Augusto Sakai

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11KO / TKO WINS

0SUBMISSION WINS

6DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Augusto dos Santos Sakai
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	19 May 1991
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Curitiba, Brazil
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Heavyweight
Team	American Top Team
Height	193 cm (6′4″)
Reach	196 cm (77″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2011
Status	Active
Pro debut	15 Oct 2011
Last fight	Loss vs Artur Szpilka, 18 Jul 2026

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Background

Brazilian heavyweight from Curitiba who fought for Bellator before earning a UFC contract on the Contender Series Brazil in 2018. Since leaving the UFC he has competed in KSW in Poland, including a challenge for its heavyweight title in 2024.

Fight history

26 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Artur Szpilka	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KSW 120	18 Jul 2026	Gdynia, Poland
Loss	Marcin Wójcik	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KSW 113	20 Dec 2025	Łódź, Poland
Win	Szymon Bajor	Decision (split)	3	5:00	KSW 105	26 Apr 2025	Gliwice, Poland
Loss	Phil De Fries	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	KSW 95	7 Jun 2024	Olsztyn, Poland	For the KSW Heavyweight Championship
Win	Don'Tale Mayes	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen	25 Feb 2023	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Serghei Spivac	TKO (punches)	2	3:42	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill	6 Aug 2022	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Tai Tuivasa	KO (punches)	2	0:26	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier	11 Dec 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	TKO (punches)	1	4:59	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai	5 Jun 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Alistair Overeem	TKO (elbows and punches)	5	0:26	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai	5 Sep 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Blagoy Ivanov	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns	30 May 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Marcin Tybura	KO (punches)	1	0:59	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje	14 Sep 2019	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Andrei Arlovski	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson	27 Apr 2019	Sunrise, Florida, USA
Win	Chase Sherman	TKO (punches)	3	4:03	UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders	22 Sep 2018	Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	UFC debut
Win	Marcos Conrado Jr.	TKO (punches)	2	3:09	Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1	10 Aug 2018	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Contender Series – earned UFC contract
Win	Tiago Cardoso	TKO (punches)	1	2:17	Imortal FC 7	11 Nov 2017	São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Loss	Cheick Kongo	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 179	19 May 2017	London, England
Draw	Dan Charles	Draw (majority)	3	5:00	Bellator 155	20 May 2016	Boise, Idaho, USA
Win	Alex Huddleston	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 145	6 Nov 2015	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Win	Daniel Gallemore	TKO (retirement)	2	5:00	Bellator 139	26 Jun 2015	Mulvane, Kansas, USA
Win	Matt Frembling	TKO (knees and punches)	3	3:32	Bellator 122	25 Jul 2014	Temecula, California, USA
Win	Edison Lopes	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Golden Fighters 8	12 Dec 2013	Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Win	Rob Horton	KO (knee)	2	4:01	Bellator 94	28 Mar 2013	Tampa, Florida, USA
Win	Arley Simetti	KO (knee)	1	2:04	Samurai FC 9	15 Dec 2012	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	Dayvisson Daniel	TKO (punches)	1	0:00	Evolution Fight Combat 3	20 May 2012	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	Marcio Fernando	TKO (punches)	1	0:35	Power Fight Extreme 6	19 Nov 2011	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	Cesar Alberto	KO (punches)	1	1:54	Adventure Fighters Tournament 1	15 Oct 2011	Curitiba, Brazil	Pro debut