Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | |
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Born | Hom'la, Cameroon | April 18, 1984
Other names | The African Assassin,TURBO |
Nationality | ![]() |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)[1] |
Division | 205 |
Style | Kickboxing, Boxing, Judo |
Fighting out of | Temecula, California |
Team | Team Quest[2] |
Rank | black belt in Judo |
Years active | 2006–present MMA |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 13 |
Wins | 7 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 0 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 0 |
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
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 |
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Loss | 7-6 | ![]() |
TKO (Punches) | Dynamite!! 2009 | December 31, 2009 | 3 | 3:29 | ![]() |
DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Final |
Loss | 7–5 | ![]() |
TKO (Punches) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | November 7, 2009 | 2 | 3:43 | ![]() | |
Win | 7–4 | ![]() |
TKO (Punches) | DREAM.11 Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round | October 6, 2009 | 1 | 1:31 | ![]() |
DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Semifinal |
Win | 6–4 | ![]() |
TKO (Punches) | DREAM.9 Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round | May 26, 2009 | 1 | 2:30 | ![]() |
DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix Quarterfinal |
Loss | 5–4 | ![]() |
Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning | Jan 24, 2009 | 2 | 2:38 | ![]() | |
Loss | 5–3 | ![]() |
TKO (Strikes) | UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben | Oct 18, 2008 | 2 | 4:15 | ![]() | |
Win | 5–2 | ![]() |
TKO (Leg Injury and strikes) | UFC 84: Ill Will | May 24, 2008 | 1 | 5:00 | ![]() | |
Loss | 4–2 | ![]() |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | UFC 79: Nemesis | December 29, 2007 | 2 | 4:20 | ![]() |
UFC debut |
Win | 4–1 | ![]() |
KO (Punch) | PRIDE 34: Kamikaze | April 8, 2007 | 1 | 1:59 | ![]() | |
Win | 3–1 | ![]() |
KO (Punch) | PRIDE 33: Second Coming | February 24, 2007 | 1 | 0:23 | ![]() | |
Loss | 2–1 | ![]() |
KO (Punches) | WEC 24: Full Force | October 12, 2006 | 1 | 1:41 | ![]() | |
Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | SF 17: Hot Zone | August 5, 2006 | 1 | 2:11 | ![]() | |
Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
Decision (Split) | Total Combat 15 | July 15, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | ![]() |
References
- ^ Weight as of November 6, 2009 weigh in
- ^ "Fight Finder: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou dit l' assassin africain". Sherdog. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ April 2007 interview by PrideTemplate:Jp icon
- ^ The profile at boutreview.comTemplate:Jp icon
- ^ Crecy, Aaron (2007-04-06). "Who is Sokoudjou?". TheFightNetwork.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "Report: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou dropped from the UFC". MMAJunkie.com. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ^ "Report: I should have stopped". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9539&zoneid=13
- ^ "Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou completes Strikeforce's Nov. 7 CBS lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.