125位參與MMA的空手道選手 - 綜合格鬥 Mixed Martial Arts

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1. Lyoto Machida
The most famous Karate practitioner of today, former UFC LHW Champion. Lyoto
is a 3rd dan in Shotokan Karate under his father Yoshizo Machida - a 7th dan
and JKA chief instructor.
2. Bas Rutten
2nd dan in Kyokushin Karate and TKD, former UFC HW Champion and 3-time King
of Pancrase, famous for his deadly Liver Shot. Bas finished his career ona
22 fight unbeaten streak.
3. Guy Mezger
Guy is a highly decorated US Karate fighter, twice World Full-Contact Karate
Champion and a LHW champion in both the UFC and Pancrase.
4. Chuck Liddell
Former UFC LHW Champion, Liddell began studying Kempo and Koei-Kan Karate at
the age of 12; the tattoo on his scalp reads "Koei-Kan" inKanji. He got his
black belt and won a national championship title in the style before joining
John Hackleman in The Pit. Chuck has relied on the Karate background
throughout his entire career.
5. George St-Pierre
Having trained in Kyokushin and its various offshoots (Shidokan, Ashihara etc.) George wears a Gi and headband adorned with Karate
symbols before entering the UFC cage. GSP has often said that Karate had a
huge impact on his life as a fighter and person. St-Pierre has recently
received his official 3rd Dan Diploma, a new black belt and a new Gi directly
from From Shokei Matsui, president of the International Karate Organization
(IKO) founded by Mas Oyama himself.
6. Yuki Kondo
Yuki is an MMA veteran, having fought in Pancrace, PRIDE and the UFC with a
total of 85 MMA fights. He has a background in Shorinji Kempo.
7. Katsunori Kikuno
Kikuno is a master of both Kyokushin Karate and Judo, current DEEP LW
Champion, famous for fighting in an unorthodox Sochin-dachi stance.
8. Rory Markham
Rory who fought in the UFC, IFL andother promotions has trained traditional
Karate, Shidokan, Kenpo and Kyokushin.
9. Jeff Joslin
"The Inferno" is a former APEXno" is a former APEX XWW champion. A 4th dan in Wado-ryu Karate, Joslin has won all of his fights via KO/TKO
and has only lost via very controversial Decisions.
10. Seth Petruzelli
Seth is a Shito-ryu Karate expert and the first man to ever KO a much heavier
(and heavily promoted) Kimbo Slice.
11. Ryo Chonan
Ryo is a Kyokushin Karate expert and one of the 2 people to ever finish
Anderson Silva. Ryo is currently fighting for DEEP where he was the 3rd DEEP
MW champion.
12. Takanori Gomi
"The Fireball Kid" has attributed his striking accuracy and power to training
in Mushinjuku Karate. Gomi is a former Shooto WW Champion and was the only
PRIDE LW Champion.
13. Semmy Schilt
This huge K-1 and MMA fighter is a world famous Ashihara Karate practitioner
and 3-time consecutive K-1 World GP champion. He has fought in Pride, UFC and
Pancrase.
14. Sam Greco
Famous Australian Seidokaikan Karateka. Entered MMA at therate practitioner
and 3-time consecutive K-1 World
15. Chinzo Machida
Lyoto's brother, 4th dan in Shotokan Karate and World vice-champion, Chinzo
entered the world of MMA with a 1st round jaw-breaking KO over Muay Thai
expert Christiano Rosa.
16. Antonio Carvalho
A Shotokan Karate and BJJ expert, Antonio is a Shooto veteran who has fought
for TKO Major League, MFC, Ironheart Crown and Cage Force. Antonio is one of
3 people to have defeated Hatsu Hioki.
17. Jeff Newton
One of the most decorated point Karate fighters in the world, with numerous
national and international titles to his name, Jeff was once dubbed "The
Karate Kid".
18. Shonie Carter
This Shidokan Karate expert is a former WEC WW champion and a UFC veteran. He
is known for his flashy style, colorful personality, and effective use of the
spinning backfist.
19. David Loiseau
Karate and TKD blackbelt. He has fought in the UFC, EliteXC, and TKO Major
League and is the former TKO MW Champion.
20. LeonardWilson
Kempo Karate blackbelt, one of RitC top fighters, famous for his spinning
back kick KO over Ray Elbe. All of his wins have come from KO/TKO.
21. Ed Ratcliff
Karate and boxing expert holding a record of 7-3, "9 mm" Ratcliff loves
Karate so much he has "Karate" written on his mouthpiece.
22. Jason Dent
Blackbelt in Sanchi-ryu Karate, Jason has won all major belts in the NE Ohio
area since his UFC bouts, the biggest being the NAAFS Pro Series.
23. Neil Grove
Neil Grove is the Ultimate Challenge UK HW Champion. He holds a shodan in
Goju-ryu Karate and won all his fights by way of TKO.
24. Taiei Kin
LHW Seido-kaikan Karateka competing in K-1 and DREAM. Before switching to
MMA, Kin was a distinguished fighter in the K-1 scene. Since 2006, he works as coach
for Hong-man Choi.
25. Andrews Nakahara
Japanese-Brazilian Kyokushin Karateka, the South American and All American
Open Karate Champion who still trains in the International Karate
Organization.
26. Mike Ciesnolevicz
Mike built his base on Karate, Judo and kickboxing, honed his wrestling
skills at Lock Haven University and eventually joined Pat Miletich in MFS.
Mike is a blackbelt in Shorin Ryu Karate under John Korab.
After leaving the UFC Mike began training Karate again and returned to
his winning ways.
27. Takashi Nakakura
Takashi is a Seido-kaikan Karate and Judo blackbelt. He is a former Shooto WW
champion with a 15-3 record.
28. Mamed Khalidov
Chechen MMA fighter competing in KSW, undefeated in the promotion. Mamed
trained Shotokan Karate before entering MMA and often uses impressive
spinning kicks in fights.
29. Maciej Gorski
Ranked as #2 Polish LW fighter, Maciej spent 11 years in traditional Shotokan
and still supplements his training with Karate seminars in Warsaw.
30. Torrance Taylor
American Karate blackbelt, PKC national Karate champion Taylor is a former
NAAFS champion and Fighter of the Year.
