K8 or K-8 can mean:

• K8, a member of the Mazda K engine family.
• K-8 school, a type of school that included kindergarten and grades 1 through 8.
• AMD K8, the internal designation for the first generation of AMD64-architecture microprocessors from AMD.
• Schleicher Ka 8, a single-seat glider.
• Hongdu JL-8, a training aircraft.
• Kaliningrad K-8 (AA-3 Anab) Soviet missile .
• Soviet submarine K-8.
• K-8 (Kansas highway), two highways in Kansas, one in northern Kansas, one in southern Kansas.
• Zambia Skyways, IATA airline designator.
• A shorthand version of the feminine name Kate (given name).
• K8, The term Suzuki motorcycles use for the year of the bike K8 = 2008 (K7 = 2007 etc.)
• Kanjani 8, a Japanese pop group.

See also[link]

• 8K (disambiguation)

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Mark Hunt
On November 2007 in Korakuen Hall
Born	Mark Hunt (1974-03-23) 23 March 1974 (age 38) South Auckland, New Zealand
Other names	Super Samoan
Nationality	New Zealander
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	264 lb (120 kg; 18 st 12 lb)
Division	Super Heavyweight (kickboxing) Heavyweight & Super Heavyweight (MMA)
Reach	74 in (188 cm)
Style	Boxing, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Minto, New South Wales, Australia
Team	Oceania Super Fighter Gym Liverpool Kickboxing Gym Tony Mundine Boxing Club American Top Team
Trainer	Hape Nganoroa Marcelo Rezende Tony Mundine Ricardo Liborio
Years active	1999 – 2003, 2008 (Kickboxing) 2004 - present (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total	2
Losses	1
Draws	1
Kickboxing record
Total	43
Wins	30
By knockout	13
Losses	13
By knockout	2
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	8
By knockout	5
Losses	7
By knockout	1
By submission	6
Other information
Notable students	James Te-Huna
Website	http://www.markhuntfighter.com/
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mark Hunt (born 23 March 1974) Japanese: [Mākuhanto]; is a New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is known for his raw strength, iron chin and knockout power. He is the winner of the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix.^[1] Hunt was the first to beat Wanderlei Silva after his 4 year undefeated winning streak in Pride Fighting Championship. He holds notable wins over the likes of Mirko Cro Cop, Ben Rothwell and Cheick Kongo.

Biography[link]

Early career[link]

Hunt was born in St Helens Auckland, into a small, Samoan family. He and his family then relocated to a tough suburb within South Auckland, New Zealand. He was a troubled kid and had no intentions to be a professional fighter, until one late night altercation outside a nightclub in Auckland changed the course of his life.^[1] The brawl did not last long. Sam Marsters, one of the bouncers at the door was impressed by the young man's knockout power and invited him to his Gym to take up formal training.^{[2] [3]} Later that year Hunt moved to Sydney, Australia, to train with Alex Tui. A few years later he settled in Liverpool Kickboxing Gym under Maori instructor Hape Ngaranoa.^[4]

K-1 career[link]

In the beginning of his career, Hunt was used by the promoters as a stepping stone for their up and coming fighters, taking up fights at short notice, until Tarik Solak promoted K-1 Oceania tournament in February 2000. With a record of (15-4, 3KO) Hunt entered his first K-1 tournament as a heavy underdog.

He won the K-1 Oceania title by knocking out "The Coconut Crusher" Aumitagi in quarter finals, Rony Sefo in semis and Phil Fagan in the finals. After this impressive performance he was invited to Japan for K-1 qualifications. He lost his first international fight by unanimous decision against Jérôme Le Banner.

In 2001, Hunt returned to K-1 by winning the K-1 Oceania tournament for the second consecutive year. After that he took part of K-1 World GP 2001 in Melbourne, where he beat Japanese boxer Hiromi Amada, before suffering a close unanimous decision loss to reigning champion Ernesto Hoost. However, because of his exciting fighting style Hunt was granted a wildcard spot in the repercharge tournament for the K-1 World GP 2001 Finals, when Mirko Filipović had to pull out due to injury. He was drawn against Ray Sefo, who won the bout by outpointing Hunt. After the fight however, Sefo suffered an eye injury and was not able to continue, allowing Hunt to proceed in his place. Hunt then TKO'd Adam Watt to earn his place in the K-1 World Grand Prix Finals at the Tokyo Dome.

