Rambaa Somdet

Rambaa Somdet
Rambaa Somdet
Born	August 30, 1974 (age 50); Pattaya, Thailand
Other names	M-16
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Thai
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight	114 lb (52 kg; 8.1 st)
Division	Strawweight; Flyweight
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	M-16 Gym
Years active	1998-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	12
Wins	10
By knockout	2
By decision	8
Losses	2
By decision	2
	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	Takuya Eizumi	Decision (unanimous)	Grabaka Live 2	October 27, 2012	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9-2	Ryota Uozumi	Decision (unanimous)	Grabaka Live - 1st Cage Attack	October 15, 2011	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8-2	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	TaharaNoboru Tahara	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3	November 23, 2009	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	Wins Shooto Flyweight Championship
Win	6-2	Ulysses Gomez	Decision (unanimous)	PFC 11: All In	November 20, 2008	3	3:00	Lemoore, California, USA
Win	5-2	TaharaNoboru Tahara	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Tradition 3	September 28, 2008	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	4-2	SugawaraMasaaki Sugawara	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6	November 8, 2007	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3-2	HarusakiTakehiro Harusaki	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Battle Mix Tokyo 4	June 20, 2007	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-2	HironoTakeyasu Hirono	Decision (unanimous)	DEEP: 7th Impact	December 8, 2002	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	1-2	UyenoyamaDarren Uyenoyama	Decision (unanimous)	DEEP: 5th Impact	June 9, 2002	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	1-1	SunabeMitsuhisa Sunabe	Decision (majority)	DEEP: 4th Impact	March 30, 2002	3	5:00	Nagoya, Japan
Win	1-0	YanoTakumi Yano	Decision (unanimous)	DEEP: 3rd Impact	December 23, 2001	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

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Grappling record

1 Fights 0 wins 1 Loss

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2002-09-25	Loss	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	Ken Yasukawa	AJKF "Cross Fire-I"	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan	KO (elbow strike)	1	2:12
2001-02-16	Win	Philip de Silva	AJKF "Be Wild"	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan	KO (head kick)	1	2:00
2000-11-01	Win	Susumu Daiquji	K-1 J-MAX 2000	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
1999-05-14	Win	Genki Yamaguchi	MAJKF "The 2nd Kajiwara Ikki Cup'99 Kick Guts"	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
1998-12-26	Win	Rabbit Seki	MAJKF	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan	KO (knees)	1	2:46
1998-11-14	Win	Joe Tsuchiya	"Ground Zero Tokyo"		KO (right hook)	1	2:59

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c http://sherdog.com/fighter/Rambaa-Somdet-3390
^ "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)
^ "'M-16' Somdet to Defend Shooto Title Against Ito in March". Sherdog.com. 2011-01-10.
^ "'M-16' Injured; Shooto Title Defense Pushed to April 29". Sherdog.com. 2011-03-05.
^ Nelson, Chris (2011-04-16). "Hioki Joins April 29 Shooto Card; 'M-16' Vacates Title". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-04-16.

External links

Professional MMA record for Rambaa Somdet from Sherdog

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[sherdog.com-1] ttp://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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