Gary Goodridge
Nickname	Big Daddy
Nationality	Canada
Date of birth	January 17, 1966 (1966-01-17) (age 42)
Place of birth	Trinidad and Tobago
Fighting out of	Barrie, Ontario
Height	6 ft 1 in (1. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American 85 m)
Weight	113 kg (249. 1 lb/17. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 8 st)
Style	MMA
Team	Team Go-Riki
Years active	12 (1996-present)
Kickboxing record
Total	32
Wins	11
By knockout	10
Losses	19
By knockout	12
Draws	2
MMA record
Total	40
Wins	23
By knockout	13
By submission	9
Losses	16
By knockout	6
By submission	7
Draws	1
Other information
Official site
Career mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge (born January 17, 1966) is a professional kickboxer and a mixed martial artist, born in Trinidad & Tobago, now living and fighting out of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and Sherdog is the largest American website devoted to the sport of Mixed martial arts. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship. Besides martial arts, he is also renowned as one of the top ranked contenders in the world of professional arm wrestling. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Arm wrestling is a sport with two participants Each participant places one arm both put either the right or left on a surface with their elbows bent and touching the surface ^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Kickboxing career 2 Titles 2.1 Kickboxing record 2.2 MMA record 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

Biography

Before Goodridge got into MMA he was a successful world champion at arm wrestling. Arm wrestling is a sport with two participants Each participant places one arm both put either the right or left on a surface with their elbows bent and touching the surface He was able to defeat the likes of greats Sharon Remez and lengendary John Brzenk in 1991. John Brzenk (born July 15 1964 is a professional armwrestler. A video clip of his match with John can be found on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1417th9y0ZI

Goodridge made an immediate impression on MMA competition, winning his first two fights in UFC 8 to reach the final against Don Frye. UFC 8 David vs Goliath was a Mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16 1996, at Ruben Don "The Predator" Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American professional Mixed martial arts fighter Actor, and His first fight, against Paul Herrera, is considered one of the most brutal knockouts in UFC history - the fight finished after Goodridge trapped both arms of Herrera and proceeded to deliver multiple elbows to the head, ending in 13 seconds.

He lost his next fight against Frye, but returned again for UFC 9 and UFC 10. UFC 9 Motor City Madness was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 17 1996, at the Cobo UFC 10 The Tournament was a Mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 12th 1996 at the Fairgrounds Arena After his second loss to Don Frye in 1996, Goodridge moved from UFC to PRIDE. PRIDE Fighting Championships ( PRIDE or PRIDE FC for short was a Mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. He retired from PRIDE competition due to alleged personal issues, and signed with K-1, and their MMA afiliate HERO'S, where he still competes today. K-1 is a Combat sport that combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San shou For the fish see Heros genus; for the TV Show see Heroes (TV series.

Kickboxing career

Big Daddy made his kickboxing debut in 1999 at K-1 Revenge, against Musashi and lost the fight by disqualification. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Musashi ( Japanese: 武蔵 born October 17, 1972) is a professional Japanese Heavyweight Karateka and kickboxer His first win in K-1 came against Mike Bernardo by TKO in K-1 World GP 2002 in Las Vegas. Mike Bernardo (born 28 July, 1969) is a retired South African professional kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist ^[2]

In 2005, Goodridge participated in two K-1 World GP tournaments held in United States. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the On April 30 in Las Vegas he knocked out Sean O'Haire and Scott Lighty and reached the finals, where he was stopped by Glaube Feitosa with a high kick KO. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 This article is about the professional wrestler For the golfer see Sean O'Hair. Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa (born April 9, 1973) is a Brazilian Kickboxer and kyokushin karate practitioner and Three months later, on July 30, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii he scored three KO wins in three bouts to win the K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii Tournament. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U ^[3]

Titles

• 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas finalist
• 2005 K-1 World GP in Hawaii champion
• 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas finalist
• 1997 1st I. V. C Tournament Champion
• 1996 UFC 8 Tournament finalist
• Black Belt 3-dan Kuk Sul Won

