Gerard Gordeau
Gerard Gordeau (born March30, 1959) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Amsterdam, Holland who competed against Teila Tuli in the first ever televised UFC fight. The match lasted only thirty seconds and was stopped after Gordeau knocked out one of Tuli's teeth with his foot. The announcers for the event claimed that the tooth landed underneath their table. Gordeau also broke his own hand on Tuli's head after the kick. Despite the injury he would fight twice again that night. After winning his second match Gordeau lost to Royce Gracie in the championship bout of UFC 1. Gracie claimed that Gordeau bit his ear during the match and showed what was clearly a bite mark on his upper ear to the camera crew.
Gordeau was also the world Savate champion and trainer for UFC fighter Remco Pardoel. He is remembered for his illegal eye-gouge of Yuki Nakai in the 1995 Japan Vale Tudo. Nakai went on to beat Gordeau by submission, but lost sight in his right eye from the gouge.
Gordeau's Mixed Martial Arts record is 2-2.
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