Gary Henry Goodridge (born January 17, 1966), nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a

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former

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and

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fighting out of

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. Prior to kickboxing and

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, he was also one of the top ranked contenders in the world of professional

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. In early 2012, Goodridge was diagnosed with early onset of

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Early life

Goodridge was born in

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before moving to

, Canada. Prior to his career in

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, he worked as a

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at the

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factory in

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. He was a world champion in

, and was able to defeat the likes of greats Sharon Remez and John Brzenk in 1991 and again in 1994. He was also the super heavyweight

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champion of

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Mixed martial arts career

Goodridge originally applied for

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at his friends' suggestion after they watched the fight between Remco Pardoel and Orlando Wiet in UFC 2.Erich Krauss, Bret Aita, ''Brawl: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Mixed Martial Arts Competition'' He started training in a

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school, as he wanted some martial arts credentials aside from his boxing championship,Gary Goodridge, ''Gatekeeper: The Fighting Life of Gary 'Big Daddy' Goodridge'' only to find out that the school was already training a fighter to compete in UFC. Gary was forced to fight him, and he won in dominant fashion, so he was quickly offered a 4th degree black belt and a free

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if he represented the school at the event. He ended up going to UFC 8 with less than a month's experience in the art.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In 1996, Goodridge made his debut in UFC in the eight-man tournament at '' UFC 8: David vs. Goliath'' in

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. He first went against

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Paul Herrera, whom Goodridge outweighed by 73 lbs. In order to increase Goodridge's will to fight, he had been told by his friends that Herrera and his teammate

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were

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s. The resultant fight would be a spectacular knockout, as Herrera shot for a

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only to be caught in a

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by Goodridge, who then proceeded to deliver multiple elbow strikes to the helpless Herrera's head, ending the bout in 13 seconds. The first elbow strike landed on Herrera's temple and knocked him unconscious, but the fight was not stopped until Goodridge landed seven more blows, giving Herrera a concussion and a broken cheekbone. According to Goodridge, the hold had been planned by him and his cornermen after they casually witnessed Herrera training intensively his

takeovers, although they had originally conceived it to set up a

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, not strikes. Goodridge advanced to second round, where he faced Lion's Den fighter

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. Goodridge made usage of his strength advantage to control Bohlander, but he got swept and received punches and headbutts until he could escape from Bohlander's

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. Eventually Goodridge stacked him against the fence and landed two heavy right hooks, knocking Jerry out. Before his match at the finals against future legend

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, Goodridge considered quitting for an alternate due to exhaustion and lack of preparation, but he accepted the fight in order to collect the bout money. Goodridge opened the fight throwing Frye to the mat with a waist lock and trying to get a finishing kick to the head, only for Frye to escape and punish him with

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s from the

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. Gary managed to take him down again and capture his back, but Frye reversed and rained punches, making a tired Goodridge tap out. Goodridge returned at '' UFC 9: Motor City Madness'' in a non-tournament bout against Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz. The wrestler controlled the fight by taking Gary down and grinding him with short punches, and eventually landed a flurry of blows from the mount as the time ran out. Instead of going to the overtime period, the referee stopped the fight due to cuts in Goodridge's face, which Schultz had rubbed in order to deepen them. On July 12, 1996, at '' UFC 10: The Tournament'', Goodridge took part in his second UFC tournament. He first fought wrestler John Campetella, knocking him out with left punches from the mount after reversing a takedown, and advanced round against wrestling champion and eventual winner

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. Goodridge was taken down repeatedly, struck with elbows and

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s and finally submitted for giving his back. His next UFC match came on December 7, 1996, at '' Ultimate Ultimate 1996'', in a rematch against

. After trading strikes inside the clinch, Goodridge scored a takedown and started punishing Frye with headbutts. However, Frye reached for two

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s attempts and got free, performing his own takedown, and then Goodridge tapped out due to exhaustion just like their first time.