During the matchmaking for the K-1 Finals, Hunt surprised the crowd by choosing Jérôme Le Banner, whom he had just lost in the previous year, as his quarterfinal opponent. Hunt won the rematch by knocking out Le Banner in the second round and advanced himself onto the semi-finals facing Stefan Leko. Hunt knocked down Leko two times in the first round and went on to win the fight by unanimous decision. The stage was set for the final battle against Brazilian Kyokushin karate champion Francisco Filho. In the final Hunt defeated Filho by unanimous decision to become the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 champion.

In 2002, Hunt went to Paris to fight Le Banner again for the third time what turned out to be one of the biggest battles in K-1 history. Le Banner, fighting in front of his hometown audience, knocked down Hunt in the second round but was in turn knocked down himself a few seconds later. In the final moments of the round, Hunt was knocked down for the second time again by the powerful Frenchman. In between rounds the towel was thrown in as Hunt could not continue.

On 17 December 2002, Mark Hunt returned to defend his K-1 World Grand Prix title. In quarter finals, entering the third round and behind on all scorecards, Mark was able to connect with a right cross that knocked out Stefan Leko and advanced him to the semi-finals against his career long nemesis Jerome Le Banner. Despite knocking down the Frenchman at the end of the third round, Hunt lost the fight by decision. It would to be his last K-1 World Grand Prix appearance.

In April 2008, FEG announced Hunt's return to K-1 and nominated him as the challenger of K-1 Super Heavyweight title held by Semmy Schilt. The match was held on 13 April 2008, in Yokohama, Japan at the K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama. Hunt lost the fight at the end of the first round by spinning back kick to the body.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Hunt's mixed martial arts career saw him fight in events in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. His first MMA fight was a submission loss to Hidehiko Yoshida, an Olympic gold medalist in judo. In his second fight, he defeated American wrestler Dan Bobish by TKO. Hunt stepped in as a late replacement for Sakuraba, and won a split decision against an outweighed PRIDE middleweight (205 lb) champion Wanderlei Silva. Silva, renowned for his brutal punching and Muay Thai clinch game, was neutralized by the hard-hitting Samoan and knocked down several times in the fight. At the PRIDE Shockwave 2005 event, Hunt surprisingly defeated Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović via a split decision, after his earlier loss to him in K-1. At PRIDE 31: Unbreakable, Hunt defeated Japanese boxer Yosuke Nishijima in the third round with a powerful one-two punch.^[5]

Hunt's next fight was in the opening round of PRIDE's 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix (PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute) on 5 May 2006. His opponent was Japan's Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, who he defeated by TKO in the second round. He then faced American catch-wrestler Josh Barnett at PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute in the second round of the tournament. Hunt was immediately taken down by Barnett and ultimately lost to a kimura submission roughly two and a half minutes into the first round.

Following that fight, Hunt next lost to PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko at PRIDE Shockwave 2006. Hunt controlled Emelianenko most of the fight and even effectively countered an armbar early in the bout. Hunt's greatest chance of winning came when he was able to put Emelianenko in an americana. Unfortunately for Hunt, Emelianenko was able to fight through it and submit Hunt with a kimura.

On 21 July 2008, more than a year after his last MMA fight, Hunt returned to MMA to face Alistair Overeem at DREAM 5, and was submitted by an armlock in just over a minute into the first round.

Hunt was set to fight Jerome Le Banner at Dynamite!! 2008 but ended up fighting late replacement Melvin Manhoef after Le Banner pulled out. Despite the fact that he had a substantial weight advantage over Manhoef, he was knocked out in 18 seconds in the first round. This marked the first time he had been stopped by knockout due to punches to the head.

On 26 May 2009, Hunt fought former Dream Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi in the opening round of the Super Hulk Grand Prix at Dream 9. He lost by submission in the first round.

Hunt made his UFC debut on 25 September 2010 at UFC 119 against fellow UFC newcomer and undefeated prospect Sean McCorkle.^[6] Hunt trained with American Top Team for the fight. Photos that had emerged on the internet had shown that Hunt had lost a considerable amount of weight in comparison to that of his Pride days.^[7] He was defeated via Submission (straight armbar) at 1:03 of the first round.

Hunt's next fight in the UFC was against Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 127 on 27 Feb. in Sydney, Australia.^[8] Hunt defeated Tuchscherer in the second round via KO, earning Knockout of the Night. Also snapping his six fight losing streak and giving him his first victory in nearly five years.

Hunt followed this performance with a decision win over Ben Rothwell at UFC 135 on 24 September 2011.^[9]

Hunt next faced Cheick Kongo on 26 February 2012 at UFC 144.^[10] Hunt won the fight via TKO due to punches, at 2:11 of the first round.

