Name: Renato Sobral
Nick Name:  Babalu

Record: 30 - 7 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)


Wins: 2 (T)KOs ( 6.67 %)
16 Submissions ( 53.33 %)
12 Decisions ( 40 %)


Losses: 3 (T)KOs ( 42.86 %)
1 Submissions ( 14.29 %)
3 Decisions ( 42.86 %)


Association Gracie Barra Combat Team
Height  6'1 (186cm)
Weight  205lbs (93kg)
Birth Date  1975-07-09
City    Rio De Janeiro
Country Brazil
Home: Costa Mesa, Califronia

Renato "Babalu" Da Cunha Sobral (born September 7, 1975 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil, who has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a member of the Gracie Barra Combat Team with a professional MMA record of 29 wins and 7 losses, with 15 victories coming by way of submission. Some of his notable achievements include defeating notable fighters Trevor Prangley, Mauricio Rua, and Jeremy Horn in a single night at IFC's Global Domination tournament. He also holds wins over Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Kiyoshi Tamura, and Jose Landi-Jons.

Sobral's background is in wrestling Before joining the Gracie Barra Combat Team, he was a Brazilian national wrestling champion and was trained in Ruas Vale Tudo, a martial arts system developed by Marco Ruas.

Sobral is known throughout the UFC for his intense and grueling training regimen, which typically involves bench-pressing fellow workout partners, running up the steep mountains of Brazil and swimming 2000 meters in an hour.

At UFC 62, Sobral was defeated by Chuck Liddell in a bout for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The match was stopped as a technical knockout at 95 seconds into the first round. Following his loss to Liddell, Sobral faced Jason Lambert at UFC 68. Sobral was knocked out in the second round. Sobral went on to defeat former UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir in a special submission grappling superfight at Tuff-N-Uff's "Unarmed Combat" event on June 22, 2007. Sobral won the bout by points (6-2).