Vale tudo

Following his UFC career, Goodridge travelled to

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to compete in

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. His first match was against Mario "Sukata" Neto, which ended in 6:02 when Goodridge tapped out again due to exhaustion. On July 6, 1997, Goodridge participated in the first International Vale Tudo Championship tournament. He submitted Augusto Menezes Santos, improvising a

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from a standing

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position, and then fellow UFC veteran Cal Worsham, locking a keylock, both in a combined time of 0:75. He then advanced to the finals, where he faced

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stylist Pedro Otavio. As the IVC ruleset allowed groin shots, the fight featured multiple low blows intertwined with their grappling exchanges. In a particularly brutal instance, Goodridge capitalized on having Otavio in a

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to get his feet inside the Brazilian's tights and squeeze his

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with his toes. Finally, after grabbing again Otavio's testicles from a clinch, Goodridge overpowered him and landed strikes for the KO, winning the tournament.

PRIDE Fighting Championships

Earlier events

In late 1997, Goodridge was recruited to compete in Japan's

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and made his promotional debut in its very first event '' PRIDE1'' on October 11. Facing Russian

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and UFC tournament winner Oleg Taktarov, Goodridge showed his superiority by stunning and punishing him with strikes, both standing and on the ground, before scoring a brutal knockout by right hook. Taktarov was rendered unconscious and had to be taken away on a stretcher. Goodridge returned at ''

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'' on March 15, 1998, where he faced ''UFC 7'' tournament winner and Brazilian

fighter

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. Goodridge dominated most of the match, cutting Ruas with a punch and landing

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on the mat, but as they were restarted on the feet, a slip allowed Ruas to come back with his own offense. Although Goodridge immediately took Ruas down as well, the Brazilian capitalized on the lapse to catch him in a heel hook for the tap out. At ''

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'', Goodridge faced

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trainee Amir Rahnavardi, who looked to exchange strikes before being knocked down with Gary on top. The UFC veteran punished Rahnavardi with punches while the latter attempted

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and triangle chokes to no avail; at one point Goodridge theatrically shouted Amir to hit him back. Though Rahnavardi threw some strikes from the bottom, Goodridge landed a barrage of punches and knocked him out. Goodridge's last consecutive PRIDE appearance was in ''

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'', where he fought Ukrainian

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in the latter's debut fight. Warned of Igor's reputation as a powerful striker, Goodridge took him down, but a mistake allowed Igor to scramble back to his feet. The UFC fighter pressed on, bloodying Vovchanchyn and taking him down again, only for Igor to break the clinch and land two solid left hooks that knocked Goodridge out on his feet. Following a brief return to the UFC in 1999, when he quickly submitted Andre Roberts at '' UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns'', Goodridge met Olympic

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at '' Pride 6''. He landed blows against the inexperienced Ogawa, but the judoka eventually took him down and started attempting submissions. Stephen Quadros, ''Kerr, Takada compete at PRIDE 6'', Black Belt magazine In the second round, Ogawa swept Goodridge and finally locked an

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, making him tap out. It was rumored that Goodridge had been paid to throw the fight, but Gary himself said in an interview that, although he was effectively proposed an anonymous money bribe to let Ogawa win, he rejected it and fought for real, thus losing legitimately to Ogawa. He added that PRIDE executive

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had promised him "to write his own ticket" if he defeated Ogawa in order to increase his motivation.

PRIDE Grand Prix and gatekeeping

On January 20, 2000, Goodridge took part in the sixteen-man, open weight tournament PRIDE Grand Prix 2000. His first opponent was a debutant, former

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Osamu "Tachihikari" Kawahara, whom Goodridge defeated via choke in under a minute. His quarter-finals adversary would be Igor Vovchanchyn, who knocked out Goodridge for the second time after a battle contested mainly with punches. Goodridge was eliminated from the tournament, but continued to cement his status as PRIDE's

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, which gave name to his official biography. His short tenure in the tournament was echoed in the results of his next two matches, starting with a match against highly regarded grappler

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. The debutant Rodriguez attempted repeated takedowns in the first round, but Goodridge was able to block most of his offense and land opportunistic strikes. In the second round, however, Rodriguez scored an early takedown and dominated the Trinidadian with ground and pound, ultimately gaining the decision win. The second bout was a short affair against RINGS Japan veteran