Kickboxing record

11 Wins (10 (T)KO's, 1 decisions), 19 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
12/15/2007	Loss	Lubos Suda	K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007, Czech Republic	Decision	3	3:00
10/13/2007	Draw	Konstantin Gluchov	K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2007, Latvia	Decision draw	3	3:00
08/05/2007	Loss	Choi Hong-man	K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong	KO (Knee strike)	1	1:34
04/28/2007	Loss	Patrick Barry	K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, USA	KO (Left high kick)	1	1:07
09/30/2006	Loss	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 World GP 2006 in Osaka, Japan	KO (Low kicks)	3	0:52
08/12/2006	Loss	Carter Williams	K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas II, USA	Decision	3	3:00
07/30/2006	Loss	Peter Aerts	K-1 World GP 2006 in Sapporo, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
04/29/2006	Loss	Chalid Arrab	K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas, USA	KO (Right hook)	3	1:00
04/29/2006	Win	Scott Lighty	K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas, USA	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	0:34
04/29/2006	Win	Kengo	K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas, USA	KO (Right hook)	1	0:40
02/25/2006	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Budapest, Hungary	Decision	3	3:00
11/19/2005	Loss	Glaube Feitosa	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 Final, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
09/23/2005	Loss	Jerome Le Banner	K-1 World GP 2005 in Osaka, Japan	TKO (Three knockdowns)	1	2:13
07/29/2005	Win	Yusuke Fujimoto	K-1 World GP 2005 in Hawaii, USA	TKO (Corner stoppage)	3	1:19
07/29/2005	Win	Carter Williams	K-1 World GP 2005 in Hawaii, USA	KO (Right hooks)	1	1:15
07/29/2005	Win	Wesley Correira	K-1 World GP 2005 in Hawaii, USA	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	2:43
04/30/2005	Loss	Glaube Feitosa	K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas, USA	KO (High kick)	1	2:40
04/30/2005	Win	Scott Lighty	K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas, USA	TKO (Low kicks)	1	2:55
04/30/2005	Win	Sean O'Haire	K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas, USA	KO (Right uppercut)	1	1:56
12/31/2004	Loss	Ray Sefo	K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!, Japan	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	1	0:24
12/04/2004	Win	Cyril Abidi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final, Japan	KO (Right punch)	1	3:00
09/25/2004	Loss	Mighty Mo	K-1 World GP 2004 in Tokyo, Japan	TKO (Three knockdowns)	1	2:58
08/07/2004	Win	Dewey Cooper	K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
06/06/2004	Loss	Peter Aerts	K-1 World GP 2004 in Nagoya, Japan	KO (Low kick)	3	1:40
04/30/2004	Win	Toa	K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas I, USA	KO (Right uppercut)	3	1:40
05/02/2003	Loss	Mark Hunt	K-1 World GP 2003 in Las Vegas I, USA	Decision	5	3:00
04/06/2003	Draw	Musashi	K-1 Beast 2003, Japan	Decision draw	5	3:00
12/31/2002	Loss	Mike Bernardo	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002, Japan	KO	1
10/05/2002	Loss	Jerome Le Banner	K-1 World GP 2002 in Saitama, Japan	KO (Straight right punch)	1	0:42
08/17/2002	Win	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World GP 2002 in Las Vegas, USA	TKO	1	1:38
