Ricardo Morais
| Ricardo Morais | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ricardo Morais February 26, 1967 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | The Mutant |
| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
| Weight | 270 lb (122 kg; 19 st 4 lb) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Team | Black House |
| Years active | 1995–2006 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: September 6, 2009 | |
Ricardo "The Mutant" Morais is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist, who competed in Pride Fighting Championships, Jungle Fight, and Rings - MMA. Morais trained with the Blackhouse team to support Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Anderson Silva, even after his last fight in the sport, which was a victory, coming against Tae Hyn Lee at Pride Final Conflict Absolute, 10 September 2006.
Smashing Machine
In 2003, HBO aired a documentary titled "The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr." Morais was shown a lot in this movie leading up to his match Mark Coleman at PRIDE 8.
Morais is shown training with Renzo Gracie in the movie. He lost to Coleman by decision. Morais won a 32 man tournament in Moscow in 1995 that included Pride FC legends Tra Telligman and Igor Vovchachyn. Morais chocked out Mikhail Illoukhine in finals.
Mixed martial arts record
| 15 matches | 10 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 10–4-1 | Lee Tae-Hyun | TKO (corner stoppage) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | September 10, 2006 | 1 | 8:08 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–4-1 | Alexander Emelianenko | KO (punches) | Pride Bushido 6 | April 3, 2005 | 1 | 0:15 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–3-1 | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Decision (unanimous) | NJPW: Ultimate Crush | October 13, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9–2-1 | Mestre Fumaca | TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 1 | September 13, 2003 | 1 | 2:06 | Manaus, Brazil | |
| Loss | 8–2-1 | Mark Coleman | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 8 | November 21, 1999 | 2 | 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8–1-1 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision | Rings: Final Capture | February 21, 1999 | 5 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Loss | 7–1-1 | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | Decision | Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal | December 23, 1997 | 1 | 20:00 | Japan | |
| Win | 7–0-1 | Sergio Muralha | Submission (punches) | Pentagon Combat | September 27, 1997 | 1 | 0:17 | Brazil | |
| Draw | 6–0-1 | Yuriy Kochkine | Draw | Rings: Extension Fighting 4 | June 21, 1997 | 1 | 20:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6–0 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | KO (punches) | Rings: Maelstrom 6 | August 24, 1996 | 1 | 0:46 | Japan | |
| Win | 5–0 | Mikhail Illoukhine | Submission (rear naked choke) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 9:44 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Victor Yerohin | Submission (punches) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 1:33 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Maxim Tarasov | Submission (punches) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 1:49 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Onassis Parungao | Submission (knees) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 1:16 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Alex Andrade | Submission (punches) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 1:48 | Moscow, Russia |
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