Association: American Top Team
Pro Debut Date: 2002-06-21
Pro Record: 20-13-0
Win Finish %: 80.0%
Quality Perf. %: 36.4%
Last Ranked: 10/01/2019

#95 Light Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 10/01/2009

#14 Middleweight

Last Loss Date: 12/01/2018
Last Loss: [NR] Kent Kauppinen
UFC Record: 6-8-0 , 1 NC
Longest Win Streak: 3 (2008-2010)
UFC Debut: 2005-10-07
Last UFC Fight: 2013-10-26

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
10/01/2019 1 #95 Light Heavyweight 19-13-0
53
07/01/2019 10 #94 Light Heavyweight 19-13-0
54
04/01/2019 3 #84 Light Heavyweight 19-13-0
55
01/01/2019 22 #81 Light Heavyweight 19-13-0
55
10/01/2018 NR #59 Light Heavyweight 19-12-0
78
07/01/2018 2 #108 Middleweight 18-12-0
66
04/01/2018 11 #110 Middleweight 18-12-0
68
01/01/2018 NR #99 Middleweight 18-12-0
70
10/01/2017 6 #43 Light Heavyweight 18-11-0
102
07/01/2017 1 #37 Light Heavyweight 18-11-0
102
04/01/2017 3 #38 Light Heavyweight 18-11-0
102
01/01/2017 13 #35 Light Heavyweight 18-11-0
102
10/01/2016   #48 Light Heavyweight 17-11-0
75
07/01/2016 63 #48 Light Heavyweight 17-11-0
75
04/01/2016 1 #111 Light Heavyweight 16-11-0
36
01/01/2016 4 #110 Light Heavyweight 16-11-0
36
10/01/2015 23 #114 Light Heavyweight 16-11-0
36
07/01/2015 6 #137 Light Heavyweight 15-11-0
30
04/01/2015 10 #143 Light Heavyweight 15-11-0
30
01/01/2015 NR #153 Light Heavyweight 15-11-0
30
10/01/2014 1 #194 Middleweight 15-11-0
40
07/01/2014 8 #195 Middleweight 15-11-0
41
04/01/2014 8 #187 Middleweight 15-11-0
42
01/01/2014 47 #179 Middleweight 15-11-0
43
10/01/2013 4 #132 Middleweight 15-10-0
54
07/01/2013 9 #136 Middleweight 15-10-0
55
04/01/2013 60 #127 Middleweight 15-10-0
57
01/01/2013 14 #67 Middleweight 15-10-0
88
10/01/2012 4 #53 Middleweight 15-9-0
101
07/01/2012 7 #49 Middleweight 15-9-0
103
04/01/2012 10 #42 Middleweight 15-8-0
116
01/01/2012 1 #32 Middleweight 15-8-0
124
10/01/2011 3 #33 Middleweight 15-8-0
126
07/01/2011 1 #30 Middleweight 15-8-0
129
04/01/2011 14 #29 Middleweight 15-8-0
132
01/01/2011 2 #15 Middleweight 15-7-0
187
10/01/2010 4 #17 Middleweight 15-7-0
187
07/01/2010 2 #21 Middleweight 15-7-0
187
04/01/2010   #19 Middleweight 15-7-0
187
01/01/2010 5 #19 Middleweight 14-7-0
170
10/01/2009 38 #14 Middleweight 14-7-0
170
07/01/2009   #52 Middleweight 13-7-0
86
04/01/2009 1 #52 Middleweight 13-7-0
86
01/01/2009 2 #53 Middleweight 13-7-0
86
10/01/2008 63 #51 Middleweight 13-7-0
86
07/01/2008 6 #114 Middleweight 12-7-0
50
04/01/2008 NR #108 Middleweight 12-7-0
50
01/01/2008 3 #47 Light Heavyweight 11-6-0
52
10/01/2007 1 #44 Light Heavyweight 11-6-0
52
07/01/2007 94 #45 Light Heavyweight 11-5-0
56
04/01/2007 8 #139 Light Heavyweight 10-5-0
25
01/01/2007 57 #131 Light Heavyweight 10-5-0
25
10/01/2006 1 #74 Light Heavyweight 10-4-0
31
07/01/2006 30 #75 Light Heavyweight 10-4-0
31
04/01/2006 35 #45 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
40
01/01/2006 NR #80 Light Heavyweight 9-3-0
28
10/01/2005 11 #119 Heavyweight 9-3-0
24
07/01/2005 5 #130 Heavyweight 9-3-0
24
04/01/2005 2 #135 Heavyweight 9-3-0
24
01/01/2005 7 #137 Heavyweight 8-3-0
24
10/01/2004 NR #130 Heavyweight 7-2-0
23