Hunt was expected face Stefan Struve on 26 May 2012 at UFC 146.^[11] However, he pulled out of the bout due to injury ten days prior to the event.^[12]

Championships and Accomplishments[link]

Kickboxing[link]

• K-1
  • 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix Final 3rd Place
  • 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion
  • 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Fukuoka Repechage B Champion
  • 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Melbourne Champion
  • 2000 K-1 Oceania Grand Prix Champion
• World Kickboxing Federation
  • 1999 WKBF Australian Super Heavyweight Champion

Mixed Martial Arts[link]

• Fight Matrix
  • 2004 Rookie of the Year^[13]
  • 2004 Most Noteworthy Upset of the Year vs. Wanderlei Silva on December 31^[14]
  • 2004 Most Lopsided Upset of the Year vs. Wanderlei Silva on December 31^[15]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Knockout of the Night (1 time)

Kickboxing record[link]

Kickboxing Record

30 Wins (13 (T)KO's, 17 decisions), 13 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2008-04-13 Loss Semmy Schilt K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Spinning back kick) 1 3:00 30–13 Fight was for Schilt's K-1 Super Heavyweight title. 2003-05-02 Win Gary Goodridge K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 30–12 2002-12-17 Loss Jérôme Le Banner K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 29–12 2002-12-17 Win Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 3 1:16 29–11 2002-10-05 Win Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination Saitama, Japan Decision (Ext.R) 4 3:00 28–11 Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2002. 2002-05-22 Loss Jérôme Le Banner K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris Paris, France TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 3:00 27–11 2002-03-03 Loss Mirko Filipović K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Nagoya Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 27–10 2002-01-27 Win Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Rising 2002 Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:55 27–9 2001-12-08 Win Francisco Filho K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Ext.R) 4 3:00 26–9 Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 championship. 2001-12-08 Win Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 25–9 2001-12-08 Win Jérôme Le Banner K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 2:32 24–9 2001-10-08 Win Adam Watt K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Final Fukuoka, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage) 3 1:38 23–9 Wins K-1 World GP 2001 in Fukuoka championship and qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2001. 2001-10-08 Loss Ray Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Semi Finals Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 22–9 Despite defeat advances to the final due to an injury suffered by Ray Sefo. 2001-07-21 Loss Peter Graham K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Auckland, New Zealand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 22–8 2001-06-16 Loss Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne Semi Finals Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 22–7 Despite defeat will be invited to K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka. 2001-06-16 Win Hiromi Amada K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne Quarter Finals Melbourne, Australia KO (Right Hook) 1 2:52 22–6 2001-02-24 Win Peter Graham K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne Final Melbourne, Australia KO (Right uppercut) 3 2:10 21–6 Wins K-1 Oceania GP 2001 in Melbourne championship and qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne. 2001-02-24 Win Andrew Peck K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne Semi Finals Melbourne, Australia KO (Right punch) 1 0:48 20–6 2001-02-24 Win Nathan Briggs K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne Quarter Finals Melbourne, Australia KO (Punches) 1 0:57 19–6 2000-07-30 Loss Jérôme Le Banner K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya Quarter Finals Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 18–6 2000-05-14 Win Fadi Haddara K-1 Revenge Oceania Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 18–5 2000-02-27 Win Phil Fagan K-1 Grand Prix 2000 Oceania Final Melbourne, Australia KO 2 0:30 17–5 Wins K-1 Oceania Grand Prix 2000 championship and qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix in Nagoya. 2000-02-27 Win Rony Sefo K-1 Grand Prix 2000 Oceania Semi Finals Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16–5 2000-02-27 Win Clay Aumitagi K-1 Grand Prix 2000 Oceania Quarter Finals Melbourne, Australia KO 2 1:56 15–5 1999-10-23 Loss Neilson Taione Superfighter 2 Sydney, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 14-5 Wins WKBF Australian Super Heavyweight title. 1999 Win Chris Chrispoulides Sydney, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 14-4 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	8–7	Cheick Kongo	TKO (punches)	UFC 144	02012-02-2626 February 2012	1	2:11	Saitama, Japan
Win	7–7	Ben Rothwell	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 135	02011-09-2424 September 2011	3	5:00	Denver, Colorado, United States
Win	6–7	Chris Tuchscherer	KO (punch)	UFC 127	02011-02-2727 February 2011	2	1:41	Sydney, Australia	Knockout of the Night
Loss	5–7	Sean McCorkle	Submission (straight armbar)	UFC 119	02010-09-2525 September 2010	1	1:03	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Loss	5–6	Gegard Mousasi	Submission (straight armbar)	Dream 9	02009-05-2626 May 2009	1	1:20	Yokohama, Japan	Dream Super Hulk Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Loss	5–5	Melvin Manhoef	KO (punches)	Dynamite!! 2008	02008-12-3131 December 2008	1	0:18	Saitama, Japan
Loss	5–4	Alistair Overeem	Submission (keylock)	Dream.5	02008-07-2121 July 2008	1	1:11	Osaka, Japan
Loss	5–3	Fedor Emelianenko	Submission (kimura)	Pride Shockwave 2006	02006-12-3131 December 2006	1	8:16	Saitama, Japan	For Pride Heavyweight Championship
Loss	5–2	Josh Barnett	Submission (kimura)	Pride Critical Countdown Absolute	02006-07-011 July 2006	1	2:02	Saitama, Japan	Pride Openweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win	5–1	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	TKO (punches)	Pride Total Elimination Absolute	02006-05-055 May 2006	2	4:15	Osaka, Japan	Pride Openweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Win	4–1	Yosuke Nishijima	KO (punch)	Pride 31	02006-02-2626 February 2006	3	1:18	Saitama, Japan
Win	3–1	Mirko Filipović	Decision (split)	Pride Shockwave 2005	02005-12-3131 December 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	2–1	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (split)	Pride Shockwave 2004	02004-12-3131 December 2004	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	1–1	Dan Bobish	TKO (kick to the body)	Pride 28	02004-10-3131 October 2004	1	6:23	Saitama, Japan
Loss	0–1	Hidehiko Yoshida	Submission (armbar)	Pride Critical Countdown 2004	02004-06-2020 June 2004	1	5:25	Saitama, Japan

