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1677:1978 births
1593:Marcio Cruz
1561:October 21,
1273:Jeff Monson
1161:Choi Mu-Bae
1085:Tommy Sauer
1045:David Yost
905:By decision
879:By knockout
839:Academy in
785:Mu Bae Choi
754:Jeff Monson
719:Jeff Monson
695:Paulo Filho
596:Márcio Cruz
104:Heavyweight
61:Other names
23:Márcio Cruz
1611:Categories
1395:References
974:Joe Yager
740:by TKO at
635:Background
64:Pé de Pano
44:1978-04-24
1535:23 August
1531:. Sherdog
1508:. Sherdog
1485:. Sherdog
1313:Frank Mir
960:Location
942:Opponent
833:Christian
790:Sengoku 3
738:Frank Mir
657:jiu-jitsu
569:Absolute
522:Absolute
482:Absolute
435:Absolute
418:Absolute
309:Grappling
172:2005–2012
69:Residence
1383:See also
1187:, Japan
872:3 losses
401:+100 kg
96:Division
56:, Brazil
1583:Sherdog
1512:21 July
1489:18 June
1461:Sherdog
1440:July 2,
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945:Method
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589:-100kg
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276:Sherdog
1466:6 June
1356:UFC 55
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867:8 wins
769:UFC 66
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1266:Loss
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936:Res.
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274:from
190:Total
118:Style
110:Reach
1563:2012
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1346:1–0
1343:Win
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1306:Win
1269:2–1
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1194:Win
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