Gary Goodridge

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nickname = Big Daddy
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Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge (born January 17, 1966) is a professional Super Heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Trinidad and Tobago descent, now living and fighting out of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship. Besides martial arts, he is also renowned as one of the top ranked contenders in the world of professional arm wrestling. [cite web
url=http://www.garygoodridge.com/GORIKI1.html
title="Gary Goodridge Profile"
accessdate=2007-12-19
publisher=www.garygoodridge.com]

Biography

Before Goodridge got into MMA he was a successful world champion at arm wrestling. He was able to defeat the likes of greats Sharon Remez and lengendary John Brzenk in 1991. A video clip of his match with John can be found on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1417th9y0ZI

Goodridge made an immediate impression on MMA competition, winning his first two fights in UFC 8 to reach the final against Don Frye. His first fight, against Paul Herrera, is considered one of the most brutal knockouts in UFC history - the fight finished after Goodridge trapped both arms of Herrera with a crucifix hold and proceeded to deliver multiple elbows to the head, ending in 13 seconds.

He lost his next fight against Frye, but returned again for UFC 9 and UFC 10. After his second loss to Don Frye in 1996, Goodridge moved from UFC to PRIDE. He retired from PRIDE competition due to alleged personal issues, and signed with K-1, and their MMA afiliate HERO'S, where he still competes today.

Kickboxing career

Big Daddy made his kickboxing debut in 1999 at K-1 Revenge, against Musashi and lost the fight by disqualification. His first win in K-1 came against Mike Bernardo by TKO in K-1 World GP 2002 in Las Vegas. [cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title="K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Semifinals in Las Vegas"
accessdate=2007-12-19
publisher=www.k-1.co.jp]

In 2005, Goodridge participated in two K-1 World GP tournaments held in United States. On April 30 in Las Vegas he knocked out Sean O'Haire and Scott Lighty and reached the finals, where he was stopped by Glaube Feitosa with a high kick KO. Three months later, on July 30, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii he scored three KO wins in three bouts to win the K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii Tournament. [cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title="Goodridge & Penn Win at K-1 World GP in Hawaii"
accessdate=2007-12-19
last=DiPietro
first=Monty
publisher=www.k-1.co.jp]

Titles

* 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas finalist
* 2005 K-1 World GP in Hawaii champion
* 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas finalist
* 1997 1st I.V.C Tournament Champion
* 1996 UFC 8 Tournament finalist
* Black Belt 3-dan Kuk Sul Won

Kickboxing record

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
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style="text-align: center" colspan=8|11 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 1 decisions), 20 Losses
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align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Record
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
-
2008-08-16
no2Loss
11-20-2
flagicon|JPN Hiromi Amada
DEEP Gladiators, Okayama, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
-
12/15/2007
no2Loss
11-19-2
flagicon|CZE Lubos Suda
K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007, Czech Republic
Decision
3
3:00
-
10/13/2007
style="background: #c5d2ea"|Draw
11-18-2
flagicon|LAT Konstantin Gluchov
K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2007, Latvia
Decision draw
3
3:00
-
08/05/2007
no2Loss
11-18-1
flagicon|KOR Choi Hong-man
K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong
KO (Knee strike)
1
1:34
-
04/28/2007
no2Loss
11-17-1
flagicon|USA Patrick Barry
K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, USA
KO (Left high kick)
1
1:07
-
09/30/2006
no2Loss
11-16-1
flagicon|NED Remy Bonjasky
K-1 World GP 2006 in Osaka, Japan
KO (Low kicks)
3
0:52
-
08/12/2006
no2Loss
11-15-1
flagicon|USA Carter Williams
K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas II, USA
Decision
3
3:00
-
07/30/2006
no2Loss
11-14-1
flagicon|NED Peter Aerts
K-1 World GP 2006 in Sapporo, Japan
Decision
3
3:00
-
04/29/2006
no2Loss
11-13-1
flagicon|GER Chalid Arrab
K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas, USA
KO (Right hook)
3
1:00
-
04/29/2006
yes2Win
11-12-1
flagicon|USA Scott Lighty
K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas, USA
TKO (Referee stoppage)
1
0:34
-
04/29/2006
yes2Win
10-12-1
flagicon|JPN Kengo
K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas, USA
KO (Right hook)
1
0:40
-
02/25/2006
no2Loss
9-12-1
flagicon|BLR Alexey Ignashov
K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Budapest, Hungary
Decision
3
3:00
-
11/19/2005
no2Loss
9-11-1
flagicon|BRA Glaube Feitosa
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 Final, Japan
Decision
3
3:00
-
09/23/2005
no2Loss
9-10-1
flagicon|FRA Jerome Le Banner
K-1 World GP 2005 in Osaka, Japan
TKO (Three knockdowns)
1
2:13
-
07/29/2005
yes2Win
9-9-1
flagicon|JPN Yusuke Fujimoto
K-1 World GP 2005 in Hawaii, USA
TKO (Corner stoppage)
3
1:19
-
07/29/2005
yes2Win
8-9-1
flagicon|USA Carter Williams
K-1 World GP 2005 in Hawaii, USA
KO (Right hooks)
1
1:15
-
07/29/2005
yes2Win
7-9-1
flagicon|USA Wesley Correira
K-1 World GP 2005 in Hawaii, USA
TKO (Referee stoppage)
1
2:43
-
04/30/2005
no2Loss
6-9-1
flagicon|BRA Glaube Feitosa
K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas, USA
KO (High kick)
1
2:40
-
04/30/2005
yes2Win
6-8-1
flagicon|USA Scott Lighty
K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas, USA
TKO (Low kicks)
1
2:55
-
04/30/2005
yes2Win
5-8-1
flagicon|USA Sean O'Haire
K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas, USA
KO (Right uppercut)
1
1:56
-
12/31/2004
no2Loss
4-8-1
flagicon|NZL Ray Sefo
K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!, Japan
TKO (Referee Stoppage)
1
0:24
-
12/04/2004
yes2Win
4-7-1
flagicon|FRA Cyril Abidi
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final, Japan
KO (Right punch)
1
3:00
-
09/25/2004
no2Loss
3-7-1
flagicon|USA Mighty Mo
K-1 World GP 2004 in Tokyo, Japan
TKO (Three knockdowns)
1
2:58
-
08/07/2004
yes2Win
3-6-1
flagicon|USA Dewey Cooper
K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
-
06/06/2004
no2Loss
2-6-1
flagicon|NED Peter Aerts
K-1 World GP 2004 in Nagoya, Japan
KO (Low kick)
3
1:40
-
04/30/2004
yes2Win
2-5-1
flagicon|NZL Toa
K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas I, USA
KO (Right uppercut)
3
1:40
-
05/02/2003
no2Loss
1-5-1
flagicon|NZL Mark Hunt
K-1 World GP 2003 in Las Vegas I, USA
Decision
5
3:00
-
04/06/2003
style="background: #c5d2ea"|Draw
1-4-1
flagicon|JPN Musashi
K-1 Beast 2003, Japan
Decision draw
5
3:00
-
12/31/2002
no2Loss
1-4
flagicon|RSA Mike Bernardo
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002, Japan
KO
1