31. Tiawan Howard
Blackbelt in Kaju Kenpo and American Kenpo, NAAFS 2006 MW Champion, USKBA
2004 Full Contact kickboxing national champ, PKC fighter of the year.
32. Frank Mir
Blackbelt in Kempo Karate. Not really a Karate fighter nowadays but
definitely worthy of mention on the list, Frank was introduced tomartial
arts by his parents who are both Kempo Karate instructors.
33. Kestutis Arbocius
Lithuanian Shidokan Karate expert. HW King of Pancrase with a 8-5 record.
34. Tariel Bitsadze
Georgian Kyokushin Karate fighter with a 7-6 record.
35. Ryuta Noji
Japanese Kyokushin Karate fighter with a 13-6 record.
36. Ausserio Silva
Blackbelt in Shotokan and SeiwakaiKarate, trained under Seiwakai founder.
UFC veteran and HW king of Pancrase.
37. Vitor Belfort
Vitor trained Shotokan with Vinicius Antony (Yoshizo Machida's pupil),
notably in 2001 to fight Heath Herring and in 2009 before defeating Rich
Franklin.
38. Attila Vegh
Slovakian Kempo Karate fighter with an impressive 24-4-2 record.
39. Mark Holst
Shotokan Karate blackbelt, Freedom Fight and XKL LW Champion.
40. Nick Denis
Kyokushin blackbelt, current KotC Canada BW Champion who has fought for World
Victory Road and King of the Cage promotions.
41. Rich Franklin
Former UFC MW champion. Karate was Franklin's first martial art which he
trained up until college. Through Karate Rich became interested in MMA.
42. Antonio Silva
"Bigfoot", the man who TKOd Fedor, the only EliteXC HW champion holds a
black belt in Shotokan Karate.
43. Angelito Manguray
This 42-year-old Shotokan Karate fighter is the Philippine LW URCC champion.
43. KJ Noons
KJ is the former EliteXC LW Champion who holds a black belt in Kenpo Karate.
44. Nam Phan
Nam currently fights in the UFC FW division and has a16-8 record.
45. Alexander Volkov
Brown belt in Kyokushin with a 15-3 (12 KO) record, trains with the likes of
Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi.
46. Gunnar Nelson
Goju-ryu black belt, Iceland's most promising up-and-coming Karate talent of
2005, currently undefeated in 10 bouts.
47. Jadamba Narantungalag
This Mongolian Kyokushin blackbelt defeated former UFC WW contender Akihiro
Gono in his SRC debut.
48. Tarec Saffiedine
A blackbelt in Shihaishinkai Karate who has fought in multiple promotions
including DREAM and Strikeforce.
49. John Makdessi
Undefeated ShotokanKarate blackbelt with 9 wins, currently fighting for the
UFC.
50. Ryan Jimmo
This Canadian Karateka is the current MFC LHW champion with an impressive16-1 record.
Ryan holds a 2nd degree Black Belt in Shito-Ryu Karate and is a Four-time
National Karate Champion, Pan-Am Karate silver (x1) & bronze (x2) medalist
and 14-time Provincial Karate Champion.
51. Lyman Good
This Bellator WW Tournament Winner is also a sensei for Tiger Schulmann's
Karate.
52. Uriah Hall
Another member of Schulmann Karate with a 5-2 record.
53. Nick Pace
Also amember of Schulmann Karate, Former RoC BW champion.
54. Jess Liaudin
10th Legion and ECC MW Champion, Knock Down Sport Budo International Champion.
55. Rodney Glunder
This Kyokushin blackbelt has fought for M-1, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE, RINGS, Showtime and AoW. He holds notable
wins over Cheick Kongo, Melvin Manhoef and Cyrille Diabate.
56. Peter Graham
Kyokushin blackbelt, competing in K-1 and MMA with notable wins over Yusuke
Kawaguchi and Alexander Emelianenko.
57. Glover Teixeira
Hawaiian Kempo trained fighter from The Pit with a 17-2 record.
58. Court McGee
Court started in Karate when he was 6 years old and fought in over 100 Karate
bouts. Now a black stripe red belt in Shin-Toshi Karate, he is the Utah state
LHW champion and TUF 11 winner.
59. Marius Zaromskis
Kyokushin Karate expert, DREAM WW Champion. Holds notable victories over
HayatoSakurai and Kazushi Sakuraba.
60. Yuichiro Nagashima
2nd dan of Nippon Kempo, 2010 K-1 World MAX Tournament winner, competing both
in K-1 and MMA.
61. Sam Hoger
This Karate black belt with a 10-4 record has fought in multiple promotions,
including the UFC.
62. Travis Fulton
2nd Dan in American Kenpo. Travis has notched up over 300 Vale Tudo / MMA
fights since 1996 and over 30 boxing matches since 1999.His record is an
astounding 247-49-10!
63. Nick Diaz
Currently ranked the #3 WW in the world, Nick has often spoken about the
benefits of Karate training even though he holds no official rank in the art.
64. Rogent Lloret
This Spanish HW MMA fighter and Karate black belt has fought in M1 and
Bellator. He holds a 11-2 record.
65. Michelle Waterson
A Karate student since age 10, "The Karate Hottie" holds a black belt in
American Free Style Karate and a 8-3 MMA record.
66. Saori Ishioka
"Shooting Star" Saori is a former 2-time All-Japan RF Karate Champion with a
11-7 record.
67. Mari Kaneko
Kaneko is a 3-time All-Japan RF Karate Champion and 5-time runner-up. She is
the former All-Japan Amateur Shooto Champion, the Smackgirl Japan Cup MW and
the Strongest Queen Tournament runner-up.
68. Aisling Daly
Currently the #7-ranked 125-pound female fighter in the world, Daly started
out in Karate before doing ground fighting encouraged by her Karate teacher.
69. Pat Miletich
The founder of Miletich Fighting Systems, which has trained over 90 televised
fighters and no less than 11 MMA world champions, Miletich holds a 3rd Dan in
Shuri-ryu Karate.
70. Stephen Thompson
Kenpo Karate expert Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson is unbeaten both in
Kickboxing (56-0 with 40KOs) and MMA (6-0 with 4 finishes). Wonderboy debuted
in the UFC with a KO of the night (UFC 143).
71. Rodney Glunder
Kyokushin black belt, 1997 Full Contact Karate European Champion. He has
fought for M-1 Global, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE, RINGS, Showtime and Art of War.
"The Silent Assassin" holds notable wins over Cheick Kongo, Melvin Manhoef
and Cyrille Diabate.
72. Michael Page
Karate and kickboxing champion Page made his professional MMA debut at
Ultimate Challenge 26 with an amazing KO.