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at '' PRIDE 10''. Both men looked to strike, but Yvel moved first and landed a left

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to the head, knocking his opponent out. Goodridge finally bounced back against

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, another professional wrestling veteran making his debut, at ''PRIDE 11''. Despite Yatsu's Olympic

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credentials, Goodridge easily avoided his takedowns, while landing regular

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s and

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s. The wrestler eventually took Gary down, but the latter escaped from his leglock attempt and caused a momentary pause after landing an illegal knee. After the restart, however, Goodridge swarmed him with

s until the referee called a stop to the bout. The Trinidadian continued his streak by defeating another RINGS Japan fighter,

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, in an event in Holland, and a third,

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, in his return to PRIDE. The last was especially notable, as after outstriking Overeem and negating his guard, Goodridge avoided a Kimura lock, thanks in part to his arm wrestling skill. He then landed a heavy knee strike (now legal) and followed with ground and pound until the TKO. The streak stopped at ''PRIDE 15'', however, against the debutant RINGS King of Kings champion

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. His debut was going to be against

, but the latter pulled out due to an injury and Goodridge stepped in on short notice. The bout was short, although Goodridge worked to avoid his adversary's

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expertise, Nogueira managed to bring him to his guard and lock a triangle choke for the win. At the end of 2002, Goodridge participated in the ''K-1 Andy Memorial'' event, submitting superheavyweight kickboxer Jan Nortje by armbar, and also rematched Yoshiaki Yatsu, beating him with strikes in even less time than the first time. His last fight of the year was a special "K-1 vs. PRIDE" rules bout against

fighter

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in Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye, which ended in a draw.

Last matches

Goodridge started 2002 opposite to Achmed Labasanov from Russian Top Team (former RINGS Russia) at ''PRIDE 21''. The Russian opened strong and controlled the Trinidadian on the mat, but Goodridge scrambled, managed to get on top, and scored knees and punches for some minutes. The second round would be slower, as Labasanov took Goodridge down yet performed no attacks, which prompted Goodridge to scream "hit me!" in frustration. At the third, Goodridge took over and scored knees and punches for the unanimous decision. At ''PRIDE Shockwave 2002'', Gary faced Dutch kickboxer Lloyd van Dams, whom he defeated quickly by takedown and ground and pound despite the Dutchman's size advantage. After a hiatus of a year, Goodridge would fight another Russian Top Team exponent,

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, who made short work of him by punches, knees and

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s in 1:09. Goodridge returned to PRIDE after some months, fighting fellow UFC veteran Dan Bobish. The match met a controversial ending, as Goodridge knocked him out with a punching combination while Bobish was trying to signal an

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to the referee. Goodridge had his official retirement fight at '' PRIDE Shockwave 2003'' after six years of fighting for PRIDE. It would make for a rubber match against his old UFC rival

, who was similarly past his prime after his own long career. Goodridge would write in his autobiography that he had to receive numbing injections in his lower back only to be able to walk, while Frye himself looked in pain just to get up from his chair. Despite those difficulties, Goodridge dominated the scuffle with strikes and ended up knocking out Frye with a right

to the head. Goodridge was then met with a

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while he celebrated with Frye and PRIDE executives

and

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, who presided his retirement ceremony. The instance was so emotional that commentator Stephen Quadros was quoted as: "Hollywood could not have scripted a better ending for oodridge'scareer." Despite the end of his contract with PRIDE, Goodridge would return to the ring just months later in the

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and

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organizations, for which he fought both kickboxing and MMA matches.

HERO'S

In 2004, Goodridge began competing for the

promotion's

HERO'S Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the ''K-1 Romanex' ...

series. In his promotional debut, he

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pro wrestler Sylvester Terkay in round 1 at '' K-1 MMA ROMANEX''. On March 26, 2005, at ''HERO'S 1'', Goodridge defeated Russian

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Alan Karaev by submission. Following this, he lost to fellow PRIDE veteran

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on March 15, 2006. At ''HERO'S 8'' on March 12, 2007, Goodridge beat

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n Jan "The Giant" Nortje via TKO. This would be his last professional victory despite going on to compete for a further three years.

