Pedro Rizzo
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| Pedro Rizzo | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Rock |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (187 cm) |
| Weight | 241 lb (103 kg) |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | May 3, 1974 |
| Town of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Team/Association | Ruas Vale Tudo |
| Fighting style | Ruas Vale Tudo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Pedro Augusto "The Rock" Rizzo (born May 3, 1974) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter and professional kickboxer. He has a professional MMA record of 16-7-0 as of September 1, 2007. Rizzo is considered to be an excellent striker among MMA athletes. He is a former WVC heavyweight champion, and former contender for the UFC heavyweight belt. Rizzo is the current UAFC Heavyweight Champion.
Rizzo is also a four-time Brazilian Muay Thai champion, with a professional record of 31-0-1 (30 KO) in kickboxing. Most of his professional kickboxing wins came while spending a few years training Muay Thai in the Netherlands, which is considered the mecca of professional heavyweight muay Thai kickboxing. During Rizzo's time there he formed a close friendship with 3-time K-1 kickboxing champion Peter Aerts. The two still keep in contact and train together whenever possible.
In MMA, Rizzo holds notable wins over fighters such as former UFC HW champions Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Ricco Rodriguez and Mark Coleman along with three time UFC champion and Hall of Famer Dan Severn. and Trained by Vale Tudo legend Marco Ruas, Rizzo has adopted Ruas' brutal leg kicks and has developed strong stand up fighting and used this to great effect in the cage. A stint in PRIDE FC didn't go too well for the former UFC Heavyweight Title contender, and Rizzo suffered quick losses at the hands of Sergei Kharitonov and Roman Zentsov.
Rizzo returned to his winning ways on the 9th March, 2007 when he beat UFC veteran Justin Eilers by unanimous decision at the début show of Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championships, which was held in Dallas, Texas.
He defeated Jeff Monson on September 1, 2007. This fight took place on the first pay-per-view event promoted by the Art of War organization.
The photographic portrait of Rizzo by Richard Ansett, shot immediately after the fight in Las Vegas 2001 showed at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 23 matches | 16 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 4 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 3 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
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| Win | 16-7 |  Jeff Monson |
TKO (Punches) | AOW - Art of War 3 | 1 September 2007 | 3 | 2:40 | Texas, United States |
| Win | 15-7 | Justin Eilers |
Decision (Unanimous) | AOW - Art of War 1 | 9 March 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Texas, United States |
| Loss | 14-7 |  Roman Zentsov |
KO (Punch) | PRIDE 31 - Dreamers | 26 February 2006 | 1 | 0:25 |  Saitama, Japan |
| Loss | 14-6 | Sergei Kharitonov |
TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE - Critical Countdown 2005 | 26 June 2005 | 1 | 2:02 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | 14-5 | Ricco Rodriguez |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 45 - Revolution | 21 November 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Conneticut |
| Win | 13-5 | Tra Telligman |
TKO (Cut) | UFC 43 - Meltdown | 6 June 2003 | 2 | 4:24 | Nevada, United States |
| Loss | 12-5 |  Vladimir Matyushenko |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 41 - Onslaught | 28 February 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. |
| Loss | 12-4 | Gan McGee |
TKO (Corner Stoppage) | UFC 39 - The Warriors Return | 27 September 2002 | 1 | 5:00 | Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Conneticut |
| Win | 12-3 | Andrei Arlovski |
KO (Punches) | UFC 36 - Worlds Collide | 22 March 2002 | 3 | 1:45 | Nevada, United States |
| Loss | 11-3 | Randy Couture |
TKO (Strikes) | UFC 34 - High Voltage | 2 November 2001 | 3 | 1:38 | Nevada, United States |
| Loss | 11-2 | Randy Couture |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 31 - Locked & Loaded | 4 May 2001 | 5 | 5:00 | New Jersey, United States |
| Win | 11-1 | Josh Barnett |
KO (Punch) | UFC 30 - Battle on the Boardwalk | 23 February 2001 | 2 | 4:21 | New Jersey, United States |
| Win | 10-1 | Dan Severn |
Submission (Strikes) | UFC 27 - Ultimate Bad Boyz | 22 September 2000 | 1 | 1:33 | Louisiana, United States |
| Loss | 9-1 | Kevin Randleman |
Decision | UFC 26 - Ultimate Field of Dreams | 9 June 2000 | 5 | 5:00 | Iowa, United States |
| Win | 9-0 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka |
TKO (Strikes) | UFC 23 - Ultimate Japan 2 | 19 November 1999 | 3 | 1:12 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 8-0 | Tra Telligman |
KO | UFC 20 - Battle for the Gold | 7 May 1999 | 1 | 4:30 | Alabama, United States |
| Win | 7-0 | Mark Coleman |
Decision | UFC 18 - Road to the Heavyweight Title | 8 January 1999 | 1 | 15:00 | Louisiana, United States |
| Win | 6-0 | David Abbott |
KO | UFC Brazil - Ultimate Brazil | 16 October 1998 | 1 | 8:07 | Brazil |
| Win | 5-0 | Richard Heard |
Submission (Punishment) | WVC 3 - World Vale Tudo Championship 3 | 19 January 1997 | 1 | 13:12 | Brazil |
| Win | 4-0 | Michael Tielrooy | Submission (Keylock) | WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 | 10 November 1996 | 1 | 0:18 | Brazil |
| Win | 3-0 | Niccolaus Niccolaus | Submission (Punches) | WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 | 10 November 1996 | 1 | 1:49 | Brazil |
| Win | 2-0 | Vernon White |
KO (Kick) | WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 | 10 November 1996 | 1 | 6:30 | Brazil |
| Win | 1-0 | Eric Labaille | TKO | IMA - Battle of Styles | 26 October 1996 | 1 | 2:57 |  Holland |
