Vitor Belfort
Encyclopedia
Vítor Vieira Belfort (ˈvitoʁ bewˈfɔʁt; born April 1, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist
and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro
and studied jiu-jitsu
with the Gracie family
, namely Carlson Gracie
. He received a black belt
under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture
, fighting in the middleweight division. He holds notable victories over Randy Couture
, Rich Franklin
, Wanderlei Silva
, and Yoshihiro Akiyama
and is ranked the #8 middleweight in the world.
.
Heavyweight Tournament. At age 19, Belfort became the youngest fighter to ever score a victory inside the octagon. Belfort's next match saw him score a technical knockout (TKO) against the UFC 6
runner-up Tank Abbott
in a non-tournament fight, knocking Abbott down and finishing him with a ground and pound attack.
In 1997 Belfort fought against American Greco-Roman wrestler
Randy Couture
, the first of three fights they would have. Belfort was upset by TKO 8:16 into the match, his boxing
skills negated by Couture's clinch fighting.
After this defeat, he would fight twice more in the UFC. The first of these fights was against a training partner of his, Joe Charles, who he defeated quickly via armbar without throwing a single punch. A year later, Belfort faced rising Brazilian star and future Pride Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva
. Catching Silva early with a left cross, Belfort chased him across the cage with a flurry of punches, TKOing Silva in just 44 seconds.
in 1999. Vitor controlled the first minutes of the fight before breaking his hand, the remainder of the fight was spent on his back being stomped and kicked by Sakuraba. Following the fight he stopped training with Carlson Gracie and started to train with Brazilian Top Team
.
He fought five more times in Pride against Gilbert Yvel
, Daijiro Matsui
, Bobby Southworth
, Yoshiki Takahashi
, and Heath Herring
. For these matches Belfort used his stand-up striking skills less and instead controlled the fights and won by ground-and-pound tactics, with the exception of his fights with Southworth and Takahashi, which he won via rear naked choke
and knockout in the first round respectively.
, winning by points, Ricco Rodriguez
, winning by points, Ricardo Arona
in the semi-final, losing by points and finally in the 3rd place fight defeating Ricardo Almeida
by points, winning the bronze medal.
in the main event of UFC's first Las Vegas
show at UFC 33
. However, he sustained an injury prior to the event, and the bout was cancelled. Belfort eventually returned and fought Chuck Liddell
(losing via decision), then Marvin Eastman
(winning via TKO and opening a severe cut on Eastman's eyebrow with a knee strike).
His next fight was on January 31, 2004, a rematch with Randy Couture
for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Despite agonizing over his sister Priscila Belfort, who disappeared on January 9, Vitor won the fight in 49 seconds after a seam from his glove cut Couture's eye leaving Couture with a corneal abrasion, prompting a referee stoppage. A third match between the two took place on August 21, 2004. Couture won via doctor stoppage after the third round, recapturing the title.
His next fight in the UFC was against Tito Ortiz
on February 5, 2005. Belfort broke Tito's nose with punches in the first round and nearly stopped Ortiz in the second. The battle raged on as Vitor tried to keep it standing as Ortiz looked to continue to take the fight to the ground. Unable to finish the fight, Belfort lost by a controversial split decision, which many believe Belfort won the first and second round.
Belfort has expressed a desire to return to professional boxing, stating in 2008 that he was interested in talking with Golden Boy Promotions regarding a deal. More recently, in response to former IBA Heavyweight Champion James Toney
's challenge to fight an MMA fighter in the boxing ring, Belfort has stated that he wants to represent the sport of MMA against Toney in a 6 round professional match.
on October 21, 2006, Belfort lost a unanimous decision to Pride Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson
. After the fight, Belfort tested positive for an illegal substance, 4-hydroxytestosterone
. In his defense, Belfort argued that he purchased an over the counter supplement which contained 4-Hydroxytestosterone. Belfort also explained that he may have received 4-Hydroxytestosterone as the result of rehabilitative injections given to him by Brazilian endocrinologist Dr. Rodrigo M. Greco after his surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee in the summer of 2006. The Nevada State Athletic Commission eventually received a statement from Dr. Greco stating that he did give Belfort post surgical injections containing testosterone. While conceding that Belfort may have not known about the testosterone, the NSAC explained that even if Belfort was given injections by a medical practictioner who did not inform him that they contained anabolic steroids, it would still be a violation of the banned substances policy. On December 21, 2006 he was suspended for nine months from the date of the hearing and fined $10,000.
by TKO at Cage Rage 21
in England on April 21, 2007. He defeated James Zikic
on September 22, 2007 at Cage Rage 23
to claim the Cage Rage light heavyweight title in a unanimous decision. He entered the fight with a broken hand and during the fight threw minimal punches and utilized takedowns and ground and pound techniques. He apologized to the crowd for not putting on a good show but promised a better fight next time.
with Chute Boxe in Brazil. However, he completed his preparation for the fight at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Shawn Tompkins
and Randy Couture helped train him for the fight in which he got a second round KO by landing a flying knee and following up with an uppercut straight-left combination.
