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Sokoudjou
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Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (; born April 18, 1984), mostly billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian-French former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2006 to 2017, Sokoudjou is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, and has also competed for PRIDE, the UFC, WEC, Affliction, Strikeforce, K-1, DREAM and Bellator.
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- Born
- 1971
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Avec Paul Biya
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Film & TV
Known for
- Bellator 121 — Himself2014
- Supreme Champion — Cannibal2010
- Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs Prangley — Self2010
- Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers — Self2009
- Affliction: Day of Reckoning — Self2009
- DREAM 11 — Self2009
- DREAM 9 — Self2009
- UFC 84: Ill Will — Self2008
- UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben — Self2008
- UFC 79: Nemesis — Self2007
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Key facts
- Martial artist.name
- Sokoudjou
- Martial artist.other_names
- The African Assassin
- Martial artist.image
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.jpg
- Martial artist.image_size
- 200px
- Martial artist.caption
- Sokoudjou in 2007
- Martial artist.birth_name
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua
- Martial artist.birth_place
- Hom'la, Cameroon
- Martial artist.nationality
- French
- Martial artist.weight_lb
- 205
- Martial artist.weight_class
- Super HeavyweightHeavyweightLight Heavyweight
- Martial artist.reach_in
- 78
- Martial artist.fighting_out_of
- Oceanside, California, United States
- Martial artist.team
- Team QuestMMA Factory
- Martial artist.rank
- Second dan black belt in Judo Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Martial artist.years_active
- 2006–2017
- Martial artist.mma_kowin
- 13
- Martial artist.mma_subwin
- 1
- Martial artist.mma_decwin
- 4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cameroon
- Place of birth
- Cameroon
- Sport
- mixed martial arts
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.jpg
- Height
- 178
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- date of birth
- 1984-04-18
- birth name
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua
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- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Background
- Mixed martial arts career
- PRIDE Fighting Championships
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Independent Promotions
- Strikeforce
- KSW and others
- Bellator MMA
- Kickboxing career
- Personal life
- Championships and accomplishments
- Mixed martial arts
- Mixed martial arts record
- Kickboxing record
- Bare-Knuckle Boxing
- References
- External links
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (; born April 18, 1984), mostly billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian-French former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2006 to 2017, Sokoudjou is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, and has also competed for PRIDE, the UFC, WEC, Affliction, Strikeforce, K-1, DREAM and Bellator.
==Background== Born and raised in Cameroon, Sokoudjou began training in judo at the age of five and was talented, winning three consecutive junior national championships from 1997 to 1999 in his home country. Growing up, he had actually wanted to get involved with boxing or kickboxing but his parents would not allow it because they thought the competition was too violent. Sokoudjou moved to the United States in 2001 to pursue his career in judo.
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