- Record: 24-6- 1 Draw
- Wins: (23) KOs (1) decision
- Height: 5’8”
- Weight: 205lbs
- Style: Muay Thai
- Born: Paramaribo Suriname
- Best Striking Weapons: Punches, Leg Kicks
All but one of Melvin Manhoef’s 23 victories have been by KO proving Melvin Manhoef is a World Class Striker.
Some well-known fighters Melvin Manhoef has (T)KOed include Kazushi Sakuraba in 1:30 of the 1st round at DREAM 4.
Manhoef is the only man to ever KO Mark Hunt in MMA, and he did it in only 18 seconds at Dynamite!! 2008.
Melvin Manhoef (T)KOed Kazuo Misaki in 1:49 of the 1st at Dynamite!! 2009.
Here’s a complete list of Melvin Manhoef’s (T)KO victims:
- (T)KO over Jordy Jonkers. 3:37 2nd.
- KO Husein Cift 1st rd.
- (T)KO Paul Cahoon 2:07 2nd.
- KO Mike Ilmen :35 1st.
- (T)KO Alexandr Garkushenko 6:57 1st.
- KO Slavomir Molnar 1st.
- (T)KO Matthias Riccio 3:01 1st.
- KO Ladislav Zak :37 1st.
- (T)KO Paul Cahoon 1st rd.
- KO Fabio Piamonte :51 1st.
- (T)KO Evangelista Santos 3:51 2nd.
- (T)KO Shungo Oyama 2:51 1st.
- KO Ian Freeman :17 1st.
- (T)KO Crosley Gracie 9:12 1st.
- (T)KO Shungo Oyama 1:04 1st.
- (T)KO Yoshiki Takahashi 2:36 1st.
- (T)KO Bernard Ackah 2:13 1st.
- (T)KO Fabio Silva 1:00 1st.
- (T)KO Yosuke Nishijima 1:49 1st.
- (T)KO Dae Won Kim 4:08 1st.
- (T)KO Kazushi Sakuraba 1:30 1st.
- KO Mark Hunt :18 1st.
- (T)KO Kazuo Misaki 1:49 1st.