Professional boxing record[link]

0 Wins (0 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Losses, 1 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponnent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Draw	0-1-1	Joe Askew	PTS	4	2000-04-23	Wyong RSL Club, Wyong, New South Wales, Australia
Loss	0-1	John Wyborn	PTS	3	1998-08-21	Bondi Diggers Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

See also[link]

• List of male kickboxers
• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of K-1 events
• List of PRIDE events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of kickboxing organizations

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official UFC Profile
• Profile at K-1

Gary Goodridge (born January 17, 1966), nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a retired Canadian super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship. Prior to kickboxing and MMA, he was also one of the top ranked contenders in the world of professional arm wrestling.^[1]

Early life[link]

Goodridge was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago before moving to Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Prior to his career in combat sports, he worked as a welder at the Honda factory in Alliston, Ontario.^[2]

He was a world champion in arm wrestling, and was able to defeat the likes of greats Sharon Remez and John Brzenk in 1991 and again in 1994. He was also the super heavyweight amateur boxing champion of Canada.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

In 1996, he was offered status of 4th degree black belt in kuk sool won, and a free dobak, if he would represent their school at the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He took two classes in kuk sool won before making his MMA debut in the eight-man tournament at UFC 8: David vs. Goliath in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In the quarter-finals, he faced wrestler Paul Herrera (whom Goodridge outweighed by nearly 80 lbs) and won in violent fashion by using a "goose neck", the only submission hold he had learned before the event. After Herrera attempted a fireman's carry, Goodridge trapped both of his arms in a crucifix hold and proceeded to deliver multiple elbow blows to the helpless Herrera's head, ending the bout in 13 seconds. The second elbow strike knocked Herrera unconscious, but the fight was not stopped until after Goodridge landed six more strikes. He then went on to faced Jerry Bohlander in the semis, and again won by knockout. In the finals, he took on future legend Don Frye who was trained in boxing, judo and wrestling. After Frye gained dominant position two minutes into the match, Goodridge submitted.

Goodridge returned at UFC 9: Motor City Madness in a non-tournament bout against Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz and lost via technical knockout due to a cut after twelve minutes. On July 12, 1996 at UFC 10: The Tournament, he reached the semi-finals where he submitted to Mark Coleman due to exhaustion after KOing John Campatella in the quarter-finals. His final UFC match came on December 7, 1996 when he lost to Don Frye for a second time at Ultimate Ultimate 1996.

