Augusto Sakai

Augusto Sakai
Born (1991-05-19) May 19, 1991
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 263.8 lb (119.7 kg; 18.84 st)
Division Heavyweight
Team Gile Ribeiro Team
Noguchi
Years active 2011 -present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 14
Wins 12
By knockout 10
By decision 2
Losses 1
By decision 1
Draws 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Augusto Sakai (born May 19, 1991) is a Japanese Brazilian[1] mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of UFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sakai made his professional MMA debut in October 2011 in his native Brazil. In the first two years of his career, he amassed a record of six wins and no losses with all but one of his wins coming via knockout.

Bellator MMA

Sakai made his debut for Bellator MMA in March 2013, defeating Rob Horton by knockout due to a knee.

Sakai returned to the promotion in 2015 with bouts against Daniel Gallemore and Alex Huddleston. He won both fights via TKO.

Sakai faced Dan Charles at Bellator 155 on May 20, 2016. The bout ended in a majority draw.

Sakai faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 179 on May 19, 2017. He lost the fight via split decision.[2]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sakai made his promotional debut against Chase Sherman on September 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137.[3] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.[4]

Personal life

Sakai is the grandson of Japanese immigrants to Brazil and he works at an aquarium between fights.[5]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 12–1–1 Chase Sherman TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders September 22, 2018 3 4:03 São Paulo, Brazil
Win 11–1–1 Marcos Conrado TKO (punches) Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1 August 10, 2018 2 3:09 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–1–1 Tiago Cardoso TKO (punches) Imortal FC 7 November 11, 2017 1 2:17 São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Loss 9–1–1 Cheick Kongo Decision (split) Bellator 179 May 19, 2017 3 5:00 London, England
Draw 9–0–1 Dan Charles Draw (majority) Bellator 155 May 20, 2016 3 5:00 Boise, Idaho, United States
Win 9–0 Alex Huddleston Decision (unanimous) Bellator 145 November 6, 2015 3 5:00 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 8–0 Daniel Gallemore TKO (retirement) Bellator 139 June 26, 2015 2 5:00 Mulvane, Kansas, United States
Win 7–0 Matt Frembling TKO (knees and punches) Bellator 122 July 25, 2014 3 3:32 Temecula, California, United States
Win 6–0 Edison Lopes Decision (unanimous) Golden Fighters 8 December 12, 2013 3 5:00 Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Win 5–0 Rob Horton KO (knee) Bellator 94 March 28, 2013 2 4:01 Tampa, Florida, United States
Win 4–0 Arley Simetti KO (knee) Samurai FC 9: Water vs. Fire December 15, 2012 1 2:04 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 3–0 Dayvisson Daniel TKO (punches) Evolution Fight Combat 3 May 20, 2012 1 0:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 2–0 Marcio Fernando TKO (punches) Power Fight Extreme 6 November 19, 2011 1 0:35 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 1–0 Cesar Alberto KO (punches) Adventure Fighters Tournament October 15, 2011 1 1:54 Curitiba, Brazil

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Augusto Sakai". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Staff (May 19, 2017). "Bellator 179 results: Rory MacDonald dominates Paul Daley for first win since 2014". mmajunkie.com.
  3. ↑ DNA, MMA (2018-08-30). "Chase Sherman vs. Augusto Sakai toegevoegd aan UFC São Paulo card". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. ↑ "UFC Sao Paulo results: Augusto Sakai victorious in UFC debut, pounds out Chase Sherman". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Aquarium-store worker Augusto Sakai eyes winner of Bellator 139 headliner". mmajunkie.com. 2015-06-26.
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