Nationality Brazilian Name Augusto Sakai Years active 2011 -present | Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
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Born May 19, 1991 (age 33) Brazil ( 1991-05-19 ) Weight 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) Team Gile Ribeiro TeamNoguchi | ||
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Augusto Sakai (born May 5, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Bellator MMA.
Contents
- Augusto sakai vs rob horton oficial
- Samurai fc 9 augusto sakai venceu arlei simetti
- Early career
- Bellator MMA
- Personal life
- References
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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.
Sakai faced Dan Charles at Bellator 155 on May 20, 2016. The bout ended in a majority draw.
Sakai faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 179 on May 19, 2017. He lost the fight via split decision.
Personal life
Sakai is the grandson of Japanese immigrants to Brazil and he works at an aquarium between fights.