| Pro Record: | 33-10-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Team: | Gracie Barra |
| Age: | 36 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Height: | 6 Feet. 1 Inch(es). |
| Weight: | 205 lbs. |
| Out of: | CA |
| Born: | Rio de Janeiro |
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Babalu Sobral's Professional Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | ||
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12/04/2010 | Loss | Dan Henderson | St. Louis: Henderson vs. Sobral 2 | KO Strike | 1 | 1:53 | |
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06/16/2010 | Win | Robbie Lawler | Strikeforce: E3 Expo | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 08/15/2009 | Loss | Gegard Mousasi | Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 1:00 |
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01/24/2009 | Win | Thierry Sokoudjou | Affliction 2: Day of Reckoning | Submission Arm Triangle Choke | 2 | 2:36 | |
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11/20/2008 | Win | Bobby Southworth | West Coast Productions | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from a Cut | 1 | 5:00 |
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07/19/2008 | Win | Mike Whitehead | Affliction: Banned | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 12/09/2007 | Win | Rodney Glunder | Plainum Fighting Productions - Ring of Fire | Submission Arm Triangle Choke | 3 | 0:00 | |
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08/25/2007 | Win | David Heath | UFC 74: Respect | Submission Anaconda Choke | 2 | 3:30 | |
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03/03/2007 | Loss | Jason Lambert | UFC 68: The Uprising | KO | 2 | 3:36 | |
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08/26/2006 | Loss | Chuck Liddell | UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 1:35 |
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02/04/2006 | Win | Mike Van Arsdale | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:21 | |
| NSF | 10/07/2005 | Win | Chael Sonnen | UFC 55: Fury | Submission Triangle Choke | 2 | 1:20 | |
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04/16/2005 | Win | Travis Wiuff | UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 | Submission Arm Bar | 2 | ||
| NSF | 02/26/2005 | Win | Pierre Guillett | Cage Rage (England) 10 | Submission Strikes | 1 | 1:57 | |
| NSF | 11/27/2004 | Win | Cyrille Diabate | Cage Rage (England) 9 | Submission Guillotine Choke | 1 | 3:16 | |
| NSF | 10/23/2004 | Win | Jose Landi - Jons | Jungle Fight 3 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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09/06/2003 | Win | Trevor Prangley | International Fighting Championship: Global Domination | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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09/06/2003 | Win | Mauricio Rua | International Fighting Championship: Global Domination | Submission Guillotine Choke | 3 | 3:07 | |
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09/06/2003 | Win | Jeremy Horn | International Fighting Championship: Global Domination | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 |
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| NSF | 07/31/2003 | Win | Marcelo Azevedo | Heat Fighting Championships 1 | Decision Unanimous Decision | |||
| NSF | 05/02/2003 | Loss | Chael Sonnen | Hitman Fighting 3 | Decision | |||
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11/22/2002 | Loss | Chuck Liddell | UFC 40: Vendetta | TKO/RSC | 1 | 2:59 | |
| NSF | 07/13/2002 | Win | Elvis Sinosic | UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 01/11/2002 | Loss | Kevin Randleman | UFC 35: Throwdown | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 08/11/2001 | Loss | Fedor Emelianenko | Rings: 10th Anniversary World Title Series | Decision | 2 |
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| NSF | 06/15/2001 | Win | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Rings: World Title Series 2 | Decision Majority Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 02/24/2001 | Win | Kiyoshi Tamura | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | Decision Majority Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 11/17/2000 | Win | Maurice Smith | UFC 28: High Stakes | Decision Majority Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 10/09/2000 | Win | Tariel Bitsadze | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 2:58 | |
| NSF | 10/09/2000 | Loss | Valentijn Overeem | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A | Submission Toe Hold | 1 | 2:19 | |
| NSF | 06/15/2000 | Win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings: Millennium Combine 2 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 05/20/2000 | Win | Jacob Zobnin | Rings Russia | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:20 | |
| NSF | 04/20/2000 | Win | Travis Fulton | Rings: Millennium Combine 1 | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 4:49 | |
| NSF | 02/26/2000 | Win | Mikhail Illoukhine | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | Submission Arm Bar | 3 | ||
| NSF | 02/26/2000 | Win | Kiyoshi Tamura | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | Decision Majority Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 02/26/2000 | Loss | Dan Henderson | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | Decision Majority Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 01/15/2000 | Win | Brad Kohler | World Extreme Fighting 8: Goin' Platinum | KO Kick | 2 | ||
| NSF | 10/28/1999 | Win | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | Submission Hammerlock | 2 | 1:11 | |
| NSF | 10/28/1999 | Win | Lee Hasdell | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | Decision Unanimous Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 07/24/1999 | Win | Augusto Santos | Brazilian Vale Tudo 14 | Submission Keylock | 1 | 0:56 | |
| NSF | 07/24/1999 | Win | Pedro Otavio-Cesar | Brazilian Vale Tudo 14 | Submission Punches | 1 | 4:34 | |
| NSF | 07/24/1999 | Win | Dario Amorim | Brazilian Vale Tudo 14 | Submission Punches | 1 | 2:14 | |
| NSF | 01/20/1999 | Win | Fernando Cerchiari | International Vale Tudo Championship 8: The Road Back to the Top | KO Punches | 1 | 4:41 |
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Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission. |
| NSF: | Non Sanctioned Fight |
| * : | For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record. |
| NC: | Fight Declared No Contest |
Fighter Bio
Career
Renato ("Babalu" Sobral-Da Cuinha (born September 7, 1975 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 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 7 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. He also holds wins over Tsuyoshi Kohsaka and Kiyoshi Tamura.
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.
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.