After the fight Couture said Belfort was thinking about moving to Las Vegas and training at Xtreme Couture full time.
Belfort's next fight was slated to be against Matt Lindland
at the second Affliction event, however, he was forced to pull out due to a hand-injury sustained during the Terry Martin fight. The second Affliction event was postponed anyway and rescheduled for January 2009, enabling Vitor to fight on that card.
After rumours of a possible bout with reigning Dream Middleweight Grand Prix winner Gegard Mousasi
were circulating, it was announced that Vitor would finally fight Lindland at Affliction: Day of Reckoning. Lindland was originally slated to fight Renato Sobral
at a catchweight, but promoters of Affliction preferred the Belfort vs. Lindland fight at Middleweight
. The fight ended in a KO within thirty-seven seconds as Belfort delivered a strong left to Lindland's jaw and followed up with four unanswered power shots as he hit the ground.
announced that the UFC had re-signed Belfort to a contract. His first match was against Rich Franklin
at a catchweight of 195 lbs, headlining UFC 103
, which he won by knockout three minutes and two seconds into the first round.
Belfort was expected to face Anderson Silva
for the UFC Middleweight Championship on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108
. However, Silva's manager, Ed Soares, announced that Silva would not be fully recovered from his injury by that time, so the fight was postponed. Belfort was again slated to fight Silva on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109
and April 10, 2010 at UFC 112
, respectively, but both fights were canceled because of a surgery for Silva and an injury suffered by Belfort. Belfort was scheduled to fight Yushin Okami
at UFC 122
. However, Dana White tweeted
Belfort would instead challenge Silva at UFC 126
for the belt.
Belfort lost via KO with 1:35 left in the first round after being knocked down by a left front kick to the face and taking two punches after falling to the mat. After having the belt put on him, Silva took it off and knelt at Belfort's feet, showing his respect, same as he had done after fighting Chael Sonnen
.
Belfort made his return at UFC 133
against Yoshihiro Akiyama
. Belfort initially thought the UFC would try to put him on the card at UFC 134
in Brazil, but the fight with Akiyama came together to help bolster the card in Philadelphia. Belfort contracted Hepatitis A in April, shortly after accepting the fight, but his representative, Pedro Lima, said that it would not jeopardize the bout with Akiyama. Belfort was successful in his return, winning the fight by knockout one minute and fifty-two seconds into the first round.
Belfort was briefly linked to a matchup with Cung Le
, expected to take place on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139
. However, Belfort was removed from the bout due to injury and replaced by Wanderlei Silva
.
Belfort will fight again at UFC 142
in Brazil against Anthony Johnson
.
Belfort also had a small part in a reality show on Brazilian television and appeared next to his wife when she was photographed for the Brazilian edition of Playboy.
On January 9, 2004, Vitor's sister, Priscila Belfort was kidnapped and the relatives received no information about her. In August 2007, a woman (identified as Elaine Paiva) confessed that she participated in her killing and that she was kidnapped to pay off a four thousand dollar debt Paiva had with drug dealers. Paiva was arrested along with three others alleged to be involved in the kidnapping.
Vitor Belfort speaks Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
He is a dedicated Christian and gives his life first to Jesus who he says gives him peace. Belfort believes the most important key to his success and longevity in the sport is that he is happy with what he does. “I just thank God every day. I’m happy. I’m healthy. Bottom line is it’s just the way you treat life and life will treat you back. Make sure you’re happy with whatever is going on in your life. I think the key of life is just be happy with what’s in front of you and the decision of my life is under God and God knows what’s best for me." Belfort also appeared in a testimonial video on I Am Second
, in which he shares his story of his faith in Jesus Christ.
