Mario Sperry

Mario Sperry
Born	September 28, 1966 (1966-09-28) (age 45) Porto Alegre, Brazil
Other names	The Zen Machine
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb; 16 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Rank	black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	17
Wins	13
By knockout	3
By submission	7
By decision	3
Losses	4
By knockout	3
By decision	1

Mario Sperry (born September 28, 1966) is a Brazilian heavyweight martial artist. His specialty is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, grappling and ground fighting.

Career

Sperry first broke onto the sport Jiu-Jitsu scene in the early eighties. A protegee of Carlson Gracie, Mario was handed his black belt at the 1995 World Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where he entered and won the heavyweight black belt division. Mario won again in 1996, 1997, and 1998. In late 1998 Mario Sperry became the first fighter in history to make a Gracie submit in a match when he defeated World Champion Royler Gracie in Brazil. He became the first World Submission Grappling Champion, a title he held for three consecutive years.

Sperry has also competed in mixed martial arts, with wins over such fighters as Vernon White and Igor Vovchanchyn. He is also one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team, where he trained fighters such as Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Ricardo Arona, and Paulo Filho, among others.

Grappling credentials

ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships

ADCC 2011 Superfight: Defeated Renzo Gracie.

ADCC 2000 Superfight: Defeated Roberto Traven.

ADCC 1999 Superfight: Defeated Enson Inoue.

ADCC 1998 88–98 kg: 1st place Absolute: 1st place

Record of opponents:

• Won: Mohammed Saleh (adv), Larry Parker (sub), Renato Verissimo (sub), Ricardo Alves (pts), Oleg Taktarov (pts), Simon Siasi (sub), Ricardo Morais (pts), Roberto Traven (?), Enson Inoue (?)

CBJJ World Championships

1999 Black Belt Absolute: =3rd Place Black Belt Super Pesado = 2nd Place

1998 Black Belt Absolut =1st Place

1997 Black Belt Super-Pesado: 1st Place Black Belt Absolute: =3rd Place

1996 Black Belt Pesadissimo: 1st Place

Personal life

Mario has a daughter who was born in March 2005.^[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
17 matches	13 wins	4 losses
By knockout	3	3
By submission	7	0
By decision	3	1
Draws	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	13-4	Lee Hasdell	Submission (rear naked choke)	Cage Rage 22	02007-07-14 July 14, 2007	1	1:39	London, England
Loss	12-4	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	TKO (punches)	PRIDE 31	02006-02-26 February 26, 2006	1	1:20	Saitama, Japan
Win	12-3	Hirotaka Yokoi	TKO (knees)	PRIDE 29	02005-02-20 February 20, 2005	1	9:08	Saitama, Japan
Win	11-3	Mike Bencic	KO (punch)	PRIDE Bushido 2	02004-02-15 February 15, 2004	1	0:11	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	10-3	Yuki Kondo	TKO (doctor stoppage)	PRIDE Shockwave 2003	02003-12-31 December 31, 2003	1	3:27	Saitama, Japan
Win	10-2	Andrei Kopylov	TKO (cut)	PRIDE 22	02002-09-29 September 29, 2002	1	6:02	Japan
Win	9-2	Wataru Sakata	Decision (unanimous)	UFO: Legend	02002-08-08 August 8, 2002	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	8-2	Murilo Rua	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE 20	02002-04-28 April 28, 2002	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	8-1	Igor Vovchanchyn	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	PRIDE 17	02001-03-03 March 3, 2001	1	2:52	Tokyo, Japan
Win	7-1	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Decision (majority)	C2K Colosseum 2000	02000-05-26 May 26, 2000	3	5:00	Japan
Win	6-1	Chris Haseman	Submission(punches)	Caged Combat 1 - Australian Ultimate Fighting	01997-03-22 March 22, 1997	1	1:12	Sydney, Australia
Win	5-1	Neil Bodycote	Submission(punches)	Caged Combat 1 - Australian Ultimate Fighting	01997-03-22 March 22, 1997	1	0:47	Sydney, Australia
Win	4-1	Vernon White	Decision (unanimous)	Caged Combat 1 - Australian Ultimate Fighting	01997-03-13 March 13, 1997	3	5:00	Sydney, Australia
Win	3-1	Andrey Dudko	Submission(kimura)	MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting	01996-11-22 November 22, 1996	1	4:15	Alabama, USA
Loss	2-1	Igor Zinoviev	TKO(doctor stoppage)	Extreme Fighting 1	01995-11-18 November 18, 1995	1	11:39	North Carolina, USA
Win	2-0	Rudyard Moncayo	Submission(punches)	Extreme Fighting 1	01995-11-18 November 18, 1995	1	2:42	North Carolina, USA
Win	1-0	Jose Balduino	Submission (strikes)	Duelo de Titas 1	01995-09-01 September 1, 1995	N/A	N/A	Brazil

Sport accomplishments

Black Belt World Mundial Champion 1996, 1997, and 1998. Brazilian National Black Belt Heavyweight Champion 1994 and 1995. Voted Best Purple Belt in Brazil by the Brazilian Confederation in 1990. Voted Best Brown Belt in Brazil by the Brazilian Confederation 1992.

No Holds Barred Accomplishments: Vale Tudo Super Fight Champion at the Titanic Duel in Brazil 1995. Reality Super Fight Champion in Alabama 1996. Ultimate Caged Combat Overall Championship in Sydney Australia 1997. Japan's Coliseum 2000 Heavy Weight Champion (Defeated Hiromitsu Kanehara). Pride fighter from 2001 to 2006

Submission Grappling Accomplishments:

• Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Competition Heavyweight and Absolute Class Champion 1998
• Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Competition Superfight Champion 1999.
• Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Competition Superfight Champion 2000.

Black belts

• Alexandre Brandão
• Fernando Paradeda
• Carlão Santos
• Carlos Aveline
• Marcello Salazar
• Alexandre "Canibal" Prates
• Eduardo Guedes

References

1. ^ Yes, the year was great for me. I began winning my fight in Pride in February and then the next month my daughter was born.

External links

• Official website
• Professional MMA record

Persondata
Name	Sperry, Mario
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Date of birth	year=1966
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
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