Record & Stats
Record37-12 (24 finishes)Born
Sep 7, 1975
Age
51Y, 1M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
24 (49%)
KO/TKO
9 (18%)
Submissions
15 (31%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record1-2 (1 finish)StrikeforceLight Heavyweight
Renato Sobral MMA record
Renato "Babalu" Sobral retired with a professional MMA record of 37-12 (24 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 49 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Sobral's most recent fight was a loss to Jacob Noe on Jun 19, 2013.
Sobral won the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship. He went 1-2 in major title fights, with one win by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Jun 19, 2013 | 37 | Jacob Noe | L | TKO | 3 | Referee stoppage | β | Light Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 48 | Jan 17, 2013 | 37 | Mikhail Zayats | L | TKO | 1 | Spinning back fist and punches | β | Light Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 47 | Jun 24, 2012 | 36 | Tatsuya Mizuno | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Light Heavyweight | ONE |
| 46 | Dec 4, 2010 | 35 | Dan Henderson | L | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Light Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 45 | Jun 16, 2010 | 34 | Robbie Lawler | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 44 | Aug 15, 2009 | 33 | Gegard Mousasi | L | KO | 1 | Punches | β Strikeforce Championship | Light Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 43 | Jan 24, 2009 | 33 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | W | SUB | 2 | D'Arce choke | β | Light Heavyweight | Affliction |
| 42 | Nov 21, 2008 | 33 | Bobby Southworth | W | TKO | 1 | Cut | + Strikeforce Championship | Light Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 41 | Jul 19, 2008 | 32 | Mike Whitehead | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | Affliction |
| 40 | Dec 9, 2007 | 32 | Rodney Glunder | W | SUB | 3 | Arm-triangle choke | β | Light Heavyweight | Ring of Fire |
| 39 | Aug 25, 2007 | 31 | David Heath | W | CKO | 2 | Anaconda choke | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 38 | Mar 3, 2007 | 31 | Jason Lambert | L | KO | 2 | Punch | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 37 | Aug 26, 2006 | 30 | Chuck Liddell | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | ~ UFC Championship | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 36 | Feb 4, 2006 | 30 | Mike van Arsdale | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 35 | Oct 7, 2005 | 30 | Chael Sonnen | W | SUB | 2 | Triangle choke | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 34 | Apr 16, 2005 | 29 | Travis Wiuff | W | SUB | 2 | Armbar | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 33 | Feb 26, 2005 | 29 | Pierre Guillet | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | β | Heavyweight | Cage Rage |
| 32 | Nov 27, 2004 | 29 | Cyrille DiabatΓ© | W | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | Light Heavyweight | Cage Rage |
| 31 | Oct 23, 2004 | 29 | JosΓ© Landi-Jons | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | Jungle Fight |
| 30 | Sep 6, 2003 | 27 | Jeremy Horn | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | IFC |
| 29 | Sep 6, 2003 | 27 | MaurΓcio Rua | W | SUB | 3 | Guillotine choke | β | Light Heavyweight | IFC |
| 28 | Sep 6, 2003 | 27 | Trevor Prangley | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | IFC |
| 27 | Jul 31, 2003 | 27 | Marcelo Azevedo | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | Heat |
| 26 | May 2, 2003 | 27 | Chael Sonnen | L | UD | 2 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | β |
| 25 | Nov 22, 2002 | 27 | Chuck Liddell | L | KO | 1 | Head kick | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 24 | Jul 13, 2002 | 26 | Elvis Sinosic | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 23 | Jan 11, 2002 | 26 | Kevin Randleman | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| 22 | Aug 11, 2001 | 25 | Fedor Emelianenko | L | UD | 2 | β | β | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| 21 | Jun 15, 2001 | 25 | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | W | MD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| 20 | Feb 24, 2001 | 25 | Kiyoshi Tamura | W | MD | 2 | β | β | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| 19 | Nov 17, 2000 | 25 | Maurice Smith | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 18 | Oct 9, 2000 | 25 | Valentijn Overeem | L | SUB | 1 | Toe hold | β | β | RINGS |
| 17 | Oct 9, 2000 | 25 | Tariel Bitsadze | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | β | RINGS |
| 16 | Jun 15, 2000 | 24 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | W | UD | 2 | β | β | β | RINGS |
| 15 | May 20, 2000 | 24 | Jacob Zobnin | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | RINGS |
| 14 | Apr 20, 2000 | 24 | Travis Fulton | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| 13 | Feb 26, 2000 | 24 | Dan Henderson | L | MD | 2 | β | β | Middleweight | RINGS |
| 12 | Feb 26, 2000 | 24 | Kiyoshi Tamura | W | MD | 2 | β | β | β | RINGS |
| 11 | Feb 26, 2000 | 24 | Mikhail Ilyukhin | W | SUB | 3 | Armbar | β | β | RINGS |
| 10 | Jan 15, 2000 | 24 | Brad Kohler | W | KO | 2 | Soccer kick | β | β | WEF |
| 9 | Oct 28, 1999 | 24 | Lee Hasdell | W | UD | 2 | β | β | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| 8 | Oct 28, 1999 | 24 | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | W | SUB | 2 | Kimura | β | β | RINGS |
| 7 | Jul 24, 1999 | 23 | Dario Amorim | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | β | β | BVF |
| 6 | Jul 24, 1999 | 23 | Pedro Otavio | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | β | β | BVF |
| 5 | Jul 24, 1999 | 23 | Augusto Menezes Santos | W | SUB | 1 | Americana | β | β | BVF |
| 4 | Jan 20, 1999 | 23 | Fernando Cerchiari | W | KO | 1 | Punches | β | β | IVC |
| 3 | Sep 27, 1997 | 22 | Marco Vinicios | W | TKO | 2 | Retirement | β | β | Desafio |
| 2 | Sep 27, 1997 | 22 | Manoel Vicente | W | TKO | 1 | Punches and stomp | β | β | Desafio |
| 1 | Sep 27, 1997 | 22 | Claudio Palma | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to leg kicks | β | β | Desafio |