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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
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
Savate NERFINISHED
kickboxing
gender male
givenName Gerard NERFINISHED
hasSibling Nico Gordeau NERFINISHED
knownFor controversial fighting tactics
finalist in UFC 1 tournament
highly aggressive fighting style
language Dutch
martialArt Kyokushin karate NERFINISHED
Savate NERFINISHED
kickboxing
name Gerard Gordeau NERFINISHED
nationality Dutch
notableEvent eye-gouging incident against Royce Gracie at UFC 1 final
kicking Teila Tuli in the face after knockdown at UFC 1
occupation fighter
martial arts instructor
religion Roman Catholic NERFINISHED
reputation aggressive striker
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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UFC 1 fighter Gerard Gordeau
UFC 1 finalBoutLoser Gerard Gordeau
Royce Gracie fought Gerard Gordeau