Gerard Gordeau
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Gerard Gordeau is a Dutch Savate and Kyokushin karate fighter best known as a finalist in the inaugural UFC tournament and for his controversial, highly aggressive fighting style.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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kickboxer ⓘ martial artist ⓘ mixed martial artist ⓘ savate practitioner ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1959-03-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1990s mixed martial arts pioneer ⓘ |
| familyName | Gordeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightingOutOf | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightingStyle |
Kyokushin karate
NERFINISHED
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Savate NERFINISHED ⓘ kickboxing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Nico Gordeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial fighting tactics
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finalist in UFC 1 tournament ⓘ highly aggressive fighting style ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| martialArt |
Kyokushin karate
NERFINISHED
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Savate NERFINISHED ⓘ kickboxing ⓘ |
| name | Gerard Gordeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
eye-gouging incident against Royce Gracie at UFC 1 final
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kicking Teila Tuli in the face after knockdown at UFC 1 ⓘ |
| occupation |
fighter
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martial arts instructor ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
aggressive striker
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dirty fighter ⓘ |
| ruleSetExperience | no-holds-barred (early UFC rules) ⓘ |
| stance | striker-oriented ⓘ |
| team | Dojo Chakuriki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainerRole | coach at his own dojo in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| UFC1FinalLossMethod | submission (rear-naked choke) ⓘ |
| UFC1FinalOpponent | Royce Gracie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UFC1QuarterFinalOpponent | Teila Tuli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UFC1QuarterFinalWinMethod | TKO (doctor stoppage) ⓘ |
| UFC1Result | tournament finalist ⓘ |
| UFC1SemiFinalOpponent | Ken Shamrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UFC1SemiFinalWinMethod | TKO (corner stoppage) ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
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