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'''Rambaa Somdet''' (born August 30, 1974) is a [[Thai people|Thai]] [[mixed martial artist]] and former [[kickboxer]] who has fought for [[K-1]], [[Shooto]], [[Deep (mixed martial arts)|DEEP]] and [[Palace Fighting Championship]]. He competes in the [[Flyweight (MMA)|flyweight]] and [[Strawweight (MMA)|strawweight]] divisions. Somdet is a former Shooto Flyweight Champion.
'''Rambaa Somdet''' (born August 30, 1974) is a [[Thai people|Thai]] [[mixed martial artist]] and former [[kickboxer]] who has fought for [[K-1]], [[Shooto]], [[Deep (mixed martial arts)|DEEP]] and [[Palace Fighting Championship]]. He competes in the [[Flyweight (MMA)|flyweight]] and [[Strawweight (MMA)|strawweight]] divisions. Somdet is a former Shooto Flyweight Champion.

As of June 2013, Somdet is currently the #1-ranked strawweight (115&nbsp;lbs) fighter in the world according to the Fight Matrix's MMA Rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/strawweight/|title=Issue Date: 6/26/2013 (Official Release: #312)
Strawweight (121lbs and below) fighter ranks|publisher=FightMatrix.com|accessdate=2013-06-26}}</ref>


==Mixed martial arts career==
==Mixed martial arts career==

Revision as of 09:47, 28 June 2013

Rambaa Somdet
Born (1974-08-30) August 30, 1974 (age 50)[1]
Pattaya, Thailand
Other namesM-16
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
NationalityThai
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[1]
Weight114 lb (52 kg; 8.1 st)
DivisionStrawweight
Flyweight
StyleMuay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamM-16 Gym
Years active1998-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total12
Wins10
By knockout2
By decision8
Losses2
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Rambaa Somdet (born August 30, 1974) is a Thai mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who has fought for K-1, Shooto, DEEP and Palace Fighting Championship. He competes in the flyweight and strawweight divisions. Somdet is a former Shooto Flyweight Champion.

As of June 2013, Somdet is currently the #1-ranked strawweight (115 lbs) fighter in the world according to the Fight Matrix's MMA Rankings.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Rambaa Somdet has not lost since returning to mixed martial arts in 2007. Somdet defeated Noboru Tahara in a rematch to become the first Shooto Flyweight Champion (Shooto's Flyweight division is fought at 114 lbs.) on November 23, 2009 in Tokyo. He was scheduled to defend his title against Junji Ito at "Shootor's Legacy 2" on March 12, 2011,[3] however the bout has been pushed back to April 29, 2011.[4]

On April 16, 2011, Shooto announced Somdet was vacating his title due to a partially torn left biceps.[5]

Fight record

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
12 matches 10 wins 2 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 8 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10-2 Japan Takuya Eizumi Decision (unanimous) Grabaka Live 2 October 27, 2012 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9-2 Japan Ryota Uozumi Decision (unanimous) Grabaka Live - 1st Cage Attack October 15, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-2 Japan Hiroyuki Abe TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto: The Way of Shooto 4 July 19, 2010 1 4:31 Tokyo, Japan Defends Shooto Flyweight Championship
Win 7-2 Japan TaharaNoboru Tahara Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 November 23, 2009 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Wins Shooto Flyweight Championship
Win 6-2 United States Ulysses Gomez Decision (unanimous) PFC 11: All In November 20, 2008 3 3:00 Lemoore, California, USA
Win 5-2 Japan TaharaNoboru Tahara Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Tradition 3 September 28, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-2 Japan SugawaraMasaaki Sugawara TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6 November 8, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-2 Japan HarusakiTakehiro Harusaki Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Battle Mix Tokyo 4 June 20, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-2 Japan HironoTakeyasu Hirono Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 7th Impact December 8, 2002 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-2 United States UyenoyamaDarren Uyenoyama Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 5th Impact June 9, 2002 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-1 Japan SunabeMitsuhisa Sunabe Decision (majority) DEEP: 4th Impact March 30, 2002 3 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 1-0 Japan YanoTakumi Yano Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 3rd Impact December 23, 2001 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan

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Grappling record

Grappling record
1 Fights 0 wins 1 Loss
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2002-09-25 Loss Japan Tomohiro Hashi "Shooto Gig East 11" Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Points(0-9) 2 5:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
The accurate record is unknown
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2001-03-16 Win Japan Ken Yasukawa AJKF "Cross Fire-I" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (elbow strike) 1 2:12
2001-02-16 Win France Philip de Silva AJKF "Be Wild" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (head kick) 1 2:00
2000-11-01 Win Japan Susumu Daiquji K-1 J-MAX 2000 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
1999-05-14 Win Japan Genki Yamaguchi MAJKF "The 2nd Kajiwara Ikki Cup'99 Kick Guts" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
1998-12-26 Win Japan Rabbit Seki MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (knees) 1 2:46
1998-11-14 Win Japan Joe Tsuchiya "Ground Zero Tokyo" KO (right hook) 1 2:59

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c http://sherdog.com/fighter/Rambaa-Somdet-3390
  2. ^ "Issue Date: 6/26/2013 (Official Release: #312) Strawweight (121lbs and below) fighter ranks". FightMatrix.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 47 (help)
  3. ^ "'M-16' Somdet to Defend Shooto Title Against Ito in March". Sherdog.com. 2011-01-10.
  4. ^ "'M-16' Injured; Shooto Title Defense Pushed to April 29". Sherdog.com. 2011-03-05.
  5. ^ Nelson, Chris (2011-04-16). "Hioki Joins April 29 Shooto Card; 'M-16' Vacates Title". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-04-16.

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