73. Kyoji Horiguchi
21-year-old traditional Karate prospect with 6 wins, 5 of them by KO. He is
the 2010 Shooto rookie champion.
74. Lee Hasdell
Hasdell, who started out in Karate and TKD, is a black belt in Kudo (Daido
Juku) and has competed both in K-1 and MMA. He holds a number of kickboxing
titles as well as the UTF RINGS Rules Superfight belt and TFF Vale Tudo
Superfight belt.
75. Manvel Gamburyan
Though "The Anvil" is better known for his Judo, he is also a 2nd degree
black belt in Kyokushin Karate. Manvel is currently ranked as the #10 FW in
the world by Sherdog.
76. Karen Darabedyan
Darabedyan began studying Karate at the age of 5 and TKD at 9, earning his
black belt in both by 18. Since then, he has compiled a 9-4 MMA record.
Despite Karen’s strong Judo and grappling background, he tends to favor
keeping the fight on his feet and striking.
77. Yuriy Kochkine
4th degree black belt in Kyokushin, multiple time Russian, Ukrainian and
European champion, RINGS tournament winner. Yuriy was the first person to
ever defeat Alistair Overeem in MMA - and twice!
78. Artur Sowinski
One of the best Polish LW fighters, currently representing Poland's biggest
MMA promotion KSW, this fighter lists Kyokushin as his base style.
79. Daron Cruickshank
Coming from a family of martial artists, his mother a kickboxer and his
father a Karateka, Daron has only lost twice and finished all but 1 of his 10
vanquished opponents.
80. Caleb Grummet
Hailing from the San Do Jutsu Karate team and the Kaminari Dojo, Caleb is the
Xtreme Cagefighting MW champion.
81. Gustavo Sampaio
Gustavo is a 3rd Dan in Uechi-ryu Karate and a multiple-time champion in
Full-contact Karate. None of his 5 MMA wins have gone the distance and the
only loss came via decision.
82. Tim Sylvia
Tim is a former two-time UFC HW Champ, a Powerhouse World Promotions HW
Champ, the Superbrawl Return of the Heavyweights Winner and the Extreme
Challenge HW Winner with a combined record of 30-7. Sylvia joined a Karate
school as a kid and spent 8 years studying the art before going on to
wrestling, grappling and finally MMA.
83. Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Xavier is known for his brief stint in the UFC and his long career in British
MMA. He is a WAFC 2008 World tournament winner, a XFC European Champion and a
Karate brown belt.
84. Tony Fryklund
Tony is a WW from MFS who fought for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, Cage Rage and
other promotions. He started Karate in his late teens and earned black belts
in both Shotokan and Joe Louis American Karate.
85. Denis Stojnic
Denis started his career with Sambo and Karate because of his father. He
currently trains with the Golden Glory fight team alongside notable MMA
fighters and kickboxers
86. Kristof Midoux
Kristof started training in Kyokushin when he was only 4. Now a black belt,
he has fought for the UFC, bodogFIGHT, K-1, IFC and RotR promotions. Kristof
is also recognized as GSP's first trainer and inspired GSP to start a career
in MMA.
87. Yves Jabouin
Jabouin is known as a hard-hitting striker and has earned 11 of his 17 career
wins by KO. "The martial art that I started with was Karate and it is a
striking-based martial art. I think the art you start in really gets into
your sub-conscious and that remains the base foundation of whatever you put
on top of it" - says Yves.
88. James Lee
James holds a black belt in Karate-based kickboxing and is a former
full-contact Karate champion. Lee already has two MMA titles under his belt -
King of The Cage LHW champion and Gladiator Challenge MW champion.
89. Jesse Bongfeldt
Amateur Canadian WW Champion, Amateur Western Canadian LHW Champion, 2x TKO
WW Champion, RITC WW and MW Champion. A brown belt in Isshin-ryu, Jesse said
in an interview: "I started training young, as all of my family was in Judo
and I loved Karate!"
90. Martijn de Jong
Martijn is the MMA head coach of Team Golden Glory and the Tatsujin Dojo. The
Kyokushin Budokai black belt and former Dutch Champion in Karate and MMA has
many famous students now, such as Alistair and Valentijn Overeem, Siyar
Bahadurzada and others.
91. Cole Escovedo
Cole has been involved in martial arts since age 6 when he started Karate. He
got into BJJ in '96, received his Karate black belt by 16 and started MMA at
19. Cole was the first ever WEC FW champ, PFC BW champ and IFC FW champ.
92. Yoislandy Izquierdo
Yoislandy started training Karate at the age of 12 for health reasons and
took 6 gold medals in Karate youth nationals. Now a brown belt in Wado-ryu
Karate, Izquierdo is a CFA and ISKA LW champion.
93. Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille is a Shidokan Karate black belt, French national champion and world
champion in Shidokan. "The Snake" has fought in Palace FC, PRIDE, ShoXC,
Deep, Cage Rage and UFC.
94. Matt Mitrione
As a teenager in Illinois, Matt practiced Shotokan and other martial arts. He
returned to combat sport training and took up MMA in 2009 to take part in the
TUF10.
95. Brian Rogers
Brian is a brown belt in Isshin-ryu Karate who currently fights for Bellator.
8 of his 9 wins have come by a way of KO.
96. Brent Weedman
Brent is a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, having competed in
full-contact Karate and Judo before taking up MMA. Weedman is currently
signed with Bellator. 18 of his 20 MMA wins are KOs and subs.
97. Robert Devane
Robert is a Kenpo Karate blackbelt, WUMA, WAKO and WKA world champion as well
as CEO of Martial Arts Incorporated and a writer for Combat Magazine.
98. Sergey Golyaev
Sergey has a Karate and MT background, starting Karate at 14 years old. He
received the Sherdog "Upset of the Year" award in 2008 for his win over
Takanori Gomi.
99. Willie Williams
Willie is a Kyokushin Karateka who finished 3rd in the 2nd World Open Karate
Tournament (1979). He has amassed a MMA record of 9-4 while representing
World Oyama Karate.
100. Mariusz Pudzianowski (honorable mention)
"Pudzian" has been a devout practitioner of Kyokushin since the age of 11.
The intensity and discipline instilled in the art served as inspiration to
work harder, become stronger and push the body beyond its limits - making him
the most successful WSM contestant in history.
