Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
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Sokoudjou in 2007
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| Born | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua April 18, 1984 Hom'la, Cameroon |
| Other names | The African Assassin |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
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Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78.0 in (198 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Oceanside, California, United States |
| Team | Team Quest |
| Rank | 2nd Dan Black Belt in Judo Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006–present (MMA) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 32 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 15 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Amateur Muay Thai record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Losses | 1 |
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (French pronunciation: [ʁamo tjɛʁi sɔkudʒu]; born April 18, 1984), mostly billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, Sokoudjou is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, and has also competed for PRIDE, the UFC, WEC, Affliction, Strikeforce, K-1, DREAM and Bellator.
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 1997-1999 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.
Sokoudjou was the 2001 US Open Judo Champion as a member of Judo America San Diego, California.
Sokoudjou began training for mixed martial arts after helping Dan Henderson train for an upcoming fight at Team Quest. Sokoudjou made his professional debut in 2006 in San Diego, on a card that also featured future UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and future UFC Flyweight Ian McCall. Sokoudjou won his bout via split decision and then won his next fight less than a month later, by TKO.
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