Michael Kuiper
Encyclopedia
Michael Kuiper is a Dutch
mixed martial artist
, who competes in the middleweight
division.
background and holds a black belt
in the discipline. He made his mixed martial arts
debut in February 2009 and defeated his opponent, Ahmed Sultan, with a triangle choke. He went on to have a further five fights that same year, winning all of them in the first or second round. In 2009 he won the Belgium MMA title, and was rewarded with the MMA fighter of the year 2009.
After defating David Marcina on November 20, 2010, he was set to return to the cage on December 4, 2010 to face Welsh boxer John Phillips
at BAMMA 5: The Beast vs. Crazy Bear
in Newcastle, England
. But due to snowstorms in the UK the event was cancelled.
on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143
.
|Win
|align=center| 11-0
|
Morris Cilfoni
| TKO (punches)
| MitC - Milano in the Cage
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| Milan
, Lombardy
, Italy
|
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|Win
|align=center| 10-0
|
Clearence Noordzee
| KO (punches)
| Staredown 5
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Deurne
, Belgium
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 9-0
|
David Marcina
| TKO (punches)
| Live 2 Fight
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:14
|Majorca, Balearic Islands
, Spain
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 8-0
|
Baudin Egoluev
| Submission (armbar)
| Ultimate Takedown: Brazil vs. Belgium
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2:42
|Herstal
, Belgium
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 7-0
|
Ivan Brguljan
| TKO (punches)
| One Gate 2 Far
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Heerlen
, Netherlands
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 6-0
| Patrice Wagemans
| KO (punch)
| Strength and Honour 5
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:10
|Dessel
, Belgium
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 5-0
| Bert Van Geystelen
| Submission (armbar)
| Bulls Gym Gala
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Putte
, Belgium
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 4-0
| Saigan Muradov
| TKO (punches)
| The Battle of Akersloot
|
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Akersloot, Netherlands
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 3-0
| Bert Van Geystelen
| Submission (armbar)
| Staredown
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Antwerp, Belgium
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 2-0
| Kevin Goodliff
| Decision (unanimous)
| Battle of South 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Hoensbroek
, Netherlands
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|-
|Win
|align=center| 1-0
|
Ahmed Sultan
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Outsider Cup 12
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|4:00
|Mühlheim
, Germany
|MMA debut.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
, who competes in the middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
division.
Career
Kuiper comes from a judoJudo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
background and holds a black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
in the discipline. He made his mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
debut in February 2009 and defeated his opponent, Ahmed Sultan, with a triangle choke. He went on to have a further five fights that same year, winning all of them in the first or second round. In 2009 he won the Belgium MMA title, and was rewarded with the MMA fighter of the year 2009.
After defating David Marcina on November 20, 2010, he was set to return to the cage on December 4, 2010 to face Welsh boxer John Phillips
John Phillips (fighter)
John Phillips is a Welsh mixed martial artist, who fights at middleweight. He is a veteran of British MMA, having fought in Cage Rage and BAMMA.-Background:...
at BAMMA 5: The Beast vs. Crazy Bear
BAMMA 5
BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shira was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 26 February 2011 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.-Background:BAMMA 5 was the first BAMMA event held outside of Birmingham or London...
in Newcastle, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. But due to snowstorms in the UK the event was cancelled.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Kuiper is expected to make his promotional debut against Rafael NatalRafael Natal
Not to be confused with Rafael NadalRafael Natal is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division...
on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143
UFC 143
UFC 143 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event is expected to take place on February 4, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Announced bouts:...
.
Jiu Jitsu European Champion
Kuiper (Gracie Barra Nederland) became the European Champion BJJ in the Blue Adult Heavy Weightclass of 2011.Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
|align=center| 11-0
|
Morris Cilfoni| TKO (punches)
| MitC - Milano in the Cage
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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|Win
|align=center| 10-0
|
Clearence Noordzee| KO (punches)
| Staredown 5
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Deurne
Deurne
Deurne may refer to two towns:* Deurne, North Brabant, a municipality in North Brabant * Deurne, Belgium, a district of the city of Antwerp...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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|Win
|align=center| 9-0
|
David Marcina| TKO (punches)
| Live 2 Fight
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:14
|Majorca, Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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|Win
|align=center| 8-0
|
Baudin Egoluev| Submission (armbar)
| Ultimate Takedown: Brazil vs. Belgium
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2:42
|Herstal
Herstal
Herstal, formerly known as Heristal, or Héristal, is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege along the Meuse river. Herstal is included in the "Greater Liège" agglomeration, which counts about 600,000 inhabitants...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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|Win
|align=center| 7-0
|
Ivan Brguljan| TKO (punches)
| One Gate 2 Far
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Heerlen
Heerlen
Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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|Win
|align=center| 6-0
|
Patrice Wagemans| KO (punch)
| Strength and Honour 5
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:10
|Dessel
Dessel
Dessel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. On January 1, 2006 Dessel had a total population of 8,773 inhabitants...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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|Win
|align=center| 5-0
|
Bert Van Geystelen| Submission (armbar)
| Bulls Gym Gala
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Putte
Putte
Putte is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Putte, Beerzel, Grasheide and Peulis. The town of Putte is around east of Mechelen. On January 1, 2006 Putte had a total population of 15,690...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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|Win
|align=center| 4-0
|
Saigan Muradov| TKO (punches)
| The Battle of Akersloot
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| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Akersloot, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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|Win
|align=center| 3-0
|
Bert Van Geystelen| Submission (armbar)
| Staredown
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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|Win
|align=center| 2-0
|
Kevin Goodliff| Decision (unanimous)
| Battle of South 7
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Hoensbroek
Hoensbroek
Hoensbroek is a Dutch town in the municipality of Heerlen. It is situated in the southeast of Limburg, a province in the southeast of the Netherlands. Until 1982, Hoensbroek was a separate municipality....
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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|Win
|align=center| 1-0
|
Ahmed Sultan| Submission (triangle choke)
| Outsider Cup 12
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|4:00
|Mühlheim
Mühlheim
Mühlheim may refer to several places in Germany and Austria:*Mühlheim am Main, in Hesse, Germany*Mühlheim an der Donau, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany*Mühlheim am Inn, in Upper Austria, AustriaSee also:*Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
|MMA debut.