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Melvin Manhoef

1976 - Today

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Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed martial arts, he competed in Bellator's Light heavyweight and Middleweight division and has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, DREAM, RINGS, It's Showtime, K-1, ONE FC, and KSW. Manhoef is known for his fearsome knockout power, 29 of his 32 wins have come via knockout, the highest percentage of any MMA fighter with at least 15 wins. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Melvin Manhoef is the 72nd most popular martial arts (up from 73rd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Suriname and the most popular Surinamer Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Melvin Manhoef ranks 72 out of 179. Before him are Jiří Procházka, Daniel Cormier, Valentina Shevchenko, Wanderlei Silva, Kazuhiro Ninomiya, and Dustin Poirier. After him are Alexander Volkanovski, Francois Botha, José Aldo, Mark Coleman, Zhang Weili, and Vitor Belfort.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Melvin Manhoef ranks 260. Before him are Wanderlei Silva, Walter Pandiani, Mbo Mpenza, Aaron Stanford, Melissa George, and Takuya Ito. After him are Ane Brun, Tom Lenk, Momodu Mutairu, Liv Kristine, Sergej Ćetković, and Ayelet Shaked.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Melvin Manhoef ranks 20 out of 33. Before him are Henny Meijer (1962), Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), Remy Bonjasky (1976), François Levaillant (1753), Stanley Menzo (1963), and Cynthia McLeod (1936). After him are Edson Braafheid (1983), Henk Fraser (1966), Ulrich van Gobbel (1971), Letitia Vriesde (1964), Romeo Castelen (1983), and John Veldman (1968).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Suriname

Among martial arts born in Suriname, Melvin Manhoef ranks 1. 

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