Renato Sobral
Mixed martial arts record

Renato Sobral

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
Table Section Text: None

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

Loss	37–12	Jacob Noe	TKO (punches)	Bellator 96	19 June 2013	3	3:32	Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States	Bellator 2013 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.

Loss	37–11	Mikhail Zayats	TKO (punches)	Bellator 85	17 January 2013	1	4:49	Irvine, California, United States	Bellator Season Eight Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal

Win	37–10	Tatsuya Mizuno	Submission (armbar)	ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors	24 June 2012	1	0:31	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Loss	36–10	Dan Henderson	KO (punches)	Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II	4 December 2010	1	1:53	Missouri, United States	Strikeforce Light Heavyweight title eliminator.

Win	36–9	Robbie Lawler	Decision (unanimous)	Strikeforce: Los Angeles	16 June 2010	3	5:00	California, United States	195 lb Catchweight bout

Loss	35–9	Gegard Mousasi	KO (punches)	Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg	15 August 2009	1	1:00	California, United States	Lost the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.

Win	35–8	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	Submission (D'Arce choke)	Affliction: Day of Reckoning	24 January 2009	2	2:36	California, United States

Win	34–8	Bobby Southworth	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Strikeforce: Destruction	21 November 2008	1	5:00	California, United States	Won the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.

Win	33–8	Mike Whitehead	Decision (unanimous)	Affliction: Banned	19 July 2008	3	5:00	California, United States

Win	32–8	Rodney Glunder	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Ring of Fire 30: Babalu vs. Glunder	9 December 2007	3	3:31	Colorado, United States

Win	31–8	David Heath	Technical Submission (anaconda choke)	UFC 74	25 August 2007	2	3:30	Nevada, United States	Later released from UFC for refusing to release submission.

Loss	30–8	Jason Lambert	KO (punch)	UFC 68	3 March 2007	2	3:26	Ohio, United States	Fight of the Night.

Loss	30–7	Chuck Liddell	TKO (punches)	UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral	26 August 2006	1	1:35	Nevada, United States	For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

Win	30–6	Mike van Arsdale	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3	4 February 2006	1	2:21	Nevada, United States

Win	29–6	Chael Sonnen	Submission (triangle choke)	UFC 55: Fury	7 October 2005	2	1:20	Connecticut, United States

Win	28–6	Travis Wiuff	Submission (armbar)	UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell	16 April 2005	2	0:24	Nevada, United States

Win	27–6	Pierre Guillet	Submission (punches)	Cage Rage 10	26 February 2005	1	1:57	London, United Kingdom

Win	26–6	Cyrille Diabaté	Submission (guillotine choke)	Cage Rage 9	27 November 2004	1	3:38	London, United Kingdom

Win	25–6	José Landi-Jons	Decision (unanimous)	Jungle Fight 3	23 October 2004	3	5:00	Manaus, Brazil

Win	24–6	Jeremy Horn	Decision (unanimous)	IFC: Global Domination	6 September 2003	3	5:00	Colorado, United States

Win	23–6	Maurício Rua	Submission (guillotine choke)	IFC: Global Domination	6 September 2003	3	3:07	Colorado, United States

Win	22–6	Trevor Prangley	Decision (unanimous)	IFC: Global Domination	6 September 2003	3	5:00	Colorado, United States

Win	21–6	Marcelo Azevedo	Decision (unanimous)	Heat FC 1: Genesis	31 July 2003	3	5:00	Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Loss	20–6	Chael Sonnen	Decision (unanimous)	Hitman Fighting 3	2 May 2003	N/A	N/A	Santa Ana, California, United States

Loss	20–5	Chuck Liddell	KO (head kick)	UFC 40	22 November 2002	1	2:55	Nevada, United States

Win	20–4	Elvis Sinosic	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 38	13 July 2002	3	5:00	London, United Kingdom

Loss	19–4	Kevin Randleman	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 35	11 January 2002	3	5:00	Connecticut, United States

Loss	19–3	Fedor Emelianenko	Decision (unanimous)	Rings: 10th Anniversary	11 August 2001	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	19–2	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	Decision (majority)	Rings: World Title Series 2	15 June 2001	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	18–2	Kiyoshi Tamura	Decision (majority)	Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final	24 February 2001	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	17–2	Maurice Smith	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 28	17 November 2000	3	5:00	New Jersey, United States	Heavyweight Bout

Loss	16–2	Valentijn Overeem	Submission (toe hold)	Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A	9 October 2000	1	2:19	Tokyo, Japan

Win	16–1	Tariel Bitsadze	Submission (armbar)	Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A	9 October 2000	1	2:58	Tokyo, Japan

Win	15–1	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Decision (unanimous)	Rings: Millennium Combine 2	15 June 2000	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	14–1	Jacob Zobnin	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World	20 May 2000	1	3:20	Tokyo, Japan

Win	13–1	Travis Fulton	Submission (armbar)	Rings: Millennium Combine 1	20 April 2000	1	4:49	Tokyo, Japan

Loss	12–1	Dan Henderson	Decision (majority)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final	26 February 2000	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	12–0	Kiyoshi Tamura	Decision (majority)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final	26 February 2000	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	11–0	Mikhail Ilyukhin	Submission (armbar)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final	26 February 2000	3	0:40	Tokyo, Japan

Win	10–0	Brad Kohler	KO (soccer kick)	WEF: Goin' Platinum	15 January 2000	2	0:50	Georgia, United States

Win	9–0	Lee Hasdell	Decision (unanimous)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A	28 October 1999	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	8–0	Zaza Tkeshelashvili	Submission (kimura)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A	28 October 1999	2	1:11	Tokyo, Japan

Win	7–0	Dario Amorim	Submission (punches)	BVF 14: Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	24 July 1999	1	2:14	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Win	6–0	Pedro Otavio	Submission (punches)	BVF 14: Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	24 July 1999	1	4:34	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Win	5–0	Augusto Menezes Santos	Submission (americana)	BVF 14: Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	24 July 1999	1	0:56	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Win	4–0	Fernando Cerchiari	KO (punches)	IVC 8: The Road Back to the Top	20 January 1999	1	4:41	Aracaju, Brazil

Win	3–0	Marco Vinicios	TKO (retirement)	Desafio: Rio vs. São Paulo	27 September 1997	2	4:58	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Win	2–0	Manoel Vicente	TKO (punches and stomp)	Desafio: Rio vs. São Paulo	27 September 1997	1	6:27	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Win	1–0	Claudio Palma	Submission (leg kicks)	Desafio: Rio vs. São Paulo	27 September 1997	1	2:08	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sentence(s)

Sobral faced Mikhail Zayats on January 17, 2013 at Bellator 85.

final_sentence: Sobral faced Mikhail Zayats on January 17, 2013 at Bellator 85.