Renato Sobral “Babalu”

Photo of Renato Sobral
Team Gracie Barra
Age 49
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Light-heavyweight

Renato Sobral is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 34 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 34-12-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 months, 30 days
Rounds Fought 65.8
Avg. Fights/Year 3.2
Longest Layoff 1 year, 6 months, 19 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 5 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 18 13
Losses 7 1 4
Finish Rate 61.8%
Finished Rate 66.7%
Win by Decision Rate 38.2%
Loss by Decision Rate 33.3%
Win by KO Rate 8.8%
Loss by KO Rate 58.3%
Win by SUB Rate 52.9%
Loss by SUB Rate 8.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win -
Fastest KO 04:41
Fastest SUB 31
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:33
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 05:58
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 06/19/2013 L
(34-11-0)
Jacob Noe
(11-3-0)
LHW
( 204.4 vs. 206.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 96
3 03:32
OFF 01/17/2013 L
(34-10-0)
Mikhail Zayats
(23-8-0)
LHW
( 205.3 vs. 205.7 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator Fighting Championships 85
1 04:49
NRB 06/23/2012 W
(33-10-0)
Tatsuya Mizuno
(25-16-1)
LHW Submission (Arm Bar)
One FC 4 - Destiny of Warriors
1 00:31
OFF 12/04/2010 L
(33-9-0)
Dan Henderson
(32-15-0)
LHW
( 202.0 vs. 204.5 )
KO (Strike)
St. Louis: Henderson vs. Sobral 2
1 01:53
OFF 06/16/2010 W
(32-9-0)
Robbie Lawler
(30-16-0)
LHW
( 193.6 vs. 195.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Strikeforce: E3 Expo
3 05:00
NRB 08/15/2009 L
(32-8-0)
Gegard Mousasi
(49-9-2)
LHW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
1 01:00
OFF 01/24/2009 W
(31-8-0)
Thierry Sokoudjou
(18-16-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.3 )
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Affliction 2: Day of Reckoning
2 02:36
OFF 11/20/2008 W
(30-8-0)
Bobby Southworth
(10-6-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 204.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Cut)
West Coast Productions
1 05:00
OFF 07/19/2008 W
(29-8-0)
Mike Whitehead
(26-8-0)
LHW
( 201.0 vs. 206.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Affliction: Banned
3 05:00
NRB 12/09/2007 W
(28-8-0)
Rodney Glunder
(2-6-0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Plainum Fighting Productions - Ring of Fire
3 05:00
OFF 08/25/2007 W
(27-8-0)
David Heath
(18-7-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.0 )
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
UFC 74: Respect
2 03:30
OFF 03/03/2007 L
(27-7-0)
Jason Lambert
(24-13-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 204.0 )
KO
UFC 68: The Uprising
2 03:36
OFF 08/26/2006 L
(27-6-0)
Chuck Liddell
(21-9-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
1 01:35
OFF 02/04/2006 W
(26-6-0)
Mike Van Arsdale
(8-5-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3
1 02:21
NRB 10/07/2005 W
(25-6-0)
Chael Sonnen
(31-18-1)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
UFC 55: Fury
2 01:20
OFF 04/16/2005 W
(24-6-0)
Travis Wiuff
(80-22-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 203.0 )
Submission (Arm Bar)
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
2 00:24
NRB 02/26/2005 W
(23-6-0)
Pierre Guillett
(10-10-1)
Submission (Strikes)
Cage Rage (England) 10
1 01:57
NRB 11/27/2004 W
(22-6-0)
Cyrille Diabate
(19-10-1)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Cage Rage (England) 9
1 03:16
NRB 10/23/2004 W
(21-6-0)
Jose Landi Johns
(29-16-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Jungle Fight 3
3 05:00
OFF 09/06/2003 W
(18-6-0)
Trevor Prangley
(35-11-2)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 202.2 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
International Fighting Championship: Global Domination
3 05:00
OFF 09/06/2003 W
(18-6-0)
Jeremy Horn
(92-22-5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
International Fighting Championship: Global Domination
3 05:00
OFF 09/06/2003 W
(18-6-0)
Mauricio Shogun Rua
(27-14-1)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
International Fighting Championship: Global Domination
3 03:07
NRB 07/31/2003 W
(17-6-0)
Marcelo Azevedo
(6-7-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Heat Fighting Championships 1
00:00
NRB 05/02/2003 L
(17-5-0)
Chael Sonnen
(31-18-1)
Decision
Hitman Fighting 3
00:00
OFF 11/22/2002 L
(17-4-0)
Chuck Liddell
(21-9-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 40: Vendetta
1 02:59
NRB 07/13/2002 W
(16-4-0)
Elvis Sinosic
(8-11-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall
3 05:00
NRB 01/11/2002 L
(16-3-0)
Kevin Randleman
(17-16-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 35: Throwdown
3 05:00
NRB 08/11/2001 L
(16-2-0)
Fedor Emelianenko
(40-7-0)
Decision
Rings: 10th Anniversary World Title Series
2 05:00
NRB 06/15/2001 W
(15-2-0)
Tsuyoshi Kosaka
(28-20-2)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Rings: World Title Series 2
2 05:00
NRB 02/24/2001 W
(14-2-0)
Kiyoshi Tamura
(32-13-2)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final
2 05:00
OFF 11/17/2000 W
(13-2-0)
Maurice Smith
(14-14-0)
Decision (Majority Decision)
UFC 28: High Stakes
3 05:00
NRB 10/09/2000 L
(12-1-0)
Valentijn Overeem
(30-32-0)
Submission (Toe Hold)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A
1 02:19
NRB 10/09/2000 W
(12-1-0)
Tariel Bitsadze
(10-8-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A
1 02:58
NRB 06/15/2000 W
(11-1-0)
Hiromitsu Kanehara
(19-25-5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rings: Millennium Combine 2
2 05:00
NRB 05/20/2000 W
(10-1-0)
Jacob Zobnin
(0-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Rings Russia
1 03:20
NRB 04/20/2000 W
(9-1-0)
Travis Fulton
(255-54-8)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: Millennium Combine 1
1 04:49
NRB 02/26/2000 L
(7-0-0)
Dan Henderson
(32-15-0)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final
2 05:00
NRB 02/26/2000 W
(7-0-0)
Kiyoshi Tamura
(32-13-2)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final
2 05:00
NRB 02/26/2000 W
(7-0-0)
Mikhail Illoukhine
(27-11-1)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final
3 00:40
NRB 01/15/2000 W
(6-0-0)
Brad Kohler
(12-15-0)
KO (Kick)
World Extreme Fighting 8: Goin' Platinum
2 00:50
NRB 10/28/1999 W
(4-0-0)
Lee Hasdell
(9-15-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A
2 05:00
NRB 10/28/1999 W
(4-0-0)
Zaza Tkeshelashvili
(7-8-0)
Submission (Hammerlock)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A
2 01:11
NRB 07/24/1999 W
(1-0-0)
Pedro Otavio-Cesar
(19-8-0)
Submission (Punches)
Brazilian Vale Tudo 14
1 04:34
NRB 07/24/1999 W
(1-0-0)
Dario Amorim
(4-3-0)
Submission (Punches)
Brazilian Vale Tudo 14
1 02:14
NRB 07/24/1999 W
(1-0-0)
Augusto Santos
(1-5-0)
Submission (Keylock)
Brazilian Vale Tudo 14
1 00:56
NRB 01/20/1999 W
(0-0-0)
Fernando Cerchiari
(3-4-0)
KO (Punches)
International Vale Tudo Championship 8: The Road Back to the Top
1 04:41

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class