Alessio Sakara
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Alessio Sakara is an Italian mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 and boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

, who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

 Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

 Division. Sakara is also a Former World Junior Boxing Contender. He holds notable wins over Elvis Sinosic
Elvis Sinosic
Elvis Sinosic is a retired Australian professional mixed martial artist.-Biography:Born in Canberra, Elvis Sinosic now resides in Sydney, where he practises his martial arts training. Elvis was born to Croatian parents and is proud of his Croatian heritage...

, Thales Leites
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...

, James Irvin
James Irvin
James Irvin was an American politician. Irvin was a prominent agriculturalist and ironmaster in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Irvin represented Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district in the 27th United States Congress, and Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district in the 28th United States...

.

Background

Sakara was born in Rome on September 2, 1981. When Sakara was five he began to play soccer as a midfielder.
Sakara began training in boxing at the age of 11, and at 18 he began training with Roberto Almeida
in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

.
Before becoming a mixed martial arts fighter Sakara competed both as an amateur and professional boxer.

In 2008 he signed with American Top Team
American Top Team
American Top Team is one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Marcus Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has...


in Coconut Creek, Florida. Due to his boxing background, Sakara is primarily a striker.

UFC career

Sakara was on the Undercard at UFC 55: Fury
UFC 55
UFC 55: Fury was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 7, 2005 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD....

 fighting against Ron Faircloth
Ron Faircloth
Ron Faircloth is an American mixed mrtial artist who is known for his fight in the UFC with Alessio Sakara that ended in a No Contest. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. He has a notable victory over former UFC fighter Wilson Gouveia...

. The bout was ruled a No Contest
No contest (boxing)
No contest is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands.-Boxing:...

 due to an inside leg kick to Sakara's groin. Sakara was part of UFC 80
UFC 80
UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.-Background:...

 in Newcastle, England, where he won via TKO in the first round against veteran James Lee
James Lee (fighter)
James Lee is an American mixed martial artst who competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Lee is an All-American wrestler. He was scheduled to fight on the UFC 88 card in Atlanta, Georgia against Tim Boetsch but withdrew due to injury. He is also an alumnus of Orchard Lake St...

. Following his victory over Lee, Sakara announced that he would be moving down to the middleweight division. Sakara lost by TKO to middleweight Chris Leben
Chris Leben
Christian Cyrus Leben is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a middleweight....

 at UFC 82
UFC 82
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....

.

At UFC Fight Night 15 Sakara defeated Joe Vedepo in the first round with a head kick, which earning him Knockout of the Night honors.

Sakara then defeated Thales Leites
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...

 via split decision at UFC 101
UFC 101
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

.

Sakara was scheduled to face Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his physical strength. His nickname, Portuguese for "tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Many of his victories are by Leg-locks...

 on December 5, 2009 at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 5, 2009...

, but had to withdraw after suffering an undisclosed injury while training. He was replaced by Lucio Linhares
Lucio Linhares
Lucio Linhares is a Brazilian-Finnish professional mixed martial artist and M-1 Global veteran who has fought for Shooto. Linhares most notable win is over former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Sean Salmon. Linhares is a former member of the M-1 Mixfight Team Finland...

.

Sakara defeated James Irvin
James Irvin (fighter)
James Lee Irvin is an American mixed martial artist who has competed as a Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and currently as a Heavyweight. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting heavyweight champion...

 via first round TKO on March 21, 2010 at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus...

 via first round TKO. Since moving to train with American Top Team
American Top Team
American Top Team is one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by former members of Brazilian Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, Marcus Silveira and Marcelo Silveira but there is no formal affiliation between the two teams. ATT's main academy is in Coconut Creek, Florida but has...

, Sakara has gone 4–1 in the UFC.

Sakara was forced to pull out of his fight at UFC 116
UFC 116
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States...

 with Nate Marquardt due to the death of his father.

Sakara was then scheduled to face Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera (fighter)
Jorge Luis Rivera is an American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He holds victories over five former or future UFC title contenders; Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Kendall Grove, Dennis Hallman and Nate Quarry.-Military career:19k Tank with A/1-70 Armor at Fort...

 on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118
UFC 118
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The third UFC Fan Expo coincided with the event...

, but Rivera pulled out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Gerald Harris. Sakara was then forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Joe Vedepo
Joe Vedepo
Joe Vedepo is an American mixed martial artist. He fought at ZT Fight Night - Heavyweights Collide against Oli Thompson winning via TKO in the second round, He was expected to fight Rob Broughton to crown the tournament winner but Vedepo broke his hand in his semifinals bout against Oli Thompson,...

.

His bout with Rivera had been rescheduled and was expected to take place on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122
UFC 122
UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S....

, but the fight was cancelled, Sakara intended on competing despite experiencing flu-like symptoms, but the bout was terminated due to Sakara vomiting backstage.

