MMA Top headknocker:
Gilbert "The Hurricane" Yvel

  • Record: 36-14-1draw-1nc
  • Wins: (31)(T)KOs (5)submissions
  • Height: 6'2"
  • Weight: 239lbs
  • Style: Muay Thai
  • Born: Amsterdam Holland

Gilbert Yvel has knocked out 31 fighters in his 36 wins, that's impressive striking power.

Some of the more notable fighters that Yvel has stopped are:

  • Semmy Schilt in 4:45 of the 2nd at Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring.
  • Kiyoshi Tamura in 13:13 of the 1st round at Rings: Millennium Combine 1.

Gilbert Yvel KOed Gary Goodridge in 28 seconds at PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors.

Yvel (T)KOed Cheick Kongo in the 2nd round at Its Showtime: Amsterdam Arena. It was Kongo's only loss by (T)KO in his MMA career.

Pedro Rizzo felt Gilbert Yvel's power and was Knocked Out in 2:10 of the 1st at Ultimate Chaos: Lashley vs. Sapp.

Here's a complete list of Gilbert Yvel's Knock Out victims:


  • Rob Van Leeunen (T)KO 4:06-1st
  • Leon Dijk KO 2nd- rd
  • Vyacheslav Kiselyov :51-1st
  • Pedro Palm N/A
  • Sergei Tunic 1:16-1st
  • Oleg Tsygolnik 1:41-1st
  • Bas Lussen N/A
  • Algirdas Darulis 3:02-1st
  • Valentijn Overeem :38-1st
  • Lee Hasdell N/A
  • Big Mo T 1:59-1st
  • Todd Medina :10-1st
  • Tsuyoshi Kohsaka 14:58-1st
  • Semmy Schilt 4:45-2nd
  • Fabio Piamonte 2:28-1st
  • Dennis Reed 1:43-1st
  • Tsuyoshi Kohsaka 1:17-1st
  • Joop Kasteel 4:16-1st
  • Brian Dunn :21-1st
  • Kiyoshi Tamura 13:13-1st
  • Gary Goodridge :28-1st
  • Carlos Barreto 2:20-1st
  • Bob Schrijber N/A
  • Cheick Kongo 2nd-rd
  • Fabiano Scherner 1:30-1st
  • Rodney Glunder 1:38-1st
  • Akira Shoji 3:43-1st
  • Hakim Goram 1st-rd
  • Michal Kita 2nd-rd
  • Alexander Timonov :22-1st
  • Pedro Rizzo 2:10-1st



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