Following this, he travelled to Brazil to compete in vale tudo. On July 6, 1997, he defeated Augusto Menezes Santos, Cal Worsham and Pedro Otavio in the one evening to win the first International Vale Tudo Championship. The final match against Otavio was particularly brutal, as Goodridge defeated him with strikes after grabbing and squeezing Otavio's testicles.

PRIDE Fighting Championships[link]

In late 1997, Goodridge was recruited to compete in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He made his promotional debut against Russian grappler Oleg Taktarov at PRIDE1 on October 11, 1997 and knocked his opponent out almost five minutes into the match. He returned at PRIDE 2 on March 15, 1998, where he lost to Brazilian vale tudo fighter Marco Ruas. He then recorded a knockout win over Amir Rahnavardi at PRIDE 3, and a KO loss to Igor Vovchanchyn at PRIDE 4 respectively.

Following a brief return to the UFC in 1999 when he submitted Andre Roberts at UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns, Goodridge met Olympic judoka Naoya Ogawa at PRIDE 6 and lost when his opponent was able to put him in a Kimura lock in the second round.

On January 20, 2000, Goodridge took part in the sixteen-man, open weight tournament at the PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round. He submitted Osamu Tachihikari with a choke in under a minute and advanced to the quarter-finals which took place at the PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals on May 1, 2000. There, he faced Ukrainian kickboxer Igor Vovchanchyn for the second time in his career, and was knocked out by him once again. He also went on to lose his next two matches after this, a decision to Ricco Rodriguez at PRIDE 9: New Blood and a violent high kick knockout to Dutch Muay Thai fighter Gilbert Yvel at PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors.

Over the next two years, Goodridge became PRIDE's heavyweight gatekeeper, taking wins over Yoshiaki Yatsu, Valentijn Overeem, Achmed Labasanov, Lloyd van Dams and Dan Bobish, as well as losses to Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fedor Emelianenko. He won his rubber match vs. Don Frye at PRIDE Shockwave 2003, dropping his rival with a head kick at 0:39 of round 1. This was Goodridge's retirement match. However, he would return to the ring just months later in the K-1 and Hero's organizations for whom he fought both kickboxing and MMA matches.

HERO'S[link]

In 2004, Goodridge began competing for the K-1 promotion's HERO'S series. In his promotional debut, he knocked out pro wrestler Sylvester Terkay in round 1 at K-1 MMA ROMANEX. On March 26, 2005 at HERO'S 1, Goodridge defeated Russian sumo wrestler Alan Karaev by submission.

Following this, he lost to fellow PRIDE veteran Heath Herring at HERO'S 4 by knckout on March 15, 2006. At HERO'S 8 on March 12, 2007, Goodridge beat South African giant Jan Nortje via TKO. This would be his last professional victory despite going on to compete for a further three years.

Kickboxing career[link]

Goodridge made his kickboxing debut in 1999 at K-1 Revenge, against Musashi and lost the fight by disqualification. His first win in K-1 came against Mike Bernardo by technical knockout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas in 2002.^[3] Following this, he took part in the opening round of the 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix against Jérôme Le Banner and was knocked out 42 seconds into the match.

In 2005, Goodridge participated in two K-1 World GP tournaments held in United States. On April 30 in Las Vegas he knocked out Sean O'Haire and Scott Lighty to reach the finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas, where he was stopped by Glaube Feitosa with a high kick KO. Three months later, on July 30, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii he scored three KO wins over Wesley Correira, Carter Williams and Yusuke Fujimoto, respectively, to win the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii.^[4] He was again given the chance to qualify for the World GP in 2005 but was knocked out by Jérôme Le Banner once again.

In 2006, he returned to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas where he defeated Kengo and Scott Lighty before losing to Chalid Arrab by knockout in the final.

Personal life[link]

Following 85 fights in his martial arts career, in which he was knocked out 24 times, Goodridge now suffers from dementia pugilistica.^[5] Goodridge, and co-author Mark Dorsey, published in December 2011, "Gatekeeper: The Fighting Life of Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge." The book details his experience in UFC, Pride, and K1 along with detailed personal information about his life and family.

