Renato Sobral

“Babalu”

Age: 49 | Sep 7, 1975

Nationality: Brazil

Weight Class: Light Heavyweight

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 205 lbs

Reach: 72.0"

Professional Record

49 fights	37 wins	12 losses
KO/TKOs	9	7
Submissions	15	1
Decisions	13	4

Fight Details

Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Referee	Round	Time
LOSS	37 - 12 - 0	Jacob Noe	Bellator MMA - Bellator 96	June 19, 2013	TKO (Punches)		3	3:32
LOSS	37 - 11 - 0	Mikhail Zayats	Bellator MMA - Bellator 85	January 17, 2013	TKO (Punches)		1	4:49
WIN	37 - 10 - 0	Tatsuya Mizuno	One FC 4 - Destiny of Warriors	June 23, 2012	Submission (Armbar)	Yuji Shimada	1	0:31
LOSS	36 - 10 - 0	Dan Henderson	Strikeforce - Henderson vs. Babalu 2	December 04, 2010	KO (Punches)	John McCarthy	1	1:53
WIN	36 - 9 - 0	Robbie Lawler	Strikeforce - Los Angeles	June 16, 2010	Decision (Unanimous)	John McCarthy	3	5:00
LOSS	35 - 9 - 0	Gegard Mousasi	Strikeforce - Carano vs. Cyborg	August 15, 2009	KO (Punches)	John McCarthy	1	1:00
WIN	35 - 8 - 0	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	Affliction - Day of Reckoning	January 24, 2009	Submission (Brabo Choke)	John McCarthy	2	2:36
WIN	34 - 8 - 0	Bobby Southworth	Strikeforce - Destruction	November 21, 2008	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	John McCarthy	1	5:00
WIN	33 - 8 - 0	Mike Whitehead	Affliction - Banned	July 19, 2008	Decision (Unanimous)	Jason Herzog	3	5:00
WIN	32 - 8 - 0	Rodney Glunder	PFP - Ring of Fire	December 09, 2007	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)		3	N/A
WIN	31 - 8 - 0	David Heath	UFC 74 - Respect	August 25, 2007	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	Steve Mazzagatti	2	3:30
LOSS	30 - 8 - 0	Jason Lambert	UFC 68 - Uprising	March 03, 2007	KO (Punch)	John McCarthy	2	3:26
LOSS	30 - 7 - 0	Chuck Liddell	UFC 62 - Liddell vs. Sobral	August 26, 2006	TKO (Punches)	John McCarthy	1	1:35
WIN	30 - 6 - 0	Mike Van Arsdale	UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3	February 04, 2006	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	John McCarthy	1	2:21
WIN	29 - 6 - 0	Chael Sonnen	UFC 55 - Fury	October 07, 2005	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Herb Dean	2	1:20
WIN	28 - 6 - 0	Travis Wiuff	UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2	April 16, 2005	Submission (Armbar)	Herb Dean	2	0:24
WIN	27 - 6 - 0	Pierre Guillet	Cage Rage 10 - Deliverance	February 26, 2005	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	1:57
WIN	26 - 6 - 0	Cyrille Diabate	Cage Rage 9 - No Mercy	November 27, 2004	Submission (Guillotine Choke)		1	3:38
WIN	25 - 6 - 0	Jose Landi-Jons	JF - Jungle Fight 3	October 23, 2004	Decision (Unanimous)		3	5:00
WIN	24 - 6 - 0	Mauricio Rua	IFC - Global Domination	September 06, 2003	Submission (Guillotine Choke)		3	3:07
WIN	23 - 6 - 0	Trevor Prangley	IFC - Global Domination	September 06, 2003	Decision (Unanimous)		3	5:00
WIN	22 - 6 - 0	Jeremy Horn	IFC - Global Domination	September 06, 2003	Decision (Unanimous)		3	5:00
WIN	21 - 6 - 0	Marcelo Azevedo	Heat FC 1 - Genesis	July 31, 2003	Decision (Unanimous)		3	5:00
LOSS	20 - 6 - 0	Chael Sonnen	HFP 3 - Hitman Fighting Productions 3	May 02, 2003	Decision		3	5:00
