Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Fighter Profile

Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira was born June 2nd, 1976 along with his identical twin brother Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, in the town of Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil. At the age of 5 he began training in Judo. At the age of 10 he would be hit by a truck and slip into a coma for four days. When he awoke he discovered that he had lost a rib and part of his liver due to the accident. He also received the large scar on his back that now serves as an easy way to tell he and his brother apart. After the accident he would take up boxing, and when he turned 14 a friend would invite him to the gym of Ricardo de la Riva Goded to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In 1999 he received his black belt in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. 
In June of 1999 he would make his MMA debut at World Extreme Fighting 6, defeating David Dodd by submission. By the end of the year, and into the next he would join with the RINGS organization and participate in the King of Kings competition. His only loss within RINGS would be to Dan “Dangerous” Henderson. When RINGS dissolved, Antonio would follow the paths of many of it’s fighters and move on to the PRIDE organization. 
Antonio Rodrigo is a heavyweight fighter within the PRIDE organization and has defeated an impressive number of opponents since 2001 with his involvement in PRIDE 15. Some of his victories include Mark Coleman, Heath Herring, and even a rematch against Dan Henderson. From 2001 to 2003 he would be the undefeated PRIDE Heavyweight champion, but a loss to the Russian born Fedor Emelianenko by unanimous decision would lose him the title. A rematch between Antonio Rodrigo and Fedor (for the championship) was scheduled for August, 2004, but an accidental cut would end the fight in a “No Contest”. Four months later the fight would resume, but Antonio Rodrigo once again lost the fight, and his chance at the championship, due to unanimous decision in Fedor’s favor.  
So far in his PRIDE career Antonio has suffered three losses. Two against bitter rival Fedor Emelianenko and a recent loss against Josh Barnett in September, 2006. Antonio Rodrigo’s twin brother, Antonio Rogerio also fights within the PRIDE organization, but is much smaller in size, fighting in the middleweight category.
Fight Record - 29-4-1 1 No Contest
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<li>12-31-2006 - Defeats Josh Barnett, PRIDE SW 2006, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>09-10-2006 - Lost to Josh Barnett, PRIDE FCA, Split Decision </li>
<li>07-01-2006 - Defeats Fabricio Werdum, PRIDE CCA, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>05-05-2006 - Defeats Zuluzinho, PRIDE TEA, Submission Round 1, 2:17 </li>
<li>02-26-2006 - Defeats Kiyoshi Tamura, PRIDE 31, Submission Round 1, 2:24 </li>
<li>06-26-2005 - Defeats Pawel Nastula, PRIDE CC 2005, TKO Round 1, 8:38 </li>
<li>12-31-2004 - Lost to Fedor Emelianenko, PRIDE SW 2004, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>08-15-2004 - No Contest to Fedor Emelianenko, PRIDE FC 2004, Cut </li>
<li>08-15-2004 - Defeats Sergei Kharitonov, PRIDE FC 2004, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>06-20-2004 - Defeats Heath Herring, PRIDE CC 2004, Submission Round 2, 0:30 </li>
<li>04-25-2004 - Defeats Hirotaka Yokoi, PRIDE TE 2004, Submission Round 2, 1:25 </li>
<li>11-09-2003 - Defeats Mirko Filipovic, PRIDE FC 2003, Submission Round 2, 1:45 </li>
<li>08-10-2003 - Defeats Ricco Rodriguez, PRIDE TE 2003, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>03-16-2003 - Lost to Fedor Emelianenko, PRIDE 25, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>12-23-2002 - Defeats Dan Henderson, PRIDE 24, Submission Round 3, 1:49 </li>
<li>11-24-2002 - Defeats Semmy Schilt, PRIDE 23, Submission Round 1, 6:36 </li>
<li>08-28-2002 - Defeats Bob Sapp, PRIDE SW, Submission Round 2, 4:03 </li>
<li>08-08-2002 - Defeats Sanae Kikuta, UFO, KO Round 2, 0:29 </li>
<li>02-24-2002 - Defeats Enson Inoue, PRIDE 19, TKO Round 1, 6:17 </li>
<li>11-03-2001 - Defeats Heath Herring, PRIDE 17, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>09-24-2001 - Defeats Mark Coleman, PRIDE 16, Submission Round 1, 6:10 </li>
<li>07-29-2001 - Defeats Gary Goodridge, PRIDE 15, Submission Round 1, 2:37 </li>
<li>02-24-2001 - Defeats Valentijin Overeem, Rings KoK 2K F, Submission Round 1, 2:37 </li>
<li>02-24-2001 - Defeats Hiromitsu Kanehara, Rings KoK 2K F, Submission Round 2, 0:20 </li>
<li>02-24-2001 - Defeats Volk Han, Rings KoK 2K F, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>10-09-2000 - Defeats Kiyoshi Tamura, Rings KoK 2K, Submission Round 2, 2:29 </li>
<li>10-09-2000 - Defeats Achmed Labasanov, Rings KoK 2K, Submission Round 1, 1:38 </li>
<li>08-23-2000 - Draw to Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Rings MC 3, Decision </li>
<li>02-26-2000 - Lost to Dan Henderson, Rings KoK 1999 Final, Split Decision </li>
<li>02-26-2000 - Defeats Andrei Kopylov, Rings KoK 1999 Final, Majority Decision </li>
<li>01-15-2000 - Defeats Jeremy Horn, WEF 8, Unanimous Decision </li>
<li>10-28-1999 - Defeats Iouri Kotchkine, Rings KoK 99, Submission Round 1, 0:40 </li>
<li>10-28-1999 - Defeats Valentijin Overeem, Rings KoK 99, Submission Round 1, 1:51  </li>
<li>10-09-1999 - Defeats Nate Schroeder, WEF 7, Submission Round 1, 1:52 </li>
<li>06-12-1999 - Defeats David Dodd, WEF 6, Submission Round 1 </li></ul>

