Ricardo Morais

Ricardo "The Mutant" Morais is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist, who competed in Pride Fighting Championships, Jungle Fight, and Rings - MMA. Morais trained with the Banni Fight Combat Jiu-Jitsu to support, Banni Cavalcanti, even after his last fight in the sport, which was a victory, coming against Tae Hyn Lee at Pride Final Conflict Absolute, 10 September 2006.

Ricardo Morais
BornRicardo Morais
(1967-02-26) February 26, 1967
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other namesThe Mutant/The Spear Chucker
ResidenceRio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight270 lb (122 kg; 19 st 4 lb)
DivisionSuper Heavyweight
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing
Team[Banni Fight Combat Jiu-jitsu (MMA)
Years active1992–2006
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins15
By knockout3
By submission11
Losses4
By knockout1
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 6, 2009
Ricardo Morais
Medal record
Men's Grappling
Representing the  Brazil
ADCC World Championship
1998 Abu Dhabi Absolute

Smashing Machine

In 2003, HBO aired a documentary titled "The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr." Morais was shown a lot in this movie leading up to his match against Mark Coleman at Pride 8.

Morais is shown training with Renzo Gracie in the movie. He lost to Coleman by decision. Morais won a 32-man tournament in Moscow in 1995 that included Pride FC legends Tra Telligman and Igor Vovchachyn. Morais choked out Mikhail Illoukhine in finals.

Championships and Accomplishments

  • Fight Matrix
    • 1995 Rookie of the Year[1]
  • International Absolute Fighting Championship
    • IAFC Absolute Fighting Championship 1 Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
15 matches 10 wins 4 losses
By knockout 3 1
By submission 6 0
By decision 1 3
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–4-1 Lee Tae-Hyun TKO (corner stoppage) Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 1 8:08 Saitama, Japan
Loss 9–4-1 Alexander Emelianenko KO (punches) Pride Bushido 6 April 3, 2005 1 0:15 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 9–3-1 Tsuyoshi Kosaka Decision (unanimous) NJPW Ultimate Crush II October 13, 2003 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–2-1 Mestre Fumaca TKO (punches) Jungle Fight 1 September 13, 2003 1 2:06 Manaus, Brazil
Loss 8–2-1 Mark Coleman Decision (unanimous) Pride 8 November 21, 1999 2 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–1-1 Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision Rings: Final Capture February 21, 1999 5 5:00 Japan
Loss 7–1-1 Zaza Tkeshelashvili Decision Rings - Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal December 23, 1997 1 20:00 Japan
Win 7–0-1 Sergio Muralha Submission (punches) Pentagon Combat September 27, 1997 1 0:17 Brazil
Draw 6–0-1 Yuriy Kochkine Draw Rings - Extension Fighting 4 June 21, 1997 1 20:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–0 Yoshihisa Yamamoto KO (punches) Rings - Maelstrom 6 August 24, 1996 1 0:46 Japan
Win 5–0 Mikhail Illoukhine Submission (rear naked choke) IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 November 25, 1995 1 9:44 Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
Win 4–0 Victor Yerohin Submission (punches) IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 November 25, 1995 1 1:33 Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
Win 3–0 Maxim Tarasov Submission (punches) IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 November 25, 1995 1 1:49 Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
Win 2–0 Onassis Parungao TKO (knees) IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 November 25, 1995 1 1:16 Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
Win 1–0 Alex Andrade Submission (punches) IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 November 25, 1995 1 1:48 Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia

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