Larry Papadopoulos

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Larry Papadopoulos
Born Australia
Other namesPapa-San
Nationality Australian
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division Middleweight
Heavyweight
TeamSpartan Academy
Years active1994 - 2001
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins5
By submission1
By decision4
Losses5
By knockout1
By submission4
Draws3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Larry Papadopoulos is an Australian mixed martial artist known for his time in Pancrase from 1994 to 1996 and Shooto from 1997 to 2001. [1] [2] He competed in the Middleweight and Heavyweight divisions. [3] Larry is a trainee of Rigan Machado black belt John Donehue, and was one of Pancrase's first Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighters. He is a black belt in BJJ and was a 3 time Australian jiu jitsu tournament champion and competed in the 2003 ADCC under 99kg category.

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Papadopoulos founded Spartan Gym, where the some of the first Australian MMA fighters trained at and was the head fighter. He now runs Boxing Works where he teaches MMA, boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.


Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches5 wins5 losses
By knockout01
By submission14
By decision40
Draws3
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win5–5–3Tim ThomasSubmission (ezekiel choke)SRF 2: Spartan Reality Fight 23 November 200114:36 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Draw4–5–3 Masanori Suda Draw Shooto: To The Top 7 26 August 200135:00 Osaka, Japan
Draw4–5–2 Akihiro Gono Draw Shooto: R.E.A.D. 1 14 January 200035:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win4–5–1 Yuki Sasaki Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Renaxis 2 16 July 199935:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw3–5–1 Kazuhiro Kusayanagi Draw Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3 13 May 199835:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win3–5 Akihiro Gono Decision (split) Shooto: Reconquista 4 12 October 199735:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss2–5 Ryushi Yanagisawa Submission (ankle lock) Pancrase: Truth 3 7 April 199613:21 Tokyo, Japan
Win2–4Katsuomi InagakiDecision (lost points) Pancrase: 1995 Anniversary Show 1 September 1995110:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss1–4 Ken Shamrock Submission (achilles lock) Pancrase: 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round 22 July 199512:18 Tokyo, Japan
Loss1–3 Minoru Suzuki Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 5 13 June 199518:34 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Loss1–2 Vernon White Submission (heel hook) Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 3 8 April 199519:54 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Win1–1Takaku FukeDecision (unanimous) Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 2 10 March 1995115:00 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss0–1Scott BessacKO (punch to the body) Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Second Round 17 December 1994113:49 Tokyo, Japan

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References

  1. ↑ "Larry Papadopoulos". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Larry Papadopoulos". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Larry Papadopoulos". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014.
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