Melvin Manhoef
UFC DebutNickname“No Mercy”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Amsterdam
- Born
- Netherlands
- Camp
- Mike's Gym
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Melvin Manhoef makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
914-542-36
.628 win rate
Winning-record opponents
38 of 50
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
52
50 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 52 bouts · 25 promotions · wins by 29 KO · 3 decBellator · K-1 · DREAM · K-1 HERO's · It's Showtime +20
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Igor Tanabe5-0 | Submission | Inverted Heel Hook | R1 | 1:58 | IGF | Dec 28, 2022 |
| L | Yoel Romero17-7 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R3 | 3:34 | Bellator | Sep 23, 2022 |
| L | Corey Anderson20-6 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R2 | 2:34 | Bellator | Nov 5, 2020 |
| W | Yannick Bahati10-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:29 | Bellator | Oct 12, 2019 |
| W | Kent Kauppinen13-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jun 22, 2019 |
| L | Rafael Carvalho17-9 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R4 | 3:15 | Bellator | Apr 8, 2017 |
| L | Rafael Carvalho17-9 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | May 20, 2016 |
| W | Hisaki Kato8-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:43 | Bellator | Nov 20, 2015 |
| NC | Alexander Shlemenko68-17-1 | No Contest | Overturned by CSAC | R2 | 1:25 | Bellator | Feb 13, 2015 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | Bellator | Nov 15, 2014 | |
| W | Doug Marshall18-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:45 | Bellator | Sep 19, 2014 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:46 | GSF | Apr 27, 2014 | |
| L | Mamed Khalidov38-9-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:09 | KSW 23 | Jun 8, 2013 |
| L | Brock Larson42-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | One FC 8 | Apr 5, 2013 |
| W | Denis Kang35-16-2 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body | R1 | 0:50 | DREAM | Dec 31, 2012 |
| W | Ryo Kawamura19-11-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:40 | One FC 6 | Oct 6, 2012 |
| W | Jae Young Kim29-17 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 9 | Sep 15, 2012 |
| NC | No Contest | Both Fighters Cut by Clash of Legs | R1 | 2:08 | One FC 3 | Mar 31, 2012 | |
| L | Tim Kennedy18-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:41 | Strikeforce | Mar 5, 2011 |
| L | Tatsuya Mizuno27-16-1 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 7:38 | DREAM | Jul 10, 2010 |
| L | Robbie Lawler30-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:33 | Strikeforce | Jan 30, 2010 |
| W | Kazuo Misaki25-11-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:49 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2009 |
| L | Paulo Filho24-6-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:36 | DREAM | Jul 20, 2009 |
| W | Mark Hunt13-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:18 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi49-9-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:28 | DREAM | Sep 23, 2008 |
| W | Kazushi Sakuraba26-17-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | DREAM | Jun 15, 2008 |
| W | Dae Won Kim11-7 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 4:08 | DREAM | May 11, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:49 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2007 | |
| W | Fabio Silva15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:00 | K-1 HERO's | Sep 17, 2007 |
| W | Bernard Ackah5-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:13 | K-1 HERO's | Jul 16, 2007 |
| L | Dong Sik Yoon9-10 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:17 | K-1 HERO's | Jun 2, 2007 |
| W | Kazuo Takahashi30-28-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:36 | K-1 | Mar 12, 2007 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:58 | K-1 | Oct 9, 2006 | |
| W | Shungo Oyama14-19 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:04 | K-1 | Oct 9, 2006 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 9:12 | K-1 | Aug 5, 2006 | |
| W | Ian Freeman20-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:17 | Cage Rage 17 | Jul 1, 2006 |
| W | Shungo Oyama14-19 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 2:51 | K-1 | Mar 15, 2006 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:51 | Cage Rage 15 | Feb 4, 2006 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:51 | Cage Rage 13 | Sep 10, 2005 | |
| W | Paul Cahoon13-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | CFC 4 | Jul 3, 2005 |
| W | Bob Schrijber20-17-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | It's Showtime | Jun 12, 2005 |
| W | Ladislav Zak7-12-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 0:37 | QFN | Apr 30, 2005 |
| W | Matthias Riccio6-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:01 | Cage Rage 10 | Feb 26, 2005 |
| L | Rodney Glunder25-20-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:43 | It's Showtime | May 20, 2004 |
| W | Slavomir Molnar11-7-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | HOH | Apr 8, 2004 |
| W | Alexandr Garkushenko2-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 6:57 | M-1 | Apr 6, 2003 |
| L | Bob Schrijber20-17-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:01 | 2H2H 6 | Mar 16, 2003 |
| W | Mika Ilmen3-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:28 | It's Showtime | Sep 29, 2002 |
| W | Paul Cahoon13-12 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 2:07 | Rings Holland | Jun 2, 2002 |
| W | Husein Cift | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Hoogwoud Fight Gala | Dec 15, 2001 |
| D | Rodney Glunder25-20-3 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Rings Holland | Jun 20, 1999 |
| W | Jordy Jonkers | KO/TKO | Palm Strike | R2 | 3:37 | BOA | Dec 2, 1995 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.