Tariel Bitsadze

Tariel Bitsadze (Georgian: ტარიელ ბიწაძე) is a Georgian^[1] karateka and mixed martial artist.^[2] He competed in the Heavyweight^[3] and Super heavyweight division. He is a former RINGS Openweight Champion.

Tariel Bitsadze
Born	January 12, 1966 Georgia
Nationality	Georgian
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	150 kg (330 lb; 24 st)
Division	Heavyweight Super heavyweight
Style	Kyokushin
Team	Rings Georgia
Rank	Black belt in Kyokushin
Years active	1995 - 2000
Mixed martial arts record
Total	13
Wins	7
By knockout	2
Unknown	5
Losses	6
By submission	5
Unknown	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

A former 1991 World Open Karate Championship finalist who was eliminated by Andy Hug, Bitsadze trained for his mixed martial arts debut in his Fighting Network RINGS's RINGS Georgia team, taking in both editions of the King of Kings tournament. He was pitted against RINGS Holland exponent Gilbert Yvel at the first one, but he was taken down and submitted via armbar, thus being eliminated from the league. Tariel performed better at the next edition, threatening Renato Sobral with a close guillotine choke attempt, but being eventually caught in an armbar again and eliminated.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

13 matches	7 wins	6 losses
By knockout	2	0
By submission	0	5
Unknown	5	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	7–6	Renato Sobral	Submission (armbar)	Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A	October 9, 2000	1	2:58	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	7–5	Gilbert Yvel	Submission (armbar)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B	December 22, 1999	1	2:18	Osaka, Japan
Win	7–4	Joop Kasteel	TKO	Rings: Rings Georgia	October 8, 1999	1	4:11	Georgia
Loss	6–4	Joop Kasteel	Submission (keylock)	Rings: Rise 4th	June 24, 1999	1	6:01	Japan
Loss	6–3	Kiyoshi Tamura	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rings: Rise 3rd	May 22, 1999	1	9:19	Japan	Lost the RINGS Openweight Championship.
Win	6–2	Kiyoshi Tamura	TKO	Rings: Third Fighting Integration	May 29, 1998	1	3:39	Tokyo, Japan	Won the RINGS Openweight Championship.
Loss	5–2	Dick Vrij	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1	October 25, 1997	1	6:07	Japan
Win	5–1	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	N/A	Rings: Budokan Hall 1997	January 22, 1997	0	0:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	4–1	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	N/A	Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final	January 1, 1997	0	0:00
Loss	3–1	Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov	N/A	Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final	January 1, 1997	0	0:00
Win	3–0	Hans Nijman	N/A	Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final	January 1, 1997	0	0:00
Win	2–0	Nikolai Zouev	N/A	Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round	October 25, 1996	0	0:00
Win	1–0	Dimitre Petkov	N/A	Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1995 Opening Round	October 21, 1995	0	0:00