Melvin Manhoef
Surinamese-Dutch professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
メルヴィン・マヌーフ · 멜빈 마누프
- Born
- 11 May 1976, Paramaribo
- Citizenship
- Suriname, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Sport
- kickboxing
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter, kickboxer
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 90 kg (198 lb)
Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a Surinamese-born Dutch retired 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.
After the kickboxing ranking system combat press was established, Melvin was placed top ten at middleweight.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.