Ivan Hippolyte

Ivan Hippolyte
Born	October 7, 1964 (1964-10-07) Suriname
Other names	Hippo, The Hydro
Nationality	Surinamese Dutch
Height	1.79.5 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Division	Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Savate
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Vos Gym
Trainer	Johan Vos, Jan Plas
Kickboxing record
Total	82
Wins	69
By knockout	37
Losses	10
Draws	3
Other information
Occupation	Martial arts instructor
Notable students	Mirko CroCop, Remy Bonjasky

Ivan "The Hydro" Hippolyte (born October 7, 1964) is a Dutch-Surinamese former kickboxer and Muay Thai World champion. He is currently a martial arts coach at the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the same gym he used to fight out of during his active career. He is a former sparring partner and teammate of four time K-1 World champion Ernesto Hoost as well as veteran mixed martial artist Gilbert Yvel.

He has also been a trainer for K-1 World Champion Remy Bonjasky and MMA legend Mirko Crocop.

Titles

• 1995 K-3 Grand Prix '95 Champion
• 1995 W.M.T.C. Middleweight World Champion at Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1994 K-3 Dutch Edition Tournament Champion -76.2 kg
• M.T.B.N. World Champion
• W.M.T.A. World Champion -72 kg
• 1988 W.K.A. Welterweight World Champion
• 4 times E.M.T.A. European Muay Thai Champion
• 1986 European Champion Savate

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

69 wins (37 (T)KOs), 10 Losses, 3 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2000-10-22 Win Rayen Simson It's Showtime - Exclusive Haarlem, Netherlands TKO (Leg Injury) 4 1:00 2000-06-04 Win Hassan Ettaki Night of Revenge Haarlem, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 1999-09-05 Loss Perry Ubeda Battle of Arnhem I Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (Shin Injury) 1 1999-10-24 Loss Rayen Simson It's Showtime - It's Showtime Haarlem, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 1998-05-31 Win Perry Ubeda Fight of the Decade Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 1996-11-16 Loss Hassan Ettaki Night of Dynamite Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Cut on Shin) 1 1996-09-01 Loss Jason Suttie K-1 Revenge '96 Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1996 Loss Sakmongkol Sithchuchok Pattaya, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Loses W.M.T.C. Muay Thai Middleweight World title. 1995-07-16 Win Taiei Kin K-3 Grand Prix '95, Final Nagoya, Japan Ext.R Decision (Majority) 4 3:00 Wins K-3 Grand Prix '95 title. 1995-07-16 Win Toshiyuki Atokawa K-3 Grand Prix '95, Semi Finals Nagoya, Japan 2nd Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1995-07-16 Win Changpuek Kiatsongrit K-3 Grand Prix '95, Quarter Finals Nagoya, Japan KO (Punch) 2 0:20 1995-04-02 Loss Orlando Wiet Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 1995 Win Pompetch Naratreekul Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO Wins W.M.T.C. Muay Thai Middleweight World title. 1994-09-15 Win Faizel Reding K-3 Dutch Edition Tournament, Final Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Wins K-3 Dutch Edition tournament title -76.2 kg. 1994-04-30 Win Hiromu Yoshitaka K-1 Grand Prix '94, Super Fight Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1992-10-25 Win Vichan Chorrotchai Holland vs Thailand: The Revenge Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 1991-10-20 Win Brian Pieters Hot Night in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1991-04-21 Win Orlando Wiet Kickboxing "Holland vs Canada" Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 1991-04-21 Loss Mungkordet Kiatprasarnchai Holland vs Thailand VI Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 1991 Draw Krongsak Sakcharenchai Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision Draw 5 3:00 1990-12-10 Loss Mungkordet Kiatprasarnchai Bangkok, Thailand KO (Knee) 1990-10-14 Win Mungkordet Kiatprasarnchai Holland vs Thailand V Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Wins W.M.T.A. Muay Thai World title -74 kg. 1990-04-01 Win Tony Moore Holland vs England Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Gave Up) 4 1990 Win Jomhod Kiatadisak Phoenix, Arizona, USA KO 3 1989-10-08 Win Guillaume Kerner Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 1989 Loss Krongsak Sakcharenchai Paris, France Decision 5 3:00 1988-11-20 Win Orlando Wiet Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 1988-06-11 Win Champions in Action Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 2 1988 Win David Humphries Wins W.K.A. Welterweight World title. 1987 Win Humphrey Harrison Champions of Champions U.K. Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Retains E.M.T.A. Muay Thai European title. 1985-05-26 Win Habib Ben-Salah Netherlands TKO (Referee Stoppage, Knee) Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

2011 won the Dutch Koekhappen open in Amsterdam

External links

• k-1sport.de Profile
• Sherdog Profile

He also lost from the lange dunne By TKO

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers
• Muay Thai
• List of kickboxing organizations