-
10/05/2002
no2Loss
1-3
flagicon|FRA Jerome Le Banner
K-1 World GP 2002 in Saitama, Japan
KO (Straight right punch)
1
0:42
-
08/17/2002
yes2Win
1-2
flagicon|RSA Mike Bernardo
K-1 World GP 2002 in Las Vegas, USA
TKO
1
1:38
-
08/22/1999
no2Loss
0-2
flagicon|JPN Masaaki Satake
K-1 Spirits 1999, Japan
KO (Kick)
3
2:47
-
04/25/1999
no2Loss
0-1
flagicon|JPN Musashi
K-1 Revenge 1999, Japan
Disq.
1
2:15
-

MMA record

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style="text-align: center" colspan=8|23 Wins (13 (T)KO's, 9 Submissions, 1 decisions), 18 Losses
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align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Record
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
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07/19/2008
no2Loss
23-18-1
flagicon|USA Paul Buentello
, USA
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
-
06/21/2008
no2Loss
23-17-1
flagicon|USA Terroll Dees
Iroquois - MMA Championships 4, Canada
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
-
03/30/2008
no2Loss
23-16-1
flagicon|KOR Choi Mu Bae
The Khan 2008 Series 1, Korea
KO (Punch)
2
2:40
-
03/12/2007
yes2Win
23-15-1
flagicon|RSA Jan Nortje
K-1 Hero's 8, Japan
TKO
1
3:00
-
11/11/2006
yes2Win
22-15-1
flagicon|LTU Tadas Rinkevicius
K-1 Hero's Lithuania
TKO
1
4:31
-
03/15/2006
no2Loss
21-15-1
flagicon|USA Heath Herring
K-1 Hero's 4, Japan
TKO (Punches)
2
1:55
-
03/26/2005
yes2Win
21-14-1
flagicon|RUS Alan Karaev
K-1 Hero's 1, Japan
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
2:58
-
05/22/2004
yes2Win
20-14-1
flagicon|USA Sylvester Terkay
K-1 MMA - ROMANEX, Japan
TKO (Punches)
1
1:22
-
12/31/2003
yes2Win
19-14-1
flagicon|USA Don Frye
PRIDE Shockwave 2003, Japan
KO (Kick)
1
0:39
-
11/09/2003
yes2Win
18-14-1
flagicon|USA Dan Bobish
PRIDE Final Conflict 2003, Japan
TKO (Strikes)
1
0:18
-
08/10/2003
no2Loss
17-14-1
flagicon|RUS Fedor Emelianenko
PRIDE Total Elimination 2003, Japan
TKO (Strikes)
1
1:09
-
08/28/2002
yes2Win
17-13-1
flagicon|NED Lloyd van Dams
PRIDE Shockwave, Japan
TKO (Strikes)
1
3:39
-
06/23/2002
yes2Win
16-13-1
flagicon|RUS Achmed Labasanov
PRIDE 21, Japan
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
-
06/23/2002
style="background: #c5d2ea"|Draw
15-13-1
flagicon|BRA Ebenezer Fontes Braga
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001-K-1 vs. Inoki, Japan
Decision draw
5
3:00
-
09/24/2001
yes2Win
15-13
flagicon|JPN Yoshiaki Yatsu
PRIDE 16, Japan
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
1
3:03
-
08/19/2001
yes2Win
14-13
flagicon|RSA Jan Nortje
K-1 Andy Memorial Japan GP Final, Japan
Submission (Arm Crush)
1
1:11
-
07/29/2001
no2Loss
13-13
flagicon|BRA Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
