Gilbert Yvel (40-16-1, 39) was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 30, 1976. At the age of 20 years on February 2, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Rob van Leeuwen, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 2, 2010, 33-year old Gilbert Yvel made his UFC debut on his 52nd professional MMA fight at UFC 108 against a 25-year old Junior dos Santos but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Yvel's last fight was a 1st-round choke-out win against Mighty Mo at age 41 on May 12, 2018. He retired with a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Gilbert Yvel's best fights have been against Kiyoshi Tamura, Valentijn Overeem, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Joop Kasteel, Gary Goodridge, Akira Shoji and Tariel Bitsadze.
Yvel has 16 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58  | May 12, 2018 41 years, 10 months 40-16-1 (39) | 47 years, 7 months 12-5 (12) | HW | 1 | CKO | WIN Armbar | |
57  | Nov 19, 2016 40 years, 4 months 39-16-1 (39) | 39 years, 3 months 53-24 (41) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | |
56  | Mar 30, 2012 35 years, 9 months 38-16-1 (38) | 40 years 13-7 (11) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
55 | Dec 16, 2011 35 years, 5 months 37-16-1 (37) | Damian Dantibo | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
54  | Oct 23, 2010 34 years, 3 months 36-16-1 (36) | 30 years, 8 months 6-0 (2) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
53  | Jun 12, 2010 33 years, 11 months 36-15-1 (36) | 28 years, 7 months 30-7 (28) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
52  | Jan 2, 2010 33 years, 6 months 36-14-1 (36) | 25 years, 11 months 9-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
51  | Jun 27, 2009 32 years, 11 months 36-13-1 (36) | 35 years, 1 months 16-8 (13) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
50  | Jan 24, 2009 32 years, 6 months 35-13-1 (35) | 31 years, 2 months 26-5 (21) | Affliction | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches |
49 | Nov 21, 2008 32 years, 4 months 35-12-1 (35) | Alexander Timonov | M-1 | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
48 | Oct 5, 2008 32 years, 3 months 34-12-1 (34) | Sergey Shemetov | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
47 | May 24, 2008 31 years, 10 months 33-12-1 (33) | Michał Kita | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
46 | Jun 23, 2007 30 years, 11 months 32-12-1 (32) | Hakim Gouram | K-1 | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
45  | Apr 8, 2007 30 years, 9 months 31-12-1 (31) | 33 years, 2 months 14-15-5 (7) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
44 | Nov 12, 2006 30 years, 4 months 30-12-1 (30) | Rodney Glunder | Pride | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
43  | Jul 1, 2006 30 years 29-12-1 (29) | 34 years 5-3 (5) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
42  | May 5, 2006 29 years, 10 months 28-12-1 (28) | 32 years, 7 months 12-9 (11) | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
41  | Jun 12, 2005 28 years, 11 months 28-11-1 (28) | 28 years, 9 months 26-22 (23) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
40  | Apr 3, 2005 28 years, 9 months 27-11-1 (27) | 29 years, 2 months 27-20-8 (21) | Pride | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold |
39 | Nov 13, 2004 28 years, 4 months 27-10-1 (27) | Atte Backman | LHW | 1 | DQ | LOSS Struck the referee | |
38  | May 20, 2004 27 years, 10 months 27-9-1 (27) | 29 years 5-1-1 (4) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
37 | Dec 5, 2003 27 years, 5 months 26-9-1 (26) | Daniel Tabera | M-1 | LHW | 1 | UD | DRAW |
36  | Jun 23, 2002 25 years, 11 months 26-9 (26) | 26 years, 9 months 55-11-4 (50) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
35  | Mar 17, 2002 25 years, 8 months 26-8 (26) | 37 years 19-10-1 (19) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
34 | Nov 11, 2001 25 years, 4 months 25-8 (25) | Ibragim Magomedov | M-1 | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
33  | Sep 24, 2001 25 years, 2 months 24-8 (24) | 35 years, 10 months 11-1 (11) | LHW | 1 | DQ | LOSS Gouging the eyes | |