101. Ken Hamamura
Ken began his career as a Karate stylist and holds a 2nd Dan in his original
discipline. His background has given him devastating stand-up skills: making
his professional debut at 20 years old, he knocked out both of his first two
opponents inside the first minute.
102. Masaaki Satake
Masaaki is a Japanese super HW Karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
He represented the Seido-Kaikan organization in numerous Karate tournaments,
winning most of them. After Kazuyoshi Ishii formed K-1, he became an active
competitor there, with numerous victories.
103. Tony Lopez
Tony is a Kyokushin Karate black belt out of Team Oyama currently fighting
for the King of the Cage promotion and holding a 22-3 record in the
organization and a 31-9 overall MMA record. He is a multiple-time KotC LHW,
HW and Super HW Champion (once holding titles in two weight classes at the
same time). Lopez is also the current Gladiator Challenge HW Champion, Brace
For War HW Champion and PWP LHW Champion.
104. Pete Spratt
Pete is a 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate with 46 pro MMA fights on his
resume. He is the former Middleweight Champion of ISKA U.S., Ring of Fire,
Reality Combat and Renegades Extreme Fighting (2x) as well as the Renegades
Extreme Fighting Tournament Runner Up.
105. Wesley Johnson
Johnson is a British award-winning musician and also a mixed martial artist.
He is a black belt in Karate and has fought for Cage Rage and Ultimate
Challenge, amassing 5 pro wins, all of them finishes in the 1st round!
106. Laura D'Auguste
A member of Team Tiger Schulmann, Laura holds a 3rd degree black belt in
Karate and is the former undefeated Ring of Combat and Reality Fighting WW
Champion. D'Auguste holds a perfect 9-0 record with 5 wins coming via
knockout.
107. Rob Emerson
Rob is a Pancrase and UFC veteran and a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter
5. Emerson holds a black belt in Kyokushin Karate and is a member of Team
Oyama. He is famous for knocking out Manny Gamburyan at UFC 87 in only 12
seconds, earning "Knockout of the Night" honors.
108. Hiroko Kitamura
Hiroko is a member of the Karate-do Zendokai Koganei Dojo. She won the Real
Fighting Karate-do 52 kg championship in 2008, earning her black belt.
Kitamura also won the 2010 Jewels 52 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix, improving her
MMA record to 6-1.
109. Shizuka Sugiyama
Shizuka was first introduced to the Karate-Do Zendokai association and began
studying Karate at 18 years old. She took second place in the Japan Open 2007
Vale Tudo Real Fighting Karate-do Championship, being defeated only by Saori
Ishioka (also on the list). In 2008, Sugiyama was the winner of the Japan
Open 2008 Vale Tudo Real Fighting Karate-do Championship. She would repeat
this feat in 2009.
110. Edgelson Lua
Okinawan Goju Ryu black belt, member of Daigaku Karate Kai. His cage-fighting
debut took place in November 2007 and his first three fights saw him deliver
two impressive knockouts - one with each hand. Edge fought for the Ultimate
Challenge British Welterweight Title in October 2009 taking on the undefeated
Brazilian fighter, Alberto Mina. (not finished)
111. Dyson Roberts
Dyson joined Daigaku Karate Kai in 2007 and holds the rank of 5th Kyu (blue
belt) in Okinawan Goju Ryu. Eager to begin his MMA career, he entered the
reality Cage Fighting TV show "Fighting Hurts" and was selected as one of
just 16 contestants. Though only a welterweight (and Orange belt at the time)
he competed successfully against light-heavyweights to win a place in the
final at the main Cage Rage show.
112. Rudy Bears
Rudy is a black belt in Kempo Karate, currently signed with Bellator, formely
fought for Titan Fighting Championships and M-1 Global. Bears has finished 12
out of his 14 career wins.
113. Paulo Afonso
Paulo is a JKA Shotokan Karateka and sempai of Lyoto Machida. His titles in
Karate include: state of Para champion, 4-time Brazilian champion, South
American champion (team), Pan-American champion and World Cup champion. All
of his MMA wins have come via KO.
114. Akira Corassani
Akira is a black belt in Karate with a 9-3 record, who was a contestant on
TUF14. Though Corassani lost in the semi-final round, and did not win the
show, he signed an exclusive deal with the UFC. Corassani is expected to face
Andy Ogle on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5.
115. Mizuki Inoue
Mizuki is a Karate specialist fighting out of Team Hakushinkai Karate with
winning records in kickboxing, Shootboxing and MMA. She won the 2010 Jewels
-56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becoming one of
the youngest female champions in a major MMA promotion.
116. Yancy Medeiros
Yancy is an undefeated Karate black belt from Hawaii. 6 of his 9 wins have
come via KO.
117. Eugene Fadiora
Fadiora studied Karate for ten years before moving on to kickboxing and
grappling. He then made the switch to MMA and achieved a 9-1 record as an
amateur. Now a pro, Eugene has won 10 out of his 11 fights, losing only once
to Karate prodigy Gunnar Nelson.
118. Paul Creighton
Paul is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the LW
division. He holds black belts in Goshin Jutsu Karate, Judo and BJJ. His only
loss in MMA was to the legendary BJ Penn.
119. Daniel Sarafian
Daniel spent 6 years in Karate before starting BJJ and then MMA. His curent
pro MMA record is 7-2 with 6 finishes.
120. Renee Forte
Renee has been training Karate since childhood. Now a pro MMA fighter he has
a record of 7-1 with 4 finishes. He was a fighter on TUF: Brazil and is
currently signed with the UFC.
121. Benjamin Foster
Foster currently holds a black belt in Karate and Kickboxing and has been
training various martial arts on and off for 7 years, he also has an amateur
boxing record of 42-5 as a junior. He is undefeated in MMA and all of his
wins have come via KO.
122. Giedrius Karavackas
Giedrius is an International Karate Academy fighter with a 6-1 pro record
(all finishes). He is currently signed with Bellator and holds a 2-0 record
there.
123. Shannon Ritch
Shannon is a black belt in Karate who is notorious for the sheer amount of
MMA fights he's had - a total of 129 as of October 2012 with NONE ever
lasting to the final bell!
124. Gerard Gordeau
Gerard was a Kyokushin Karate blackbelt who got to the finals on UFC 1,
famous for kicking Teila Tuli's teeth out on live TV.
125. Patrick Smith
Pat was a blackbelt in Kenpo Karate, Tae Kwon Do and Tang Soo Do who advanced
to the finals on UFC 2 after finishing 3 opponents in less than 3 minutes.