PRIDE 15, Japan
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
2:37
-
05/27/2001
yes2Win
13-12
flagicon|NED Valentijn Overeem
PRIDE 14, Japan
Submission (Strikes)
1
2:39
-
03/18/2001
yes2Win
12-12
flagicon|NED Bob Schrijber
2H2H, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Submission (Knee Bar)
1
2:32
-
10/31/2000
yes2Win
11-12
flagicon|JPN Yoshiaki Yatsu
PRIDE 11, Japan
TKO (Strikes)
1
8:58
-
08/27/2000
no2Loss
10-12
flagicon|NED Gilbert Yvel
PRIDE 10, Japan
KO (High kick)
1
0:28
-
06/04/2000
no2Loss
10-11
flagicon|USA Ricco Rodriguez
PRIDE 9, Japan
Decision
2
10:00
-
05/01/2000
no2Loss
10-10
flagicon|UKR Igor Vovchanchyn
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals, Japan
TKO (Strikes)
1
10:14
-
01/30/2000
yes2Win
10-9
flagicon|JPN Osamu Tachihikari
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round, Japan
Submission (Forearm Choke)
1
0:51
-
11/21/1999
no2Loss
9-9
flagicon|USA Tom Erikson
PRIDE 8, Japan
Decision
2
10:00
-
07/04/1999
no2Loss
9-8
flagicon|JPN Nagoya Ogawa
PRIDE 6, Japan
Submission (Armlock)
2
0:36
-
03/05/1999
yes2Win
9-7
flagicon|USA Andre Roberts
UFC 19, USA
Submission (Punches)
1
0:43
-
10/11/1999
no2Loss
8-7
flagicon|UKR Igor Vovchanchyn
PRIDE 4, Japan
TKO (Strikes)
1
5:58
-
07/06/1999
yes2Win
8-6
flagicon|USA Amir Rahnavardi
PRIDE 3, Japan
KO
1
7:22
-
03/15/1998
no2Loss
7-6
flagicon|BRA Marco Ruas
PRIDE 2, Japan
Submission (Heel hook)
1
9:09
-
10/11/1997
yes2Win
7-5
flagicon|RUS Oleg Taktarov
PRIDE 1, Japan
KO
1
4:57
-
07/06/1997
yes2Win
6-5
flagicon|BRA Pedro Otavio
IVF 1, Brazil
Submission (Punches)
1
16:15
-
07/06/1997
yes2Win
5-5
flagicon|USA Cal Worsham
IVF 1, Brazil
Submission (Key lock)
1
0:43
-
07/06/1997
yes2Win
4-5
flagicon|BRA Augusto Menezes Santos
IVF 1, Brazil
Submission (Crucifix)
1
0:32
-
03/03/1997
no2Loss
3-5
flagicon|BRA Mario Netto
UVF 6, Brazil
Submission
1
6:02
-
12/07/1996
no2Loss
3-4
flagicon|USA Don Frye
UU 96, USA
Submission (Fatigue)
1
11:19
-
07/12/1996
no2Loss
3-3
flagicon|USA Mark Coleman
UFC 10, USA
Submission (Position)
1
7:00
-
07/12/1996
yes2Win
3-2
flagicon|USA John Campatella
UFC 10, USA
KO (Punches)
1
1:28
-
05/17/1996
no2Loss
2-2
flagicon|USA Mark Schultz
UFC 9, USA
TKO (Cut)
1
12:00
-
02/16/1996
no2Loss
2-1
flagicon|USA Don Frye
UFC 8, USA
Submission (Position)
1
2:14
-
02/16/1996
yes2Win
2-0
flagicon|USA Jerry Bohlander
UFC 8, USA
TKO (Strikes)
1
5:31
-
02/16/1996
yes2Win
1-0
flagicon|USA Paul Herrera
UFC 8, USA
KO (Elbows)
1
0:13
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ee also

*List of male kickboxers
*List of K-1 events
*List of UFC events
*List of kickboxing organizations

External links

* [http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/index.htm K-1 Official Site]
*sherdog|id=129

References