32  | May 27, 2001 24 years, 10 months 24-7 (24) | 27 years, 9 months 46-4 (40) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
31  | Mar 18, 2001 24 years, 8 months 24-6 (24) | 32 years, 7 months 11-3 (10) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
30  | Dec 9, 2000 24 years, 5 months 23-6 (23) | 30 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
29  | Oct 31, 2000 24 years, 4 months 23-5 (23) | 24 years, 3 months 13-3 (11) | LHW | 1 | NC | NC Kick to groin | |
28  | Aug 27, 2000 24 years, 1 months 23-5 (23) | 34 years, 7 months 10-11 (10) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
27  | Jun 4, 2000 23 years, 11 months 22-5 (22) | 23 years, 2 months 6-2 (6) | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
26  | Apr 20, 2000 23 years, 9 months 22-4 (22) | 30 years, 4 months 20-4-3 (17) | RINGS | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
25 | Mar 5, 2000 23 years, 8 months 21-4 (21) | Brian Dunn | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
24  | Feb 26, 2000 23 years, 7 months 20-4 (20) | 29 years, 6 months 6-0 (2) | RINGS | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Feb 6, 2000 23 years, 7 months 20-3 (20) | 35 years, 5 months 10-7 (9) | RINGS | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Palm strikes |
22  | Dec 22, 1999 23 years, 5 months 19-3 (19) | 29 years, 9 months 18-9-1 (10) | RINGS | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
21  | Dec 22, 1999 23 years, 5 months 18-3 (18) | 33 years, 11 months 7-4 (2) | RINGS | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
20 | Nov 27, 1999 23 years, 4 months 17-3 (17) | Dennis Reed | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
19 | Sep 27, 1999 23 years, 2 months 16-3 (16) | Fabio Piamonte | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Aug 19, 1999 23 years, 1 months 15-3 (15) | 29 years, 5 months 16-8-1 (10) | RINGS | LHW | 1 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Jun 20, 1999 22 years, 11 months 15-2 (15) | 25 years, 7 months 10-8 (9) | RINGS | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
16 | Apr 23, 1999 22 years, 9 months 14-2 (14) | 29 years, 1 months 15-6-1 (9) | RINGS | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
15 | Mar 20, 1999 22 years, 8 months 13-2 (13) | Todd Medina | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
14 | Feb 7, 1999 22 years, 7 months 12-2 (12) | Big Mo T | RINGS | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee |
13  | Oct 24, 1998 22 years, 3 months 11-2 (11) | 31 years, 10 months 6-6-1 (6) | RINGS | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
12 | Jun 7, 1998 21 years, 11 months 10-2 (10) | 21 years, 9 months 8-3 (7) | RINGS | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Shoulder injury |
11  | May 23, 1998 21 years, 10 months 9-2 (9) | 25 years, 4 months 4-0 (1) | LHW | 1 | DQ | LOSS Biting | |
10 | Apr 12, 1998 21 years, 9 months 9-1 (9) | 33 years, 1 months 6-3 (6) | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS | |
9 | Apr 12, 1998 21 years, 9 months 9-0 (9) | Algirdas Darulis | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN 3 knockdowns | |
8 | Feb 8, 1998 21 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | 32 years, 11 months 5-2 (5) | RINGS | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock |
7 | Dec 7, 1997 21 years, 5 months 7-0 (7) | Bas Jussen | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 1, 1997 21 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | Oleg Tsygolnik | M-1 | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
5 | Nov 1, 1997 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Sergei Tunic | M-1 | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
4 | Oct 5, 1997 21 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Pedro Palm | 2 | TKO | WIN | ||
3 | Sep 27, 1997 21 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Vyacheslav Kiselyov | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees | ||
2 | Jun 29, 1997 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Leon Dijk | RINGS | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
1 | Feb 2, 1997 20 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Rob van Leeuwen | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
