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Carlos Newton is a Canadian 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 former UFC Welterweight

Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...

Champion

A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition.There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions...

. He is considered one of the true pioneers in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts

. Known as the "The Ronin

Ronin

A or rounin was a Bushi with no lord or master during the feudal period of Japan. A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege....

", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA

Mixed martial arts

organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL

IFL

IFL may refer to:*Interflug, an extinct airline that used the ICAO code IFL*International Fight League, a former American mixed martial arts league*Imperial Fascist League*Imperial Federation League*Indonesian Futsal League*Indoor Football League...

, K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

, Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

and most recently W-1. Newton is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under his coach Terry Riggs at Warrior MMA Newmarket

Newmarket

Newmarket is a market town in the English county of Suffolk, approximately 65 miles north of London. It is generally considered the birthplace and global centre of thoroughbred horse racing, and a future UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest racehorse training centre in Britain, and home...

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. He holds notable wins over Erik Paulson, Pat Miletich

Pat Miletich

Patrick Jay Miletich is a retired American mixed martial artist and a current sports commentator. He is known for his fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became the first UFC Welterweight Champion and UFC 16 tournament champion....

, "Pele'" José Landi-Jons

Jose Landi-Jons

José "Pelé" Landi-Jons is a Cuban-Brazilian mixed martial artist and vale tudo fighter known for his eccentric attitude and exciting style of fighting. Pelé's style is primarily Muay Thai, but he also practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in which he holds a black belt. Pelé was born in Cuba and at the...

and Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a former mixed martial arts competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos...

, most by way of submission. Newton, always a fan favourite, has dubbed his personal fighting style—an amalgam of traditional Jiu-Jitsu, Judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

, Wrestling

Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

, Boxing

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...

and Kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

as "Dragon Ball Jiu-Jitsu" in tribute to Dragon Ball, a Japanese

Japanese language

is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

manga and anime series. His nickname, "The Ronin

Ronin

", is a reflection of his interest in the martial culture of feudal Japan.

Early life

Carlos Newton was born in Anguilla

Anguilla

Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...

and moved to Canada

Canada

at a young age. He attended Westview Centennial Secondary School in the notorious Jane and Finch area of Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

. Newton competed in numerous Jiu-Jitsu competitions in Canada and the World notably the prestigious Abu Dhabi Combat Club in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...

, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

against Rodrigo Gracie

Rodrigo Gracie

Rodrigo Gracie is a former Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a 1998 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Gold Medalist.- Biography :...

of the legendary Gracie family

Gracie family

The Gracie family is a prominent sporting family from Brazil known for their founding of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu . They have been successful in combat sport competitions including mixed martial arts, vale tudo and submission wrestling events...

. Newton's graceful, intelligent fighting style made Newton a favorite among serious MMA fans. Newton, who speaks a smattering of Japanese, was influenced by such classic martial texts as The Book of Five Rings

The Book of Five Rings

is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. There have been various translations made over the years, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists: for instance, some business leaders find its...

, The Art of War

The Art of War

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu , a high ranking military general and strategist during the late Spring and Autumn period...

, and Hagakure

Hagakure

Hagakure , or is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to Nabeshima Mitsushige, the third ruler of what is now the Saga prefecture in Japan...

, as well as modern works like the Star Wars

Star Wars

Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

films and the Dragon Ball comic and anime series. From Dragon Ball, Newton draws not only the name of his fighting style but his post-fight "Kamehameha" celebration as well. Newton lists his heroes as Muhammed Ali, Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...

, John Milton

John Milton

John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...

and Batman

Batman

Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...

. Newton, a former linguistics student at Toronto's York University

York University

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....

, did his study on geriatric medicine, having done research at Baycrest Hospital, one of the world leaders in geriatric care. However, he now has a full-time job in the field of architecture. He fights out of and teaches at the Warrior Mixed Martial Arts in Newmarket, Ontario

Newmarket, Ontario

Newmarket is a town in Southern Ontario located approximately 50 km north of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is connected to Toronto by freeway, and is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is also connected to Highway 400 via Highway 9...

and teaches at Revolution Mixed Martial Arts Superstore & Fitness in North York, Ontario.

