	Decision (split)	5	5:00	Bellator 155	20 May 2016	Boise, Idaho, United States	For the Bellator Middleweight Championship
Win	Hisaki Kato	KO (punch)	1	3:43	Bellator 146	20 Nov 2015	Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
No contest	Alexander Shlemenko	NC (overturned)	2	1:25	Bellator 133	13 Feb 2015	Fresno, California, United States	Shlemenko KO win overturned after failed drug test
Loss	Joe Schilling	KO (punches)	2	0:32	Bellator 131	15 Nov 2014	San Diego, California, United States
Win	Doug Marshall	KO (punch)	1	1:45	Bellator 125	19 Sep 2014	Fresno, California, United States	Return to middleweight
Win	Evangelista Santos	TKO (punches)	1	0:46	Gringo Super Fight 10	27 Apr 2014	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Won the Gringo Super Fight Welterweight title
Loss	Mamed Khalidov	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:09	KSW 23	8 Jun 2013	Gdańsk, Poland	Catchweight (192 lb); Khalidov missed weight
Loss	Brock Larson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ONE FC: Kings and Champions	5 Apr 2013	Kallang, Singapore
Win	Denis Kang	TKO (knee to the body)	1	0:50	Dream 18	31 Dec 2012	Saitama, Japan
Win	Ryo Kawamura	KO (punch)	1	4:40	ONE FC: Rise of Kings	6 Oct 2012	Kallang, Singapore
Win	Kim Jae-young	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Road FC 009	15 Sep 2012	Wonju, South Korea
No contest	Yoshiyuki Nakanishi	NC (clash of legs)	1	2:08	ONE FC: War of the Lions	31 Mar 2012	Kallang, Singapore	Catchweight (88 kg); accidental leg clash
Loss	Tim Kennedy	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:41	Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson	5 Mar 2011	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Loss	Tatsuya Mizuno	Submission (kimura)	1	7:38	Dream 15	10 Jul 2010	Saitama, Japan	Dream Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal
Loss	Robbie Lawler	KO (punch)	1	3:33	Strikeforce: Miami	30 Jan 2010	Sunrise, Florida, United States
Win	Kazuo Misaki	TKO (punches)	1	1:49	Dynamite!! 2009	31 Dec 2009	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Paulo Filho	Submission (armbar)	1	2:35	Dream 10	20 Jul 2009	Saitama, Japan
Win	Mark Hunt	KO (punches)	1	0:18	Dynamite!! 2008	31 Dec 2008	Saitama, Japan	Heavyweight bout
Loss	Gegard Mousasi	Submission (triangle choke)	1	1:28	Dream 6	23 Sep 2008	Saitama, Japan	Dream Middleweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Kazushi Sakuraba	KO (punches)	1	1:30	Dream 4	15 Jun 2008	Yokohama, Japan	Dream Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Kim Dae-won	TKO (knee and punches)	1	4:08	Dream 3	11 May 2008	Saitama, Japan	Dream Middleweight Grand Prix alternate bout
Win	Yosuke Nishijima	TKO (punches)	1	1:49	K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!	31 Dec 2007	Osaka, Japan
Win	Fábio Silva	TKO (punches)	1	1:00	Hero's 10	17 Sep 2007	Yokohama, Japan	Middleweight bout
Win	Bernard Ackah	KO (punches)	1	2:13	Hero's 9	16 Jul 2007	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Yoon Dong-sik	Submission (armbar)	2	1:17	K-1 Dynamite!! USA	2 Jun 2007	Los Angeles, California, United States	Middleweight bout
Win	Yoshiki Takahashi	TKO (punches)	1	2:36	Hero's 8	12 Mar 2007	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	Yoshihiro Akiyama	Submission (armbar)	1	1:58	Hero's 7	9 Oct 2006	Yokohama, Japan	Hero's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix final
Win	Shungo Oyama	TKO (punches)	1	1:04	Hero's 7	9 Oct 2006	Yokohama, Japan	Hero's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Crosley Gracie	TKO (punches)	1	9:12	Hero's 6	5 Aug 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Hero's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Ian Freeman	KO (punches)	1	0:17	Cage Rage 17	1 Jul 2006	London, England	Defended the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight title
Win	Shungo Oyama	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	2:51	Hero's 4	15 Mar 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Heavyweight bout
Win	Evangelista Santos	KO (punches)	2	3:51	Cage Rage 15	4 Feb 2006	London, England	Defended the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight title
Win	Fabio Piamonte	KO (punches)	1	0:51	Cage Rage 13	10 Sep 2005	London, England	Won the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight title
Win	Paul Cahoon	TKO (punches)	1		CFC 4: Cage Carnage	3 Jul 2005	Liverpool, England	Middleweight bout
Win	Bob Schrijber	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	It's Showtime Boxing & MMA Event 2005 Amsterdam	12 Jun 2005	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win	Ladislav Zak	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	0:37	Queens Fight Night	30 Apr 2005	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Light heavyweight bout
Win	Matthias Riccio	TKO (punches)	1	3:01	Cage Rage 10	26 Feb 2005	London, England
Loss	Rodney Glunder	KO (punch)	2	4:43	It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam	20 May 2004	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Heavyweight bout
Win	Slavomir Molnar	KO (punches)	1		Heaven or Hell 4	8 Apr 2004	Prague, Czech Republic	Welterweight debut
Win	Alexandr Garkushenko	TKO (punches)	1	6:57	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 5	6 Apr 2003	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Light heavyweight bout
Loss	Bob Schrijber	TKO (punches)	1	4:04	2H2H 11: Simply the Best	16 Mar 2003	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	Mika Ilmén	KO (punch)	1	0:35	It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time	29 Sep 2002	Haarlem, Netherlands	Heavyweight debut
Win	Paul Cahoon	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	2:07	Rings Holland: Saved by the Bell	2 Jun 2002	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Light heavyweight debut
Win	Husein Cift	KO (punches)	1	1:50	Hoogwoud Free Fight Gala	15 Dec 2001	Hoogwoud, Netherlands
Draw	Rodney Glunder	Draw	2	5:00	Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring	20 Jun 1999	Utrecht, Netherlands
Win	Jordy Jonkers	TKO (palm strike)	2	3:37	Battle of Amstelveen II	2 Dec 1995	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Middleweight debut