Mixed martial arts
| style="text-align: center;" |20-9
| Yoshihiro Akiyama
| KO (punches)
| UFC 133
|
| style="text-align: center;" |1
| style="text-align: center;" |1:52
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
| Knockout of the Night
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align: center;" | 19–9
| Anderson Silva
| KO (Front kick and punches)
| UFC 126
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: center;"|3:25
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
| For UFC Middleweight Championship
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 19–8
| Rich Franklin
| KO (punches)
| UFC 103
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:02
| Dallas, Texas
, United States
| Catchweight bout at 195 lbs; Knockout of the Night
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 18–8
| Matt Lindland
| KO (punches)
| Affliction: Day of Reckoning
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:37
| Anaheim, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 17–8
| Terry Martin
| KO (punches)
| Affliction: Banned
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:12
| Anaheim, California
, United States
| Middleweight Debut
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 16–8
| James Zikic
| Decision (unanimous)
| Cage Rage 23
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| London
, England
| Won the Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Championship
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 15–8
| Ivan Serati
| TKO (punches)
| Cage Rage 21
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:47
| London
, England
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 14–8
| Dan Henderson
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 32
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
| Tested positive for banned substance after fight
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 14–7
| Kazuo Takahashi
| KO (punch)
| Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:36
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 13–7
| Alistair Overeem
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Revenge
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| San Jose, California
, United States
| Catchweight bout at 210 lbs
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 13–6
| Antony Rea
| KO (Punches)
| Cage Rage 14
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:14
| London
, England
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–6
| Alistair Overeem
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Pride Total Elimination 2005
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 9:36
| Osaka, Osaka, Japan
| Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–5
| Tito Ortiz
| Decision (split)
| UFC 51
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–4
| Randy Couture
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| UFC 49
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
| Lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–3
| Randy Couture
| TKO (cut)
| UFC 46
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:49
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
| Won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 11–3
| Marvin Eastman
| TKO (knees and punches)
| UFC 43
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:07
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 10–3
| Chuck Liddell
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 37.5
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 10–2
| Heath Herring
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 14
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 9–2
| Bobby Southworth
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Pride 13
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:09
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 8–2
| Daijiro Matsui
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 10
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10:00
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 7–2
| Gilbert Yvel
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 9
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10:00
| Nagoya, Aichi
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–2
| Kazushi Sakuraba
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 5
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10:00
| Nagoya, Aichi
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–1
| Wanderlei Silva
| TKO (punches)
| UFC Brazil
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:44
| São Paulo
, Brazil
| Light Heavyweight Debut
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–1
| Joe Charles
| Submission (armbar)
| UFC Japan
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:03
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| Randy Couture
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 15
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8:16
| Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| Tank Abbott
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 13
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:52
| Augusta, Georgia
, United States
| Heavyweight Superfight
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| Scott Ferrozzo
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 12
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:43
| Dothan, Alabama
, United States
| Won UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| Tra Telligman
| TKO (cut)
| UFC 12
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:17
| Dothan, Alabama
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| Jon Hess
| KO (punches)
| SuperBrawl 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:12
| Honolulu, Hawaii
, United States
|
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| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Method
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Event
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| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes
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|Win||
Ricardo Almeida
|| Points || ADCC 2001 Absolute Division || 2001|| || || 3rd Place Spot-Wins Bronze Medal
|-
|Loss|| Ricardo Arona
|| Points || ADCC 2001 Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||Semi-Finals
|-
|Win||
Ricco Rodriguez
|| Points || ADCC 2001 Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||Quarter-Finals
|-
|Win||
Genki Sudo
|| Points || ADCC 2001 Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||Opening Round
|-
|Loss|| Mark Robinson
|| Points || Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||
|-
|Win|| Hiroki Fukuda || Submission (injury) || Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||
|-
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 Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
and studied 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...
with the 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...
, namely Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie, Sr. was a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, founder of the system with his uncle Hélio Gracie, and learned the art from his uncle and his father. He was a member of the legendary Gracie family.- Biography :Carlson Gracie would later split...
. He received a black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture
Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts
Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts training organization headed by former UFC Champion and former co-founder of Team Quest, Randy Couture. Xtreme Couture was founded with the flagship gym in Las Vegas...
, fighting in the middleweight division. He holds notable victories over Randy Couture
Randy Couture
Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
, Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
, and Yoshihiro Akiyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama
, born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....
and is ranked the #8 middleweight in the world.
Mixed martial arts career
At the age of 19, Belfort came to the United States to compete. In his first sanctioned mixed martial arts match, an event called Superbrawl in Hawaii, his opponent was Jon Hess, who the young Brazilian defeated in 12 seconds by knockoutKnockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Soon after, he moved on to compete in the UFC, where he was given the nickname The Phenom. He beat two fighters in his debut event in the UFC, winning the UFC 12UFC 12
UFC 12: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7, 1997 at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama...
