Renato Sobral
"Babalu"
Birthday: 1975-07-09
AGE: 37
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
AGE: 37
Rio de JaneiroBrazil
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm Weight
205 lbs
92.99 kg
Association:
6'0"
182.88 cm Weight
205 lbs
92.99 kg
Association:
Babalu's Iron Gym / Kings MMA
Class: Light Heavyweight
Wins
37
5 KO/TKO (14%)
19 SUBMISSIONS (51%)
13 DECISIONS (35%)
Losses
11
7 KO/TKO (64%)
1 SUBMISSIONS (9%)
3 DECISIONS (27%)
Upcoming Fights
Bellator MMAJune 19, 2013 / WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | ||||
Fight History
| Result | Fighter | Event | Method/Referee | R | Time |
| loss | Jacob Noe | Bellator MMA - Bellator 96 Jun / 19 / 2013 |
TKO (Punches) Kerry Hatley |
3 | 3:32 |
| loss | Mikhail Zayats | Bellator MMA - Bellator 85 Jan / 17 / 2013 |
TKO (Punches) John McCarthy |
1 | 4:49 |
| win | Tatsuya Mizuno | One FC 4 - Destiny of Warriors Jun / 23 / 2012 |
Submission (Armbar) Yuji Shimada |
1 | 0:31 |
| loss | Dan Henderson | Strikeforce - Henderson vs. Babalu 2 Dec / 04 / 2010 |
KO (Punches) John McCarthy |
1 | 1:53 |
| win | Robbie Lawler | Strikeforce - Los Angeles Jun / 16 / 2010 |
Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Gegard Mousasi | Strikeforce - Carano vs. Cyborg Aug / 15 / 2009 |
KO (Punches) John McCarthy |
1 | 1:00 |
| win | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Affliction - Day of Reckoning Jan / 24 / 2009 |
Submission (Brabo Choke) John McCarthy |
2 | 2:36 |
| win | Bobby Southworth | Strikeforce - Destruction Nov / 21 / 2008 |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) John McCarthy |
1 | 5:00 |
| win | Mike Whitehead | Affliction - Banned Jul / 19 / 2008 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Rodney Glunder | PFP - Ring of Fire Dec / 09 / 2007 |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) N/A |
3 | N/A |
| win | David Heath | UFC 74 - Respect Aug / 25 / 2007 |
Submission (Anaconda Choke) Steve Mazzagatti |
2 | 3:30 |
| loss | Jason Lambert | UFC 68 - Uprising Mar / 03 / 2007 |
KO (Punch) John McCarthy |
2 | 3:26 |
| loss | Chuck Liddell | UFC 62 - Liddell vs. Sobral Aug / 26 / 2006 |
TKO (Punches) John McCarthy |
1 | 1:35 |
| win | Mike Van Arsdale | UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3 Feb / 04 / 2006 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 2:21 |
| win | Chael Sonnen | UFC 55 - Fury Oct / 07 / 2005 |
Submission (Triangle Choke) N/A |
2 | 1:20 |
| win | Travis Wiuff | UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2 Apr / 16 / 2005 |
Submission (Armbar) N/A |
2 | 0:24 |
| win | Pierre Guillet | Cage Rage 10 - Deliverance Feb / 26 / 2005 |
Submission (Punches) N/A |
1 | 1:57 |
| win | Cyrille Diabate | Cage Rage 9 - No Mercy Nov / 27 / 2004 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) N/A |
1 | 3:38 |
| win | Jose Landi-Jons | JF 3 - Jungle Fight 3 Oct / 23 / 2004 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Jeremy Horn | IFC - Global Domination Sep / 06 / 2003 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Mauricio Rua | IFC - Global Domination Sep / 06 / 2003 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) N/A |
3 | 3:07 |
| win | Trevor Prangley | IFC - Global Domination Sep / 06 / 2003 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Marcelo Azevedo | Heat FC 1 - Genesis Jul / 31 / 2003 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Chuck Liddell | UFC 40 - Vendetta Nov / 22 / 2002 |
KO (Head Kick) N/A |
1 | 2:55 |
| win | Elvis Sinosic | UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall Jul / 13 / 2002 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Kevin Randleman | UFC 35 - Throwdown Jan / 11 / 2002 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Fedor Emelianenko | Rings - 10th Anniversary Aug / 11 / 2001 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Rings - World Title Series 2 Jun / 15 / 2001 |
Decision (Majority) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Kiyoshi Tamura | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final Feb / 24 / 2001 |
Decision (Majority) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Maurice Smith | UFC 28 - High Stakes Nov / 17 / 2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Valentijn Overeem | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A Oct / 09 / 2000 |
Submission (Toe Hold) N/A |
1 | 2:19 |
| win | Tariel Bitsadze | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A Oct / 09 / 2000 |
Submission (Armbar) N/A |
1 | 2:58 |
| win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings - Millennium Combine 2 Jun / 15 / 2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Jacob Zobnin | Rings Russia - Russia vs. The World May / 20 / 2000 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 3:20 |
| win | Travis Fulton | Rings - Millennium Combine 1 Apr / 20 / 2000 |
Submission (Armbar) N/A |
1 | 4:49 |
| loss | Dan Henderson | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final Feb / 26 / 2000 |
Decision (Majority) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Kiyoshi Tamura | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final Feb / 26 / 2000 |
Decision (Majority) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Mikhail Ilyukhin | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final Feb / 26 / 2000 |
Submission (Armbar) N/A |
3 | 0:40 |
| win | Brad Kohler | WEF 8 - Goin' Platinum Jan / 15 / 2000 |
KO (Soccer Kick) N/A |
2 | 0:50 |
| win | Lee Hasdell | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A Oct / 28 / 1999 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A Oct / 28 / 1999 |
Submission (Kimura) N/A |
2 | 1:11 |
| win | Dario Amorim | BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 Jul / 24 / 1999 |
Submission (Punches) N/A |
1 | 2:14 |
| win | Pedro Otavio | BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 Jul / 24 / 1999 |
Submission (Punches) N/A |
1 | 4:34 |
| win | Augusto Menezes Santos | BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 Jul / 24 / 1999 |
Submission (Keylock) N/A |
1 | 0:56 |
| win | Fernando Cerchiari | IVC 8 - The Road Back to the Top Jan / 20 / 1999 |
KO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 4:41 |
| win | Marco Vinicios | Desafio - Rio vs. Sao Paulo Sep / 27 / 1997 |
TKO (Retirement) Ricardo Goldkorn |
2 | 4:58 |
| win | Manoel Vicente | Desafio - Rio vs. Sao Paulo Sep / 27 / 1997 |
TKO (Punches and Stomp) Orlando Saraiva |
1 | 6:27 |
| win | Claudio Palma | Desafio - Rio vs. Sao Paulo Sep / 27 / 1997 |
Submission (Leg Kicks) Ricardo Pinheiro Goldkorn |
1 | 2:08 |
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