Augusto Sakai

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Sakai.
Augusto Sakai
Born Augusto Sakai
(1991-05-19) May 19, 1991 (age 33)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Height 6 ft 4 in
Weight 264 lb
Division Heavyweight
Reach 77 in[1]
Team Gile Ribeiro Team
Noguchi
Rank Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Years active 2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 15
By knockout 11
By decision 4
Losses 5
By knockout 4
By decision 1
Draws 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Augusto Sakai (born May 19, 1991)[2] is a Brazilian[3] mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator MMA and is now competing in the Heavyweight division of the UFC. As of May 2, 2022, he is #14 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.[4]

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.[5][6]

Sakai faced Dan Charles at Bellator 155 on May 20, 2016.[7] The bout ended in a majority draw.[8]

Sakai faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 179 on May 19, 2017.[9] He lost the fight via split decision.[10]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sakai made his promotional debut against Chase Sherman on September 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 137.[11] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.[12]

Sakai faced Andrei Arlovski on April 27, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson.[13] He won the fight via split decision.[14]

In his third fight for the promotion, Sakai faced Marcin Tybura on September 14, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 158.[15] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[16] Subsequently, Sakai signed a new, six-fight contract with the UFC.[17]

Sakai was scheduled to face Blagoy Ivanov on May 9, 2020 at then UFC 250.[18] Due to the event being relocated to the United States, Sakai being unable to compete due to visa issues.[19] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed[20] and the eventually the bout took place on May 30, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns.[21] He won the fight via a split decision.[22]

Sakai faced Alistair Overeem on September 5, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 176.[23] Despite his early success, he was eventually dominated by the veteran and lost the fight via technical knockout in the fifth round.[24]

Sakai was expected to face Shamil Abdurakhimov on May 1, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 23.[25] 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.[26] He lost the fight via knockout with one second left in the first round.[27]

Sakai was expected to face Tai Tuivasa on November 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 198.[28] However due to visa issues for Tuivasa, the bout was scrapped.[29] The pair was rescheduled and met on December 11, 2021 at UFC 269.[30] Sakai lost the fight via knockout in the second round.[31]

Sakai faced Sergey Spivak on August 6, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 40.[32] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[33]

Personal life

Sakai is the grandson of Japanese immigrants to Brazil and he works at an aquarium store between fights.[34]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 15–5–1 Sergey Spivak 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

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See also

References

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