Genki Sudo MMA Profile Record, Stats, Biography, UFC Career & Fight History

After delivering one of his most elaborate and theatrical ring entrances, Sudo engaged the heavy-handed American prospect on the canvas. Sudo transitioned smoothly from guard to secure a tight triangle choke, forcing Page to tap out at 3:05 of round one. Immediately following the victory, Sudo shocked the crowd by announcing his official retirement from active mixed martial arts competition.

Sudo employed an elusive, unorthodox gameplan to counter the elite striking of Danish-Filipino kickboxing veteran Ole Laursen in Laursen’s MMA debut, mixing level changes, ground control, and spinning strikes across 15 minutes to earn a clear unanimous decision.

Competeing in his second tournament bout of the evening, Sudo took on power-punching “Streetfight Bancho” Hiroyuki Takaya. Sudo weathered Takaya’s heavy hooks, pulled guard, and expertly locked in a triangle choke at 3:47 of the second round to punch his ticket to the Grand Prix final.

Olympic freestyle wrestler Kazuyuki Miyata utilized his wrestling pedigree to control top position, but Sudo remained intensely active with submission threats from the bottom guard, eventually securing a dramatic armbar at 4:45 of round two.

Facing legendary eight-time Muay Thai world champion Ramon Dekkers in Dekkers’ MMA debut, Sudo respected the Dutchman’s ferocious power, quickly closing distance to initiate leg entanglement and capturing a swift heel hook submission at 2:54 of the first round.

A historic statement victory. Sudo took the fight directly to four-time World Jiu-Jitsu champion Royler Gracie, landing a flying knee and brutal follow-up punches against the ropes to drop Gracie and force a referee stoppage at 3:40 of the opening round.

Sudo disoriented the debuting future WEC champion Mike Brown with dancing feints before Brown scored a hard slam to the mat. Sudo immediately threw up his legs from the bottom, locking in a tight triangle and hyperextending Brown’s arm for a triangle-armbar tap out at 3:31, earning the official UFC 47 Tap Out Award.

Giving up over 215 pounds to the heavyweight knockout artist Butterbean, Sudo danced around the perimeter, evaded heavy power hooks, and rolled underneath Butterbean early in the second round to lock in a textbook heel hook at 0:41.

A highly controversial clash. Sudo walked backward toward Ludwig doing the robot dance and took him down. Ludwig landed hard strikes standing, but Sudo regained full mount in round three and battered Ludwig with punches. Referee John McCarthy paused the bout to check Ludwig’s bloody nose and stood both fighters up rather than restarting in dominant position, allowing Ludwig to survive and take a narrow 29-28 decision that prompted a major Unified Rules revision.

In the UFC’s historic inaugural UK event, Sudo amazed the audience with a kimono and tengu mask walkout, followed by spinning kicks and a flying triangle attempt in round one. In round two, Sudo executed a lateral drop, took Remedios’ back, and locked in a rear-naked choke at 1:38 before revealing his iconic “WE ARE ALL ONE” banner.

With Yamamoto’s UFC Japan tournament belt on the line by personal wager, Sudo out-scrambled the experienced Rings veteran on the canvas, sinking in a tight rear-naked choke at 1:46 of the second round to capture the belt and moniker of honorary “UFC Japan Champion.”

Sudo neutralized the striking threat of Dutch kickboxer Lo-A-Njoe on the canvas, locking in a submission triangle choke early in round one to earn the tap at 2:17.

Sudo attacked the legs of British newcomer Oxley, applying a rapid straight foot lock (Achilles lock) to secure a clean submission finish in 3:14.

On the landmark Tokyo Dome card headlined by Rickson Gracie vs. Masakatsu Funaki, Sudo tested his grappling against Nova União co-founder André Pederneiras over a grueling 15-minute single round, withstanding submission attempts to battle to a respectable draw.

Sudo squared off against experienced King of Pancrase veteran Kunioku. Kunioku’s polished positioning and ring generalship earned him a unanimous decision across two rounds.

Facing undefeated American prospect and future multi-time King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt (6-0), Sudo absorbed heavy top pressure before isolating Marquardt’s arm from guard, catching him in a fight-ending armbar at 13:31 of the single 15-minute round.

Sudo scored a quick takedown, achieved dominant position, and landed a sequence of sharp elbows that forced Hunsaker to submit to strikes at 1:43 of round one.

Competing in the semifinals of the Neo-Blood Tournament on the same day, Sudo engaged Toyonaga in a close positional contest, ultimately falling via unanimous decision.

In his Pancrase debut, Sudo out-grappled seasoned veteran Kosei Kubota with active guard transitions and aggressive takedown attacks, earning a unanimous decision sweep.

Sudo made his professional mixed martial arts debut in California against future UFC veteran Tiki Ghosn. While initially announced as a draw, cornerman Bas Rutten protested the scorecard calculations; upon review, officials overturned the outcome and declared Sudo the official winner.