Renato Sobral (37-12, 23) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 1975. At the age of 22 years on September 27, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Claudio Palma, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 17, 2000, 25-year old Renato Sobral made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC 28 against a 38-year old Maurice Smith, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Sobral's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Jacob Noe at Bellator 96 at age 37 on June 19, 2013. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Renato Sobral's best fights have been against Bobby Southworth, Mike van Arsdale, Travis Wiuff, Chael Sonnen, Travis Fulton, Tariel Bitsadze and David Heath.
Sobral has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49  | Jun 19, 2013 37 years, 9 months 37-12 (23) | 32 years, 10 months 10-2 (9) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
48  | Jan 17, 2013 37 years, 4 months 37-11 (23) | 31 years, 3 months 19-6 (13) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
47  | Jun 24, 2012 36 years, 9 months 37-10 (23) | 31 years 10-7 (9) | ONE | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
46  | Dec 4, 2010 35 years, 2 months 36-10 (22) | 40 years, 3 months 25-8 (11) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
45  | Jun 16, 2010 34 years, 9 months 36-9 (22) | 28 years, 2 months 17-5 (15) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
44  | Aug 15, 2009 33 years, 11 months 35-9 (22) | 24 years 25-2-1 (23) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
43 | Jan 24, 2009 33 years, 4 months 35-8 (22) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Affliction | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke |
42  | Nov 21, 2008 33 years, 2 months 34-8 (21) | 38 years, 11 months 9-5 (7) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Won Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
41  | Jul 19, 2008 32 years, 10 months 33-8 (20) | 27 years 22-5 (18) | Affliction | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
40 | Dec 9, 2007 32 years, 3 months 32-8 (20) | Rodney Glunder | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
39  | Aug 25, 2007 31 years, 11 months 31-8 (19) | 31 years, 6 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | LHW | 2 | CKO | WIN Anaconda choke |
38  | Mar 3, 2007 31 years, 5 months 30-8 (19) | 29 years, 5 months 22-6 (18) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
37  | Aug 26, 2006 30 years, 11 months 30-7 (19) | 36 years, 8 months 18-3 (12) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC light-heavyweight title |
36  | Feb 4, 2006 30 years, 4 months 30-6 (19) | 40 years, 7 months 8-2 (7) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
35  | Oct 7, 2005 30 years, 1 months 29-6 (18) | 28 years, 6 months 15-6-1 (6) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
34  | Apr 16, 2005 29 years, 7 months 28-6 (17) | 27 years, 1 months 35-4 (24) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
33 | Feb 26, 2005 29 years, 5 months 27-6 (16) | Pierre Guillet | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
32  | Nov 27, 2004 29 years, 2 months 26-6 (15) | 31 years, 1 months 6-3-1 (4) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
31 | Oct 23, 2004 29 years, 1 months 25-6 (14) | José Landi-Jons | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
30  | Sep 6, 2003 27 years, 11 months 24-6 (14) | 28 years 65-11-4 (56) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Sep 6, 2003 27 years, 11 months 23-6 (14) | 21 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
28  | Sep 6, 2003 27 years, 11 months 22-6 (13) | 31 years 6-0 (4) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Jul 31, 2003 27 years, 10 months 21-6 (13) | Marcelo Azevedo | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
26 | May 2, 2003 27 years, 7 months 20-6 (13) | 26 years 6-1-1 (2) | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
25 | Nov 22, 2002 27 years, 2 months 20-5 (13) | 32 years, 11 months 11-1 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
24  | Jul 13, 2002 26 years, 10 months 20-4 (13) | 31 years, 5 months 4-5-1 (4) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Jan 11, 2002 26 years, 4 months 19-4 (13) | 30 years, 5 months 9-5 (5) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Aug 11, 2001 25 years, 11 months 19-3 (13) | 24 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
21  | Jun 15, 2001 25 years, 9 months 19-2 (13) | 31 years, 3 months 22-11-2 (13) | HW | 2 | MD | WIN | |
20  | Feb 24, 2001 25 years, 5 months 18-2 (13) | 31 years, 2 months 23-6-3 (17) | HW | 2 | MD | WIN | |
19  | Nov 17, 2000 25 years, 2 months 17-2 (13) | 38 years, 11 months 11-11 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Oct 9, 2000 25 years, 1 months 16-2 (13) | 24 years, 1 months 14-9 (11) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold | ||
17  | Oct 9, 2000 25 years, 1 months 16-1 (13) | 34 years, 8 months 7-5 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
16  | Jun 15, 2000 24 years, 9 months 15-1 (12) | 29 years, 8 months 10-5 (5) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
15 | May 20, 2000 24 years, 8 months 14-1 (12) | Jacob Zobnin | Rings | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14  | Apr 20, 2000 24 years, 7 months 13-1 (11) | 22 years, 10 months 72-23-6 (69) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
13 | Feb 26, 2000 24 years, 5 months 12-1 (10) | 29 years, 6 months 8-0 (2) | 2 | MD | LOSS | ||
12 | Feb 26, 2000 24 years, 5 months 12-0 (10) | 30 years, 2 months 20-3-3 (17) | 2 | MD | WIN | ||
11  | Feb 26, 2000 24 years, 5 months 11-0 (10) | 33 years, 3 months 20-8 (19) | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
10  | Jan 15, 2000 24 years, 4 months 10-0 (9) | 35 years, 7 months 11-5 (11) | 2 | KO | WIN Soccer kick | ||
9  | Oct 28, 1999 24 years, 1 months 9-0 (8) | 32 years, 10 months 11-8-3 (10) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
8  | Oct 28, 1999 24 years, 1 months 8-0 (8) | 34 years, 7 months 8-1 (6) | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
7 | Jul 24, 1999 23 years, 10 months 7-0 (7) | Dario Amorim | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
6 | Jul 24, 1999 23 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Pedro Otavio | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
5 | Jul 24, 1999 23 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Augusto Menezes Santos | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
4 | Jan 20, 1999 23 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Fernando Cerchiari | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Sep 27, 1997 22 years 3-0 (3) | Marco Vinicios | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement | ||
2 | Sep 27, 1997 22 years 2-0 (2) | Manoel Vicente | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and stomp | ||
1 | Sep 27, 1997 22 years 1-0 (1) | Claudio Palma | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to leg kicks |