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1. Lyoto Machida
The most famous Karate practitioner of today, former UFC LHW Champion. Lyoto
is a 3rd dan in Shotokan Karate under his father Yoshizo Machida - a 7th dan
and JKA chief instructor.
2. Bas Rutten
2nd dan in Kyokushin Karate and TKD, former UFC HW Champion and 3-time King
of Pancrase, famous for his deadly Liver Shot. Bas finished his career ona
22 fight unbeaten streak.
3. Guy Mezger
Guy is a highly decorated US Karate fighter, twice World Full-Contact Karate
Champion and a LHW champion in both the UFC and Pancrase.
4. Chuck Liddell
Former UFC LHW Champion, Liddell began studying Kempo and Koei-Kan Karate at
the age of 12; the tattoo on his scalp reads "Koei-Kan" inKanji. He got his
black belt and won a national championship title in the style before joining
John Hackleman in The Pit. Chuck has relied on the Karate background
throughout his entire career.
5. George St-Pierre
Having trained in Kyokushin and its various offshoots (Shidokan, Ashihara etc.) George wears a Gi and headband adorned with Karate
symbols before entering the UFC cage. GSP has often said that Karate had a
huge impact on his life as a fighter and person. St-Pierre has recently
received his official 3rd Dan Diploma, a new black belt and a new Gi directly
from From Shokei Matsui, president of the International Karate Organization
(IKO) founded by Mas Oyama himself.
6. Yuki Kondo
Yuki is an MMA veteran, having fought in Pancrace, PRIDE and the UFC with a
total of 85 MMA fights. He has a background in Shorinji Kempo.
7. Katsunori Kikuno
Kikuno is a master of both Kyokushin Karate and Judo, current DEEP LW
Champion, famous for fighting in an unorthodox Sochin-dachi stance.
8. Rory Markham
Rory who fought in the UFC, IFL andother promotions has trained traditional
Karate, Shidokan, Kenpo and Kyokushin.
9. Jeff Joslin
"The Inferno" is a former APEXno" is a former APEX XWW champion. A 4th dan in Wado-ryu Karate, Joslin has won all of his fights via KO/TKO
and has only lost via very controversial Decisions.
10. Seth Petruzelli
Seth is a Shito-ryu Karate expert and the first man to ever KO a much heavier
(and heavily promoted) Kimbo Slice.
11. Ryo Chonan
Ryo is a Kyokushin Karate expert and one of the 2 people to ever finish
Anderson Silva. Ryo is currently fighting for DEEP where he was the 3rd DEEP
MW champion.
12. Takanori Gomi
"The Fireball Kid" has attributed his striking accuracy and power to training
in Mushinjuku Karate. Gomi is a former Shooto WW Champion and was the only
PRIDE LW Champion.
13. Semmy Schilt
This huge K-1 and MMA fighter is a world famous Ashihara Karate practitioner
and 3-time consecutive K-1 World GP champion. He has fought in Pride, UFC and
Pancrase.
14. Sam Greco
Famous Australian Seidokaikan Karateka. Entered MMA at therate practitioner
and 3-time consecutive K-1 World
15. Chinzo Machida
Lyoto's brother, 4th dan in Shotokan Karate and World vice-champion, Chinzo
entered the world of MMA with a 1st round jaw-breaking KO over Muay Thai
expert Christiano Rosa.
16. Antonio Carvalho
A Shotokan Karate and BJJ expert, Antonio is a Shooto veteran who has fought
for TKO Major League, MFC, Ironheart Crown and Cage Force. Antonio is one of
3 people to have defeated Hatsu Hioki.
17. Jeff Newton
One of the most decorated point Karate fighters in the world, with numerous
national and international titles to his name, Jeff was once dubbed "The
Karate Kid".
18. Shonie Carter
This Shidokan Karate expert is a former WEC WW champion and a UFC veteran. He
is known for his flashy style, colorful personality, and effective use of the
spinning backfist.
19. David Loiseau
Karate and TKD blackbelt. He has fought in the UFC, EliteXC, and TKO Major
League and is the former TKO MW Champion.
20. LeonardWilson
Kempo Karate blackbelt, one of RitC top fighters, famous for his spinning
back kick KO over Ray Elbe. All of his wins have come from KO/TKO.
21. Ed Ratcliff
Karate and boxing expert holding a record of 7-3, "9 mm" Ratcliff loves
Karate so much he has "Karate" written on his mouthpiece.
22. Jason Dent
Blackbelt in Sanchi-ryu Karate, Jason has won all major belts in the NE Ohio
area since his UFC bouts, the biggest being the NAAFS Pro Series.
23. Neil Grove
Neil Grove is the Ultimate Challenge UK HW Champion. He holds a shodan in
Goju-ryu Karate and won all his fights by way of TKO.
24. Taiei Kin
LHW Seido-kaikan Karateka competing in K-1 and DREAM. Before switching to
MMA, Kin was a distinguished fighter in the K-1 scene. Since 2006, he works as coach
for Hong-man Choi.
25. Andrews Nakahara
Japanese-Brazilian Kyokushin Karateka, the South American and All American
Open Karate Champion who still trains in the International Karate
Organization.
26. Mike Ciesnolevicz
Mike built his base on Karate, Judo and kickboxing, honed his wrestling
skills at Lock Haven University and eventually joined Pat Miletich in MFS.
Mike is a blackbelt in Shorin Ryu Karate under John Korab.
After leaving the UFC Mike began training Karate again and returned to
his winning ways.
27. Takashi Nakakura
Takashi is a Seido-kaikan Karate and Judo blackbelt. He is a former Shooto WW
champion with a 15-3 record.
28. Mamed Khalidov
Chechen MMA fighter competing in KSW, undefeated in the promotion. Mamed
trained Shotokan Karate before entering MMA and often uses impressive
spinning kicks in fights.
29. Maciej Gorski
Ranked as #2 Polish LW fighter, Maciej spent 11 years in traditional Shotokan
and still supplements his training with Karate seminars in Warsaw.
30. Torrance Taylor
American Karate blackbelt, PKC national Karate champion Taylor is a former
NAAFS champion and Fighter of the Year.
31. Tiawan Howard
Blackbelt in Kaju Kenpo and American Kenpo, NAAFS 2006 MW Champion, USKBA
2004 Full Contact kickboxing national champ, PKC fighter of the year.
32. Frank Mir
Blackbelt in Kempo Karate. Not really a Karate fighter nowadays but
definitely worthy of mention on the list, Frank was introduced tomartial
arts by his parents who are both Kempo Karate instructors.