Heavyweight Tournament. At age 19, Belfort became the youngest fighter to ever score a victory inside the octagon. Belfort's next match saw him score a technical knockout (TKO) against the UFC 6
UFC 6
UFC 6: Clash of the Titans was the sixth mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 14, 1995, at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.-History:UFC 6 featured the...
runner-up Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott
David Lee Abbott is an American mixed martial arts fighter and former professional wrestler. He has described his fighting style, which he developed brawling in the bars and streets of Huntington Beach, California, as "street fighting"...
in a non-tournament fight, knocking Abbott down and finishing him with a ground and pound attack.
In 1997 Belfort fought against American Greco-Roman wrestler
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, the first of three fights they would have. Belfort was upset by TKO 8:16 into the match, his 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...
skills negated by Couture's clinch fighting.
After this defeat, he would fight twice more in the UFC. The first of these fights was against a training partner of his, Joe Charles, who he defeated quickly via armbar without throwing a single punch. A year later, Belfort faced rising Brazilian star and future Pride Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
. Catching Silva early with a left cross, Belfort chased him across the cage with a flurry of punches, TKOing Silva in just 44 seconds.
PRIDE Fighting Championships
Vitor then moved on to fight in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships. His first opponent was Kazushi SakurabaKazushi 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...
in 1999. Vitor controlled the first minutes of the fight before breaking his hand, the remainder of the fight was spent on his back being stomped and kicked by Sakuraba. Following the fight he stopped training with Carlson Gracie and started to train with Brazilian Top Team
Brazilian Top Team
The Brazilian Top Team is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing.The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new...
.
He fought five more times in Pride against Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...
, Daijiro Matsui
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:...
, Bobby Southworth
Bobby Southworth
Bobby Southworth is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He fights as a light heavyweight. He has also fought in PRIDE FC and appeared on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter...
, Yoshiki Takahashi
Kazuo Takahashi
Kazuo Takahashi, ring name Yoshiki Takahashi is a Japanese former mixed martial artist. He has competed in many large MMA promotions, including the UFC, Pancrase, and Pride Fighting Championships. Takahashi is best known for his incredible toughness, heart, and will to win...
, and Heath Herring
Heath Herring
Heath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
. For these matches Belfort used his stand-up striking skills less and instead controlled the fights and won by ground-and-pound tactics, with the exception of his fights with Southworth and Takahashi, which he won via rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
and knockout in the first round respectively.
ADCC Championships
In 2001 Belfort participated in the ADCC championships, in their Absolute division. Pior to that competition he had already faced Hiroki Fukuda, winning by submission, and Mark Robinson, losing by points. In the championship Belfort faced Genki SudoGenki Sudo
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, up until December 31, 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is notable for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. His...
, winning by points, Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage.-Early life:Rodriguez grew up in the...
, winning by points, Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC Middleweight Grand Prix finalist. He has competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and is a member of Brazilian Top Team.-Abu Dhabi and RINGS:...
in the semi-final, losing by points and finally in the 3rd place fight defeating Ricardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey.-Background:...
by points, winning the bronze medal.
Return to the UFC
Returning to the UFC, Belfort was scheduled to fight Tito OrtizTito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...
in the main event of UFC's first Las Vegas
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...
show at UFC 33
UFC 33
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 28, 2001. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home...
. However, he sustained an injury prior to the event, and the bout was cancelled. Belfort eventually returned and fought Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...
(losing via decision), then Marvin Eastman
Marvin Eastman
Marvin Lee Eastman is an American mixed martial artist with a background in collegiate wrestling and Muay Thai. He is currently the light heavyweight champion of the Elite Fighting Championship and the IFO champion...
(winning via TKO and opening a severe cut on Eastman's eyebrow with a knee strike).
His next fight was on January 31, 2004, a rematch with Randy Couture
Randy Couture
Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Despite agonizing over his sister Priscila Belfort, who disappeared on January 9, Vitor won the fight in 49 seconds after a seam from his glove cut Couture's eye leaving Couture with a corneal abrasion, prompting a referee stoppage. A third match between the two took place on August 21, 2004. Couture won via doctor stoppage after the third round, recapturing the title.
His next fight in the UFC was against Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...
on February 5, 2005. Belfort broke Tito's nose with punches in the first round and nearly stopped Ortiz in the second. The battle raged on as Vitor tried to keep it standing as Ortiz looked to continue to take the fight to the ground. Unable to finish the fight, Belfort lost by a controversial split decision, which many believe Belfort won the first and second round.
