[adminmma]

Name - Renato Sobral
Record - 31-7-0
Association - Gracie Barra Combat Team
Height - 6'1"
Weight - 205 lbs
Birth Date - 7-9-1975
State - Rio de Janeiro
Country - Brazil


Result - Opponent - Method - Event Title - Date - Round - Time

Win Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Submission (Brabo Choke) Affliction - Day of Reckoning 1/24/2009 2 2:36 WATCH!!
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Win Bobby Southworth TKO (Doctor Stoppage - Cut) Strikeforce - Destruction 11/21/2008 1 5:00 WATCH!!
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Win Mike Whitehead Decision (Unanimous) Affliction - Banned 7/19/2008 3 5:00 WATCH!!
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Win Rodney Faverus Submission (Choke) PFP - Ring of Fire 12/9/2007 N/A N/A
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Win David Heath Submission (Anaconda Choke) UFC 74 - Respect 8/25/2007 2 3:30 WATCH!!
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Loss Jason Lambert KO (Punch) UFC 68 - Uprising 3/3/2007 2 3:26 WATCH!!
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Loss Chuck Liddell TKO (Strikes) UFC 62 - Liddell vs Sobral 8/26/2006 1 1:35 WATCH!!
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Win Mike Van Arsdale Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 57 - Liddell vs Couture 3 2/4/2006 1 2:21 WATCH!!
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Win Chael Sonnen Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 55 - Fury 10/7/2005 2 1:20
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Win Travis Wiuff Submission (Armbar) UFC 52 - Couture vs Liddell 2 4/16/2005 2 0:24
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Win Pierre Guillet Submission (Strikes) CR 10 - Deliverance 2/26/2005 1 1:57 WATCH!!
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Win Cyrille Diabate Submission (Choke) CR 9 - No Mercy 11/27/2004 1 3:38 WATCH!!
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Win Jose Landi-Jons Decision (Unanimous) JF 3 - Jungle Fight 3 10/23/2004 3 5:00 WATCH!!
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Win Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) IFC - Global Domination 9/6/2003 3 5:00 WATCH!!
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Win Trevor Prangley Decision (Unanimous) IFC - Global Domination 9/6/2003 3 5:00
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Win Mauricio Rua Submission (Guillotine Choke) IFC - Global Domination 9/6/2003 3 3:07 WATCH!!
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Win Marcelo Azevedo Decision Heat FC 1 - Genesis 7/31/2003 3 5:00
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Loss Chuck Liddell KO (Head Kick) UFC 40 - Vendetta 11/22/2002 1 2:55 WATCH!!
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Win Elvis Sinosic Decision (Unanimous) UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall 7/13/2002 3 5:00
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Loss Kevin Randleman Decision (Unanimous) UFC 35 - Throwdown 1/11/2002 3 5:00
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Loss Fedor Emelianenko Decision (Unanimous) Rings - 10th Anniversary 8/11/2001 2 5:00 WATCH!!
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Win Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Decision (Majority) Rings - World Title Series 2 6/15/2001 2 5:00
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Win Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Majority) Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final 2/24/2001 2 5:00
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Win Maurice Smith Decision UFC 28 - High Stakes 11/17/2000 3 5:00
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Win Tariel Bitsadze Submission (Armbar) Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A 10/9/2000 1 2:58
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Loss Valentijn Overeem Submission (Toe Hold) Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A 10/9/2000 1 2:19
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Win Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (Unanimous) Rings - Millennium Combine 2 6/15/2000 2 5:00
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Win Jacob Zobnin Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Rings Russia - Rings Russia 5/20/2000 1 3:20
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Win Travis Fulton Submission (Armbar) Rings - Millennium Combine 1 4/20/2000 1 4:49
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Win Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Majority) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final 2/26/2000 2 5:00 WATCH!!2
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Loss Dan Henderson Decision (Majority) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final 2/26/2000 2 5:00 WATCH!!
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Win Mikhail Illoukhine Submission (Armbar) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final 2/26/2000 3 0:40
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Win Brad Kohler KO (Kick) WEF 8 - Goin' Platinum 1/15/2000 2 0:50 WATCH!!
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Win Zaza Tkeshelashvili Submission (Kimura) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A 10/28/1999 2 1:11 WATCH!!
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Win Lee Hasdell Decision (Unanimous) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A 10/28/1999 2 5:00
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Win Augusto Menezes Santos Submission (Keylock) BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 7/24/1999 1 0:56 WATCH!!
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Win Pedro Otavio Submission (Punches) BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 7/24/1999 1 4:34 WATCH!!
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Win Dario Amorim Submission (Punches) BVF 14 - Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5 7/24/1999 1 2:14
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Win Fernando Cerchiari KO (Punches) IVC 8 - The Road Back to the Top 1/20/1999 1 4:41.

 

[moldy]

Babalu is the greatest ever. He will beat chuck. The man has come light years from when he lost to chuck. He's switched camps and trainers, and his cardio is amazing.

Win Jeremy Horn IFC Global Domination 9/6/2003
Win Mauricio Rua IFC-Global Domination 9/6/2003
Win Trevor Prangley IFC-Global Domination 9/6/2003

This is a one night tournament. No one fights one nighter's anymore.

 

[Rush]

I personally don't think he is ready for Chuck and will be TKO'd in the first round just like last time he faught Chuck. Everyone he has beaten in a UFC event has been 2 or more rounds by submissions but Chuck has beaten them first round TKO besides Jeremy Horn of coarse. I think Chuck will win but Renato is definitely a good fighter. His fighting reminds me of Randy Couture sort of how he strategically each round takes them out slowly and slowly until the second or third round they just tap out or get TKO'd.