33. Kestutis Arbocius
Lithuanian Shidokan Karate expert. HW King of Pancrase with a 8-5 record.
34. Tariel Bitsadze
Georgian Kyokushin Karate fighter with a 7-6 record.
35. Ryuta Noji
Japanese Kyokushin Karate fighter with a 13-6 record.
36. Ausserio Silva
Blackbelt in Shotokan and SeiwakaiKarate, trained under Seiwakai founder.
UFC veteran and HW king of Pancrase.
37. Vitor Belfort
Vitor trained Shotokan with Vinicius Antony (Yoshizo Machida's pupil),
notably in 2001 to fight Heath Herring and in 2009 before defeating Rich
Franklin.
38. Attila Vegh
Slovakian Kempo Karate fighter with an impressive 24-4-2 record.
39. Mark Holst
Shotokan Karate blackbelt, Freedom Fight and XKL LW Champion.
40. Nick Denis
Kyokushin blackbelt, current KotC Canada BW Champion who has fought for World
Victory Road and King of the Cage promotions.
41. Rich Franklin
Former UFC MW champion. Karate was Franklin's first martial art which he
trained up until college. Through Karate Rich became interested in MMA.
42. Antonio Silva
"Bigfoot", the man who TKOd Fedor, the only EliteXC HW champion holds a
black belt in Shotokan Karate.
43. Angelito Manguray
This 42-year-old Shotokan Karate fighter is the Philippine LW URCC champion.
43. KJ Noons
KJ is the former EliteXC LW Champion who holds a black belt in Kenpo Karate.
44. Nam Phan
Nam currently fights in the UFC FW division and has a16-8 record.
45. Alexander Volkov
Brown belt in Kyokushin with a 15-3 (12 KO) record, trains with the likes of
Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi.
46. Gunnar Nelson
Goju-ryu black belt, Iceland's most promising up-and-coming Karate talent of
2005, currently undefeated in 10 bouts.
47. Jadamba Narantungalag
This Mongolian Kyokushin blackbelt defeated former UFC WW contender Akihiro
Gono in his SRC debut.
48. Tarec Saffiedine
A blackbelt in Shihaishinkai Karate who has fought in multiple promotions
including DREAM and Strikeforce.
49. John Makdessi
Undefeated ShotokanKarate blackbelt with 9 wins, currently fighting for the
UFC.
50. Ryan Jimmo
This Canadian Karateka is the current MFC LHW champion with an impressive16-1 record.
Ryan holds a 2nd degree Black Belt in Shito-Ryu Karate and is a Four-time
National Karate Champion, Pan-Am Karate silver (x1) & bronze (x2) medalist
and 14-time Provincial Karate Champion.
51. Lyman Good
This Bellator WW Tournament Winner is also a sensei for Tiger Schulmann's
Karate.
52. Uriah Hall
Another member of Schulmann Karate with a 5-2 record.
53. Nick Pace
Also amember of Schulmann Karate, Former RoC BW champion.
54. Jess Liaudin
10th Legion and ECC MW Champion, Knock Down Sport Budo International Champion.
55. Rodney Glunder
This Kyokushin blackbelt has fought for M-1, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE, RINGS, Showtime and AoW. He holds notable
wins over Cheick Kongo, Melvin Manhoef and Cyrille Diabate.
56. Peter Graham
Kyokushin blackbelt, competing in K-1 and MMA with notable wins over Yusuke
Kawaguchi and Alexander Emelianenko.
57. Glover Teixeira
Hawaiian Kempo trained fighter from The Pit with a 17-2 record.
58. Court McGee
Court started in Karate when he was 6 years old and fought in over 100 Karate
bouts. Now a black stripe red belt in Shin-Toshi Karate, he is the Utah state
LHW champion and TUF 11 winner.
59. Marius Zaromskis
Kyokushin Karate expert, DREAM WW Champion. Holds notable victories over
HayatoSakurai and Kazushi Sakuraba.
60. Yuichiro Nagashima
2nd dan of Nippon Kempo, 2010 K-1 World MAX Tournament winner, competing both
in K-1 and MMA.
61. Sam Hoger
This Karate black belt with a 10-4 record has fought in multiple promotions,
including the UFC.
62. Travis Fulton
2nd Dan in American Kenpo. Travis has notched up over 300 Vale Tudo / MMA
fights since 1996 and over 30 boxing matches since 1999.His record is an
astounding 247-49-10!
63. Nick Diaz
Currently ranked the #3 WW in the world, Nick has often spoken about the
benefits of Karate training even though he holds no official rank in the art.
64. Rogent Lloret
This Spanish HW MMA fighter and Karate black belt has fought in M1 and
Bellator. He holds a 11-2 record.
65. Michelle Waterson
A Karate student since age 10, "The Karate Hottie" holds a black belt in
American Free Style Karate and a 8-3 MMA record.
66. Saori Ishioka
"Shooting Star" Saori is a former 2-time All-Japan RF Karate Champion with a
11-7 record.
67. Mari Kaneko
Kaneko is a 3-time All-Japan RF Karate Champion and 5-time runner-up. She is
the former All-Japan Amateur Shooto Champion, the Smackgirl Japan Cup MW and
the Strongest Queen Tournament runner-up.
68. Aisling Daly
Currently the #7-ranked 125-pound female fighter in the world, Daly started
out in Karate before doing ground fighting encouraged by her Karate teacher.
69. Pat Miletich
The founder of Miletich Fighting Systems, which has trained over 90 televised
fighters and no less than 11 MMA world champions, Miletich holds a 3rd Dan in
Shuri-ryu Karate.
70. Stephen Thompson
Kenpo Karate expert Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson is unbeaten both in
Kickboxing (56-0 with 40KOs) and MMA (6-0 with 4 finishes). Wonderboy debuted
in the UFC with a KO of the night (UFC 143).
71. Rodney Glunder
Kyokushin black belt, 1997 Full Contact Karate European Champion. He has
fought for M-1 Global, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE, RINGS, Showtime and Art of War.
"The Silent Assassin" holds notable wins over Cheick Kongo, Melvin Manhoef
and Cyrille Diabate.
72. Michael Page
Karate and kickboxing champion Page made his professional MMA debut at
Ultimate Challenge 26 with an amazing KO.