Pro boxing
On April 11, 2006 Vitor fought in his pro boxing debut against Josemario Neves. Belfort won by TKO within the first minute after knocking his opponent down three times. This has been his sole venture into the sport of professional boxing so far.Belfort has expressed a desire to return to professional boxing, stating in 2008 that he was interested in talking with Golden Boy Promotions regarding a deal. More recently, in response to former IBA Heavyweight Champion James Toney
James Toney
James Nathanial Toney is an American professional boxer who has held world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight divisions. Toney currently fights in the heavyweight division in boxing and also now competes in mixed martial arts.-Boxing career:Toney's amateur boxing...
's challenge to fight an MMA fighter in the boxing ring, Belfort has stated that he wants to represent the sport of MMA against Toney in a 6 round professional match.
Steroid controversy
At Pride 32: The Real DealPRIDE 32
Pride 32: The Real Deal was a mixed martial arts event and was held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 21, 2006, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
on October 21, 2006, Belfort lost a unanimous decision to Pride Welterweight Champion 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...
. After the fight, Belfort tested positive for an illegal substance, 4-hydroxytestosterone
4-Hydroxytestosterone
4-Hydroxytestosterone is an anabolic steroid. It was first patented by G.D. Searle & Company in 1955 and is testosterone with a hydroxy group at the four position. 4-OHT has moderate anabolic, mild androgenic, and anti-aromatic properties and is similar to the steroid clostebol....
. In his defense, Belfort argued that he purchased an over the counter supplement which contained 4-Hydroxytestosterone. Belfort also explained that he may have received 4-Hydroxytestosterone as the result of rehabilitative injections given to him by Brazilian endocrinologist Dr. Rodrigo M. Greco after his surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee in the summer of 2006. The Nevada State Athletic Commission eventually received a statement from Dr. Greco stating that he did give Belfort post surgical injections containing testosterone. While conceding that Belfort may have not known about the testosterone, the NSAC explained that even if Belfort was given injections by a medical practictioner who did not inform him that they contained anabolic steroids, it would still be a violation of the banned substances policy. On December 21, 2006 he was suspended for nine months from the date of the hearing and fined $10,000.
Cage Rage
Vitor Belfort defeated Ivan SeratiIvan Serati
Ivan Serati is an Italian mixed martial artist, Serati previously fought for promotons UWC and Cage Rage. He has a current record of 11 wins and 3 losses. Serati fights in the Heavyweight and light-heavyweight divisions. He has won nine times within the first round of the fight by either TKO or...
by TKO at Cage Rage 21
Cage Rage 21
Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on April 21, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ion Television in the United States....
in England on April 21, 2007. He defeated James Zikic
James Zikic
James Zikic is an English mixed martial artist and boxer. He competes in the light heavyweight and middlweight divisions for London Shootfighters MMA Gym.-Career:...
on September 22, 2007 at Cage Rage 23
Cage Rage 23
Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 22, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....
to claim the Cage Rage light heavyweight title in a unanimous decision. He entered the fight with a broken hand and during the fight threw minimal punches and utilized takedowns and ground and pound techniques. He apologized to the crowd for not putting on a good show but promised a better fight next time.
Affliction
Vitor spent a brief time training for his Affliction fight against Terry MartinTerry Martin (fighter)
Terry Martin is an American mixed martial artist from Chicago, Illinois.Martin made his professional boxing debut on April 12, 2008, and defeated Ricardo Upchurch by knockout in 40 seconds. Martin won his next three bouts via knockout or technical knockout.- Early life :Martin grew up on the west...
with Chute Boxe in Brazil. However, he completed his preparation for the fight at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Shawn Tompkins
Shawn Tompkins
Shawn Tompkins was a Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist, and later trainer. At the time of his death, he was an instructor at the Tapout Training Center.-Biography and career:...
and Randy Couture helped train him for the fight in which he got a second round KO by landing a flying knee and following up with an uppercut straight-left combination.
After the fight Couture said Belfort was thinking about moving to Las Vegas and training at Xtreme Couture full time.
Belfort's next fight was slated to be against 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 the second Affliction event, however, he was forced to pull out due to a hand-injury sustained during the Terry Martin fight. The second Affliction event was postponed anyway and rescheduled for January 2009, enabling Vitor to fight on that card.
After rumours of a possible bout with reigning Dream Middleweight Grand Prix winner Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi, born Geghard Movsesian is an Armenian-Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Russian Red Devil Sport Club and Netherlands' Golden Glory...
were circulating, it was announced that Vitor would finally fight Lindland at Affliction: Day of Reckoning. Lindland was originally slated to fight Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
Renato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...
at a catchweight, but promoters of Affliction preferred the Belfort vs. Lindland fight at Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
. The fight ended in a KO within thirty-seven seconds as Belfort delivered a strong left to Lindland's jaw and followed up with four unanswered power shots as he hit the ground.
