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
Born	Ricardo Morais (1967-02-26) February 26, 1967 (age 58) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names	The Mutant The Spear Chucker
Residence	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight	270 lb (122 kg; 19 st 4 lb)
Division	Super Heavyweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
Team	Banni Fight Combat Jiu-jitsu (MMA)
Years active	1995–2006
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	10
By knockout	8
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By decision	3
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: September 6, 2009

Ricardo Morais

Medal record
Men's Grappling
Representing  Brazil
ADCC World Championship
	1998 Abu Dhabi	Absolute

Background

Ricardo Morais trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing early in his career. Later he began training in Black House with Anderson Silva, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. ^{[citation needed]}

Career

Morais won a 32-fighter tournament "IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1" in Moscow in 1995.^[1] Next year he continued his MMA career in Japan at RINGS.

Grappling

Morais took part in ADCC World Championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000. He won silver medal in 1998. ^[2][3][4]

The 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^[5]
• 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	8	1
By submission	1	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	TKO (submission to 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	TKO (submission to punches)			1	1:33
Win	3–0	Maxim Tarasov	TKO (submission to punches)			1	1:49
Win	2–0	Onassis Parungao	TKO (knees)			1	1:16
Win	1–0	Alex Andrade	TKO (submission to punches)			1	1:48

Submission grappling record

? Matches, ? Wins, ? Losses, ? Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Location
Loss	7–4	Rigan Machado	-	2000 ADCC World Championships	March 1, 2000	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	7–3	Ricco Rodriguez	-	2000 ADCC World Championships	March 1, 2000	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	7–2	Mark Robinson	-	2000 ADCC World Championships	March 1, 1999	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	6–2	Carlos Clayton	-	2000 ADCC World Championships	March 1, 1999	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	5–2	Chris Haseman	Decision · Points	1999 ADCC World Championships	February 24, 1999	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	4–2	Tra Telligman	Decision · Points	1999 ADCC World Championships	February 24, 1999	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	3–2	Mario Sperry	Decision	1998 ADCC World Championships	March 20, 1998	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	3–1	Joe Charles	Foot Lock · 7:33 · R1	1998 ADCC World Championships	March 20, 1998	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	2–1	Toby Imada	Choke · 9:22 · R1	1998 ADCC World Championships	March 20, 1998	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	1–1	Ricco Rodriguez	Decision · Points	1998 ADCC World Championships	March 20, 1998	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	1–0	Salah Al Din	Armbar 5:24 · R1	1998 ADCC World Championships	March 20, 1998	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates