Renato “Babalu” Sobral is a 46 year old Male fighter from Brazil with a 37-12-0 pro MMA record. Sobral most recently fought Clay Guida at Quintet Ultra on Thursday December 12, 2019. Renato Sobral vs Clay Guida ended in draw by at 4:00 of Round 1 in the division.
Renato Sobral has 37 wins with a 65% finish rate, including 5 by knockout, 19 by submission, 13 by decision.
Renato Sobral is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 37-11-0 | Jacob Noe |
KO/TKO
R3 3:32
|
Bellator 96 | 2013-06-19 | Light Heavyweight | BFC |
| Loss | 37-10-0 | Mikhail Zayats |
KO/TKO
R1 4:49
|
Bellator 85 | 2013-01-17 | Light Heavyweight | BFC |
| Win | 36-10-0 | Tatsuya Mizuno |
SUB
R1 0:31
|
ONE FC 4 | 2012-06-23 | Light Heavyweight | ONE |
| Loss | 36-9-0 | Dan Henderson |
KO/TKO
R1 1:53
|
Strikeforce | 2010-12-04 | Light Heavyweight | SF |
| Win | 35-9-0 | Robbie Lawler |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Strikeforce | 2010-06-17 | Catchweight | SF |
| Loss | 35-8-0 | Gegard Mousasi |
KO/TKO
R1 1:00
|
Strikeforce | 2009-08-15 | Light Heavyweight | SF |
| Win | 34-8-0 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou |
SUB
R2 2:36
|
Affliction 2 | 2009-01-24 | Light Heavyweight | AE |
| Win | 33-8-0 | Bobby Southworth |
KO/TKO
R1 5:00
|
Strikeforce | 2008-11-21 | Light Heavyweight | SF |
| Win | 32-8-0 | Mike Whitehead |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Affliction 1 | 2008-07-19 | Light Heavyweight | AE |
| Win | 31-8-0 | Rodney Glunder |
SUB
R3
|
Regional circuit | 2007-12-09 | ||
| Win | 30-8-0 | David Heath |
SUB
R2 3:30
|
UFC 74 | 2007-08-25 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 30-7-0 | Jason Lambert |
KO/TKO
R2 3:26
|
UFC 68 | 2007-03-03 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 30-6-0 | Chuck Liddell |
KO/TKO
R1 1:35
|
UFC 62 | 2006-08-26 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 29-6-0 | Mike Van Arsdale |
SUB
R1 2:21
|
UFC 57 | 2006-02-04 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 28-6-0 | Chael Sonnen |
SUB
R2 1:20
|
UFC 55 | 2005-10-07 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 27-6-0 | Travis Wiuff |
SUB
R2 0:24
|
UFC 52 | 2005-04-16 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 26-6-0 | Pierre Guillet |
SUB
R1 1:57
|
Regional circuit | 2005-02-26 | CR | |
| Win | 25-6-0 | Cyrille Diabate |
SUB
R1 3:38
|
Regional circuit | 2004-11-27 | CR | |
| Win | 24-6-0 | Jose Landi-Jons |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2004-10-23 | JFC | |
| Win | 23-6-0 | Jeremy Horn |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
IFC 17 | 2003-09-06 | Light Heavyweight | IFC |
| Win | 22-6-0 | Maurício Rua |
SUB
R3 3:07
|
IFC 17 | 2003-09-06 | Light Heavyweight | IFC |
| Win | 21-6-0 | Trevor Prangley |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
IFC 17 | 2003-09-06 | Light Heavyweight | IFC |
| Win | 20-6-0 | Marcelo Azevedo |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2003-07-31 | HFC | |
| Loss | 20-5-0 | Chael Sonnen |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2003-05-02 | ||
| Loss | 20-4-0 | Chuck Liddell |
KO/TKO
R1 2:55
|
UFC 40 | 2002-11-22 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 19-4-0 | Elvis Sinosic |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 38 | 2002-07-13 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 19-3-0 | Kevin Randleman |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 35 | 2002-01-11 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 19-2-0 | Fedor Emelianenko |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2001-08-11 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 18-2-0 | Tsuyoshi Kosaka |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2001-06-15 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 17-2-0 | Kiyoshi Tamura |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2001-02-24 | Light Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 16-2-0 | Maurice Smith |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 28 | 2000-11-17 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 16-1-0 | Valentijn Overeem |
SUB
R1 2:19
|
Rings Japan | 2000-10-09 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 15-1-0 | Tariel Bitsadze |
