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Bob Sapp

UFC DebutNickname“The Beast”
Record
12-20
Streak
W1
Age
52
Date of birth
Sep 22, 1973
Fighting out of
Seattle
Born
United States
Weight class
Super Heavyweight
Height
6'5" · 196 cm
Before the UFC

Bob Sapp makes their UFC debut

Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.

UFC debut
Aug 19, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
Strong
Opponents' combined record
419-272-19
.606 win rate
Winning-record opponents
19 of 29
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
32
29 opponents with records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

UFC fight history

No UFC bouts on record yet.

Outside the UFC

12-20across 32 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 3 sub · 1 decK-1 · PRIDE · DREAM · RIZIN · Road FC 32 +19
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Abdelrahman Shalan0-1
DecisionUnanimousR33:00
RIZIN
Sep 30, 2018
L
Aorigele8-3
KO/TKOPunchesR10:39
Road FC 32
Jul 2, 2016
L
Edson Franca20-9
Submission—R10:35
Ox MMA
Aug 8, 2013
L
Aleksander Emelianenko29-9-1
KO/TKOPunchesR11:18
Legend
May 25, 2013
L
Dusan Panajotovic2-0-1
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR11:28
Ultimate Fight Serbia
Sep 15, 2012
L
Jong-Dae Kim
KO/TKOPunchesR22:00
Road FC 8
Jun 16, 2012
L
Tolegen Akylbekov
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR11:29
Bushido Lithuania
Jun 8, 2012
L
Soa Palelei22-5
KO/TKOPunchesR10:12
CFC 21
May 18, 2012
L
Mariusz Pudzianowski17-9
KO/TKOPunchesR10:39
KSW 19
May 12, 2012
L
James Thompson20-17
KO/TKOLeg InjuryR11:52
SFL 1
Mar 11, 2012
L
Rolles Gracie8-4
KO/TKOSubmission to StrikesR11:18
One FC 2
Feb 11, 2012
L
Alexander Otsuka5-13
DQIllegal SlamsR21:43
Accel
Dec 25, 2011
L
Maro Perak26-8-1
KO/TKOPunchesR13:04
NG 6
Dec 16, 2011
L
Attila Ucar9-6-1
SubmissionAchilles LockR10:43
PFN
Apr 30, 2011
L
Stav Economou18-5-1
KO/TKOPunchesR11:45
ADFC
Mar 11, 2011
W
Sascha Weinpolter14-6-1
SubmissionForearm ChokeR12:03
OR 10
Mar 27, 2010
L
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou19-18
KO/TKOPunchesR11:31
DREAM
Oct 6, 2009
L
Bobby Lashley15-2
KO/TKOSubmission to PunchesR13:17
FFI
Jun 27, 2009
L
Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8
SubmissionAchilles LockR11:15
DREAM
May 26, 2009
W
Akihito Tanaka2-2
KO/TKOPunchesR15:22
K-1
Dec 31, 2008
L
Jan Nortje2-6
KO/TKOPunchesR10:55
Strikeforce
Feb 23, 2008
W
Bobby Ologun3-2
KO/TKOPunchesR14:10
K-1
Dec 31, 2007
W
Jong Wang Kim13-23
KO/TKOPunches and KneeR10:08
K-1 HERO's
Nov 5, 2005
W
Alan Karaev2-3
KO/TKOPunchR13:44
K-1
Jul 6, 2005
W
Min Soo Kim3-7
KO/TKOPunchR11:12
K-1
Mar 26, 2005
L
Kazuyuki Fujita18-14
KO/TKOSubmission to Soccer KicksR12:15
K-1 MMA
May 22, 2004
W
Sumiyabazar Dolgorsuren
KO/TKOFoot InjuryR15:00
K-1
Mar 14, 2004
W
Stefan Gamlin0-3
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR10:52
K-1
Sep 21, 2003
W
Yoshihiro Takayama1-4
SubmissionArmbarR12:16
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002
Dec 31, 2002
L
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira34-10-1
SubmissionArmbarR24:03
PRIDE
Aug 28, 2002
W
Kiyoshi Tamura32-13-3
KO/TKOPunchesR10:11
PRIDE
Jun 23, 2002
W
Yoshihisa Yamamoto14-25-1
KO/TKOPunchesR12:44
PRIDE
Apr 28, 2002

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

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