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Canada
Barrie, Ontario
Gary Goodridge
"
Big Daddy
"
AGE
59
/
Jan 17, 1966
HEIGHT
6'3"
/
190.5 cm
WEIGHT
240 lbs
/
108.86 kg
ASSOCIATION
Big Daddy Fight Team
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
23
KO
/
TKO
16
70%
SUBMISSIONS
6
26%
DECISIONS
1
4%
Draws
1
Losses
22
KO
/
TKO
10
45%
SUBMISSIONS
8
36%
DECISIONS
4
18%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Lyubo Simeonov
Maxfight - Warriors 18
Dec / 17 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
1
3:01
loss
Pedro Rizzo
Washington Combat - Battle of the Legends
May / 15 / 2010
TKO (Retirement)
Mario Yamasaki
2
5:00
loss
Gegard Mousasi
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009
Dec / 31 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
1:34
loss
Alistair Overeem
UG 10 - The Battle of Arnhem
Nov / 09 / 2008
Submission (Kimura)
1
1:47
loss
Paul Buentello
Affliction - Banned
Jul / 19 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
3
5:00
loss
Terroll Dees
Iroquois - MMA Championships 4
Jun / 21 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Mu Bae Choi
TK - The Khan 1
Mar / 30 / 2008
KO (Punch)
2
0:00
win
Jan Nortje
K-1 - Hero's 8
Mar / 12 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
Ryogaku Wada
1
3:00
win
Tadas Rimkevicius
K-1 - Hero's Lithuania
Nov / 11 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
1
4:31
loss
Heath Herring
K-1 - Hero's 4
Mar / 15 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
Ryogaku Wada
2
1:55
win
Alan Karaev
K-1 - Hero's 1
Mar / 26 / 2005
Submission (Forearm Choke)
Ryogaku Wada
1
2:58
win
Sylvester Terkay
K-1 MMA - Romanex
May / 22 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
Naoyuki Taira
1
1:22
win
Don Frye
Pride FC - Shockwave 2003
Dec / 31 / 2003
KO (Head Kick)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
0:27
win
Dan Bobish
Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003
Nov / 09 / 2003
TKO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
0:18
loss
Fedor Emelianenko
Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003
Aug / 10 / 2003
TKO (Soccer Kicks and Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
1:09
win
Lloyd Van Dams
Pride FC - Shockwave
Aug / 28 / 2002
TKO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
3:39
win
Achmed Labasanov
Pride 21 - Demolition
Jun / 23 / 2002
Decision (Split)
Keiji Shiozaki
3
5:00
draw
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 - K-1 vs. Inoki
Dec / 31 / 2001
Draw
5
3:00
win
Yoshiaki Yatsu
Pride 16 - Beasts From The East
Sep / 24 / 2001
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
3:05
win
Jan Nortje
K-1 - Andy Hug Memorial
Aug / 19 / 2001
Submission (Armbar)
1
1:11
loss
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Pride 15 - Raging Rumble
Jul / 29 / 2001
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Keiji Shiozaki
1
2:37
win
Valentijn Overeem
Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans
May / 27 / 2001
TKO (Submission to Knee)
Keiji Shiozaki
1
2:39
win
Bob Schrijber
2H2H 2 - Simply The Best
Mar / 18 / 2001
Submission (Kneebar)
1
2:32
win
Yoshiaki Yatsu
Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun
Oct / 31 / 2000
TKO (Punches)
Keiji Shiozaki
1
8:58
loss
Gilbert Yvel
Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors
Aug / 27 / 2000
KO (Head Kick)
Keiji Shiozaki
1
0:28
loss
Ricco Rodriguez
Pride 9 - New Blood
Jun / 04 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
Keiji Shiozaki
2
10:00
loss
Igor Vovchanchyn
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals
May / 01 / 2000
TKO (Punches)
Akira Okabayashi
1
10:14
win
Osamu Kawahara
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round
Jan / 30 / 2000
Submission (Forearm Choke)
Keiji Shiozaki
1
0:51
loss
Tom Erikson
Pride FC - Pride 8
Nov / 21 / 1999
Decision (Unanimous)
Keiji Shiozaki
2
10:00
loss
Naoya Ogawa
Pride FC - Pride 6
Jul / 04 / 1999
Submission (Keylock)
Yuji Shimada
2
0:36
win
Andre Roberts
UFC 19 - Ultimate Young Guns
Mar / 05 / 1999
TKO (Submission to Punch)
John McCarthy
1
0:43
loss
Igor Vovchanchyn
Pride FC - Pride 4
Oct / 11 / 1998
TKO (Punches)
Takumi Adachi
1
5:58
win
Amir Rahnavardi
Pride FC - Pride 3
Jun / 24 / 1998
KO (Punches)
Takumi Adachi
1
7:22
loss
Marco Ruas
Pride FC - Pride 2
Mar / 15 / 1998
Submission (Heel Hook)
Takumi Adachi
1
9:09
win
Oleg Taktarov
Pride FC - Pride 1
Oct / 11 / 1997
KO (Punch)
Ryogaku Wada
1
4:57
win
Pedro Otavio
IVC 1 - Real Fight Tournament
Jul / 06 / 1997
TKO (Submission to Punches)
1
16:15
win
Cal Worsham
IVC 1 - Real Fight Tournament
Jul / 06 / 1997
Submission (Keylock)
1
0:43
win
Augusto Menezes Santos
IVC 1 - Real Fight Tournament
Jul / 06 / 1997
Submission (Crucifix)
1
0:32
loss
Mario Neto
UVF 6 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6
Mar / 03 / 1997
Submission (No Apparent Reason)
1
6:02
loss
Don Frye
UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1996
Dec / 07 / 1996
Submission (Fatigue)
John McCarthy
1
11:19
loss
Mark Coleman
UFC 10 - The Tournament
Jul / 12 / 1996
Submission (Exhaustion)
John McCarthy
1
7:00
win
John Campetella
UFC 10 - The Tournament
Jul / 12 / 1996
KO (Punches)
John McCarthy
1
1:28
loss
Mark Schultz
UFC 9 - Motor City Madness
May / 17 / 1996
TKO (Cut)
John McCarthy
1
12:00
loss
Don Frye
UFC 8 - David vs. Goliath
Feb / 16 / 1996
Submission (Position)
John McCarthy
1
2:14
win
Jerry Bohlander
UFC 8 - David vs. Goliath
Feb / 16 / 1996
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
1
5:31
win
Paul Herrera
UFC 8 - David vs. Goliath
Feb / 16 / 1996
KO (Elbows)
John McCarthy
1
0:13
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