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Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira was born June 2^nd, 1976 along with his identical twin brother Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, in the town of Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil. At the age of 5 he began training in Judo. At the age of 10 he would be hit by a truck and slip into a coma for four days. When he awoke he discovered that he had lost a rib and part of his liver due to the accident. He also received the large scar on his back that now serves as an easy way to tell he and his brother apart. After the accident he would take up boxing, and when he turned 14 a friend would invite him to the gym of Ricardo de la Riva Goded to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In 1999 he received his black belt in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

In June of 1999 he would make his MMA debut at World Extreme Fighting 6, defeating David Dodd by submission. By the end of the year, and into the next he would join with the RINGS organization and participate in the King of Kings competition. His only loss within RINGS would be to Dan “Dangerous” Henderson. When RINGS dissolved, Antonio would follow the paths of many of it’s fighters and move on to the PRIDE organization.

Antonio Rodrigo is a heavyweight fighter within the PRIDE organization and has defeated an impressive number of opponents since 2001 with his involvement in PRIDE 15. Some of his victories include Mark Coleman, Heath Herring, and even a rematch against Dan Henderson. From 2001 to 2003 he would be the undefeated PRIDE Heavyweight champion, but a loss to the Russian born Fedor Emelianenko by unanimous decision would lose him the title. A rematch between Antonio Rodrigo and Fedor (for the championship) was scheduled for August, 2004, but an accidental cut would end the fight in a “No Contest”. Four months later the fight would resume, but Antonio Rodrigo once again lost the fight, and his chance at the championship, due to unanimous decision in Fedor’s favor.

So far in his PRIDE career Antonio has suffered three losses. Two against bitter rival Fedor Emelianenko and a recent loss against Josh Barnett in September, 2006. Antonio Rodrigo’s twin brother, Antonio Rogerio also fights within the PRIDE organization, but is much smaller in size, fighting in the middleweight category.

Fight Record - 29-4-1 1 No Contest

12-31-2006 - Defeats Josh Barnett, PRIDE SW 2006, Unanimous Decision
09-10-2006 - Lost to Josh Barnett, PRIDE FCA, Split Decision
07-01-2006 - Defeats Fabricio Werdum, PRIDE CCA, Unanimous Decision
05-05-2006 - Defeats Zuluzinho, PRIDE TEA, Submission Round 1, 2:17
02-26-2006 - Defeats Kiyoshi Tamura, PRIDE 31, Submission Round 1, 2:24
06-26-2005 - Defeats Pawel Nastula, PRIDE CC 2005, TKO Round 1, 8:38
12-31-2004 - Lost to Fedor Emelianenko, PRIDE SW 2004, Unanimous Decision
08-15-2004 - No Contest to Fedor Emelianenko, PRIDE FC 2004, Cut
08-15-2004 - Defeats Sergei Kharitonov, PRIDE FC 2004, Unanimous Decision
06-20-2004 - Defeats Heath Herring, PRIDE CC 2004, Submission Round 2, 0:30
04-25-2004 - Defeats Hirotaka Yokoi, PRIDE TE 2004, Submission Round 2, 1:25
11-09-2003 - Defeats Mirko Filipovic, PRIDE FC 2003, Submission Round 2, 1:45
08-10-2003 - Defeats Ricco Rodriguez, PRIDE TE 2003, Unanimous Decision
03-16-2003 - Lost to Fedor Emelianenko, PRIDE 25, Unanimous Decision
12-23-2002 - Defeats Dan Henderson, PRIDE 24, Submission Round 3, 1:49
11-24-2002 - Defeats Semmy Schilt, PRIDE 23, Submission Round 1, 6:36
08-28-2002 - Defeats Bob Sapp, PRIDE SW, Submission Round 2, 4:03
08-08-2002 - Defeats Sanae Kikuta, UFO, KO Round 2, 0:29
02-24-2002 - Defeats Enson Inoue, PRIDE 19, TKO Round 1, 6:17
11-03-2001 - Defeats Heath Herring, PRIDE 17, Unanimous Decision
09-24-2001 - Defeats Mark Coleman, PRIDE 16, Submission Round 1, 6:10
07-29-2001 - Defeats Gary Goodridge, PRIDE 15, Submission Round 1, 2:37
02-24-2001 - Defeats Valentijin Overeem, Rings KoK 2K F, Submission Round 1, 2:37
02-24-2001 - Defeats Hiromitsu Kanehara, Rings KoK 2K F, Submission Round 2, 0:20
02-24-2001 - Defeats Volk Han, Rings KoK 2K F, Unanimous Decision
10-09-2000 - Defeats Kiyoshi Tamura, Rings KoK 2K, Submission Round 2, 2:29
10-09-2000 - Defeats Achmed Labasanov, Rings KoK 2K, Submission Round 1, 1:38
08-23-2000 - Draw to Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Rings MC 3, Decision
02-26-2000 - Lost to Dan Henderson, Rings KoK 1999 Final, Split Decision
02-26-2000 - Defeats Andrei Kopylov, Rings KoK 1999 Final, Majority Decision
01-15-2000 - Defeats Jeremy Horn, WEF 8, Unanimous Decision
10-28-1999 - Defeats Iouri Kotchkine, Rings KoK 99, Submission Round 1, 0:40
10-28-1999 - Defeats Valentijin Overeem, Rings KoK 99, Submission Round 1, 1:51
10-09-1999 - Defeats Nate Schroeder, WEF 7, Submission Round 1, 1:52
06-12-1999 - Defeats David Dodd, WEF 6, Submission Round 1

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