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
W Canaan Grigsby   Bellator 230 - Carvalho vs. Nemkov
Saturday, October 12th 2019
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Kent Kauppinen   Bellator 211 - Sakara vs. Kauppinen
Saturday, December 1st 2018
KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Jamie Sloane   Bellator 203 - Pitbull vs. Weichel 2
Saturday, July 14th 2018
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Rafael Carvalho
#25 Middleweight
  Bellator 190 - Carvalho vs. Sakara
Saturday, December 9th 2017
KO (Elbow)
Round 1
W Joey Beltran
#105 Heavyweight
  Bellator 168 - Sakara vs. Beltran
Saturday, December 10th 2016
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Brian Rogers
#49 Light Heavyweight
  Bellator 152 - Freire vs. Souza
Saturday, April 16th 2016
KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Dib Akil   Final Fight Championship 19: Austria
Friday, September 18th 2015
TKO
Round 1
NC Maciej Browarski
#63 Light Heavyweight
  FFC - Final Fight Championship 16
Saturday, December 6th 2014
No Contest
Round 1
L Nicholas Musoke
#93 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 30 - Machida vs. Munoz
Saturday, October 26th 2013
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Patrick Cote
#64 Middleweight
  UFC 154 - St. Pierre vs. Condit
Saturday, November 17th 2012
DQ (Punches to Back of Head)
Round 1
L Brian Stann
#14 Middleweight
  UFC on Fuel TV 2 - Gustafsson vs. Silva
Saturday, April 14th 2012
KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Chris Weidman
#120 Middleweight
  UFC Live 3 - Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Thursday, March 3rd 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W James Irvin   UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones
Sunday, March 21st 2010
TKO (Punch)
Round 1
W Thales Leites
#14 Middleweight
  UFC 101 - Declaration
Saturday, August 8th 2009
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Joe Vedepo
#144 Middleweight
  UFC - Fight Night 15
Wednesday, September 17th 2008
KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
L Chris Leben
#21 Middleweight
  UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion
Saturday, March 1st 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W James Lee
#30 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 80 - Rapid Fire
Saturday, January 19th 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Houston Alexander
#17 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion
Saturday, September 8th 2007
TKO (Knee and Puches)
Round 1
W Victor Valimaki
#29 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 70 - Nations Collide
Saturday, April 21st 2007
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Drew McFedries   UFC 65 - Bad Intentions
Saturday, November 18th 2006
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Dean Lister
#29 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie
Saturday, May 27th 2006
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Elvis Sinosic
#53 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3
Saturday, February 4th 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
NC Ron Faircloth   UFC 55 - Fury
Friday, October 7th 2005
No Contest (Sakara Kicked in Groin)
Round 2
W Frank Amaugou   KOTR - King of the Ring
Saturday, February 19th 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 0
W Tihamer Brunner   RF - Ring Fight
Saturday, November 20th 2004
TKO
Round 0
L Assuerio Silva
#59 Heavyweight
  JF 3 - Jungle Fight 3
Saturday, October 23rd 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Eduardo Maiorino   RF 1 - Real Fight 1
Friday, July 30th 2004
KO
Round 1
W Rafael Tatu   Meca 9 - Meca World Vale Tudo 9
Friday, August 1st 2003
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
W Damien Riccio
#102 Middleweight
  MAD - Martial Arts Day
Sunday, May 11th 2003
Decision
Round 2
W David Mortelette   LRDC 6 - La Resa Dei Conti 6
Friday, December 20th 2002
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Roman Zentsov   M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 4
Friday, November 15th 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Adam Woolmer   CWFC 1 - Armageddon
Saturday, July 27th 2002
Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
L Simon Holmes   CWFC 1 - Armageddon
Saturday, July 27th 2002
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Mastioli Mastioli   FN - Fight Night
Friday, June 21st 2002
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Di Clementi   FN - Fight Night
Friday, June 21st 2002
KO
Round 1