Michael Knaap
UFC DebutNickname“Hammer”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Emmen
- Born
- Netherlands
- Camp
- Golden Glory
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Michael Knaap 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.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
616-352-21
.636 win rate
Winning-record opponents
28 of 35
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
43
35 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 43 bouts · 26 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 8 sub · 1 decBOTE · Rings Holland · Together Productions · OTS · 2H2H +21
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dean Lister13-7 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:21 | Fightor 1 | Jan 17, 2015 |
| L | Bojan Mihajlovic10-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBC 2 | Nov 16, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:20 | OTS | Apr 16, 2011 | |
| W | Sultan Kasanow | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 0:40 | NAS 3 | Mar 27, 2011 |
| L | Hans Stringer22-8-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | BOTE | Jan 30, 2010 |
| L | Ronny Markes25-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BG | Oct 25, 2009 |
| L | Antoni Chmielewski32-18 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | KSW 11 | May 15, 2009 |
| L | Krzysztof Kulak32-18-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | KSW 10 | Dec 12, 2008 |
| L | Dion Staring36-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UG 8 | Jul 6, 2008 |
| L | Robert Jocz21-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | — | BOTE | May 31, 2008 |
| W | Andre Fyeet5-12 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:48 | FS | Mar 13, 2008 |
| L | Dion Staring36-15 | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | BOTE | Jan 26, 2008 |
| W | Nikolai Onikienko16-15 | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | LOTR | Jan 12, 2008 |
| W | Ralf Wonnink4-8 | Submission | Armbar | R0 | 0:00 | OTS | Nov 24, 2007 |
| L | Alistair Overeem47-19 | Submission | Peruvian Necktie | R1 | 3:29 | K-1 | Jun 23, 2007 |
| W | Martin Zawada29-19-1 | Decision | — | R0 | 0:00 | CF | May 5, 2007 |
| L | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | 2H2H | Nov 12, 2006 | |
| W | Marko Sintic5-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | CF | Oct 7, 2006 |
| L | Martin Zawada29-19-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:59 | 2H2H | Jun 18, 2006 |
| L | Vitor Vianna12-3-1 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 0:00 | BOTE | May 12, 2006 |
| W | Ralf Wonnink4-8 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | OTS | May 6, 2006 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:10 | WCFC | Mar 18, 2006 | |
| L | Tomasz Drwal22-6-1 | Submission | Choke | R2 | 0:00 | BFS | Mar 6, 2005 |
| W | Edmunds Kirsis5-7 | Disqualification | Headbutt | R0 | 0:00 | MTBN | Oct 16, 2004 |
| W | Samir Bourekba | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | MTBN | Oct 16, 2004 |
| L | Alexei Veselovzorov14-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:53 | M-1 | Oct 9, 2004 |
| L | Tengiz Tedoradze23-10-1 | Decision | Majority | R0 | 0:00 | CFC 1 | Jul 11, 2004 |
| L | Sander Thonhauser11-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:45 | Rings Holland | Apr 4, 2004 |
| W | Roman Zentsov18-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:24 | 2H2H | Feb 22, 2004 |
| L | Andrey Rudakov20-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | DF | Dec 12, 2003 |
| L | Tengiz Tedoradze23-10-1 | Decision | — | R1 | 5:00 | DF | Dec 12, 2003 |
| L | Olaf in 't Veld9-6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | Rings Holland | Sep 27, 2003 |
| W | Submission | Leg Lock | R1 | 3:26 | 2H2H 6 | Mar 16, 2003 | |
| W | Nathan Schouteren16-13-2 | KO/TKO | Kick to the Body | R2 | 0:50 | Rings Holland | Dec 1, 2002 |
| D | Cheick Kongo31-12-2 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | It's Showtime | Sep 29, 2002 |
| W | Can Sahinbas5-4 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | FFH | Jun 23, 2002 |
| W | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R1 | 3:23 | Rings Holland | Jun 2, 2002 | |
| W | Valeri Bozis | KO/TKO | Low Kicks | R0 | 0:00 | Together Productions | Mar 23, 2002 |
| W | Ramon Temmink | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | Together Productions | Feb 16, 2002 |
| W | Sam Turky | Submission | — | R0 | 0:00 | Together Productions | Nov 24, 2001 |
| W | Alexandr Bodrov | Submission | Armbar | R0 | 0:00 | Together Productions | Oct 27, 2001 |
| D | Jeffrey Pedro | Draw | — | R1 | 0:00 | Kam Lung | Sep 29, 2001 |
| D | Husein Cift | Draw | — | R2 | 0:00 | FFH | May 27, 2001 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
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