SUB
R1 2:58
|
Rings Japan | 2000-10-09 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 14-1-0 | Hiromitsu Kanehara |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2000-06-15 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 13-1-0 | Yakub Zobnin |
SUB
R1 3:20
|
Rings Russia | 2000-05-20 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 12-1-0 | Travis Fulton |
SUB
R1 4:49
|
Rings Japan | 2000-04-20 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Loss | 12-0-0 | Dan Henderson |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2000-02-26 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 11-0-0 | Kiyoshi Tamura |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2000-02-26 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Mikhail Iliyukhin |
SUB
R3 0:40
|
Rings Japan | 2000-02-26 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 9-0-0 | Brad Kohler |
KO/TKO
R2 0:50
|
Regional circuit | 2000-01-15 | WEF | |
| Win | 8-0-0 | Lee Hasdell |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 1999-10-28 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 7-0-0 | Zaza Tkeshelashvili |
SUB
R2 1:11
|
Rings Japan | 1999-10-28 | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Augusto Menezes Santos |
SUB
R1 0:56
|
Regional circuit | 1999-07-24 | ||
| Win | 4-0-0 | Pedro Otavio |
SUB
R1 4:34
|
Regional circuit | 1999-07-24 | ||
| Win | 4-0-0 | Dario Amorim |
SUB
R1 2:14
|
Regional circuit | 1999-07-24 | ||
| Win | 3-0-0 | Fernando Cerchiari |
KO/TKO
R1 4:41
|
Regional circuit | 1999-01-20 | IVC | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Claudio Palma |
SUB
R1 2:08
|
Regional circuit | 1997-09-27 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Manoel Vicente |
KO/TKO
R1 6:27
|
Regional circuit | 1997-09-27 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Marco Vinicios |
KO/TKO
R2 4:58
|
Regional circuit | 1997-09-27 |
Sobral made his professional debut against Marco Vinicios on September 27, 1997, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Marco Vinicios who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Renato Sobral beat Marco Vinicios by KO/TKO at 4:58 of Round 2.
Sobral made his debut in the UFC against Maurice Smith on November 17, 2000, fighting on the main card of UFC 28: High Stakes having compiled a 16-2-0 professional MMA record.
Renato Sobral beat Maurice Smith by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Sobral has gone on to fight a total of 10 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 6-4-0.
After his UFC stint, Sobral took his next fight at RINGS on February 24, 2001, fighting against Kiyoshi Tamura on the main card of Rings Japan: King Of Kings 2000 (Round 3).
Renato Sobral beat Kiyoshi Tamura by Decision at 5:00 of Round 2.
After 3 fights outside of the promotion, Sobral returned to the UFC on January 11, 2002, fighting against Kevin Randleman on the main card of UFC 35: Throwdown.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 19-3-0
Renato Sobral lost to Kevin Randleman by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
After 8 fights outside of the promotion, Sobral returned to the UFC on April 16, 2005, fighting against Travis Wiuff on the main card of UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 27-6-0
Renato Sobral beat Travis Wiuff by Submission at 0:24 of Round 2.
Sobral lost his 1st light heavyweight title challenge, losing to Chuck Liddell on August 26, 2006 at UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral.
Renato Sobral lost to Chuck Liddell by KO/TKO at 1:35 of Round 1.
Sobral's last win came against Tatsuya Mizuno at ONE FC 4 on Saturday June 23, 2012. Renato Sobral beat Tatsuya Mizuno by Submission at 0:31 of Round 1.
Sobral is not currently booked for any fights.
Sobral's last loss came against Jacob Noe at Bellator 96 on Wednesday June 19, 2013. Renato Sobral lost to Jacob Noe by KO/TKO at 3:32 of Round 3.
Sobral has fought 10 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 6-4-0.
Sobral has knocked out 5 opponents.
Sobral has submitted 19 opponents.
Sobral has been knocked out 7 times.
Sobral has been submitted 1 times.