08/22/1999	Loss	Masaaki Satake	K-1 Spirits 1999, Japan	KO (Kick)	3	2:47
04/25/1999	Loss	Musashi	K-1 Revenge 1999, Japan	Disq. K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 was a Martial arts event held by Heaven or Hell promotions in association with K-1 on Saturday December 15 Choi Hong-man ( Korean: 최홍만 Hanja: 崔洪萬 South Korean born on October 30, 1980 in Jeju-do) is a Korean K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong was a Martial arts event held by the K-1 on August 5, 2007 at the AsiaWorld-Expo Patrick "Get Hype" Barry (born July 7, 1979) is a professional Super Heavyweight American Kickboxer and Mixed K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii was a Martial arts event held by the K-1 on April 28, 2007 at the Neal S Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Muay Thai fighter from the Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts (born October 25, 1970) is a professional Super heavyweight Dutch Kickboxer and Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab (born May 28, 1975) is a Moroccan - German Kickboxer and Mixed martial artist He trains Kengo is the name of a series of three video games developed by Genki. Alexey "The Red Scorpion" Ignashov (born January 18, 1978) is a Super Heavyweight Belarusian Kickboxer and K-1 Superstar Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa (born April 9, 1973) is a Brazilian Kickboxer and kyokushin karate practitioner and The 2005 WGP was a Kickboxing tournament that was held by K-1. Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner (born December 26, 1972) known as well as "Hyper Battle Cyborg" or "The Bulldog of Normandy" Yusuke Fujimoto ( Japanese: 藤本祐介 born July 22, 1975) is a professional Japanese Heavyweight Kickboxer and Wesley "Cabbage" Correira (born November 11, 1978) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa (born April 9, 1973) is a Brazilian Kickboxer and kyokushin karate practitioner and This article is about the professional wrestler For the golfer see Sean O'Hair. Ray "Sugarfoot" Sefo ( February 15, 1971) is a professional New Zealand kickboxer, Boxer and Martial artist. Cyril "Marseille Bad Boy" Abidi (born on February 25, 1976) is a Savate Champion and Muay Thai World Champion The 2004 WGP was a kickboxing tournament that was held by K-1. Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siligia (born October 8, 1970) is an American Samoan Kickboxer, boxer and Mixed martial Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts (born October 25, 1970) is a professional Super heavyweight Dutch Kickboxer and Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt (born March 23, 1974) is a New Zealand born Samoan kickboxer and mixed martial artist Musashi ( Japanese: 武蔵 born October 17, 1972) is a professional Japanese Heavyweight Karateka and kickboxer Mike Bernardo (born 28 July, 1969) is a retired South African professional kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner (born December 26, 1972) known as well as "Hyper Battle Cyborg" or "The Bulldog of Normandy" Mike Bernardo (born 28 July, 1969) is a retired South African professional kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist Masaaki Satake ( Japanese: 佐竹 雅昭 born August 17, 1965) is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight Karateka Musashi ( Japanese: 武蔵 born October 17, 1972) is a professional Japanese Heavyweight Karateka and kickboxer	1	2:15

