Alessio Sakara
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Alessio Sakara is currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight promotion in the Middleweight division.
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Name | Alessio Sakara |
| Nickname | Legionarius | |
| Association | American Top Team | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |
| Weight Class | MW | |
| Style | Boxing | |
| Birth Date | 02/09/1981 | |
| Country | Italy | |
| Sakara's Pictures | http://www.alessiosakara.tv/ |
Professional Record
| Record | 17-7-1 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Wins | 12 T(KO) 2 Submissions 3 Decisions |
| Losses | 3 T(KO) 2 Submissions 2 Decisions |
Won Knockout of the Night Honors at UFC Fight Night 15
Mixed martial arts record
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Joe Vedepo | KO (Head Kick) | UFC Fight Night 15 | 9/17/08 | 1 | 1:27 |
| Loss | Chris Leben | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 82: Pride of a Champion | 3/01/08 | 1 | 3:16 |
| Win | James Lee | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | 1/19/08 | 1 | 1:30 |
| Loss | Houston Alexander | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion | 9/08/07 | 1 | 1:01 |
| Win | Victor Valimaki | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 70: Nations Collide | 4/21/07 | 1 | 1:44 |
| Loss | Drew McFedries | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | 11/18/2006 | 1 | 4:07 |
| Loss | Dean Lister | Submission (Triangle Choke) | UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | 5/27/2006 | 1 | 1:20 |
| Win | Elvis Sinosic | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | 2/4/2006 | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Ron Faircloth | No Contest (Faircloth Kicked Sakara in Groin) | UFC 55: Fury | 10/7/2005 | 2 | 0:24 |
| Win | Frank Amaugou | Decision (Unanimous) | King of the Ring | 2/19/2005 | ||
| Win | Tihamer Brunner | TKO | Ring Fight | 11/20/2004 | ||
| Loss | Assuerio Silva | Decision (Unanimous) | Jungle Fight 3 | 10/23/2004 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | Eduardo Maiorino | KO | Real Fight 1 | 7/30/2004 | 1 | 0:30 |
| Win | Rafael Tatu | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Meca World Vale Tudo 9 | 8/1/2003 | 2 | 4:18 |
| Win | Damien Riccio | Decision | Martial Arts Day | 5/11/2003 | 2 | 6:00 |
| Win | David Mortelette | TKO (Strikes) | Resa Dei Conti 6 | 12/20/2002 | 1 | 1:12 |
| Loss | Roman Zentsov | Decision | M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 4 | 11/15/2002 | 2 | 5:00 |
| Loss | Simon Holmes | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | CWFC 1: Armageddon | 7/27/2002 | 1 | 4:50 |
| Win | Adam Woolmer | Submission (Kimura) | CWFC 1: Armageddon | 7/27/2002 | 1 | 0:21 |
| Win | Mastioli Mastioli | Submission (Armbar) | Fight Night | 6/21/2002 | 1 | 0:20 |
| Win | Di Clementi | KO | Fight Night | 6/21/2002 | 1 | 0:13 |
Biography
When Sakara was five, he began to play football as a midfielder. Sakara began training in boxing after realizing that, in order to be a football player on a professional level, he needed to know how to defend himself in case of a confrontation on the field. Initially, Sakara continued to play football and box, but after being penalized for fighting during a football tournament, he decided that he couldn't continue boxing and football.
After two years of training, Sakara competed in his first boxing tournament and won.sakara would go on to win the world junior boxing championships. Several years after turning professional in boxing, a friend showed him a video of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Sakara drew inspiration. To supplement his training, he traveled to Brazil where he met Roberto Almeida Meneguetti, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.The two athletes cross-trained together, with Sakara teaching Meneguetti boxing and Meneguetti teaching Sakara jiu-jitsu.He recently signed with American Top Team in Miami.
Alessio has amassed a 17-7-1 record, with one no contest ruling, in mixed martial arts . He was part of UFC 80: Rapid Fire in Newcastle, England , where he won via TKO in the first round against PRIDE FC veteran James Lee. Following his victory over Lee, Sakara announced that he would be moving down to the middleweight division. Sakara loss by TKO to middleweight Chris Leben at UFC 82: Pride of a Champion. He then met [[Joe Vedepo] at UFC Fight Night 15 winning in devastating fashion with a head kick KO after being rocked himself seconds before. He is rumored to be set to face wrestling power-house Jake Rosholt at UFC Fight Night 17.