Mixed martial arts career

Newton's professional mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

career began at the early age of 19, with a submission loss due to sheer exhaustion against Jean Riviere on the Extreme Fighting 2 card in April 1996. Newton competed in the world's top mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

organizations such as Shooto

Shooto

, K-1

K-1

and Pride Fighting Championships in Japan, UFC in America and W-1 in Canada

Canada

Ultimate Fighting Championships

Newton's fourth and fifth fights marked his UFC debut at UFC 17

UFC 17

-External links:**...

, defeating Bob Gilstrap and losing to Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson

Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...

on the same night. Newton's greatest professional accomplishment in his career so far has been capturing the UFC Welterweight Championship from Pat Miletich

Pat Miletich

in May 2001. The reign was short lived however, as Newton lost his first title defense in November of that same year at UFC 34
UFC 34
UFC 34: High Voltage was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on November 2, 2001...

against accomplished wrestler Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes (fighter)

Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...

. Newton had a triangle choke locked in on Hughes, but Hughes picked up Newton, walked him to the corner and slammed Newton to the mat, causing Newton to hit his head. John McCarthy

John McCarthy (referee)

John Michael McCarthy, the 'Octagon's ninth side', is the first head referee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a retired Los Angeles Police Officer, and a Tactical Self-Defense Instructor at the Los Angeles Police Academy. He formerly provided commentary and analysis for The Fight Network's...

saw the unconscious Newton and stopped the fight. It also became apparent that Hughes himself was unconscious and many wonder if Hughes intentionally slammed Newton or if he simply passed out while holding his opponent.

Pride FC

In June 1998, Newton lost a technical bout in Pride Fighting Championships against Kazushi Sakuraba

Kazushi Sakuraba

is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler. He has competed in pro-wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling, UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling. He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1 Hero's and Dream...

. Neither Sakuraba nor Pride FC had truly come into their own at that time, but the Sakuraba vs. Newton fight is remembered today as a classic.
Newton's successes since his first encounter with Hughes have been few, but notable. Newton rebounded from his first loss to Hughes with a spectacular armbar or juji-gatame victory over Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons at Pride 19
PRIDE 19
Pride 19: Bad Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on February 24, 2002.-Results:...

in February, 2002, and in October, 2003 Newton won a split-decision victory over the estimable Renzo Gracie

Renzo Gracie

at Pride Bushido 1

PRIDE Bushido 1

PRIDE Bushido 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five events represented by both a "coach" Hidehiko Yoshida fighter and a "coach" Royce Gracie fighter . It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in...

K-1 HERO's

Newton was set for a comeback fight at K-1's HEROs MMA promotion against Melvin Manhoef

Melvin Manhoef

Melvin Manhoef is a Dutch-Surinamese Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In kickboxing, he is the current It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion...

at the Ariake Coliseum on August 5, but had to pull out of the fight at the last minute due to a torn ligament in his knee. He made a second attempt at a comeback in K-1 HEROs, this time facing Tokimitsu Ishizawa. Newton made short work of the Japanese fighter, needing only four punches to score the TKO victory in just 22 seconds. He then faced Shungo Oyama

Shungo Oyama

Shungo Oyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist with a background in judo and sambo.-Early life:He was born in Nasu District in Tochigi Prefecuture, Japan on April 11, 1974 as Toshiyuki Oyama...

at Hero's Korea 2007 where he lost by submission due to punches.

