Renato 'Babalu' Sobral

Brief History
Sobral is 27-7 in his mixed martial arts career with wins over fighters such as Jeremy Horn and Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua although, this goes along with a string of losses to fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko, Dan Henderson and Chuck Liddell (2) . He went on an impressive run of wins to earn himself a shot at then Light Heavyweight champion Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell only to be defeated in the very first round.

Renato's most recent fight in the UFC was a shocking loss to Jason 'The Punisher' Lambert. Going into the fight Renato was hoping to get back to his winning ways after losing his championship fight, however it was not to be.

Professional MMA Record

Loss Jason Lambert KO (Punch) UFC 68 - Uprising 3/3/2007 2 3:26
Loss Chuck Liddell TKO (Strikes) UFC 62 - Liddell vs Sobral 8/26/2006 1 1:35
Win Mike Van Arsdale Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 57 - Liddell vs Couture 3 2/4/2006 1 2:21
Win Chael Sonnen Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 55 - Fury 10/7/2005 2 1:20
Win Travis Wiuff Submission (Armbar) UFC 52 - Couture vs Liddell 2 4/16/2005 2 0:24
Win Pierre Guillet Submission (Strikes) CR 10 - Deliverance 2/26/2005 1 1:57
Win Cyrille Diabate Submission (Choke) CR 9 - No Mercy 11/27/2004 1 3:38
Win Jose Landi-Jons Decision (Unanimous) JF 3 - Jungle Fight 3 10/23/2004 3 5:00
Win Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) IFC - Global Domination 9/6/2003 3 5:00
Win Mauricio Rua Submission (Guillotine Choke) IFC - Global Domination 9/6/2003 3 3:07
Win Trevor Prangley Decision (Unanimous) IFC - Global Domination 9/6/2003 3 5:00
Win Marcelo Azevedo Decision Heat FC 1 - Genesis 7/31/2003 3 5:00
Loss Chuck Liddell KO (Head Kick) UFC 40 - Vendetta 11/22/2002 1 2:55
Win Elvis Sinosic Decision (Unanimous) UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall 7/13/2002 3 5:00
Loss Kevin Randleman Decision (Unanimous) UFC 35 - Throwdown 1/11/2002 3 5:00
Loss Fedor Emelianenko Decision (Unanimous) Rings - 10th Anniversary 8/11/2001 2 5:00
Win Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Decision (Majority) Rings - World Title Series 2 6/15/2001 2 5:00
Win Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Majority) Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final 2/24/2001 2 5:00
Win Maurice Smith Decision UFC 28 - High Stakes 11/17/2000 3 5:00
Loss Valentijn Overeem Submission (Toe Hold) Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A 10/9/2000 1 2:19
Win Tariel Bitsadze Submission (Armbar) Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A 10/9/2000 1 2:58
Win Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (Unanimous) Rings - Millennium Combine 2 6/15/2000 2 5:00
Win Jacob Zobnin Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Rings Russia - Rings Russia 5/20/2000 1 3:20
Win Travis Fulton Submission (Armbar) Rings - Millennium Combine 1 4/20/2000 1 4:49
Loss Dan Henderson Decision (Majority) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final 2/26/2000 2 5:00
Win Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Majority) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final 2/26/2000 2 5:00
Win Mikhail Illoukhine Submission (Armbar) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final 2/26/2000 3 0:40
Win Brad Kohler KO (Kick) WEF 8 - Goin' Platinum 1/15/2000 2 0:50
Win Lee Hasdell Decision (Unanimous) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A 10/28/1999 2 5:00
Win Zaza Tkeshelashvili Submission (Kimura) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A 10/28/1999 2 1:11
Win Dario Amorim Submission (Punches) BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 7/24/1999 1 2:14
Win Pedro Otavio Submission (Punches) BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 7/24/1999 1 4:34
Win Augusto Menezes Santos Submission (Keylock) BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 7/24/1999 1 0:56
Win Fernando Cerchiari KO (Punches) IVC 8 - The Road Back to the Top 1/20/1999 1 4:41

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