Michael Kuiper (15-7, 14) was born in Riel, Netherlands on June 7, 1989. At the age of 19 years on February 14, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Ahmed Sultan, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On February 4, 2012, 22-year old Michael Kuiper made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 143 against a 29-year old Rafael Natal but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Kuiper's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Rodrigo Carlos at age 35 on November 9, 2024. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michael Kuiper's best fights have been against Jared Hamman.
Kuiper has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Nov 9, 2024 35 years, 5 months 15-7 (14) | Rodrigo Carlos | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Keylock | |
21 | Apr 7, 2018 28 years, 10 months 15-6 (14) | Adrick Croes | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
20 | May 26, 2017 27 years, 11 months 15-5 (14) | Cristiano Machado | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
19 | Jun 4, 2016 26 years, 11 months 14-5 (13) | Oktay Karatas | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18 | Apr 29, 2016 26 years, 10 months 13-5 (12) | Gregory Milliard | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
17 | Oct 4, 2014 25 years, 3 months 13-4 (12) | Lutciano Zimmerman | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
16  | Feb 28, 2014 24 years, 8 months 12-4 (11) | 28 years, 1 months 7-3 (1) | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
15  | Oct 26, 2013 24 years, 4 months 12-3 (11) | 24 years, 4 months 8-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
14  | Apr 6, 2013 23 years, 9 months 12-2 (11) | 29 years, 10 months 8-5 (4) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
13  | Aug 11, 2012 23 years, 2 months 12-1 (11) | 30 years, 5 months 13-4 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Feb 4, 2012 22 years, 7 months 11-1 (10) | 29 years, 1 months 13-3-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
11 | May 7, 2011 21 years, 11 months 11-0 (10) | Morris Cilfoni | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Mar 19, 2011 21 years, 9 months 10-0 (9) | Clearance Noordzee | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Nov 20, 2010 21 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | David Marcina | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Nov 6, 2010 21 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Baudin Egoluev | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7 | Nov 7, 2009 20 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | Ivan Brguljan | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Oct 3, 2009 20 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Patrice Wagemans | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
5 | May 30, 2009 19 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | Bert Van Geystelen | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | May 10, 2009 19 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Saigan Muradov | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Apr 26, 2009 19 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Bert Van Geystelen | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
2 | Apr 11, 2009 19 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | Kevin Goodliff | MD | 2 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Feb 14, 2009 19 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Ahmed Sultan | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