International Fight League

He endured losses to Renzo Gracie controversially by split decision at IFL Championship Final and to Matt Lindland

Matt Lindland

Matthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....

at IFL Houston. Newton was also the coach of the Toronto Dragons

Toronto Dragons

The Toronto Dragons are an International Fight League team based in Toronto Canada, led by MMA Veteran and former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton. The Dragons were established in the middle of the 2006 season. The Dragons were based out of Newton"s home academy Warrior Mixed Martial...

in the IFL

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

in the 2006 season and his team and compliled a 12–13 record.

W-1

Carlos made his long awaited return to MMA at Warrior-1: Inception, where he scored a first round victory by way of KO against Nabil Khatib, this was Carlos's first fight on Canadian soil in 13 years. He returned to action October 10, 2009 against former UFC veteran "Mr. International" Shonie Carter at Warrior-1: High Voltage. The bout was to be for the Warrior-1 Welterweight Championship, but because Newton did not make weight, it was a non-title bout. Newton beat Carter by unanimous decision after three rounds.

On October 10, 2009 after his win over Shonie Carter, he stated in an interview from Sherdog that he is anticipating his return to fighting abroad with particular interest in Japan.

Accomplishments

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...
Canadian Jiu-Jitsu Champion (3 times) (including Open Weight Champion)

Pankration
Pankration
Pankration was a martial art introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and founded as a blend of boxing and wrestling but without any rules. The term comes from the Greek , literally meaning "all powers" from "all" + "strength, power". Spartans were taught to use this ancient...
Canadian Pankration Champion (2 times)

Ultimate Fighting Championship
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...
UFC Welterweight Championship (1 time)
UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Runner Up

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align=center|16–14
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Brian Ebersole

Brian Ebersole is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently fighting under the Ultimate Fighting Championship as of February 2011. Ebersole is a veteran of the mixed martial arts world with a total of 64 professional fights. He has been known to have an iron chin, never being knocked out...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Impact FC 1

Impact FC 1

Impact FC 1 - The Uprising: Brisbane was a mixed martial arts event held by Impact Fighting Championships on 10 July 2010 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.-Background:...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Brisbane, Australia
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|Win
|align=center|16–13
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Shonie Carter

Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...

Canada

|Originally for W-1 Welterweight title; Newton failed to make weight and became a non-title bout.
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|Win
|align=center|15–13
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Canada

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|Loss
|align=center|14–13
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Shungo Oyama

Shungo Oyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist with a background in judo and sambo.-Early life:He was born in Nasu District in Tochigi Prefecuture, Japan on April 11, 1974 as Toshiyuki Oyama...

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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|Loss
|align=center|14–12
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Matt Lindland

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

, US
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|Loss
|align=center|14–11
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Renzo Gracie

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...

, US
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|Win
|align=center|14–10
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Tokimitsu Ishizawa
|TKO (punches)
|Hero's 7

Hero's 7

Hero's 7 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on October 9, 2006 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.The semi-finals and final of both the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix and the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix were held at the event....

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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|Loss
|align=center|13–10
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Ryo Chonan

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently fighting in DEEP where he was the 3rd DEEP middleweight champion. He has previously competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is noted for being one of two fighters to finish Anderson Silva in an MMA fight at...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Pride Bushido 5

PRIDE Bushido 5

Pride Bushido 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan on October 14, 2004...

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

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|Loss
|align=center|13–9
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Daiju Takase

Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship...

|Decision (split)
|Pride Bushido 3

PRIDE Bushido 3

Pride Bushido 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on May 23, 2004. The fight card was highlighted by three fights between Team Gracie and Team Japan....

Yokohama

, Japan

Japan

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|Loss
|align=center|13–8
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Renato Verissimo

Renato Verissimo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has fought in the UFC and Rumble on the Rock promotions. He is known throughout the MMA community by the nickname of "Charuto", meaning "cigar" in Portuguese....

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 46

UFC 46

UFC 46: Supernatural was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.-History:Headlining the card was a...

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, US
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|Win
|align=center|13–7
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Renzo Gracie

|Decision (split)
|Pride Bushido 1

PRIDE Bushido 1

Saitama, Saitama

' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...

