Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
| Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | |
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 Sokoudjou in 2007 |
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| Born | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua April 18, 1984 Hom'la, Cameroon |
| Other names | The African Assassin |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Oceanside, California, United States |
| Team | Team Quest[1] |
| Rank | 2nd dan black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2006 – present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By decision | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Amateur Muay Thai record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (French pronunciation: [ʁamo tjɛʁi sɔkudʒu]; born April 18, 1984), sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC, Affliction, Strikeforce, and DREAM. He holds notable wins over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Dave Herman, Bob Sapp and Ricardo Arona and reached the final of the DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix in 2009.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Cameroon, Sokoudjou began to practice judo at the age of around 5.[2] He moved to the United States in 2001 to pursue his career in judo.[3]
[edit] History
Sokoudjou was the 2001 US Open judo champion as a member of Judo America San Diego, and currently trains with Team Quest where he is acting as a kickboxing and MMA instructor. In his PRIDE debut at PRIDE 33, Sokoudjou defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via KO in 23 seconds. This fight stands out amongst fans because Sokoudjou was a 16 to 1 underdog.[4] After a brief but successful stint in Pride, Sokoudjou signed with the UFC. He lost in his UFC debut to Lyoto Machida at UFC 79 via Arm Triangle Choke in the second round. As a homage to the many photoshops of him on the internet, he entered the ring wearing a predator mask.
On May 24, 2008, Sokoudjou rebounded from his UFC loss by defeating Kazuhiro Nakamura via TKO at UFC 84 in the first round. [1] During his post-fight interview Sokoudjou challenged Mauricio Rua.
Sokoudjou's next fight was at UFC 89 against dangerous striker Luiz Cané. He lost by TKO due to punches with 45 seconds remaining in the second round.
Sokoudjou was released from the UFC on November 28, 2008.[5]
He was defeated by fellow UFC veteran Renato "Babalu" Sobral at Affliction: Day of Reckoning via submission due to an Anaconda Choke in 2:38 of the second round.
He defeated Jan Nortje at Dream 9 by TKO (Strikes) in round 1 of Dream's multi-event 8-man Super Hulk tournament. Sokoudjou was heavily criticized for his post-fight actions where he landed a barrage of extra punches after the referee had already stepped in to stop the fight. Sokoudjou did, however, express remorse for his actions, and apologized to Nortje for the incident.[6] Sokoudjou was slated to face Gegard Mousasi in the semifinals at Dream 11, however, due to an injury, Super heavyweight Bob Sapp stood in for Mousasi.[7] Sokoudjou defeated Sapp via TKO (Punches) in the first round, thereby advancing him to the finals against Ikuhisa Minowa.
Sokoudjou was defeated by Strikeforce Light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi via second round TKO due to ground and pound on November 7, 2009, at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.[8]
At Dynamite!! 2009 Sokoudjou lost to Japanese fighter Ikuhisa Minowa in the finals of the DREAM Super Hulk tournament. In the first round Sokoudjou was clearly doing all the damage on the smaller fighter while Minowa attempted leglocks. At the end second round Minowa had Soukodjou in a kneebar but was cut off by the bell before he could adjust his grip. In the third round Minowa and Sokodjou both received two yellow cards (10% purse deduction for one) for inactivity 3 minutes into the round, but with 90 seconds left Minowa sent a wild flurry of missed punches sending Sokoudjou into the ropes and connecting with a big left hook that dropped Sokoudjou causing referee Moritaka Oshiro to stop the fight.
Then on May the 14th 2010, he defeated Dave Herman By DQ in the quarter finals of the Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship. Dave was disqualified for repeated knees to the head of a downed Sokoudjou.
After this win Sokoudjou picked up another win in the Australian promotion Impact FC. He dominated and defeated Joaquim Ferreira by TKO in the 1st round.
Sokoudjou faced Houston Alexander on September 11, 2010, at Shark Fights 13, and lost via TKO (punches) at 1:31 of round 2.
On October 22, 2010, at Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship, Sokoudjou lost to Shamil Abdurahimov by TKO at 2:17 of 3rd round.
On November 9, 2010, at Israel FC: Genesis, Sokoudjou won against Valdas Pocevicius by unanimous decision.
