Age, Biography and Wiki
Melvin Yeoh is a Malaysian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the ONE Championship. He is a former ONE Championship Featherweight World Champion.
Yeoh was born on 5 January 1981 in Perlis, Malaysia. He began training in martial arts at the age of 15, and eventually earned a black belt in taekwondo. He then began training in Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and eventually transitioned to mixed martial arts.
Yeoh made his professional MMA debut in 2007, and quickly rose to prominence in the Malaysian MMA scene. He won the Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial Arts Featherweight Championship in 2009, and then signed with ONE Championship in 2011.
Yeoh went on to become the ONE Championship Featherweight World Champion in 2014, and held the title until 2016. He has since gone on to compete in several other promotions, including the Professional Fighters League and the Malaysian Fighting Championship.
As of 2021, Melvin Yeoh's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.
| Popular As |
Yeoh Chian Yik |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
43 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
5 January, 1981 |
| Birthday |
5 January |
| Birthplace |
Perlis, Malaysia |
| Nationality |
Malaysia |
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Melvin Yeoh Height, Weight & Measurements
At 43 years old, Melvin Yeoh height is 5ft 7in and Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb).
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5ft 7in |
| Weight |
145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Melvin Yeoh Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Melvin Yeoh worth at the age of 43 years old? Melvin Yeoh’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fighter. He is from Malaysia. We have estimated
Melvin Yeoh's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Fighter |
Melvin Yeoh Social Network
Timeline
Melvin Yeoh last seen in One Championship cage in October 2015 when he lost to Saiful Merican. Occasionally competed in some grappling and Muay Thai small show he been focus on building his promotion such as Ultimate Beatdown, Subzero and Johor Jiujitsu open. He also focus on training upcoming prospect such as Jihin "Shadowcat" Radzuan who debuted in One Championship March 9, 2018 and showed promising results by round 2 Triangle choke. Later on July 2018 and Dec 2018, Melvin best prospect make another 2 statements by defeating Indonesian top female contender Jenny Huang, a former title contender.
Chee ultimately had to back out of the final due to injuries and was replaced by the eventual winner A.J. Lias Mansor who defeated Yeoh on 15 November 2013 at ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit, to become the inaugural Malaysian National Featherweight Champion.
Yeoh decided to enter Mayhem 2 which was organised as the promotion now known as Malaysian Fighting Championship in 2012. Despite only being 145 lbs he beat Sam Chan and Raymond Tiew in the quarter finals and semi finals, Tiew would later go on to fight for ONE Championship. In the final he took on Kazbek Shalbassov but lost in controversial circumstances after the referee gave Shalbassov time to recover from an illegal knee which video replays proved to be legal.
On 10 March 2012 he stopped another Malaysian, Mohd Zakhir, with a head kick 27 seconds into the first round of their fight at Malaysian Fighting Championship 4. This stoppage is proven to be controversial since his opponent can still fight and its only a knockdown.
Just two weeks later, on 24 March 2012, Yeoh defeated Singapore's Zulkarnain Mohammad by triangle choke in the first round of their fight at Ultimate MMA - Ultimate Fight Night 7. On 14 April 2012 he took on another fighter from Singapore, Mamat Sparko, at Gods FC. Yeoh weighed 20 lbs less than his opponent but was able to win by triangle choke for the second successive fight in a performance which led some to speculation that he was ready to fight at a higher level.
In April 2012 he was strongly linked with ONE Championship and tipped to appear on their 23 June event at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur something which Yeoh said would be a 'dream'. Yeoh was one of four fighters selected for the ONE FC Malaysian Featherweight Tournament and he defeated Raymond Tiew for the second time in his semi final matchup at ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors which was held at Putra Indoor Stadium on 23 June and will face Jian Kai Chee in the final.
Yeoh recovered from the setback to win his next four fights. On 10 December 2011 he stopped Malaysian Muhammad Taufiq Hashim with punches in the first round of their fight at Malaysian Fighting Championship 3.
He began training in Taekwondo in Perlis at the age of 13 and later took up Muay Thai. As a teenager he was encouraged to participate in martial arts by his grandparents because he got in a lot of fights at school. Yeoh's work as a school teacher took him from Perlis to Johor Bahru where he founded the first MMA camp in the region in 2006.
Melvin Yeoh (born 5 January 1981) is a Malaysian mixed martial artist and Muay Thai champion. As of April 2012 he is the most successful mixed martial artist in Malaysian history with a professional record of 6-1.
