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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