Gary Goodridge

"Big Daddy"

AGE	60 / 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

70%

SUBMISSIONS

26%

DECISIONS

Draws 1

Losses 22

KO / TKO

45%

SUBMISSIONS

36%

DECISIONS

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 Minoru Toyonaga	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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