He faced European prospect Jan Błachowicz at KSW XV. After two rounds Sokoudjou landed 12 leg kicks, making Błachowicz unable to continue the fight.[9]
Sokoudjou fought Ryan Jimmo for the MFC Light Heavyweight Championship at MFC 31 on October 7 at the Mayfield Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, losing by a controversial unanimous decision.[10]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
[edit] Judo
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- Winter National Championship (+100KG) – 2009
- Grappler's Quest – BJJ – 2003
- Golden State Championship – 2003
- San Jose Buddhist Tournament – 2003
- California State Championship – 2002
- Tenri 40th Anniversary Championship – 2002
- San Jose Buddhist Tournament – 2001
- US Open 2001 Las Vegas – Absolute
- Silver State Championship – 2001
- Gardena Tournament – 2001
- Golden State Championship – 2001
- Senior National Champion – 2000
- Tournoi International de la ville de Yaounde – 2000
- Cameroon Junior National Champion – 1999
- Cameroon Junior National Champion – 1998
- Cameroon Junior National Champion – 1997
- Golden gi Champion – 1997
[edit] MMA
- I SEE
- 2010 ADFC Openweight Grand Prix Semifinalist
- Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- KSW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Fight of the Night (1 Time)
- Shark Fights
- Fight of the Night (1 time)
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 22 matches | 12 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 6 |
| By submission | 0 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 12-10 | Jan Błachowicz | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 17 | November 26, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | Lost KSW Light Heavyweight Championship; |
| Loss | 12-9 | Ryan Jimmo | Decision (unanimous) | MFC 31 | October 7, 2011 | 5 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | For MFC Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 12-8 | Roy Boughton | Decision (unanimous) | Score Fighting Series | June 10, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 11–8 | Jan Błachowicz | TKO (leg kicks) | KSW 15 | March 19, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | Won KSW Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 10–8 | Valdas Pocevičius | Decision (unanimous) | Israel FC: Genesis | November 9, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| Loss | 9–8 | Shamil Abdurahimov | TKO (punches) | ADFC: Round 2 | October 22, 2010 | 3 | 2:17 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2010 Openweight Grand Prix Semifinal |
| Loss | 9–7 | Houston Alexander | TKO (punches) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | September 11, 2010 | 2 | 1:31 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Fight of the Night |
| Win | 9–6 | Joaquim Ferreira | TKO (punches) | Impact FC 1 | July 10, 2010 | 1 | 1:20 | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Win | 8–6 | Dave Herman | DQ (illegal knees) | ADFC: Round 1 | May 14, 2010 | 2 | N/A | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 2010 Openweight GP Quarterfinal; Herman was disqualified for kneeing Sokoudjou in the head while grounded. |
| Loss | 7–6 | Ikuhisa Minowa | TKO (punch) | Dynamite!! 2009 | December 31, 2009 | 3 | 3:29 | Saitama, Japan | Dream Super Hulk Grand Prix Final |
| Loss | 7–5 | Gegard Mousasi | TKO (strikes) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | November 7, 2009 | 2 | 3:43 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 7–4 | Bob Sapp | TKO (punches) | Dream 11 | October 6, 2009 | 1 | 1:31 | Yokohama, Japan | Dream Super Hulk Grand Prix Semifinal |
| Win | 6–4 | Jan Nortje | TKO (punches) | Dream 9 | May 26, 2009 | 1 | 2:30 | Yokohama, Japan | Dream Super Hulk Grand Prix Opening Round |
| Loss | 5–4 | Renato Sobral | Submission (d'arce choke) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning | January 24, 2009 | 2 | 2:38 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Luiz Cané | TKO (punches) | UFC 89 | October 18, 2008 | 2 | 4:15 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 5–2 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | TKO (leg injury) | UFC 84 | May 24, 2008 | 1 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Lyoto Machida | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 79 | December 29, 2007 | 2 | 4:20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Ricardo Arona | KO (punches and soccer kick) | Pride 34 | April 8, 2007 | 1 | 1:59 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 3–1 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | KO (punch) | Pride 33 | February 24, 2007 | 1 | 0:23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Glover Teixeira | KO (punches) | WEC 24 | October 12, 2006 | 1 | 1:41 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Paul Weremecki | TKO (head kick and punches) | SF 17: Hot Zone | August 5, 2006 | 1 | 2:11 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Gary Padilla | Decision (split) | Total Combat 15 | July 15, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ "Fight Finder: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou dit l' assassin africain.". Sherdog. 2007-. http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=17010. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ "April 2007 interview by Pride". http://www.prideofficial.net/free/news/details.php?id=1175602362. (Japanese)
- ^ The profile at boutreview.com (Japanese)
- ^ Crecy, Aaron (2007-04-06). "Who is Sokoudjou?". TheFightNetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926234817/http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3577. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Report: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou dropped from the UFC". MMAJunkie.com. 2008-11-28. http://mmajunkie.com/news/13350/report-rameau-thierry-sokoudjou-dropped-from-the-ufc.mma. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ "Report: I should have stopped". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-05-30. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15042/sokoudjou-i-should-have-stopped.mma. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ "Bob Sapp To Face Sokoudjou At Dream 11". MMAWeekly.com. September 09, 2009. http://mmaweekly.com/bob-sapp-to-face-sokoudjou-at-dream-11-2. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
- ^ "Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou completes Strikeforce's Nov. 7 CBS lineup". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16435/gegard-mousasi-vs-rameau-thierry-sokoudjou-completes-strikeforces-nov-7-cbs-lineup.mma. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Rameau-Thierry-Sokoudjou-17010
- ^ "Sokoudjou Signs to Challenge 205-Pound Champion Ryan Jimmo at MFC 31". MMAWeekly.com. August 04, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/sokoudjou-signs-to-challenge-205-pound-champion-ryan-jimmo-at-mfc-31. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