Kickboxing career

Goodridge made his

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debut in 1999 at ''

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'', against Musashi and lost the fight by disqualification. His first win in

came against Mike Bernardo by technical knockout at the ''

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

'' in 2002. Following this, he took part in the opening round of the 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix against

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and was

42 seconds into the match. In 2005, Goodridge participated in two K-1 World GP tournaments held in

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. On April 30 in

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and

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to reach the finals of the ''

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'', where he was stopped by

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with a high kick KO. Three months later, on July 30, 2005, in

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he scored three KO wins over Wesley Correira, Carter Williams and

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, respectively, to win the ''

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''. He was again given the chance to qualify for the World GP in 2005 but was knocked out by

once again. In 2006, he returned to the ''

K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

'' where he defeated Kengo and

before losing to Chalid Arrab by

in the final.

Personal life

Goodridge is a convert to

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, and first made the revelation in July 2018 while on ''The Deen Show''. Goodridge, and co-author Mark Dorsey, published in December 2011, ''Gatekeeper: The Fighting Life of Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge.'' The book details his experience in UFC, Pride and K1, along with detailed personal information about his life and family. Resulting from his martial arts career, Goodridge has

. Goodridge stated in a 2010 interview that prior to his bout with

at Pride 6 in 1999, he was offered a

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to lose the match. He claims that he turned it down as the offer was too small, and he lost that bout legitimately.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts * International Vale Tudo Championship **1st I.V.C Tournament champion *

** UFC 8 Tournament Runner Up ** UFC 10 Tournament Semifinalist ** Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Tournament Quarterfinalist *

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**PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Quarterfinalist Kickboxing *

** 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii champion ** 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up ** 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up Amateur boxing * Super Heavyweight Champion of Canada Kuk Sool Won *Honorary 4th Degree Black Belt (Sa Beom Nim), Rank Titles of WKSA Masters, Accessed 6/9/9

Mixed martial arts record

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, TKO (retirement) , Washington Combat , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Washington, D.C., United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–20–1 , Gegard Mousasi , TKO (punches) , Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:34 ,

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, Netherlands , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–18–1 ,

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, TKO (punches) , Hero's 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:55 ,

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, KO (head kick) , PRIDE Shockwave 2003 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:39 ,

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 17–14–1 ,

, TKO (soccer kicks and punches) , PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:09 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 17–13–1 , Lloyd van Dams , TKO (punches) , PRIDE Shockwave 2002 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:39 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 16–13–1 ,

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, Decision (split) ,

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, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, ,

, Draw , Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 3:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 15–13 ,

, TKO (corner stoppage) , PRIDE 16 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:03 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 14–13 , Jan Nortje , Submission (armbar) , K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:11 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–13 ,

, Submission (triangle choke) ,

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, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:37 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 13–12 ,

, TKO (submission to punches) , PRIDE 14 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:39 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 12–12 ,

, Submission (kneebar) , 2 Hot 2 Handle 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:32 ,

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, TKO (punches) , PRIDE 11 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 8:58 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , PRIDE 9 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 10:00 ,

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, TKO (punches) ,

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–9 , Tom Erikson , Decision (unanimous) , PRIDE 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 10:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–8 ,

, Submission (americana) , PRIDE 6 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:36 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 9–7 , Andre Roberts , TKO (submission to punch) ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–5 , Oleg Taktarov , KO (punch) ,

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, Submission (fatigue) , Ultimate Ultimate 1996 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 11:19 ,

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, Submission (fatigue) , rowspan=2,

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, Submission (position) , rowspan=3,

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, TKO (punches) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:31 , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Paul Herrera , KO (elbows) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:13 ,

Kickboxing record

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, K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2010 ,

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, TKO (referee stoppage) , align="center", 2 , align="center", 2:10 , 12–24–2 , , - , , Loss , Jerry Otto , La Onda Fight Night: Blood In Blood Out , Magdeburg, Germany , Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 12–23–2 , , - , , Loss , Igor Mihaljevic , Noc skorpiona 6 , Karlovac, Croatia , Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 12–22–2 , , - , , Loss ,