LOSS	20 - 5 - 0	Chuck Liddell	UFC 40 - Vendetta	November 22, 2002	KO (Head Kick)	Larry Landless	1	2:55
WIN	20 - 4 - 0	Elvis Sinosic	UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall	July 13, 2002	Decision (Unanimous)	John McCarthy	3	5:00
LOSS	19 - 4 - 0	Kevin Randleman	UFC 35 - Throwdown	January 11, 2002	Decision (Unanimous)	John McCarthy	3	5:00
LOSS	19 - 3 - 0	Fedor Emelianenko	Rings - 10th Anniversary	August 11, 2001	Decision (Unanimous)		2	5:00
WIN	19 - 2 - 0	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	Rings - World Title Series 2	June 15, 2001	Decision (Majority)		2	5:00
WIN	18 - 2 - 0	Kiyoshi Tamura	Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final	February 24, 2001	Decision (Majority)		2	5:00
WIN	17 - 2 - 0	Maurice Smith	UFC 28 - High Stakes	November 17, 2000	Decision (Unanimous)	John McCarthy	3	5:00
WIN	16 - 2 - 0	Tariel Bitsadze	Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A	October 09, 2000	Submission (Armbar)		1	2:58
LOSS	15 - 2 - 0	Valentijn Overeem	Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A	October 09, 2000	Submission (Toe Hold)		1	2:19
WIN	15 - 1 - 0	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Rings - Millennium Combine 2	June 15, 2000	Decision (Unanimous)		2	5:00
WIN	14 - 1 - 0	Jacob Zobnin	Rings Russia - Russia vs. The World	May 20, 2000	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)		1	3:20
WIN	13 - 1 - 0	Travis Fulton	Rings - Millennium Combine 1	April 20, 2000	Submission (Armbar)		1	4:49
WIN	12 - 1 - 0	Kiyoshi Tamura	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final	February 26, 2000	Decision (Majority)		2	5:00
LOSS	11 - 1 - 0	Dan Henderson	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final	February 26, 2000	Decision (Majority)		2	5:00
WIN	11 - 0 - 0	Mikhail Ilyukhin	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final	February 26, 2000	Submission (Armbar)		3	0:40
WIN	10 - 0 - 0	Brad Kohler	WEF 8 - Goin' Platinum	January 15, 2000	KO (Soccer Kick)	Kipp Kollar	2	0:50
WIN	9 - 0 - 0	Zaza Tkeshelashvili	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A	October 28, 1999	Submission (Kimura)		2	1:11
WIN	8 - 0 - 0	Lee Hasdell	Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A	October 28, 1999	Decision (Unanimous)		2	5:00
WIN	7 - 0 - 0	Augusto Menezes Santos	BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	July 24, 1999	Submission (Keylock)		1	0:56
WIN	6 - 0 - 0	Pedro Otavio	BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	July 24, 1999	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	4:34
WIN	5 - 0 - 0	Dario Amorim	BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	July 24, 1999	TKO (Submission to Punches)		1	2:14
WIN	4 - 0 - 0	Fernando Cerchiari	IVC 8 - The Road Back to the Top	January 20, 1999	KO (Punches)		1	4:41
WIN	3 - 0 - 0	Marco Vinicios	Desafio - Rio vs. Sao Paulo	September 27, 1997	TKO (Retirement)		2	4:58
WIN	2 - 0 - 0	Manoel Vicente	Desafio - Rio vs. Sao Paulo	September 27, 1997	TKO (Punches and Stomp)		1	6:27
WIN	1 - 0 - 0	Claudio Palma	Desafio - Rio vs. Sao Paulo	September 27, 1997	TKO (Submission to Leg Kicks)		1	2:08