Sakara was expected to face Maiquel Falcão
Maiquel Falcão
Maiquel José Falcão Gonçalves is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is best known for his one-fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in the middleweight division.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

 on March 3, 2011 at the UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 3, 2011, at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The event was broadcast on Versus in the U.S. and Rogers Sportsnet One in Canada...

 event. However, Falcão was injured while training and replaced by Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
Not to be confused with Rafael NadalRafael Natal is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division...

. Then in early February, Natal pulled out of the bout due to a knee injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently signed as a Middleweight with the UFC. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling Champion...

. Sakara lost a unanimous decision after getting repeatedly taken down and controlled by Weidman's wrestling.

The bout between Sakara and Rivera has been rescheduled again for August 6, 2011 at UFC 133
UFC 133
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.-Background:...

., but Sakara was forced out of the bout after tearing the ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...

 in his knee while training and was replaced by Constantinos Philippou
Constantinos Philippou
Constantinos Philippou is a Cypriot mixed martial artist. He is currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the middleweight division.-MMA career:Philippou made his professional MMA debut in May 2008 for the Ring of Combat promotion...

.

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Loss
|align=center| 15–8 (1)
|  Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently signed as a Middleweight with the UFC. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling Champion...


|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 3, 2011, at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The event was broadcast on Versus in the U.S. and Rogers Sportsnet One in Canada...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
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, United States
United States
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|
|-
|Win
|align=center|15–7 (1)
|  James Irvin
James Irvin (fighter)
James Lee Irvin is an American mixed martial artist who has competed as a Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and currently as a Heavyweight. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting heavyweight champion...


|TKO (punch)
|UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:01
|Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield, Colorado
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, United States
United States
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|
|-
|Win
|align=center|14–7 (1)
|  Thales Leites
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...


|Decision (split)
|UFC 101
UFC 101
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
|align=center|13–7 (1)
|  Joe Vedepo
Joe Vedepo
Joe Vedepo is an American mixed martial artist. He fought at ZT Fight Night - Heavyweights Collide against Oli Thompson winning via TKO in the second round, He was expected to fight Rob Broughton to crown the tournament winner but Vedepo broke his hand in his semifinals bout against Oli Thompson,...


|KO (head kick)
|UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 15, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 17, 2008 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska....


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

, United States
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|Knockout of the Night
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12–7 (1)
|  Chris Leben
Chris Leben
Christian Cyrus Leben is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a middleweight....


|TKO (punches)
|UFC 82
UFC 82
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:16
|Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, United States
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|Middleweight Debut
|-
|Win
|align=center|12–6 (1)
|  James Lee
James Lee (fighter)
James Lee is an American mixed martial artst who competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Lee is an All-American wrestler. He was scheduled to fight on the UFC 88 card in Atlanta, Georgia against Tim Boetsch but withdrew due to injury. He is also an alumnus of Orchard Lake St...


|TKO (punches)
|UFC 80
UFC 80
UFC 80: Rapid Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.-Background:...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:30
|Newcastle, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11–6 (1)
|  Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander is an American professional mixed martial artist, who fights as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He also works as a DJ in North Omaha, Nebraska...


|TKO (knee and punches)
|UFC 75
UFC 75
UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.The event was held September 8, 2007 at The O2 in London, England. The event was on Setanta Sports 1 in the United Kingdom, TV4 Sport in Sweden, PPV1 in Ireland, and offered on tape delay on...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:01
|London, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11–5 (1)
|  Victor Valimaki
Victor Valimaki
Victor "The Matrix" Valimaki is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Valimaki holds notable victories over Dan Severn, Jason Day and Vernon White.-MMA Debut:...


|TKO (punches)
|UFC 70
UFC 70
UFC 70: Nations Collide was the second UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in Manchester on Saturday, April 21, 2007. The first UFC event in the UK was UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall on July 13, 2002. UFC 70 was also only the seventh UFC event held outside the United States, and the...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:44
|Manchester, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–5 (1)
|  Drew McFedries
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 65
UFC 65
UFC 65: Bad Intentions was a mixed martial arts competition held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 18, 2006 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California – the UFC’s first show at this venue.-Background:...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:07
|Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
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, United States
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|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–4 (1)
|  Dean Lister
Dean Lister
Dean Richard Lister is an American mixed martial artist and a former King of the Cage champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after moving down from the Light Heavyweight class...


|Submission (triangle choke)
|UFC 60
UFC 60
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 27, 2006. The event took place at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.-Background:Headlining the card was a...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:20
|Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, United States
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|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10–3 (1)
|  Elvis Sinosic
Elvis Sinosic
Elvis Sinosic is a retired Australian professional mixed martial artist.-Biography:Born in Canberra, Elvis Sinosic now resides in Sydney, where he practises his martial arts training. Elvis was born to Croatian parents and is proud of his Croatian heritage...


|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 57
UFC 57
UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 4, 2006. It was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States.Headlining the card was an anticipated...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|NC
|align=center|9–3 (1)
|  Ron Faircloth
Ron Faircloth
Ron Faircloth is an American mixed mrtial artist who is known for his fight in the UFC with Alessio Sakara that ended in a No Contest. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. He has a notable victory over former UFC fighter Wilson Gouveia...


|No Contest (groin strike)
|UFC 55
UFC 55
UFC 55: Fury was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 7, 2005 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD....


|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:10
|Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...