 

[UFCFAN33]

Sorbal is an awesome fighter. love his submission game and cant wait for the liddel match. i say liddel by tko ko

 

[Lootimer]

That picture is not even Babalu.

That picture is of Renato "Charuto" Verissimo who fought a variety of people and mostly fights for Rumble on the rock.

 

[UFCFAN33]

deff isnt kind of looks like him

 

[alamojj]

Babalu is the greatest ever. He will beat chuck. The man has come light years from when he lost to chuck. He's switched camps and trainers, and his cardio is amazing.

Win Jeremy Horn IFC Global Domination 9/6/2003
Win Mauricio Rua IFC-Global Domination 9/6/2003
Win Trevor Prangley IFC-Global Domination 9/6/2003

This is a one night tournament. No one fights one nighter's anymore.

Are you smokin crack? Babalu is gonna get KTFO. I dont think Chuck is that great of a LHW, but hes gonna put a stamp on Babalu.

 

[UFCFAN33]

i think it will be a close fight depends if babalu will be dumb enough to stick with the iceman or it will be a match like the iceman and horn fight

 

[moldy]

That picture is not even Babalu.

That picture is of Renato "Charuto" Verissimo who fought a variety of people and mostly fights for Rumble on the rock.

Yeah LOL i noticed that. Oh well.

 

[Rush]

That picture is not even Babalu.

That picture is of Renato "Charuto" Verissimo who fought a variety of people and mostly fights for Rumble on the rock.

Lol, Adminmma just copy and pastes biographies then puts titles on them and posts a picture of them lol so he doesn't put time into them and wants to get over with them fast since he has some work to do but oh well. That is an incorrect picture of Babalu and once he said Aleksander Emelianenko was in the UFC but don't criticize and blame him because he is usually quite busy and on the go.

Like everyone else says Babalu will get TKO'd in the first round by Chuck just like last time. I don't think Babalu has improved one bit. I mean it took him two rounds to finally beat an unknown Travis Wiuff :laugh:.

 

[adminmma]

Picture updated, just a renaming error. I only found out yesteryday. There are 2 other moderators that could have changed it

 

[moldy]

Picture updated, just a renaming error. I only found out yesteryday. There are 2 other moderators that could have changed it

sorry admin if it was me i don't know how.

 

[smash]

Win Jeremy Horn IFC Global Domination 9/6/2003
Win Mauricio Rua IFC-Global Domination 9/6/2003
Win Trevor Prangley IFC-Global Domination 9/6/2003

This is a one night tournament. No one fights one nighter's anymore.

My favourite event. Immense. Babalu was outstanding, 3 quality fighters he had to go through.

 

[fightmuse]

Has anyone seen anything from Babalu since UFC 62? I can't find any post fight info anywhere. Am I missing it?

Thanks!!

edit: nevermind... I just came out from under my rock and heard about all the Tito smack talking, etc.

 

[lilstuch114]

yea babalu is good but chuck is god of the sport

 

[nate46and2]

ya does anyone know when babalu is going to fight agin? I want to see Ortiz and babalu fight.

 

[babalu97]

ya does anyone know when babalu is going to fight agin? I want to see Ortiz and babalu fight.

I was wondering that myself:dunno: However, I will be laughin' like crazy when Tito gets ktfo by Chuck in December....

 

[BrutalKO]

Renato "Babalu" Sobral

...Babalu is vastly underrated. Yes Chuck is his Nemesis. Yes Chuck will haunt his dreams forever, but Renato is FAR from done. Look at his record. 10 win streak before UFC 62, and 7 in a row before that. He's only been knocked out twice in his whole career, by 1 man. So in retrospect, Babalu has cleaned house in the LH Division. Funny I don't hear ANYBODY calling out Renato. Tito won't fight him because he knows he will lose. Tito is great at Takedowns...which would play right into Babalu's hands, Tito would get owned on the Mat like a 5 dollar w.h.o.r.e....lol! I think Sobral will do well against the Pride fighters too. Tito has a cardio edge on just about everybody, but no matter how good your cardio is...striking ability & timing will always trump cardio fitness. i.e..Liddell/ Ortiz 1, Liddell/ Sobral 2. Same results. NASTY KO.

 

[Ken Shamrock]

...Babalu is vastly underrated. Yes Chuck is his Nemesis. Yes Chuck will haunt his dreams forever, but Renato is FAR from done. Look at his record. 10 win streak before UFC 62, and 7 in a row before that. He's only been knocked out twice in his whole career, by 1 man. So in retrospect, Babalu has cleaned house in the LH Division. Funny I don't hear ANYBODY calling out Renato. Tito won't fight him because he knows he will lose. Tito is great at Takedowns...which would play right into Babalu's hands, Tito would get owned on the Mat like a 5 dollar w.h.o.r.e....lol! I think Sobral will do well against the Pride fighters too. Tito has a cardio edge on just about everybody, but no matter how good your cardio is...striking ability & timing will always trump cardio fitness. i.e..Liddell/ Ortiz 1, Liddell/ Sobral 2. Same results. NASTY KO.

I agree with you 100%. Babalu will never beat Chuck Liddell but one day, the UFC Light Heavyweight Division will be his. Babalu is so awesome, I love his subs and hes a pretty good striker.

 

[BrutalKO]

...Ken Shamrock...thx for the props on Babalu. I agree with you too. Renato has kickboxing experience...2 things: If he works on his striking with some takedown defense, I think who ever Chuck loses the belt to, Renato will be there waiting. Yeah man, Babalu is sick on the mat, and he has heavy hands.
Babalu has an assload of experience all around the world. He's fought in Bare-knuckle tournaments, Vale Tudo competition in Brazil and his first fight in the UFC as a HW, he laid a vicious KO on Brad Kohler.
Go Renato!