73. Kyoji Horiguchi
21-year-old traditional Karate prospect with 6 wins, 5 of them by KO. He is
the 2010 Shooto rookie champion.
74. Lee Hasdell
Hasdell, who started out in Karate and TKD, is a black belt in Kudo (Daido
Juku) and has competed both in K-1 and MMA. He holds a number of kickboxing
titles as well as the UTF RINGS Rules Superfight belt and TFF Vale Tudo
Superfight belt.
75. Manvel Gamburyan
Though "The Anvil" is better known for his Judo, he is also a 2nd degree
black belt in Kyokushin Karate. Manvel is currently ranked as the #10 FW in
the world by Sherdog.
76. Karen Darabedyan
Darabedyan began studying Karate at the age of 5 and TKD at 9, earning his
black belt in both by 18. Since then, he has compiled a 9-4 MMA record.
Despite Karen’s strong Judo and grappling background, he tends to favor
keeping the fight on his feet and striking.
77. Yuriy Kochkine
4th degree black belt in Kyokushin, multiple time Russian, Ukrainian and
European champion, RINGS tournament winner. Yuriy was the first person to
ever defeat Alistair Overeem in MMA - and twice!
78. Artur Sowinski
One of the best Polish LW fighters, currently representing Poland's biggest
MMA promotion KSW, this fighter lists Kyokushin as his base style.
79. Daron Cruickshank
Coming from a family of martial artists, his mother a kickboxer and his
father a Karateka, Daron has only lost twice and finished all but 1 of his 10
vanquished opponents.
80. Caleb Grummet
Hailing from the San Do Jutsu Karate team and the Kaminari Dojo, Caleb is the
Xtreme Cagefighting MW champion.
81. Gustavo Sampaio
Gustavo is a 3rd Dan in Uechi-ryu Karate and a multiple-time champion in
Full-contact Karate. None of his 5 MMA wins have gone the distance and the
only loss came via decision.
82. Tim Sylvia
Tim is a former two-time UFC HW Champ, a Powerhouse World Promotions HW
Champ, the Superbrawl Return of the Heavyweights Winner and the Extreme
Challenge HW Winner with a combined record of 30-7. Sylvia joined a Karate
school as a kid and spent 8 years studying the art before going on to
wrestling, grappling and finally MMA.
83. Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Xavier is known for his brief stint in the UFC and his long career in British
MMA. He is a WAFC 2008 World tournament winner, a XFC European Champion and a
Karate brown belt.
84. Tony Fryklund
Tony is a WW from MFS who fought for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, Cage Rage and
other promotions. He started Karate in his late teens and earned black belts
in both Shotokan and Joe Louis American Karate.
85. Denis Stojnic
Denis started his career with Sambo and Karate because of his father. He
currently trains with the Golden Glory fight team alongside notable MMA
fighters and kickboxers
86. Kristof Midoux
Kristof started training in Kyokushin when he was only 4. Now a black belt,
he has fought for the UFC, bodogFIGHT, K-1, IFC and RotR promotions. Kristof
is also recognized as GSP's first trainer and inspired GSP to start a career
in MMA.
87. Yves Jabouin
Jabouin is known as a hard-hitting striker and has earned 11 of his 17 career
wins by KO. "The martial art that I started with was Karate and it is a
striking-based martial art. I think the art you start in really gets into
your sub-conscious and that remains the base foundation of whatever you put
on top of it" - says Yves.
88. James Lee
James holds a black belt in Karate-based kickboxing and is a former
full-contact Karate champion. Lee already has two MMA titles under his belt -
King of The Cage LHW champion and Gladiator Challenge MW champion.
89. Jesse Bongfeldt
Amateur Canadian WW Champion, Amateur Western Canadian LHW Champion, 2x TKO
WW Champion, RITC WW and MW Champion. A brown belt in Isshin-ryu, Jesse said
in an interview: "I started training young, as all of my family was in Judo
and I loved Karate!"
90. Martijn de Jong
Martijn is the MMA head coach of Team Golden Glory and the Tatsujin Dojo. The
Kyokushin Budokai black belt and former Dutch Champion in Karate and MMA has
many famous students now, such as Alistair and Valentijn Overeem, Siyar
Bahadurzada and others.
91. Cole Escovedo
Cole has been involved in martial arts since age 6 when he started Karate. He
got into BJJ in '96, received his Karate black belt by 16 and started MMA at
19. Cole was the first ever WEC FW champ, PFC BW champ and IFC FW champ.
92. Yoislandy Izquierdo
Yoislandy started training Karate at the age of 12 for health reasons and
took 6 gold medals in Karate youth nationals. Now a brown belt in Wado-ryu
Karate, Izquierdo is a CFA and ISKA LW champion.
93. Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille is a Shidokan Karate black belt, French national champion and world
champion in Shidokan. "The Snake" has fought in Palace FC, PRIDE, ShoXC,
Deep, Cage Rage and UFC.
94. Matt Mitrione
As a teenager in Illinois, Matt practiced Shotokan and other martial arts. He
returned to combat sport training and took up MMA in 2009 to take part in the
TUF10.
95. Brian Rogers
Brian is a brown belt in Isshin-ryu Karate who currently fights for Bellator.
8 of his 9 wins have come by a way of KO.
96. Brent Weedman
Brent is a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, having competed in
full-contact Karate and Judo before taking up MMA. Weedman is currently
signed with Bellator. 18 of his 20 MMA wins are KOs and subs.
97. Robert Devane
Robert is a Kenpo Karate blackbelt, WUMA, WAKO and WKA world champion as well
as CEO of Martial Arts Incorporated and a writer for Combat Magazine.
98. Sergey Golyaev
Sergey has a Karate and MT background, starting Karate at 14 years old. He
received the Sherdog "Upset of the Year" award in 2008 for his win over
Takanori Gomi.
99. Willie Williams
Willie is a Kyokushin Karateka who finished 3rd in the 2nd World Open Karate
Tournament (1979). He has amassed a MMA record of 9-4 while representing
World Oyama Karate.
100. Mariusz Pudzianowski (honorable mention)
"Pudzian" has been a devout practitioner of Kyokushin since the age of 11.
The intensity and discipline instilled in the art served as inspiration to
work harder, become stronger and push the body beyond its limits - making him
the most successful WSM contestant in history.
101. Ken Hamamura
Ken began his career as a Karate stylist and holds a 2nd Dan in his original
discipline. His background has given him devastating stand-up skills: making
his professional debut at 20 years old, he knocked out both of his first two
opponents inside the first minute.