, Japan

Japan

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|Loss
|align=center|12–7
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Anderson Silva

Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...

|KO (flying knee and punches)
|Pride 25

PRIDE 25

Pride 25: Body Blow was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 16, 2003.- Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira:...

Yokohama

, Japan

Japan

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|Win
|align=center|12–6
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Pete Spratt

Aaron Pete Spratt is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a welterweight known for his appearances in the UFC and on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality television show.-MMA Career:...

|Submission (kimura)
|UFC 40

UFC 40

UFC 40: Vendetta was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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|Loss
|align=center|11–6
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Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes (fighter)

|TKO (punches)
|UFC 38

UFC 38

UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on July 13, 2002...

– Brawl at the Hall
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|align=center|4
|align=center|3:35
|London, England
|For UFC Welterweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|11–5
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Jose Landi-Jons

|Submission (armbar)
|Pride 19

PRIDE 19

Pride 19: Bad Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on February 24, 2002.-Results:...

Saitama, Saitama

, Japan

Japan

|
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|Loss
|align=center|10–5
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Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes (fighter)

|KO (slam)
|UFC 34

UFC 34

UFC 34: High Voltage was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on November 2, 2001...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
|Lost UFC Welterweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|10–4
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Pat Miletich

|Submission (bulldog choke

Choke

Choke may refer to:* Choking, obstruction of airflow into the lungs** Choke , a condition in horses in which the esophagus is blocked** Choking game, a schoolyard game involving deprivation of oxygen to the brain...

)
|UFC 31

UFC 31

UFC 31: Locked and Loaded was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 4, 2001...

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, US
|Won UFC Welterweight Championship
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|Loss
|align=center|9–4
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Dave Menne

David Jeremy Menne is an American mixed martial artist who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rumble on the Rock. He was the first ever UFC Middleweight Champion and is known for his fight against Phil Baroni in which he got knocked out and tried to fall to the ground, only to...

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

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|Win
|align=center|9–3
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Johil de Oliveira
|Decision (unanimous)
|Pride 12

PRIDE 12

Pride 12: Cold Fury was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 9, 2000.-Results:...

Saitama, Saitama

, Japan

Japan

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|Win
|align=center|8–3
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Yuhi Sano

Naoki Sano

is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He currently goes by the name Takuma Sano.-New Japan Pro Wrestling :...

|Submission (armbar)
|Pride 9

PRIDE 9

Pride 9: New Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan on June 4, 2000. Matt Serra was to fight on this card, but his opponent, Johil de Oliveira, was injured by a pyrotechnics explosion at the...

Japan

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|Win
|align=center|7–3
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Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, US
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|Win
|align=center|6–3
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Daijiro Matsui

Daijiro Matsui is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Pride Fighting Championships and the Cage Rage Championships.-Career:...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Pride 6

PRIDE 6

Pride 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on July 4, 1999. The first four matches were all won by judges decision. The event also featured a karate match between Hiroki Kurosawa and Nobuaki Kakuda...

Yokohama

, Japan

Japan

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|Win
|align=center|5–3
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Yokohama

, Japan

Japan

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|Loss
|align=center|4–3
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Kazushi Sakuraba

|Submission (kneebar)
|Pride 3

PRIDE 3

Pride 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride on June 24, 1998 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten....

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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|Loss
|align=center|4–2
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Dan Henderson

|Decision (split)
|UFC 17

UFC 17

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Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...

, US
|UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Final
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|Win
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Bob Gilstrap

Robert "Bob" Gilstrap is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division. He lost the last fight of his career at AMC - Return of the Gladiators 1 against Jeff Monson on July 29, 2000.-Mixed martial arts record:...

|Submission (triangle choke

Triangle choke

A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...

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|UFC 17

UFC 17

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Mobile, Alabama

, US
|UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Semifinal
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|Win
|align=center|3–1
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Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

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|Win
|align=center|2–1
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