Gerard Gordeau
| Gerard Gordeau | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1959 Den Haag, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Team | Kamakura |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: April 4, 2011 | |
Gerard Gordeau (born March 30, 1959) is a retired Dutch savateur, karateka, and mixed martial artist. He is the 1991 World Champion Savate and holder of the Dutch Champion Kyokushin Karate title for 8 consecutive years, but foremost known internationally for his fight against Teila Tuli in the first televised Ultimate Fighting Championship bout on 12 November 1993. To Japanese prowrestling fans he is known as "the hired body guard" for the famous 1.4 Incident which occurred on January fourth, 1999 at the Tokyo Dome, Naoya Ogawa versus Shinya Hashimoto. Gordeau was in the corner of Ogawa representing UFO (Universal Fighting Organization), Ogawa turned the bout into a shoot match brutally striking Hashimoto who had no idea what was going on.
Mixed martial arts career
Gordeau had fought in several no-holds-barred matches in his native Netherlands and Japan, including two bouts against Masaaki Satake and Mitsuya Nagai at "free fight" events held under the then professional wrestling promotion RINGS as well as a shoot style bout with Akira Maeda under the Newborn UWF.[1]
Gordeau's Ultimate Fighting Championship match with Teila Tuli lasted only 26 seconds and was stopped after Gordeau knocked out three of Tuli's teeth with a kick. The event announcers claimed that the tooth landed underneath their table, the other two were embedded in Gordeau's foot for the remainder of the show, due to the UFC doctors not wanting Gordeau to have an open wound in his foot. Gordeau also broke his own hand on Tuli's head after the kick. Despite the injury, he fought twice more that night. After winning his second match against Kevin Rosier, Gordeau lost to Royce Gracie in the championship bout. During the bout, while Gordeau was in Gracie's guard, he allegedly bit Gracie's ear in an intentional foul. However Gracie still managed to submit Gordeau to win the fight and tournament.
Gordeau was a trainer for UFC 2 semifinalist Remco Pardoel in 1994. He became notorious as a "dirty fighter", again using illegal tactics with the intentional eye-gouge of Yuki Nakai in the 1995 Japan Vale Tudo.[2] Nakai went on to beat Gordeau by submission, but lost sight in his right eye from the gouge.[3]
Professional wrestling career
In 1995, he took part in New Japan Pro Wrestling's four-man Final Countdown BVD Tournament on January 4 at the Tokyo Dome during Battle 7. He lost his match to eventual winner Antonio Inoki.
Since his retirement from MMA, Gordeau has participated in various puroresu events, the last one of which was held at Pro Wrestling Zero1 Yasukuni Shrine Festival on 11 April 2010 where he teamed with Ryouji Sai.[4]
Kamakura dojo
Gordeau, along with his brothers Al and Nico, owns the Kamakura dojo in The Hague. He also trains the current Dutch K-1 fighter Mourad Bouzidi, along with Anil Dubar, and sometimes the Romanian champion Daniel Ghiţă.
Accomplishments and titles
- 9th dan Kyokushinkai Karate (Budo Kaikan)
- 7th dan Sei Budo Kai
- 4th dan Kyokushinkai Karate (NKA)
- 2nd dan Full-Contact Karate (USA)
- Highest degree Savate (Boxe Francaise)
- 4th dan Oyama Karate
- Eight time Dutch Champion Kyokushin Karate
- Competed at the World Championships Kyokushin Karate (1979, 1983, 1987)
- Savate World Heavyweight Champion (1991)
- Three time Savate European Heavyweight Champion
- UFC 1 Tournament Finalist (1993)
Mixed martial arts record
| 4 matches | 2 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 2 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2-2 |  Yuki Nakai
|
Submission (heel hook) | Vale Tudo Japan 1995 | April 20, 1995 | 4 | 2:41 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 2-1 |  Royce Gracie
|
Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 1 | November 12, 1993 | 1 | 1:44 | Denver, Colorado, United States | For UFC 1 Championship |
| Win | 2-0 |  Kevin Rosier
|
Submission (body stomp) | UFC 1 | November 12, 1993 | 1 | 0:59 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Teila Tuli
|
TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 1 | November 12, 1993 | 1 | 0:26 | Denver, Colorado, United States |
Kickboxing record
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 27-6 | Toshiyuki Atokawa
|
Decision | K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup | October 2, 1993 | N/A | N/A | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 27-5 |  Adam Watt
|
KO (spinning back fist) | K-1 Illusion | September 4, 1993 | 2 | 2:07 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 27-4 |  Jokovic
|
TKO | Savate World Championship | May 25, 1991 | 3 | 0:01 | Paris, France | For Savate World Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 26-4 |  Simon Bienvenu
|
KO | Savate World Championship | April 27, 1991 | ? | ? | Toulouse, France |
References
- ^ UWF Cards 1988
- ^ Rickson Gracie: Choke - documentary(1999)
- ^ "Nakai talks Vale Tudo, SHOOTO and Rickson". http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews/nakai-talks-vale-tudo-shooto-and-rickson-3986. Retrieved February 14, 2006.
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