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Italy
Rome, Lazio
Alessio Sakara
"
Legionarius
"
AGE
43
/
Sep 2, 1981
HEIGHT
6'1"
/
185.42 cm
WEIGHT
205 lbs
/
92.99 kg
ASSOCIATION
American Top Team
CLASS
Light Heavyweight
Wins
21
KO
/
TKO
15
71%
SUBMISSIONS
2
10%
DECISIONS
4
19%
OTHERS
0
0%
Losses
13
KO
/
TKO
6
46%
SUBMISSIONS
3
23%
DECISIONS
3
23%
OTHERS
1
8%
N/C
2
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Canaan Grigsby
Bellator 230 - Carvalho vs. Nemkov
Oct / 12 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Bryan Miner
1
0:23
loss
Kent Kauppinen
Bellator 211 - Sakara vs. Kauppinen
Dec / 01 / 2018
KO (Punch)
Dan Miragliotta
1
1:10
win
Jamie Sloane
Bellator 203 - Pitbull vs. Weichel 2
Jul / 14 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Todd Anderson
1
1:19
loss
Rafael Carvalho
Bellator 190 - Carvalho vs. Sakara
Dec / 09 / 2017
KO (Elbow)
Dan Miragliotta
1
0:44
win
Joey Beltran
Bellator 168 - Sakara vs. Beltran
Dec / 10 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Kevin MacDonald
1
1:20
win
Brian Rogers
Bellator 152 - Freire vs. Souza
Apr / 16 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
2
2:29
win
Dib Akil
FFC - Final Fight Championship 19
Sep / 18 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Grant Waterman
1
1:32
NC
Maciej Browarski
FFC - Final Fight Championship 16
Dec / 06 / 2014
No Contest (Overturned)
Zlatko Klaric
1
3:20
loss
Nicholas Musoke
UFC Fight Night 30 - Machida vs. Munoz
Oct / 26 / 2013
Submission (Armbar)
Marc Goddard
1
3:07
loss
Patrick Cote
UFC 154 - St. Pierre vs. Condit
Nov / 17 / 2012
Disqualification (Punches to Back of Head)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:26
loss
Brian Stann
UFC on Fuel TV 2 - Gustafsson vs. Silva
Apr / 14 / 2012
KO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:26
loss
Chris Weidman
UFC Live 3 - Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Mar / 03 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Gary Copeland
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
James Irvin
UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones
Mar / 21 / 2010
TKO (Punch)
Josh Rosenthal
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:01
win
Thales Leites
UFC 101 - Declaration
Aug / 08 / 2009
Decision (Split)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Joe Vedepo
UFC Fight Night 15 - Diaz vs. Neer
Sep / 17 / 2008
KO (Head Kick)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:27
loss
Chris Leben
UFC 82 - Pride of a Champion
Mar / 01 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
1
3:16
win
James Lee
UFC 80 - Rapid Fire
Jan / 19 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
1
1:30
loss
Houston Alexander
UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion
Sep / 08 / 2007
TKO (Knee and Punches)
Yves Lavigne
1
1:01
win
Victor Valimaki
UFC 70 - Nations Collide
Apr / 21 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
1
1:44
loss
Drew McFedries
UFC 65 - Bad Intentions
Nov / 18 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
1
4:07
loss
Dean Lister
UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie
May / 27 / 2006
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Herb Dean
1
2:20
win
Elvis Sinosic
UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3
Feb / 04 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
NC
Ron Faircloth
UFC 55 - Fury
Oct / 07 / 2005
No Contest (Sakara Kicked in Groin)
Herb Dean
2
0:10
win
Frank Amaugou
KOTR - King of the Ring
Feb / 19 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
0
0:00
win
Tihamer Brunner
RF - Ring Fight
Nov / 20 / 2004
TKO
0
0:00
loss
Assuerio Silva
JF - Jungle Fight 3
Oct / 23 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Eduardo Maiorino
RF 1 - Real Fight 1
Jul / 30 / 2004
KO
1
0:30
win
Unknown Fighter
WXF - X-Impact World Championships 2003
Dec / 03 / 2003
KO (Punch)
1
2:02
win
Rafael Tatu
Meca 9 - Meca World Vale Tudo 9
Aug / 01 / 2003
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Miguel Repanas
2
4:18
win
Damien Riccio
MAD - Martial Arts Day
May / 11 / 2003
Decision
2
6:00
win
David Mortelette
LRDC 6 - La Resa Dei Conti 6
Dec / 20 / 2002
TKO (Punches)
1
1:12
loss
Roman Zentsov
M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 4
Nov / 15 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
loss
Simon Holmes
CWFC 1 - Cage Warriors 1: Armageddon
Jul / 27 / 2002
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:50
win
Adam Woolmer
CWFC 1 - Cage Warriors 1: Armageddon
Jul / 27 / 2002
Submission (Kimura)
1
1:27
win
Mastioli Mastioli
FN - Fight Night
Jun / 21 / 2002
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:20
win
Di Clementi
FN - Fight Night
Jun / 21 / 2002
KO
1
0:13
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