Second return to the UFC
During a press conference, Dana WhiteDana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
announced that the UFC had re-signed Belfort to a contract. His first match was against Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
at a catchweight of 195 lbs, headlining UFC 103
UFC 103
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 19, 2009 in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. The event was broadcasted on pay-per-view.-Background :...
, which he won by knockout three minutes and two seconds into the first round.
Belfort was expected to face Anderson Silva
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...
for the UFC Middleweight Championship on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108
UFC 108
UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.- Background :...
. However, Silva's manager, Ed Soares, announced that Silva would not be fully recovered from his injury by that time, so the fight was postponed. Belfort was again slated to fight Silva on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109
UFC 109
UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
and April 10, 2010 at UFC 112
UFC 112
UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
, respectively, but both fights were canceled because of a surgery for Silva and an injury suffered by Belfort. Belfort was scheduled to fight Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
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....
. However, Dana White tweeted
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
Belfort would instead challenge Silva at UFC 126
UFC 126
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
for the belt.
Belfort lost via KO with 1:35 left in the first round after being knocked down by a left front kick to the face and taking two punches after falling to the mat. After having the belt put on him, Silva took it off and knelt at Belfort's feet, showing his respect, same as he had done after fighting Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a two-time University Greco national champion as well as the 85.0 kg silver medalist at...
.
Belfort made his return 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:...
against Yoshihiro Akiyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama
, born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....
. Belfort initially thought the UFC would try to put him on the card at UFC 134
UFC 134
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
in Brazil, but the fight with Akiyama came together to help bolster the card in Philadelphia. Belfort contracted Hepatitis A in April, shortly after accepting the fight, but his representative, Pedro Lima, said that it would not jeopardize the bout with Akiyama. Belfort was successful in his return, winning the fight by knockout one minute and fifty-two seconds into the first round.
Belfort was briefly linked to a matchup with Cung Le
Cung Le
Cung Le is a Vietnamese-American Sanshou kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actor from Saigon, Vietnam currently competing in the UFC. He is the former IKF Light Heavyweight San Shou World Champion and has a professional San Shou record of 16-0 before moving to mixed martial arts...
, expected to take place on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139
UFC 139
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA...
. However, Belfort was removed from the bout due to injury and replaced by Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
.
Belfort will fight again at UFC 142
UFC 142
UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event is expected to take place on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Background:...
in Brazil against Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson (fighter)
Anthony Kewoa Johnson is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Amateur wrestling:...
.
Personal life
Belfort is married to Joana Prado and together they have three children, a son named Davi (born February 5, 2005), a daughter named Victoria (born October 31, 2007), and a daughter named Kyara (born June 7, 2009).Belfort also had a small part in a reality show on Brazilian television and appeared next to his wife when she was photographed for the Brazilian edition of Playboy.
On January 9, 2004, Vitor's sister, Priscila Belfort was kidnapped and the relatives received no information about her. In August 2007, a woman (identified as Elaine Paiva) confessed that she participated in her killing and that she was kidnapped to pay off a four thousand dollar debt Paiva had with drug dealers. Paiva was arrested along with three others alleged to be involved in the kidnapping.
Vitor Belfort speaks Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
He is a dedicated Christian and gives his life first to Jesus who he says gives him peace. Belfort believes the most important key to his success and longevity in the sport is that he is happy with what he does. “I just thank God every day. I’m happy. I’m healthy. Bottom line is it’s just the way you treat life and life will treat you back. Make sure you’re happy with whatever is going on in your life. I think the key of life is just be happy with what’s in front of you and the decision of my life is under God and God knows what’s best for me." Belfort also appeared in a testimonial video on I Am Second
I Am Second
I Am Second is an evangelical Christian multimedia movement and not-for-profit organization that is designed to inspire people to live for Jesus Christ and others...
, in which he shares his story of his faith in Jesus Christ.
Mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed 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...
- Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUltimate Fighting ChampionshipThe 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 Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
- UFC 12 heavyweight tournament winner
- Knockout of the NightBonus Awards-Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....
(Two Times)
- Cage RageCage RageCage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
- Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
Submission grappling
- ADCCADCC Submission Wrestling World ChampionshipThe ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts...
