Renato Sobral

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Renato Sobral
Statistics
Nickname	Babalu
Height	6 ft. 1 in. (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb. (93 kg)
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	September 7, 1975
Town of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fighting style	Wrestling, BJJ, Muay Thai
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	27
By knockout	2
By submission	14
Losses	6
Draws	0

Renato (pronounced Henato) "Babalu" Sobral-Da Cuinha is a mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil, currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a member of the Gracie Barra Combat Team with a professional MMA record of 27 wins and 6 losses, with 14 victories coming by way of submission. Some of his notable achievements include defeating notable fighters Trevor Prangley, Mauricio Rua, and Jeremy Horn in a single night at IFC tournament Global Domination.

Sobral's background is in wrestling. Before joining the Gracie Barra Combat Team, he trained in Ruas Vale Tudo, a martial arts system developed by the legendary Marco Ruas. [1]

Sobral is known throughout the UFC for his intense and grueling training regimen, which typically involves bench-pressing fellow workout partners, running up the steep mountains of Brazil and swimming 2000 meters in an hour. Babalu's mountain runs are also legendary.

His nickname comes from a brand of bubblegum that he used to chew. [2]

At UFC 62, Sobral was defeated by Chuck Liddell in a bout for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The match was stopped as a technical knockout at 95 seconds into the first round.

Sobral has a daughter named Maria Fernanda, which he has tattooed on his chest.

He has been offered a fight at the upcoming UFC 67

[edit] MMA record

27-6-0 (Wins-Losses-Draws)
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time	Notes
1/20/1999	Win	Fernando Cerchiari	IVC 8-The Road Back to the Top	KO (Punches)	1	4:41
7/24/1999	Win	Augusto Menezes Santos	BVF 14-Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	Submission (Keylock)	1	0:56
7/24/1999	Win	Pedro Otavio	BVF 14-Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	Submission (Punches)	1	4:34
7/24/1999	Win	Dario Amorim	BVF 14-Circuito Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 5	Submission (Punches)	1	2:14
10/28/1999	Win	Zaza Tkeshelashvili	Rings-King of Kings 1999 Block A	Submission (Kimura)	2	1:11
10/28/1999	Win	Lee Hasdell	Rings-King of Kings 1999 Block A	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
1/15/2000	Win	Brad Kohler	WEF 8-Goin' Platinum	KO (Kick)	2	0:50
2/26/2000	Win	Mikhail Illoukhine	Rings-King of Kings 1999 Final	Submission (Armbar)	3	0:40
2/26/2000	Win	Kiyoshi Tamura	Rings-King of Kings 1999 Final	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
2/26/2000	Loss	Dan Henderson	Rings-King of Kings 1999 Final	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
4/20/2000	Win	Travis Fulton	Rings-Millennium Combine 1	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:49
5/20/2000	Win	Jacob Zobnin	Rings Russia-Rings Russia	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:20
6/15/2000	Win	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Rings-Millennium Combine 2	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
10/9/2000	Win	Tariel Bitsadze	Rings-King of Kings 2000 Block A	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:58
10/9/2000	Loss	Valentijn Overeem	Rings-King of Kings 2000 Block A	Submission (Toe Hold)	1	2:19
11/17/2000	Win	Maurice Smith	UFC 28 - High Stakes	Decision	3	5:00
2/24/2001	Win	Kiyoshi Tamura	Rings-King of Kings 2000 Final	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
6/15/2001	Win	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	Rings-World Title Series 2	Decision (Majority)	2	5:00
8/11/2001	Loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Rings-10th Anniversary	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
1/11/2002	Loss	Kevin Randleman	UFC 35-Throwdown	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
7/13/2002	Win	Elvis Sinosic	UFC 38-Brawl at the Hall	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
11/22/2002	Loss	Chuck Liddell	UFC 40-Vendetta	KO (Head Kick)	1	2:55
7/31/2003	Win	Marcelo Azevedo	Heat FC 1-Genesis	Decision	3	5:00
9/6/2003	Win	Trevor Prangley	IFC-Global Domination	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
9/6/2003	Win	Mauricio Rua	IFC-Global Domination	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	3:07
9/6/2003	Win	Jeremy Horn	IFC-Global Domination	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	IFC Light Heavyweight championship
10/23/2004	Win	Jose Landi-Jons	JF 3-Jungle Fight 3	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
11/27/2004	Win	Cyrille Diabate	Cage Rage 9-No Mercy	Submission (Choke)	1	3:38
2/26/2005	Win	Pierre Guillet	Cage Rage 10-Deliverance	Submission (Strikes)	1	1:57
4/16/2005	Win	Travis Wiuff	UFC 52-Couture vs Liddell 2	Submission (Armbar)	2	0:24
10/7/2005	Win	Chael Sonnen	UFC 55-Fury	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	1:20
2/4/2006	Win	Mike Van Arsdale	UFC 57-Liddell vs Couture 3	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:21
8/26/2006	Loss	Chuck Liddell	UFC 62	KO (Strikes)	1	1:35	For the UFC Light Heavyweight Title