Biography

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou was born on April 18, 1984 in Hom'la, Cameroon. He is an actor, known for Supreme Champion (2010), Ultimate Fighting Championship (1993) and Inside MMA (2007).

Cameroonian professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, Sokoudjou is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, and has also competed for Pride, the UFC, WEC, Affliction, Strikeforce, K-1, Dream and Bellator. He has a second Dan black belt in Judo and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Sokoudjou speaks French, as well as a few dialects in his home country of Cameroon.

Before his MMA career, he worked as a bouncer.