- ADCC 2001 Absolute division – Bronze medal
Mixed martial arts record
| Win| style="text-align: center;" |20-9
| Yoshihiro Akiyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama
, born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....
| KO (punches)
| 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:...
|
| style="text-align: center;" |1
| style="text-align: center;" |1:52
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, United States
| Knockout of the Night
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| Loss
| style="text-align: center;" | 19–9
| Anderson Silva
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 (Front kick and punches)
| UFC 126
UFC 126
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: center;"|3:25
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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...
, United States
| For UFC Middleweight Championship
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 19–8
| Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
| KO (punches)
| UFC 103
UFC 103
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 19, 2009 in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. The event was broadcasted on pay-per-view.-Background :...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:02
| Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, United States
| Catchweight bout at 195 lbs; Knockout of the Night
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 18–8
| 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....
| KO (punches)
| Affliction: Day of Reckoning
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:37
| Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 17–8
| Terry Martin
Terry Martin (fighter)
Terry Martin is an American mixed martial artist from Chicago, Illinois.Martin made his professional boxing debut on April 12, 2008, and defeated Ricardo Upchurch by knockout in 40 seconds. Martin won his next three bouts via knockout or technical knockout.- Early life :Martin grew up on the west...
| KO (punches)
| Affliction: Banned
Affliction: Banned
Affliction: Banned was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA. It took place on July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:12
| Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
, United States
| Middleweight Debut
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 16–8
| James Zikic
James Zikic
James Zikic is an English mixed martial artist and boxer. He competes in the light heavyweight and middlweight divisions for London Shootfighters MMA Gym.-Career:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Cage Rage 23
Cage Rage 23
Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 22, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
| Won the Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Championship
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 15–8
| Ivan Serati
Ivan Serati
Ivan Serati is an Italian mixed martial artist, Serati previously fought for promotons UWC and Cage Rage. He has a current record of 11 wins and 3 losses. Serati fights in the Heavyweight and light-heavyweight divisions. He has won nine times within the first round of the fight by either TKO or...
| TKO (punches)
| Cage Rage 21
Cage Rage 21
Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on April 21, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ion Television in the United States....
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3:47
| London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 14–8
| 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...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 32
PRIDE 32
Pride 32: The Real Deal was a mixed martial arts event and was held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 21, 2006, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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...
, United States
| Tested positive for banned substance after fight
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 14–7
| Kazuo Takahashi
Kazuo Takahashi
Kazuo Takahashi, ring name Yoshiki Takahashi is a Japanese former mixed martial artist. He has competed in many large MMA promotions, including the UFC, Pancrase, and Pride Fighting Championships. Takahashi is best known for his incredible toughness, heart, and will to win...
| KO (punch)
| Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute
Pride Critical Countdown Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on July 1, 2006.-Background:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:36
| Saitama, Saitama
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
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 13–7
| Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Revenge
Strikeforce: Revenge
Strikeforce: Revenge was the second mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on June 9, 2006. The main event featured the North American debut of Alistair Overeem....
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, United States
| Catchweight bout at 210 lbs
|-
| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 13–6
| Antony Rea
Antony Rea
Antony Rea is an French professional mixed martial artist. Antony is a Cage Rage veteran and has fought for Shooto, bodogFIGHT and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki. He is notable for his fights with Ultimate Fighting Championship contenders Vitor Belfort, Marvin Eastman, Jason MacDonald, Kazuo Takahashi,...
| KO (Punches)
| Cage Rage 14
Cage Rage 14
Cage Rage 14: Punishment was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 3, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:14
| London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
|
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–6
| Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Pride Total Elimination 2005
PRIDE Total Elimination 2005
Pride Total Elimination 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. This event marked the first round of the Middleweight tournament...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 9:36
| Osaka, Osaka, Japan
| Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round
|-
| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–5
| Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...
| Decision (split)
| UFC 51
UFC 51
UFC 51: Super Saturday was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2005 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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...
, United States
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–4
| Randy Couture
Randy Couture
Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| UFC 49
UFC 49
UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Paradise, Nevada...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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...
, United States
| Lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 12–3
| Randy Couture
Randy Couture
Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| TKO (cut)
| 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...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:49
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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...
, United States
| Won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 11–3
| Marvin Eastman
Marvin Eastman
Marvin Lee Eastman is an American mixed martial artist with a background in collegiate wrestling and Muay Thai. He is currently the light heavyweight champion of the Elite Fighting Championship and the IFO champion...
| TKO (knees and punches)
| UFC 43
UFC 43
UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:07
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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...
, United States
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 10–3
| Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 37.5
UFC 37.5
UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 22, 2002.-Background:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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...