, United States
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|UFC Debut. Sakara Kicked in Groin.
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|Win
|align=center|9–3
|  Frank Amaugou
|Decision (unanimous)
|King of the Ring
|
|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Milan, Italy
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8–3
|  Tihamer Brunner
|TKO
|Ring Fight
|
|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...

, Italy
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|7–3
|  Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...


|Decision (unanimous)
|Jungle Fight 3
Jungle Fight 3
Jungle Fight 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by Jungle Fight on October 23, 2004 at Tropical Hotel Manaus Sports Complex in Manaus, Brazil.-Results: Fredson Paixão vs. Fabio MelloPaixão defeats Mello via unanimous decision...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7–2
|  Eduardo Maiorino
Eduardo Maiorino
Eduardo "Morpheus" Maiorino is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former three-time Brazilian Heavyweight Muay Thai champion, the K-1 Brazil 2004 tournament champion, and a former World Muay Thai Association Super Heavyweight World Champion.-Biography and career:Eduardo...


|KO
|Real Fight 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:30
|Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil
Brazil
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|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6–2
|  Rafael Tatu
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|Meca World Vale Tudo 9
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:18
|Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil
Brazil
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|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5–2
|  Damien Riccio
|Decision
|Martial Arts Day
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|6:00
| Rome, Italy
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4–2
|  David Mortelette
|TKO (punches)
|Resa Dei Conti 6
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:12
|Livorno
Livorno
Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...

, Italy
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|3–2
|  Roman Zentsov
Roman Zentsov
Roman Zentsov is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter who has competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a major MMA organization based in Japan, and BodogFIGHT...


|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 4
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|3–1
|  Simon Holmes
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...

 1: Armageddon
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:50
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3–0
|  Adam Woolmer
|Submission (kimura)
|CWFC 1: Armageddon
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:21
|London, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2–0
|  Mastioli Mastioli
|Submission (armbar)
|Fight Night
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:20
|Pomezia
Pomezia
Pomezia is a municipality in the province of Rome, Lazio, central Italy. In 2009 it had a population of about 60,000.-History:The town was built entirely new near the location of ancient Lavinium on land resulting from the final reclamation of the Pontine Marshes under Benito Mussolini, being...

, Italy
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
|  Di Clementi
|KO
|Fight Night
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:13
|Pomezia
Pomezia
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, Italy
|MMA Debut
|-

Professional boxing record

8 Wins (6 knockouts, 2 decisions, 0 disqualification), 1 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 8-1   Tomáš Mrázek PTS 6 , 3:00 09/05/2009   Rome, Italy
}
|-
|-align=center
|Win
|7-1
|align=left|  Andreas Guenther
|KO|| 5 , N/A
|14/03/2009 || align=left|  Rome, Italy
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|Win
|6-1
|align=left|  Nabil Haciani
|PTS|| 6 , 3:00
|26/12/2005 || align=left|  Rome, Italy
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|-align=center
|Loss
|5-1
|align=left|  Jean Marc Monrose
|KO|| 5 , N/A
|08/07/2005 || align=left|  Rome, Italy
|align=left|For the vacant IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

 Youth cruiserweight title.
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|Win
|5-0
|align=left|  Fernando Martinez
|TKO|| 3 , N/A
|02/06/2005 || align=left|  Salvador, Bahia
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...

, Brazil
Brazil
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|-align=center
|Win
|4-0
|align=left|  Florin Constandache Ilie
|TKO|| 2 , N/A
|14/05/2005 || align=left|  Rome, Italy
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|-
|-align=center
|Win
|3-0
|align=left|  Imre Gergely
|TKO|| 3 , N/A
|30/04/2005 || align=left|  Rome, Italy
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|-align=center
|Win
|2-0
|align=left|  Valentin Marinel
|KO|| 3 , N/A
|19/03/2005 || align=left|  Rome, Italy
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|-align=center
|Win
|1-0
|align=left|  Ubiracy Santos Lima
|TKO|| 4 , N/A
|30/08/2004 || align=left|  Salvador, Bahia
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


|align=left|Professional boxing debut.

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