Renato Sobral

Light HeavyweightSubmission Artist
6 - 4

10 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (67%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
75"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
51
Orthodox

Renato Sobral UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Renato Sobral is 6-4 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 4 wins by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 37-12, 31-8 of it outside the UFC. Sobral competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox submission artist, standing 6'1" with a 75" reach at 51 years old. The last bout was a loss to Jacob Noe by knockout in Jun 2013.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 99th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (1.3/min).

Renato Sobral's UFC win rate is 60% (6 of 10 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Sobral averages 1.6 takedowns per fight at 67% accuracy and stops 50% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
37-12
UFC Record
6-4
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Age
51
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Jacob Noe · TKO (Punches) · Jun 2013

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Renato Sobral's Last 5 Fights

Sobral is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs David Heath · Submission · R2 3:30 · UFC 74: Respect · Aug 2007
  2. Loss vs Jason Lambert · KO/TKO · R2 3:36 · UFC 68: The Uprising · Mar 2007
  3. Loss vs Chuck Liddell · KO/TKO · R1 1:35 · UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral · Aug 2006
  4. Win vs Mike van Arsdale · Submission · R1 2:21 · UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 2006
  5. Win vs Chael Sonnen · Submission · R2 1:20 · UFC 55: Fury · Oct 2005

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.0
+1.6x ratio
Accuracy
52%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.00

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
1.3
0.4x avg
Strike Differential
+0.8
Opp. Accuracy Against
49%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.6
Takedown Accuracy
67%
Takedown Defense
50%
Control Time / Fight
4:09
Sub Attempts / Fight
1.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
10% Sub
R2
0% KO
30% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Renato Sobral vs Average

Renato Sobral's UFC Fight History

10 UFC fights on record (6-4), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WDavid HeathSubmissionR2 · 3:30UFC 74: Respect2007-08-25
LJason LambertKO/TKOR2 · 3:36UFC 68: The Uprising2007-03-03
L★Chuck LiddellKO/TKOR1 · 1:35UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral2006-08-26
WMike van ArsdaleSubmissionR1 · 2:21UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 32006-02-04
WChael SonnenSubmissionR2 · 1:20UFC 55: Fury2005-10-07
WTravis WiuffSubmissionR2 · 0:24UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 22005-04-16
LChuck LiddellKO/TKOR1 · 2:55UFC 40: Vendetta2002-11-22
WElvis SinosicDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall2002-07-13
LKevin RandlemanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 35: Throwdown2002-01-11
WMaurice SmithDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 28: High Stakes2000-11-17

How Sobral Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.0 sig. strikes/min
14th percentile
Striking accuracy52%
66th percentile
Strikes absorbed1.3/min
99th percentile
Takedowns1.6/fight
83rd percentile
Takedown defense50%
26th percentile
Knockdown power0.00/fight
0th percentile

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