18

MK

HW

HeavyweightMMA

Michael Knaap

"Hammer"

NetherlandsAge 42Golden Glory

18

Wins

22

Losses

3

Draws

0%

Finish Rate

0

KO / TKO

0

Submissions

2001

Pro Debut

Fight History44 Bouts↻ Updated 2026-06-02

Result	Opponent	Method	Rd	Event	Date
Loss	Dean ListerH2H	Submission (Heel Hook)	R1	Fightor 1 - Lister vs. Knaap	Jan 17, 2015
Loss	Bojan MihajlovicH2H	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	SBC 2 - Serbian Battle Championship 2	Nov 16, 2013
Loss	David TkeshelashviliH2H	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	R1	OTS - Only The Strongest 2011	Apr 16, 2011
Win	Sultan KasanowH2H	Submission (Kimura)	R1	NAS 3 - North against South	Mar 27, 2011
Loss	Hans StringerH2H	Decision (Unanimous)	R2	BOTE - Chahbari vs. Souwer	Jan 30, 2010
Loss	Ronny MarkesH2H	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	BG - Top Team	Oct 25, 2009
Loss	Antoni ChmielewskiH2H	Decision (Unanimous)	R2	KSW 11 - Konfrontacja	May 15, 2009
Loss	Krzysztof KulakH2H	Decision (Unanimous)	R2	KSW 10 - Dekalog	Dec 12, 2008
Loss	Dion StaringH2H	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UG 8 - Ultimate Glory 8	Jul 6, 2008
Loss	Robert JoczH2H	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	R2	BOTE - Beast of the East	May 31, 2008
Win	Andre FyeetH2H	Submission (Armbar)	R1	FS - Fite Selektor	Mar 13, 2008
Loss	Dion StaringH2H	Decision	—	BOTE - Beast of the East	Jan 26, 2008
Win	Nikolai OnikienkoH2H	TKO	—	LOTR - Schilt vs. Guelmino	Jan 12, 2008
Win	Ralf WonninkH2H	Submission (Armbar)	—	OTS - Only the Strongest	Nov 24, 2007
Loss	Alistair OvereemH2H	Submission (Peruvian Necktie)	R1	K-1 - World GP in Amsterdam	Jun 23, 2007
Win	Martin ZawadaH2H	Decision	—	CF - The Real Deal	May 5, 2007
Loss	Murad ChunkaievH2H	Decision (Split)	R2	2H2H - Pride & Honor	Nov 12, 2006
Win	Marko SinticH2H	Submission (Armbar)	R1	CF - Combined Forces	Oct 7, 2006
Loss	Martin ZawadaH2H	Submission (Armbar)	R2	2H2H - Road to Japan	Jun 18, 2006
Loss	Vitor ViannaH2H	Submission (Armbar)	R3	BOTE - Beast of the East	May 12, 2006
Win	Ralf WonninkH2H	Submission (Armbar)	R1	OTS - Only The Strongest	May 6, 2006
Loss	Alexandre FerreiraH2H	Submission (Armbar)	R1	WCFC - No Guts No Glory	Mar 18, 2006
Loss	Tomasz DrwalH2H	Submission (Choke)	R2	BFS - Mix Fight Gala 4	Mar 6, 2005
Win	Samir BourekbaH2H	TKO	—	MTBN - Garuda Gym	Oct 16, 2004
Win	Edmunds KirsisH2H	Disqualification (Headbutt)	—	MTBN - Garuda Gym	Oct 16, 2004
Loss	Alexei VeselovzorovH2H	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	R1	M-1 MFC - Middleweight GP	Oct 9, 2004
Loss	Tengiz TedoradzeH2H	Decision (Majority)	—	CFC 1 - Cage Carnage	Jul 11, 2004
Loss	Sander ThonhauserH2H	KO (Punch)	R2	Rings Holland - World's Greatest	Apr 4, 2004
Win	Roman ZentsovH2H	KO (Punches)	R1	2H2H - 2 Hot 2 Handle	Feb 22, 2004
Loss	Tengiz TedoradzeH2H	Decision	R1	DF - Durata World Grand Prix 3	Dec 12, 2003
Loss	Andrey RudakovH2H	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	R1	DF - Durata World Grand Prix 3	Dec 12, 2003
Loss	Olaf in 't VeldH2H	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Rings Holland - The Untouchables	Sep 27, 2003
Win	Peter VerschurenH2H	Submission (Leg Lock)	R1	2H2H 6 - Simply the Best 6	Mar 16, 2003
Win	Nathan SchouterenH2H	TKO (Kick to the Body)	R2	Rings Holland - One Moment In Time	Dec 1, 2002
Draw	Cheick KongoH2H	Draw	R2	It's Showtime - As Usual	Sep 29, 2002
Win	Can SahinbasH2H	TKO	R2	FFH - Free Fight Explosion 2	Jun 23, 2002
Win	Patrick de WitteH2H	KO (Flying Knee)	R1	Rings Holland - Saved by the Bell	Jun 2, 2002
Win	Valeri BozisH2H	TKO (Low Kicks)	—	Together Productions - Fight Gala	Mar 23, 2002
Win	Ramon TemminkH2H	KO	R2	Together Productions - Fight Gala	Feb 16, 2002
Win	Sam TurkyH2H	Submission	—	Together Productions - Fight Gala	Nov 24, 2001
Win	Alexandr BodrovH2H	Submission (Armbar)	—	Together Productions - Fight Gala	Oct 27, 2001
Draw	Jeffrey PedroH2H	Draw	R1	Kam Lung - Only The Strongest Survive 3	Sep 29, 2001
Draw	Husein CiftH2H	Draw	R2	FFH - Free Fight Explosion 1	May 27, 2001
Loss	Alistair OvereemH2H	Submission	R1	K-1 - World GP 2007 in Amsterdam	—

Related Fighters

Dean Lister13-7-0 · MWBojan Mihajlovic10-6-0 · LHWDavid Tkeshelashvili8-6-0 · LHWSultan Kasanow1-1-0Hans Stringer22-8-3 · LHWRonny Markes25-12-0 · HWAntoni Chmielewski32-18-0 · MWKrzysztof Kulak32-18-2 · MWDion Staring36-15-0 · HWRobert Jocz21-8-0 · MWAndre Fyeet5-12-0 · LHWNikolai Onikienko16-15-0 · HW

Data sourced from public records for archival/research purposes.