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Revision as of 21:24, 3 March 2010

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Born (1984-04-18) April 18, 1984 (age 40)
Hom'la, Cameroon
Other namesThe African Assassin,TURBO
NationalityCameroon Cameroonian
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight204 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)[1]
Division205
StyleKickboxing, Boxing, Judo
Fighting out ofTemecula, California
TeamTeam Quest[2]
Rank  black belt in Judo
Years active2006–present MMA
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins7
By knockout6
By submission0
Losses6
Draws0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (born April 18, 1984), sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judo practitioner, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since struggled with stints in the UFC, Affliction, Strikeforce, and DREAM.

Early life

Born in Cameroon, Sokoudjou began to practice judo at the age of around 5.[3] He moved to the US in 2001 to pursue his career in judo.[4]

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.[5] 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. As an 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 8–1 Luiz Arthur Cane. He lost by strikes with 45 seconds remaining in the second round.

Sokoudjou was released from the UFC on November 28, 2008.[6]

He was defeated by UFC veteran Renato "Babalu" Sobral at Affliction: Day of Reckoning via Anaconda Choke in 2:38 of the second round.

He recently 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.[7] Sokoudjou was slated to face Gegard Mousasi in the semifinals at Dream 11, however, due to an injury, Bob Sapp stood in for Mousasi.[8] Sokoudjou defeated Sapp via TKO (Punches) in the first round, thereby advancing him to the finals against Ikuhisa Minowa.

Sokoudjou was defeated by Gegard Mousasi via second round TKO on November 7, 2009 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.[9]

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 executed a flurry of punches sending Sokoudjou into the ropes and connecting with a big left hook that rocked Sokoudjou down causing referee Moritaka Oshiro to stop the fight.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches 7 wins 6 losses
By knockout 6 4
By submission 0 2
By decision 1 0
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7-6 Japan Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (Punches) Dynamite!! 2009 December 31, 2009 3 3:29 Japan Saitama, Japan DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Final
Loss 7–5 Armenia Gegard Mousasi TKO (Punches) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers November 7, 2009 2 3:43 United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Win 7–4 United States Bob Sapp TKO (Punches) DREAM.11 Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round October 6, 2009 1 1:31 Japan Yokohama, Japan DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Semifinal
Win 6–4 South Africa Jan Nortje TKO (Punches) DREAM.9 Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round May 26, 2009 1 2:30 Japan Yokohama, Japan DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Loss 5–4 Brazil Renato Sobral Submission (Anaconda Choke) Affliction: Day of Reckoning Jan 24, 2009 2 2:38 United States Anaheim, California, United States
Loss 5–3 Brazil Luiz Cane TKO (Strikes) UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben Oct 18, 2008 2 4:15 United Kingdom Birmingham, England, UK
Win 5–2 Japan Kazuhiro Nakamura TKO (Leg Injury and strikes) UFC 84: Ill Will May 24, 2008 1 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 4–2 Brazil Lyoto Machida Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) UFC 79: Nemesis December 29, 2007 2 4:20 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States UFC debut
Win 4–1 Brazil Ricardo Arona KO (Punch) PRIDE 34: Kamikaze April 8, 2007 1 1:59 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 3–1 Brazil Antonio Rogerio Nogueira KO (Punch) PRIDE 33: Second Coming February 24, 2007 1 0:23 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 2–1 Brazil Glover Teixeira KO (Punches) WEC 24: Full Force October 12, 2006 1 1:41 United States Lemoore, California, United States
Win 2–0 United States Paul Weremecki TKO (Head Kick and Punches) SF 17: Hot Zone August 5, 2006 1 2:11 United States Portland, Oregon, United States
Win 1–0 United States Gary Padilla Decision (Split) Total Combat 15 July 15, 2006 3 5:00 United States San Diego, California, United States

References

  1. ^ Weight as of November 6, 2009 weigh in
  2. ^ "Fight Finder: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou dit l' assassin africain". Sherdog. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  3. ^ April 2007 interview by PrideTemplate:Jp icon
  4. ^ The profile at boutreview.comTemplate:Jp icon
  5. ^ Crecy, Aaron (2007-04-06). "Who is Sokoudjou?". TheFightNetwork.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  6. ^ "Report: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou dropped from the UFC". MMAJunkie.com. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  7. ^ "Report: I should have stopped". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  8. ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9539&zoneid=13
  9. ^ "Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou completes Strikeforce's Nov. 7 CBS lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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