, Local Kombat 32 , Ploieşti, Romania , TKO (corner stoppage) , align="center", 2 , align="center", 3:00 , 12–21–2 , For World Kickboxing Network Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. , - , , Loss , Hiromi Amada , DEEP: Gladiators ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 12–20–2 , , - , , Loss , Lubos Suda , K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 12–19–2 , , - , , align="center" style="background: #c5d2ea", Draw ,

Konstantin Gluhov Konstantin Gluhov (russian: Константин Игоревич Глухов, lv, Konstantīns Gluhovs; born January 17, 1980) is a Latvian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Russian descent. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai ...

K-1 Fighting Network Latvia 2007 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

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, Draw , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 12–18–2 , , - , , Loss ,

Choi Hong-man Choi Hong-man (Korean: 최홍만, Hanja: 崔洪萬; born October 30, 1980), often anglicised to Hongman Choi, is a South Korean kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and former ssireum wrestler. In Asia, he is called "Che Man", "Techno Goliath", "K ...

, K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong ,

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Opening Round This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

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, KO (knee) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 0:52 , 12–16–1 , 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. , - , , Loss , Carter Williams , K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II ,

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, Sapporo, Japan , Decision (unanimous) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 12–14–1 , , - , , Loss , Chalid Arrab ,

, KO (right hook) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 1:00 , 12–13–1 , 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix final. , - , , Win ,

, TKO (referee stoppage) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 0:34 , 12–12–1 , 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix semi-final. , - , , Win , Kengo ,

, KO (right hook) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 0:40 , 11–12–1 , 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix quarter-final. , - , , Loss ,

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K-1 European League 2006 in Budapest This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Tokyo Final ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Tokyo Final'' was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, November 19, 2005 in front of 58,213 spectators. It was the thirteenth K-1 World Grand Prix ...

Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

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, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA , TKO (corner stoppage) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 1:19 , 10–9–1 , 2005 Hawaii Grand Prix final. , - , , Win , Carter Williams ,

, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA , KO (right hooks) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 1:15 , 9–9–1 , 2005 Hawaii Grand Prix semi-final. , - , , Win , Wesley Correira ,

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, KO (left high kick) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 2:40 , 7–9–1 , 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix final. , - , , Win ,

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, KO (right uppercut) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 1:56 , 6–8–1 , 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix quarter-final. , - , , Loss ,

Ray Sefo Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up, is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion, and was an eigh ...

K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!! ''K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!'' was an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 on New Year's Eve, Friday, December 31, 2004 at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan. It featured 7 K-1 MMA rules fights, 3 K-1 rules fights, and a speci ...

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Cyril Abidi Cyril Abidi (born February 25, 1976), nicknamed "The Marseille Bad Boy", is a French former heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1998 until 2007, he is perhaps best remembered for his upset first-round k ...

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Titans 1st This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, Kitakyūshū, Japan , KO (punches) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 2:49 , 4–7–1 , , - , , Loss , Mighty Mo ,

K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, TKO (three knockdowns) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 2:58 , 3–7–1 , 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. , - , , Win , Dewey Cooper ,

K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, Decision (split) , align="center", 3 , align="center", 3:00 , 3–6–1 , , - , , Loss , Peter Aerts ,

K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

Nagoya, Japan is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

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Mark Hunt Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand former mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the w ...

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K-1 Beast 2003 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

Yamagata, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

, Draw , align="center", 5 , align="center", 3:00 , 1–4–1 , , - , , Loss , Mike Bernardo , Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 ,

Saitama, Japan is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying ...

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, KO (straight right) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 0:42 , 1–3 , 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. , - , , Win , Mike Bernardo ,

, KO (punches) , align="center", 1 , align="center", 1:38 , 1–2 , , - , , Loss ,

Masaaki Satake is a Japanese former heavyweight karateka, kickboxer, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is one of the pioneering heavyweight fighters in K-1, having been a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seidokaikan school. ...

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Yokohama, Japan is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

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