Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

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name = Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
| nick = African Assassin
height = 6'0 / 183cm
weight = 205 lbs (93kg)
nationality=flagicon|Cameroon Cameroonian
birthdate=birth date and age|year=1984|month=04|day=18
died =
fightingfrom = Temecula, California
hometown = Hom'la, Cameroon
fightteam = Team Questcite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=17010
title=Fight Finder: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou dit l' assassin africain.
year=2007
accessdate=2007-08-15
publisher=Sherdog]

fightstyle = kickboxing, judo
wins = 5
losses = 2
draws = 0
ko = 4
nocontest =
submissions = 0

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (born April 18, 1984), sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judo practitioner, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He is currently under contract with the UFC, where he is 1-1 in two fights.

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History

Sokoudjou was the 2001 US Open judo champion as a member of Judo America San Diego, and currently trains with Team Quest where he is acting as a kickboxing and MMA instructor. In his PRIDE debut at PRIDE 33, Sokoudjou defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via KO in 23 seconds. This fight stands out amongst fans because Sokoudjou was a 16 to 1 underdog. [cite news
url=http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3577
title=Who is Sokoudjou?
first=Aaron
last=Crecy
work=TheFightNetwork.com
date=2007-04-06
accessdate=2007-04-09] After a brief but successful stint in Pride, Sokoudjou signed with the UFC. He lost in his UFC debut to Lyoto Machida at UFC 79 via Arm Triangle Choke. As an homage to the many photoshops of him on the internet, he entered the ring wearing a predator mask. On May 24th, 2008 Sokoudjou rebounded from his UFC loss by defeating Kazuhiro Nakamura via TKO at UFC 84 in the first round. [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=17010] During his post-fight interview Sokoudjou challenged Mauricio Rua.

Sokoudjou next fight will be at UFC 89 against 8-1 Luis Cane.

Mixed martial arts record

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wins=5
losses=2
ko-wins=4
ko-losses=1
sub-wins=0
sub-losses=1
dec-wins=1
dec-losses=0

References

External links

* [http://www.tqfc.com/Team.aspx?id=27 Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou - Team Quest Profile]
* [http://www.usjudo.org/U.S.OpenHistoricalResults.asp U.S. Open Judo Championships Historical Results]
* [http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index.php?mainpage=fighters&fID=387 Sokoudjou "African Assassin" - PRIDE FC Profile]