, United States
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 10–2
| Heath Herring
Heath Herring
Heath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 14
PRIDE 14
PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on May 27, 2001.-Results:...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 5:00
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 9–2
| Bobby Southworth
Bobby Southworth
Bobby Southworth is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He fights as a light heavyweight. He has also fought in PRIDE FC and appeared on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter...
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Pride 13
PRIDE 13
Pride 13: Collision Course was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. This was the first Pride event allowing knee strikes to the head of someone in the "four-points" position . It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on March 25, 2001...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:09
| Saitama, Saitama
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
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 8–2
| Daijiro Matsui
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 10
PRIDE 10
Pride 10: Return of the Warriors was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, on August 27, 2000...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10:00
| Saitama, Saitama
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
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 7–2
| Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Ramon Yvel is a Dutch heavyweight mixed martial artist associated with the Vos Gym training camp in the Netherlands. He has competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, Affliction Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship promotions...
| Decision (unanimous)
| 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...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10:00
| Nagoya, Aichi
Nagoya, Aichi
is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
, Japan
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–2
| 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...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride 5
PRIDE 5
Pride 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. This was the first Pride event to be promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment, which took over from Kakutougi Revolution Spirits. The event took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan, on April 29, 1999. This...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10:00
| Nagoya, Aichi
Nagoya, Aichi
is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji...
, Japan
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–1
| Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
| TKO (punches)
| UFC Brazil
UFC Brazil
UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in São Paulo, Brazil on October 16th, 1998...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:44
| São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
| Light Heavyweight Debut
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–1
| Joe Charles
| Submission (armbar)
| UFC Japan
UFC Japan
UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 21, 1997, in Yokohama, Japan...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4:03
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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| Loss
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| Randy Couture
Randy Couture
Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 15
UFC 15
UFC 15: Collision Course was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 17, 1997, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.-History:...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8:16
| Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Bay Saint Louis is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,209. It is the county seat of Hancock County...
, United States
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott
David Lee Abbott is an American mixed martial arts fighter and former professional wrestler. He has described his fighting style, which he developed brawling in the bars and streets of Huntington Beach, California, as "street fighting"...
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 13
UFC 13
-External links:***...
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:52
| Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, United States
| Heavyweight Superfight
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| Scott Ferrozzo
Scott Ferrozzo
Scott Ferrozzo is a retired American mixed martial artist. He is perhaps best known for his fights in the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-UFC career:...
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 12
UFC 12
UFC 12: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7, 1997 at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:43
| Dothan, Alabama
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the US state of Alabama, situated approximately west of the Georgia state line and north of Florida. It is the seat of Houston County, with portions extending into nearby Dale County and Henry County...
, United States
| Won UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| Tra Telligman
Tra Telligman
Tracy Telligman is a retired American mixed martial artist and boxer who has fought in Japan, Russia and the USA...
| TKO (cut)
| UFC 12
UFC 12
UFC 12: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7, 1997 at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama...
|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:17
| Dothan, Alabama
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the US state of Alabama, situated approximately west of the Georgia state line and north of Florida. It is the seat of Houston County, with portions extending into nearby Dale County and Henry County...
, United States
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| Win
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| Jon Hess
| KO (punches)
| SuperBrawl 2
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:12
| Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
, United States
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Submission grappling record
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|Win||
Ricardo AlmeidaRicardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey.-Background:...
|| Points || ADCC 2001 Absolute Division || 2001|| || || 3rd Place Spot-Wins Bronze Medal
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|Loss||
Ricardo AronaRicardo Arona
Ricardo Arona is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC Middleweight Grand Prix finalist. He has competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and is a member of Brazilian Top Team.-Abu Dhabi and RINGS:...
|| Points || ADCC 2001 Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||Semi-Finals
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|Win||
Ricco RodriguezRicco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage.-Early life:Rodriguez grew up in the...
|| Points || ADCC 2001 Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||Quarter-Finals
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|Win||
Genki SudoGenki Sudo
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, up until December 31, 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is notable for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. His...
|| Points || ADCC 2001 Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||Opening Round
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|Loss||
Mark RobinsonMark Robinson
Mark Robinson may refer to:Politics*Mark Robinson *Mark Robinson *Mark Robinson *Mark Allan Robinson , Canadian political activistSports...
|| Points || Absolute Division || 2001|| || ||
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|Win||
Hiroki Fukuda || Submission (injury) || Absolute Division || 2001|| || |||-
Boxing record
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" Win | 1–0 | Josemario Neves |
KO | 1 | 1:01 | Antonio Balbino Gymnasyum, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
Boxing Debut |