MMA record

23 Wins (13 (T)KO's, 9 Submissions, 1 decisions), 16 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
03/30/2008	Loss	Choi Mu Bae	The Khan 2008 Series 1, Korea	KO (Punch)	2	2:40
03/12/2007	Win	Jan Nortje	K-1 Hero's 8, Japan	TKO	1	3:00
11/11/2006	Win	Tadas Rinkevicius	K-1 Hero's Lithuania	TKO	1	4:31
03/15/2006	Loss	Heath Herring	K-1 Hero's 4, Japan	TKO (Punches)	2	1:55
03/26/2005	Win	Alan Karaev	K-1 Hero's 1, Japan	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:58
05/22/2004	Win	Sylvester Terkay	K-1 MMA - ROMANEX, Japan	TKO (Punches)	1	1:22
05/22/2004	Win	Don Frye	PRIDE Shockwave 2003, Japan	KO (Kick)	1	0:39
11/09/2003	Win	Dan Bobish	PRIDE Final Conflict 2003, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	0:18
08/10/2003	Loss	Fedor Emelianenko	PRIDE Total Elimination 2003, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	1:09
08/28/2002	Win	Lloyd van Dams	PRIDE Shockwave, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	3:39
06/23/2002	Win	Achmed Labasanov	PRIDE 21, Japan	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
06/23/2002	Draw	Ebenezer Fontes Braga	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001-K-1 vs. Choi Mu Bae (born June 27, 1970) is a Korean Mixed martial arts fighter Heath "The Texas Crazy Horse" Herring (born March 2, 1978 in Waco Texas) is an American Heavyweight professional mixed martial Sylvester Terkay (pronounced "Ter-KAI" born December 4, 1970) is an American Professional wrestler and mixed martial Don "The Predator" Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American professional Mixed martial arts fighter Actor, and PRIDE Shockwave 2003 (Otoko Matsuri in Japanese was a Mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 was a Mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko ('fʲodər jemilʲja'nʲenkə Russian: Фëдор Владимирович Емельяненко sometimes romanized as Fyodor Yemelyanenko PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 was a Mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. Lloyd "The Tornado" van Dams ( born March 5, 1972) is a Super Heavyweight Muay thai Kickboxer from Utrecht, Netherlands PRIDE Shockwave was a Mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships on August 28, 2002. Achmed Labasanov (born April 24, 1978) born in Russia is a Mixed martial arts fighter PRIDE 21 Demolition was a Mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. Ebenezer "Pitbull" Fontes Braga (born April 14, 1969) born in Brazil is a Mixed martial arts fighter Inoki, Japan	Decision draw	5	3:00
09/24/2001	Win	Yoshiaki Yatsu	PRIDE 16, Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	3:03
08/19/2001	Win	Jan Nortje	K-1 Andy Memorial Japan GP Final, Japan	Submission (Arm Crush)	1	1:11
07/29/2001	Loss	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	PRIDE 15, Japan	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	2:37
05/27/2001	Win	Valentijn Overeem	PRIDE 14, Japan	Submission (Strikes)	1	2:39
03/18/2001	Win	Bob Schrijber	2H2H, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Submission (Knee Bar)	1	2:32
10/31/2000	Win	Yoshiaki Yatsu	PRIDE 11, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	8:58
08/27/2000	Loss	Gilbert Yvel	PRIDE 10, Japan	KO (High kick)	1	0:28
06/04/2000	Loss	Ricco Rodriguez	PRIDE 9, Japan	Decision	2	10:00
05/01/2000	Loss	Igor Vovchanchyn	PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	10:14
01/30/2000	Win	Osamu Tachihikari	PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round, Japan	Submission (Forearm Choke)	1	0:51
11/21/1999	Loss	Tom Erikson	PRIDE 8, Japan	Decision	2	10:00
07/04/1999	Loss	Nagoya Ogawa	PRIDE 6, Japan	Submission (Armlock)	2	0:36
03/05/1999	Win	Andre Roberts	UFC 19, USA	Submission (Punches)	1	0:43
10/11/1999	Loss	Igor Vovchanchyn	PRIDE 4, Japan	TKO (Strikes)	1	5:58
07/06/1999	Win	Amir Rahnavardi	PRIDE 3, Japan	KO	1	7:22
03/15/1998	Loss	Marco Ruas	PRIDE 2, Japan	Submission (Heel hook)	1	9:09
10/11/1997	Win	Oleg Taktarov	PRIDE 1, Japan	KO	1	4:57
07/06/1997	Win	Pedro Otavio	IVF 1, Brazil	Submission (Punches)	1	16:15
07/06/1997	Win	Cal Worsham	IVF 1, Brazil	Submission (Key lock)	1	0:43
07/06/1997	Win	Augusto Menezes Santos	IVF 1, Brazil	Submission (Crucifix)	1	0:32
03/03/1997	Loss	Mario Netto	UVF 6, Brazil	Submission	1	6:02
12/07/1996	Loss	Don Frye	UU 96, USA	Submission (Fatigue)	1	11:19
07/12/1996	Loss	Mark Coleman	UFC 10, USA	Submission (Position)	1	7:00
07/12/1996	Win	John Campatella	UFC 10, USA	KO (Punches)	1	1:28
05/17/1996	Loss	Mark Schultz	UFC 9, USA	TKO (Cut)	1	12:00
02/16/1996	Loss	Don Frye	UFC 8, USA	Submission (Position)	1	2:14
02/16/1996	Win	Jerry Bohlander	UFC 8, USA	TKO (Strikes)	1	5:31
02/16/1996	Win	Paul Herrera	UFC 8, USA	KO (Elbows)	1	0:13

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events
• List of UFC events
• List of kickboxing organizations

External links

• K-1 Official Site

References

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