Melvin Manhoef (32-17-1, 29) was born in Paramaribo, Suriname on May 11, 1976. At the age of 19 years on December 2, 1995, he made his professional MMA debut against Jordy Jonkers, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
Manhoef's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Igor Tanabe at age 46 on December 28, 2022. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Melvin Manhoef's best fights have been against Mark Hunt, Doug Marshall, Ian Freeman, Yosuke Nishijima, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuo Misaki and Denis Kang.
Manhoef has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Dec 28, 2022 46 years, 7 months 32-17-1 (29) | Igor Tanabe | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Inverted heel hook | |
51  | Sep 23, 2022 46 years, 4 months 32-16-1 (29) | 45 years, 4 months 14-6 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | KO | LOSS Elbows |
50  | Nov 5, 2020 44 years, 5 months 32-15-1 (29) | 31 years, 1 months 13-5 (5) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
49 | Oct 12, 2019 43 years, 5 months 32-14-1 (29) | Yannick Bahati | Bellator | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
48 | Jun 22, 2019 43 years, 1 months 31-14-1 (28) | Kent Kauppinen | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
47  | Apr 8, 2017 40 years, 10 months 30-14-1 (28) | 30 years, 8 months 13-1 (10) | Bellator | MD | 4 | KO | LOSS Head kick For Bellator World middleweight title |
46 | May 20, 2016 40 years 30-13-1 (28) | 29 years, 9 months 12-1 (10) | Bellator | MD | 5 | SD | LOSS For Bellator World middleweight title |
45  | Nov 20, 2015 39 years, 6 months 30-12-1 (28) | 33 years, 2 months 5-1 (5) | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
44  | Feb 13, 2015 38 years, 9 months 29-12-1 (27) | 30 years, 8 months 52-9 (38) | Bellator | MD | 2 | NC | NC Overturned by csac |
43  | Nov 15, 2014 38 years, 6 months 29-12-1 (27) | 30 years, 10 months 1-3 (1) | Bellator | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
42  | Sep 19, 2014 38 years, 4 months 29-11-1 (27) | 37 years, 7 months 18-7 (16) | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
41  | Apr 27, 2014 37 years, 11 months 28-11-1 (26) | 36 years, 4 months 19-15 (17) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
40  | Jun 8, 2013 37 years 27-11-1 (25) | 32 years, 10 months 26-4-2 (24) | KSW | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
39  | Apr 5, 2013 36 years, 10 months 27-10-1 (25) | 35 years, 7 months 36-7 (32) | ONE | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
38  | Dec 31, 2012 36 years, 7 months 27-9-1 (25) | 35 years, 3 months 35-15-2 (29) | Dream | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body |
37  | Oct 6, 2012 36 years, 4 months 26-9-1 (24) | 31 years, 3 months 15-6-4 (8) | ONE | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
36 | Sep 15, 2012 36 years, 4 months 25-9-1 (23) | Kim Jae-young | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
35 | Mar 31, 2012 35 years, 10 months 24-9-1 (23) | Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | ONE | LHW | 1 | NC | NC Both fighters cut by clash of legs |
34  | Mar 5, 2011 34 years, 9 months 24-9-1 (23) | 31 years, 6 months 12-3 (11) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
33  | Jul 10, 2010 34 years, 1 months 24-8-1 (23) | 29 years, 1 months 7-5 (6) | Dream | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
32  | Jan 30, 2010 33 years, 8 months 24-7-1 (23) | 27 years, 10 months 16-5 (14) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
31  | Dec 31, 2009 33 years, 7 months 24-6-1 (23) | 33 years, 8 months 22-9-2 (10) | Dynamite | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
30  | Jul 20, 2009 33 years, 2 months 23-6-1 (22) | 31 years, 1 months 16-1 (9) | Dream | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
29  | Dec 31, 2008 32 years, 7 months 23-5-1 (22) | 34 years, 9 months 5-4 (3) | Dynamite | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
28  | Sep 23, 2008 32 years, 4 months 22-5-1 (21) | 23 years, 1 months 22-2-1 (20) | Dream | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
27  | Jun 15, 2008 32 years, 1 months 22-4-1 (21) | 38 years, 11 months 24-10-1 (18) | Dream | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
26 | May 11, 2008 32 years 21-4-1 (20) | Kim Dae-won | Dream | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
25  | Dec 31, 2007 31 years, 7 months 20-4-1 (19) | 34 years, 7 months 0-4 (0) | K-1 | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24  | Sep 17, 2007 31 years, 4 months 19-4-1 (18) | 25 years, 5 months 10-3 (7) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
23  | Jul 16, 2007 31 years, 2 months 18-4-1 (17) | 35 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
22  | Jun 2, 2007 31 years 17-4-1 (16) | 34 years, 9 months 0-4 (0) | K-1 | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
21 | Mar 12, 2007 30 years, 10 months 17-3-1 (16) | Yoshiki Takahashi | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Oct 9, 2006 30 years, 4 months 16-3-1 (15) | 31 years, 2 months 8-1 (7) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
19  | Oct 9, 2006 30 years, 4 months 16-2-1 (15) | 32 years, 5 months 6-9 (4) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18 | Aug 5, 2006 30 years, 2 months 15-2-1 (14) | Crosley Gracie | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17  | Jul 1, 2006 30 years, 1 months 14-2-1 (13) | 39 years, 8 months 17-6-1 (15) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Mar 15, 2006 29 years, 10 months 13-2-1 (12) | 31 years, 11 months 5-8 (4) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
15 | Feb 4, 2006 29 years, 8 months 12-2-1 (11) | 28 years, 1 months 12-7 (12) | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Sep 10, 2005 29 years, 3 months 11-2-1 (10) | Fabio Piamonte | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Jul 3, 2005 29 years, 1 months 10-2-1 (9) | Paul Cahoon | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12  | Jun 12, 2005 29 years, 1 months 9-2-1 (8) | 40 years, 3 months 20-15-1 (20) | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Apr 30, 2005 28 years, 11 months 8-2-1 (8) | Ladislav Zak | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
10 | Feb 26, 2005 28 years, 9 months 7-2-1 (7) | Matthias Riccio | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | May 20, 2004 28 years 6-2-1 (6) | Rodney Glunder | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
8 | Apr 8, 2004 27 years, 10 months 6-1-1 (6) | Slavomir Molnar | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Apr 6, 2003 26 years, 10 months 5-1-1 (5) | Alexandr Garkushenko | M-1 | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
6 | Mar 16, 2003 26 years, 10 months 4-1-1 (4) | 38 years 19-13-1 (19) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
5 | Sep 29, 2002 26 years, 4 months 4-0-1 (4) | Mika Ilmén | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
4 | Jun 2, 2002 26 years 3-0-1 (3) | Paul Cahoon | Rings | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
3 | Dec 15, 2001 25 years, 7 months 2-0-1 (2) | Husein Cift | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Jun 20, 1999 23 years, 1 months 1-0-1 (1) | Rodney Glunder | Rings | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW |
1 | Dec 2, 1995 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Jordy Jonkers | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Palm strike |