Controversy[link]

Goodridge stated in an interview that it was not uncommon for fighters in Pride FC to take bribes to determine the outcomes of fights. He says that people contacted him before his fight with Naoya Ogawa at Pride 6 and offered him a bribe to lose the match. He claims that he turned it down as the cash bribe was not enough, and he lost the fight legitimately.^[6]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Amateur boxing[link]

• Super Heavyweight Champion of Canada

Kickboxing[link]

• K-1
  • 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii champion
  • 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up
  • 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up

Mixed martial arts[link]

• International Vale Tudo Championship
  • 1st I.V.C Tournament champion

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC 8 Tournament Runner-Up
  • UFC 10 Tournament Semi-Finalist

Kuk Sool Won[link]

• 4th degree black belt

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	23-23-1	Lyubomir Simeonov	TKO (punches)	Bulgarian MMA Federation: Warriors 18	02010-12-17December 17, 2010	1	3:01	Sofia, Bulgaria
Loss	23-22-1	Pedro Rizzo	TKO (retirement)	Washington Combat	02010-05-15May 15, 2010	2	5:00	Washington, D.C.
Loss	23-21-1	Gegard Mousasi	TKO (punches)	Dynamite!! 2009	02009-12-31December 31, 2009	1	1:34	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss	23-20-1	Gábor Németh	TKO (Goodridge left the match)	Super GP	02008-11-22November 22, 2008	2	3:45	Budapest, Hungary
Loss	23-19-1	Alistair Overeem	Submission (kimura)	United Glory 10	02008-11-09November 9, 2008	1	1:47	Arnhem, Netherlands
Loss	23-18-1	Paul Buentello	Decision (unanimous)	Affliction: Banned	02008-07-19July 19, 2008	3	5:00	Anaheim, California, United States
Loss	23-17-1	Terroll Dees	Decision (unanimous)	Iroquois MMA Championships 4	02008-06-21June 21, 2008	3	5:00	Ontario, Canada
Loss	23-16-1	Choi Mu-Bae	KO (punch)	The Khan 1	02008-03-30March 30, 2008	2	N/A	Seoul, South Korea
Win	23-15-1	Jan Nortje	TKO (punches)	Hero's 8	02007-03-12March 12, 2007	1	3:00	Nagoya, Japan
Win	22-15-1	Tadas Rimkevičius	TKO (punches)	Hero's Lithuania 2006	02006-11-11November 11, 2006	1	4:31	Lithuania
Loss	21-15-1	Heath Herring	TKO (punches)	Hero's 4	02006-03-15March 15, 2006	2	1:55	Tokyo, Japan
Win	21-14-1	Alan Karaev	Submission (forearm choke)	Hero's 1	02005-03-26March 26, 2005	1	2:58	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	20-14-1	Sylvester Terkay	TKO (punches)	K-1 MMA ROMANEX	02004-05-22May 22, 2004	1	1:22	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	19-14-1	Don Frye	KO (head kick)	PRIDE Shockwave 2003	02003-12-31December 31, 2003	1	0:39	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	18-14-1	Dan Bobish	TKO (punches)	PRIDE Final Conflict 2003	02003-11-09November 9, 2003	1	0:18	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	17-14-1	Fedor Emelianenko	TKO (soccer kicks and punches)	PRIDE Total Elimination 2003	02003-08-10August 10, 2003	1	1:09	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	17-13-1	Lloyd van Dams	TKO (punches)	PRIDE Shockwave	02002-08-28August 28, 2002	1	3:39	Tokyo, Japan
Win	16-13-1	Achmed Labasanov	Decision (split)	PRIDE 21	02002-06-23June 23, 2002	3	5:00	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
vDraw	15-13-1	Ebenezer Fontes Braga	Draw	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001	02001-12-31December 31, 2001	5	3:00	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	15-13	Yoshiaki Yatsu	TKO (corner stoppage)	PRIDE 16	02001-09-24September 24, 2001	1	3:03	Osaka, Japan
