Augusto Sakai

Augusto Sakai
Born (1991-05-19) May 19, 1991
Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st)
Division Heavyweight
Team Gile Ribeiro Team
Noguchi
Years active 2011 -present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 10
Wins 9
By knockout 7
By decision 2
Losses 0
Draws 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Augusto Sakai (born May 5, 1991) is a Brazilian[1] mixed martial artist.[2] He competed in the heavyweight division and currently fights for Bellator MMA.

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.

Personal life

Sakai is the grandson of Japanese immigrants to Brazil and he works at an aquarium between fights.[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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) GF: Golden Fighters 8 December 12, 2013 3 5:00 Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Win 5-0 Rob Horton KO (knee) Bellator XCIV 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, Parana, Brazil
Win 3-0 Dayvisson Daniel TKO (punches) Evolution FC: Evolution Fight Combat 3 May 20, 2012 1 0:00 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Win 2-0 Marcio Fernando TKO (punches) PFE: Power Fight Extreme 6 November 19, 2011 1 0:35 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Win 1-0 Cesar Alberto KO (punches) AFT: Adventure Fighters Tournament October 15, 2011 1 1:54 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Augusto Sakai". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Augusto Sakai". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Aquarium-store worker Augusto Sakai eyes winner of Bellator 139 headliner". mmajunkie.com. 2015-06-26.

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