- Teila Tuli
"For other people named Tuli see
Tuli " Basho |ma|16|e|5|2 Basho |ma|8|w|5|2 Sumo record year start|1989 Basho |ma|4|w|4|3 Basho |ma|2|e|3|4 Basho |ma|6|e|0|0|7 Basho |INTAI|rank=MA|r-no=46|tozai=e|win=0|loss=0|absent=7 Basho | Basho |Ultimate Fighting Championships
After leaving sumo, he competed in the first bout of the
UFC 1 in November 1993, held inDenver, Colorado .cite web|author=Jarsulic, Mike|title=DVD Review: Ultimate Fighting Championship 1|publisher=MMATorch.com|url=http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/DVD_Reviews_17/article_161.shtml|date=2006-10-16 |accessdate=2008-08-01] It was shown onpay-per-view , and was the first televisedmixed martial arts fight. Despite heavily outweighing his opponent, he lost toGerard Gordeau , the match being stopped after Tuli was kicked in the face causing the loss of a tooth.cite web|author=Leidecker, Tim |title=The Top 5 David VS Goliath Matchups|url=http://sherdog.com/news/articles/the-top-5-david-vs-goliath-matchups-13835 |publisher=Sherdog |date=2008-08-01 |accessdate=2008-08-01] This was to be Tuli's only MMA fight. The match has been described as one of the top fiveDavid and Goliath match-ups in MMA history.Mixed martial arts record
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align="center" colspan=7|0 Wins, 1 Loss (1 KO).
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11/12/1993
no2LossGerard Gordeau
UFC 1 - The Beginning
TKO (Kick to the Face)
Round 1, 0:26
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List of past sumo wrestlers References
External links
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=16 Profile on Sherdog.com]
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