Win	14-13	Jan Nortje	Submission (armbar)	K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final	02001-08-19August 19, 2001	1	1:11	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss	13-13	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Submission (triangle choke)	PRIDE 15	02001-07-29July 29, 2001	1	2:37	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	13-12	Valentijn Overeem	Submission (knee)	PRIDE 14	02001-05-27May 27, 2001	1	2:39	Yokohama, Japan
Win	12-12	Bob Schrijber	Submission (kneebar)	2 Hot 2 Handle 2	02001-03-18March 18, 2001	1	2:32	Rotterdam, Holland
Win	11-12	Yoshiaki Yatsu	TKO (punches)	PRIDE 11	02000-10-31October 31, 2000	1	8:58	Osaka, Japan
Loss	10-12	Gilbert Yvel	KO (head kick)	PRIDE 10	02000-08-27August 27, 2000	1	0:28	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss	10-11	Ricco Rodriguez	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE 9	02000-06-04June 4, 2000	2	10:00	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	10-10	Igor Vovchanchyn	TKO (punches)	PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals	02000-05-01May 1, 2000	1	10:14	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 quarter-final.
Win	10-9	Osamu Kawahara	Submission (forearm choke)	PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round	02000-01-30January 30, 2000	1	0:51	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 opening round.
Loss	9-9	Tom Erikson	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE 8	01999-11-21November 21, 1999	2	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	9-8	Naoya Ogawa	Submission (keylock)	PRIDE 6	01999-07-04July 4, 1999	2	0:36	Yokohama, Japan
Win	9-7	Andre Roberts	Submission (punch)	UFC 19	01999-03-05March 5, 1999	1	0:43	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
Loss	8-7	Igor Vovchanchyn	TKO (punches)	PRIDE 4	01998-10-11October 11, 1998	1	5:58	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8-6	Amir Rahnavardi	KO (punches)	PRIDE 3	01998-06-24June 24, 1998	1	7:22	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	7-6	Marco Ruas	Submission (heel hook)	PRIDE 2	01998-03-15March 15, 1998	1	9:09	Yokohama, Japan
Win	7-5	Oleg Taktarov	KO (punch)	PRIDE 1	01997-10-11October 11, 1997	1	4:57	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6-5	Pedro Otavio	Submission (punches, knees and groin squeeze)	International Vale Tudo Championship 1	01997-07-06July 6, 1997	1	16:15	Brazil	IVC 1 Tournament final.
Win	5-5	Cal Worsham	Submission (keylock)	International Vale Tudo Championship 1	01997-07-06July 6, 1997	1	0:43	Brazil	IVC 1 Tournament semi-final.
Win	4-5	Augusto Menezes Santos	Submission (crucifix)	International Vale Tudo Championship 1	01997-07-06July 6, 1997	1	0:32	Brazil	IVC 1 Tournament quarter-final.
Loss	3-5	Mario Neto	Submission	Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6	01997-03-03March 3, 1997	1	6:02	Brazil
Loss	3-4	Don Frye	Submission (fatigue)	Ultimate Ultimate 1996	01996-12-07December 7, 1996	1	11:19	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Loss	3-3	Mark Coleman	Submission (exhaustion)	UFC 10	01996-07-12July 12, 1996	1	7:00	Birmingham, Alabama, United States	UFC 10 semi-final.
Win	3-2	John Campetella	KO (punches)	UFC 10	01996-07-12July 12, 1996	1	1:28	Birmingham, Alabama, United States	UFC 10 quarter-final.
Loss	2-2	Mark Schultz	TKO (cut)	UFC 9	01996-05-17May 17, 1996	1	12:00	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Loss	2-1	Don Frye	Submission (position)	UFC 8	01996-02-16February 16, 1996	1	2:14	San Juan, Puerto Rico	UFC 8 final.
Win	2-0	Jerry Bohlander	TKO (punches)	UFC 8	01996-02-16February 16, 1996	1	5:31	San Juan, Puerto Rico	UFC 8 semi-final.
Win	1-0	Paul Herrera	KO (elbows)	UFC 8	01996-02-16February 16, 1996	1	0:13	San Juan, Puerto Rico	UFC 8 quarter-final.

