Michael Kuiper

Michael Kuiper
Born	June 7, 1989 (1989-06-07) (age 22) Riel, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Tilburg, Netherlands
Team	Perfect Team
Rank	purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in Judo
Years active	2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	11
Wins	11
By knockout	6
By submission	4
By decision	1
Losses	0
Draws	0
Other information
Website	http://www.michaelkuiper.org/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: December 24, 2010

Michael Kuiper (born June 7, 1989) is a Dutch mixed martial artist, who competes in the Middleweight division.

Career

Kuiper comes from a judo background and holds a black belt in the discipline.^[1] 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.^[2] But due to snowstorms in the UK the event was cancelled.

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

Professional record breakdown
11 matches	11 wins	0 losses
By knockout	6	0
By submission	4	0
By decision	1	0
Draws	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	11-0	Morris Cilfoni	TKO (punches)	MitC - Milano in the Cage	02011-05-07May 7, 2011	1	N/A	Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Win	10-0	Clearence Noordzee	KO (punches)	Staredown 5	02011-03-19March 19, 2011	1	N/A	Deurne, Belgium
Win	9-0	David Marcina	TKO (punches)	Live 2 Fight	02010-11-20November 20, 2010	1	2:14	Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Win	8-0	Baudin Egoluev	Submission (armbar)	Ultimate Takedown: Brazil vs. Belgium	02010-11-06November 6, 2010	2	2:42	Herstal, Belgium
Win	7-0	Ivan Brguljan	TKO (punches)	One Gate 2 Far	02009-11-07November 7, 2009	1	N/A	Heerlen, Netherlands
Win	6-0	Patrice Wagemans	KO (punch)	Strength and Honour 5	02009-10-03October 3, 2009	1	0:10	Dessel, Belgium
Win	5-0	Bert Van Geystelen	Submission (armbar)	Bulls Gym Gala	02009-05-30May 30, 2009	2	N/A	Putte, Belgium
Win	4-0	Saigan Muradov	TKO (punches)	The Battle of Akersloot	02009-05-10May 10, 2009	N/A	N/A	Akersloot, Netherlands
Win	3-0	Bert Van Geystelen	Submission (armbar)	Staredown	02009-04-26April 26, 2009	1	N/A	Antwerp, Belgium
Win	2-0	Kevin Goodliff	Decision (unanimous)	Battle of South 7	02009-04-11April 11, 2009	2	5:00	Hoensbroek, Netherlands
Win	1-0	Ahmed Sultan	Submission (triangle choke)	Outsider Cup 12	02009-02-14February 14, 2009	2	4:00	Mühlheim, Germany	MMA debut.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Michael Kuiper from Sherdog

References

1. ^ Michael Kuiper's official site
2. ^ "BAMMA 5". http://www.bamma.com/index.php/component/content/article/35/107.html. 

Persondata
Name	Kuiper, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch mixed martial artist
Date of birth	June 7, 1989
Place of birth	Riel, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death