102. Masaaki Satake
Masaaki is a Japanese super HW Karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
He represented the Seido-Kaikan organization in numerous Karate tournaments,
winning most of them. After Kazuyoshi Ishii formed K-1, he became an active
competitor there, with numerous victories.
103. Tony Lopez
Tony is a Kyokushin Karate black belt out of Team Oyama currently fighting
for the King of the Cage promotion and holding a 22-3 record in the
organization and a 31-9 overall MMA record. He is a multiple-time KotC LHW,
HW and Super HW Champion (once holding titles in two weight classes at the
same time). Lopez is also the current Gladiator Challenge HW Champion, Brace
For War HW Champion and PWP LHW Champion.
104. Pete Spratt
Pete is a 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate with 46 pro MMA fights on his
resume. He is the former Middleweight Champion of ISKA U.S., Ring of Fire,
Reality Combat and Renegades Extreme Fighting (2x) as well as the Renegades
Extreme Fighting Tournament Runner Up.
105. Wesley Johnson
Johnson is a British award-winning musician and also a mixed martial artist.
He is a black belt in Karate and has fought for Cage Rage and Ultimate
Challenge, amassing 5 pro wins, all of them finishes in the 1st round!
106. Laura D'Auguste
A member of Team Tiger Schulmann, Laura holds a 3rd degree black belt in
Karate and is the former undefeated Ring of Combat and Reality Fighting WW
Champion. D'Auguste holds a perfect 9-0 record with 5 wins coming via
knockout.
107. Rob Emerson
Rob is a Pancrase and UFC veteran and a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter
5. Emerson holds a black belt in Kyokushin Karate and is a member of Team
Oyama. He is famous for knocking out Manny Gamburyan at UFC 87 in only 12
seconds, earning "Knockout of the Night" honors.
108. Hiroko Kitamura
Hiroko is a member of the Karate-do Zendokai Koganei Dojo. She won the Real
Fighting Karate-do 52 kg championship in 2008, earning her black belt.
Kitamura also won the 2010 Jewels 52 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix, improving her
MMA record to 6-1.
109. Shizuka Sugiyama
Shizuka was first introduced to the Karate-Do Zendokai association and began
studying Karate at 18 years old. She took second place in the Japan Open 2007
Vale Tudo Real Fighting Karate-do Championship, being defeated only by Saori
Ishioka (also on the list). In 2008, Sugiyama was the winner of the Japan
Open 2008 Vale Tudo Real Fighting Karate-do Championship. She would repeat
this feat in 2009.
110. Edgelson Lua
Okinawan Goju Ryu black belt, member of Daigaku Karate Kai. His cage-fighting
debut took place in November 2007 and his first three fights saw him deliver
two impressive knockouts - one with each hand. Edge fought for the Ultimate
Challenge British Welterweight Title in October 2009 taking on the undefeated
Brazilian fighter, Alberto Mina. (not finished)
111. Dyson Roberts
Dyson joined Daigaku Karate Kai in 2007 and holds the rank of 5th Kyu (blue
belt) in Okinawan Goju Ryu. Eager to begin his MMA career, he entered the
reality Cage Fighting TV show "Fighting Hurts" and was selected as one of
just 16 contestants. Though only a welterweight (and Orange belt at the time)
he competed successfully against light-heavyweights to win a place in the
final at the main Cage Rage show.
112. Rudy Bears
Rudy is a black belt in Kempo Karate, currently signed with Bellator, formely
fought for Titan Fighting Championships and M-1 Global. Bears has finished 12
out of his 14 career wins.
113. Paulo Afonso
Paulo is a JKA Shotokan Karateka and sempai of Lyoto Machida. His titles in
Karate include: state of Para champion, 4-time Brazilian champion, South
American champion (team), Pan-American champion and World Cup champion. All
of his MMA wins have come via KO.
114. Akira Corassani
Akira is a black belt in Karate with a 9-3 record, who was a contestant on
TUF14. Though Corassani lost in the semi-final round, and did not win the
show, he signed an exclusive deal with the UFC. Corassani is expected to face
Andy Ogle on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5.
115. Mizuki Inoue
Mizuki is a Karate specialist fighting out of Team Hakushinkai Karate with
winning records in kickboxing, Shootboxing and MMA. She won the 2010 Jewels
-56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becoming one of
the youngest female champions in a major MMA promotion.
116. Yancy Medeiros
Yancy is an undefeated Karate black belt from Hawaii. 6 of his 9 wins have
come via KO.
117. Eugene Fadiora
Fadiora studied Karate for ten years before moving on to kickboxing and
grappling. He then made the switch to MMA and achieved a 9-1 record as an
amateur. Now a pro, Eugene has won 10 out of his 11 fights, losing only once
to Karate prodigy Gunnar Nelson.
118. Paul Creighton
Paul is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the LW
division. He holds black belts in Goshin Jutsu Karate, Judo and BJJ. His only
loss in MMA was to the legendary BJ Penn.
119. Daniel Sarafian
Daniel spent 6 years in Karate before starting BJJ and then MMA. His curent
pro MMA record is 7-2 with 6 finishes.
120. Renee Forte
Renee has been training Karate since childhood. Now a pro MMA fighter he has
a record of 7-1 with 4 finishes. He was a fighter on TUF: Brazil and is
currently signed with the UFC.
121. Benjamin Foster
Foster currently holds a black belt in Karate and Kickboxing and has been
training various martial arts on and off for 7 years, he also has an amateur
boxing record of 42-5 as a junior. He is undefeated in MMA and all of his
wins have come via KO.
122. Giedrius Karavackas
Giedrius is an International Karate Academy fighter with a 6-1 pro record
(all finishes). He is currently signed with Bellator and holds a 2-0 record
there.
123. Shannon Ritch
Shannon is a black belt in Karate who is notorious for the sheer amount of
MMA fights he's had - a total of 129 as of October 2012 with NONE ever
lasting to the final bell!
124. Gerard Gordeau
Gerard was a Kyokushin Karate blackbelt who got to the finals on UFC 1,
famous for kicking Teila Tuli's teeth out on live TV.
125. Patrick Smith
Pat was a blackbelt in Kenpo Karate, Tae Kwon Do and Tang Soo Do who advanced
to the finals on UFC 2 after finishing 3 opponents in less than 3 minutes.
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