Augusto Sakai | |
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Born | Augusto dos Santos Sakai 19 May 1991 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Reach | 77 in (196 cm)[1] |
Team | Gile Ribeiro Team (until 2022)[2] Noguchi (until 2022)[2] American Top Team (2022–present)[2] |
Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] |
Years active | 2011–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 23 |
Wins | 16 |
By knockout | 11 |
By decision | 5 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 4 |
By decision | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Augusto dos Santos Sakai (born 19 May 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator MMA.
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]Sakai made his Bellator MMA debut at Bellator 94 in March 2013, defeating Rob Horton by knockout due to a knee.[3]
Sakai returned to the promotion in 2015 with bouts against Daniel Gallemore and Alex Huddleston. He won both fights via TKO.[4][5]
Sakai faced Dan Charles at Bellator 155 on May 20, 2016.[6] The bout ended in a majority draw.[7]
Sakai faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 179 on May 19, 2017.[8] He lost the fight via split decision.[9]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
[edit]Sakai made his promotional debut against Chase Sherman on September 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 137.[10] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.[11]
Sakai faced Andrei Arlovski on April 27, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson.[12] He won the fight via split decision.[13]
In his third fight for the promotion, Sakai faced Marcin Tybura on September 14, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 158.[14] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[15] Subsequently, Sakai signed a new, six-fight contract with the UFC.[16]
Sakai was scheduled to face Blagoy Ivanov on May 9, 2020, at then UFC 250.[17] Due to the event being relocated to the United States, Sakai being unable to compete due to visa issues.[18] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed[19] and the eventually the bout took place on May 30, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns.[20] He won the fight via a split decision.[21]
Sakai faced Alistair Overeem on September 5, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 176.[22] Despite his early success, he was eventually dominated by the veteran and lost the fight via technical knockout in the fifth round.[23]
Sakai was expected to face Shamil Abdurakhimov on May 1, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 23.[24] However Abdurakhimov pulled out of the bout with visa issues, and Sakai instead faced Jairzinho Rozenstruik on June 5, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai.[25] He lost the fight via knockout with one second left in the first round.[26]
Sakai was expected to face Tai Tuivasa on November 20, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 198.[27] However due to visa issues for Tuivasa, the bout was scrapped.[28] The pair was rescheduled and met on December 11, 2021, at UFC 269.[29] Sakai lost the fight via knockout in the second round.[30]
Sakai faced Serghei Spivac on August 6, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 40.[31] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[32]
Sakai faced Don'Tale Mayes on February 25, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 220.[33] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[34]
In late March 2023, Sakai was released from the UFC.[35]
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
[edit]On June 3, 2024 it was announced that Sakai had signed with the Polish promotion KSW.[36] He challenged Phil De Fries for the KSW Heavyweight Championship at KSW 95 on June 7, 2024, losing by unanimous decision.[37]
Personal life
[edit]Sakai is the grandson of Japanese immigrants to Brazil and he works at an aquarium store between fights.[38]
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]23 matches | 16 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 11 | 4 |
By decision | 5 | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 16–6–1 | Phil De Fries | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 95: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 5 | June 7, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Olsztyn, Poland | For the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 16–5–1 | Don'Tale Mayes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen | February 25, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 15–5–1 | Serghei Spivac | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill | August 6, 2022 | 2 | 3:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 15–4–1 | Tai Tuivasa | KO (punches) | UFC 269 | December 11, 2021 | 2 | 0:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 15–3–1 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | June 5, 2021 | 1 | 4:59 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 15–2–1 | Alistair Overeem | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai | September 5, 2020 | 5 | 0:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 15–1–1 | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns | May 30, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 14–1–1 | Marcin Tybura | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje | September 14, 2019 | 1 | 0:59 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
Win | 13–1–1 | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson | April 27, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Sunrise, Florida, United States | |
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 | Heavyweight debut. |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Jordan Breen (March 28, 2013). "Bellator 94 Results: Live Play-by-Play & Updates". Sherdog.
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