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"The Rock"
19-10-0
Pedro Rizzo
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- Name: Pedro Rizzo
- Professional MMA Record: 19-10-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: The Rock
- Current Streak: 1 Loss
- Age: 39 | Date of Birth: 1974.05.03
- Last Fight: June 21, 2012 in M-1
- Weight Class: Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 243.5 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $70,000 USD
- Height: 6'1" (186cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: Ruas Vale Tudo
- Born: Brazil
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- Fighting out of: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Personal Pages: Twitter
| Consensus Rank |
#35 Greatest MMA Striker of All Time
#38 Current Best MMA Heavyweight Fighter #78 Greatest MMA Fighter of All Time |
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A Brazilian Vale Tudo fighter to the core, Pedro Rizzo earned his nickname, “The Rock,” due to his iron chin and powerful strikes. Rizzo debuted for the UFC in 1998 with a perfect 5-0 record and promptly defeated Tank Abbott, Mark Coleman, Tra Telligman, and Tsuyoshi Kohsaka en route to challenging for the heavyweight title in 2000. Rizzo lost that fight to Kevin Randleman, and went on to lose both of his subsequent attempts at gaining the belt against Randy Couture, but he remains one of the most respected heavyweight legends of the sport.
A powerful striker, Rizzo has knocked out top heavyweights such as Dan Severn, Andrei Arlovski, and Jeff Monson during his career. He also possesses a knockout win over Josh Barnett, a feat which is exceedingly hard to accomplish. Known as much for his punishing leg kicks as for his punches, in multiple interviews UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture said that he still bears a knot in his quadriceps from one of his battles with Rizzo from 2001.
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Pedro Rizzo MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed Upcoming Bout |
Satoshi Ishii
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IGF GENOME 26
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2013.05.26 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
1:24 Round 1 of 3 |
Fedor Emelianenko
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo
Main Event | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2012.06.21 |
| Odds: +700 Huge Underdog | Weigh-In: 243.5 lbs | |||
| Cancelled Bout | Tim Sylvia | ProElite 2 - Reason: Rizzo Arm Injury | 2011.11.05 |
|
Win | KO/TKO
3:33 Round 1 of 3 |
Ken Shamrock
Ref: John McCarthy |
Impact FC 2: The Uprising - Sydney
Main Event | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2010.07.17 |
| Weigh-In: 244.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Retired | Gary Goodridge | Washington Combat | 2010.05.15 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Jeff Monson | Bitetti Combat | 2009.09.12 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Gilbert Yvel | FFI | 2009.06.27 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punch
1:44 Round 2 of 3, 6:44 Total |
Josh Barnett
Ref: Herb Dean |
Affliction 1: Banned
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2008.07.19 |
| Odds: +301 Moderate Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $70,000 Base | Weigh-In: 242.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Jeff Monson | AOW | 2007.09.01 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Justin Eilers | AOW | 2007.03.09 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punch
0:25 Round 1 of 3 |
Roman Zentsov
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Pride 31: Unbreakable
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2006.02.26 |
| Odds: -260 Moderate Favorite Upset Defeat | Weigh-In: 245.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Strikes
2:02 Round 1 of 3 |
Sergei Kharitonov
Ref: Minoru Toyonaga |
Pride Critical Countdown 2005
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2005.06.26 |
| Odds: +150 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 235.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Ricco Rodriguez
Ref: Larry Landless |
UFC 45: Revolution
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2003.11.21 |
| Weigh-In: 243.5 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Injury
4:24 Round 2 of 3, 9:24 Total |
Tra Telligman
Ref: Larry Landless |
UFC 43: Meltdown
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2003.06.06 |
| Odds: -170 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 231.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Vladimir Matyushenko
Ref: Larry Landless |
UFC 41: Onslaught
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2003.02.28 |
| Odds: +100 Near Even | Weigh-In: 230.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Retired
5:00 Round 1 of 3 |
Gan McGee
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2002.09.27 |
| Weigh-In: 246.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
1:45 Round 3 of 3, 11:45 Total |
Andrei Arlovski
Ref: Larry Landless |
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs |
2002.03.22 |
| Weigh-In: 237.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Strikes
1:38 Round 3 of 5, 11:38 Total |
Randy Couture
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 34: High Voltage
Main Event | Title Challenge | Heavyweight | 265 |
2001.11.02 |
| Weigh-In: 235.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total |
Randy Couture
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Main Event | Title Challenge | Heavyweight | 265 |
2001.05.04 |
| Weigh-In: 230.0 lbs | |||
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#66 Greatest Fight of All Time
#20 Greatest Heavyweight MMA Fight of All Time |
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Win | KO/TKO | Punch
4:21 Round 2 of 3, 9:21 Total |
Josh Barnett
Ref: Mario Yamasaki |
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
Main Card | Heavyweight |
2001.02.23 |
| Odds: -650 Huge Favorite | Weigh-In: 234.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Punches
1:33 Round 1 of 3 |
Dan Severn
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
Main Event | Heavyweight |
2000.09.22 |
| Weigh-In: 237.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total |
Kevin Randleman
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams
Main Event | Title Challenge | Heavyweight |
2000.06.09 |
| Weigh-In: 232.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
1:12 Round 3 of 3, 11:12 Total |
Tsuyoshi Kosaka
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1999.11.19 |
| Weigh-In: 233.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Punch
4:30 Round 1 of 1 |
Tra Telligman
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 20: Battle for the Gold
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1999.05.07 |
| Weigh-In: 233.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Split
1 Round |
Mark Coleman
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1999.01.08 |
| Weigh-In: 229.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Punch
8:07 Round 1 of 1 |
David Abbott
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil
Main Card | Heavyweight |
1998.10.16 |
| Weigh-In: 228.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Submission | Richard Heard | WVC 3 | 1997.01.19 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Michael Tielrooy | WVC 2 | 1996.11.10 |
| Win | Submission | Punches | Niccolaus Niccolaus | WVC 2 | 1996.11.10 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Vernon White | WVC 2 | 1996.11.10 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Eric Labaille | IMA | 1996.10.26 |
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