Kickboxing record[link]

Kickboxing record

12 wins (11 KOs), 24 losses, 2 draws Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 12-24-2 Cătălin Moroşanu TKO (referee stoppage) K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2010 02010-11-27November 27, 2010 2 2:10 Stockholm, Sweden Loss 12-23-2 Jerry Otto Decision (unanimous) La Onda Fight Night: Blood In Blood Out 02010-10-24October 24, 2010 3 3:00 Magdeburg, Germany Loss 12-22-2 Igor Mihaljevic Decision (unanimous) Noc skorpiona 6 02010-02-13February 13, 2010 3 3:00 Karlovac, Croatia Loss 12-21-2 Cătălin Moroşanu TKO (corner stoppage) Local Kombat 32 02008-12-12December 12, 2008 2 3:00 Ploieşti, Romania For WKN Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. Loss 12-20-2 Hiromi Amada Decision (unanimous) DEEP: Gladiators 02008-08-16August 16, 2008 3 3:00 Okayama, Japan Loss 12-19-2 Lubos Suda Decision (unanimous) K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 02007-12-15December 15, 2007 3 3:00 Prague, Czech Republic Draw 12-18-2 Konstantin Gluhov Decision (draw) K-1 Fighting Network Latvia 2007 02007-10-13October 13, 2007 3 3:00 Riga, Latvia Loss 12-18-1 Choi Hong-man KO (knee) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong 02007-08-05August 5, 2007 1 1:34 Hong Kong Loss 12-17-1 Patrick Barry TKO (referee stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii 02007-04-04April 4, 2007 1 1:07 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2007 Hawaii Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss 12-16-1 Remy Bonjasky KO (knee) K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Opening Round 02006-09-30September 30, 2006 3 0:52 Osaka, Japan 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. Loss 12-15-1 Carter Williams Decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II 02006-08-12August 12, 2006 3 3:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix II quarter-final. Loss 12-14-1 Peter Aerts Decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo 02006-07-30July 30, 2006 3 3:00 Sapporo, Japan Loss 12-13-1 Chalid Arrab KO (right hook) K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas 02006-04-29April 29, 2006 3 1:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix final. Win 12-12-1 Scott Lighty TKO (referee stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas 02006-04-29April 29, 2006 1 0:34 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix semi-final. Win 11-12-1 Kengo KO (right hook) K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas 02006-04-29April 29, 2006 1 0:40 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss 10-12-1 Alexey Ignashov Decision K-1 European League 2006 in Budapest 02006-02-17February 17, 2006 3 3:00 Budapest, Hungary Loss 10-11-1 Glaube Feitosa Decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Tokyo Final 02005-11-19November 19, 2005 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 10-10-1 Jérôme Le Banner TKO (three knockdowns) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – Final Elimination 02005-09-23September 23, 2005 1 2:13 Osaka, Japan 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. Win 10-9-1 Yusuke Fujimoto TKO (corner stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii 02005-07-29July 29, 2005 3 1:19 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2005 Hawaii Grand Prix final. Win 9-9-1 Carter Williams KO (right hooks) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii 02005-07-29July 29, 2005 1 1:15 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2005 Hawaii Grand Prix semi-final. Win 8-9-1 Wesley Correira TKO (referee stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii 02005-07-29July 29, 2005 1 2:43 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2005 Hawaii Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss 7-9-1 Glaube Feitosa KO (left high kick) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas 02005-04-30April 30, 2005 1 2:40 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix final. Win 7-8-1 Scott Lighty TKO (low kicks) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas 02005-04-30April 30, 2005 1 2:55 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix semi-final. Win 6-8-1 Sean O'Haire KO (right uppercut) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas 02005-04-30April 30, 2005 1 1:56 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss 5-8-1 Ray Sefo KO (right uppercuts) K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!! 02004-12-31December 31, 2004 1 0:24 Osaka, Japan Win 5-7-1 Cyril Abidi KO (right hook) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final 02004-12-04December 4, 2004 1 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 4-7-1 Samy Atia KO (punches) Titans 1st 02004-11-06November 6, 2004 1 2:49 Kitakyūshū, Japan Loss 3-7-1 Mighty Mo TKO (three knockdowns) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination 02004-09-25September 25, 2004 1 2:58 Tokyo, Japan 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. Win 3-6-1 Dewey Cooper Decision (split) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II 02004-08-07August 7, 2004 3 3:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Loss 2-6-1 Peter Aerts TKO (low kicks) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya 02004-06-06June 6, 2004 3 1:40 Nagoya, Japan Win 2-5-1 Toa TKO K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I 02004-04-30April 30, 2004 1 2:43 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Loss 1-5-1 Mark Hunt Decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas 02003-05-02May 2, 2003 5 3:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Draw 1-4-1 Musashi Decision draw K-1 Beast 2003 02003-04-06April 6, 2003 5 3:00 Yamagata, Japan Loss 1-4 Mike Bernardo KO (right hook) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 02002-12-31December 31, 2002 1 2:12 Saitama, Japan Loss 1-3 Jérôme Le Banner KO (straight right) K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination 02002-10-05October 5, 2002 1 0:42 Saitama, Japan 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round. Win 1-2 Mike Bernardo TKO K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas 02002-08-17August 17, 2002 1 1:38 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Loss 0-2 Masaaki Satake KO (kick) K-1 Spirits '99 01999-08-22August 22, 1999 3 2:47 Tokyo, Japan Loss 0-1 Musashi DQ K-1 Revenge '99 01999-04-25April 25, 1999 1 2:15 Yokohama, Japan Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest

See also[link]

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events
• List of UFC events
• List of kickboxing organizations

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile at K-1
• Arm wrestle match vs John Brzenk
• Professional MMA record for Gary Goodridge from Sherdog