Alessio Sakara

Background
Sakara was born in Rome on September 2, 1981. When Sakara was five he began to play Football as a midfielder. Sakara began training in boxing at the age of 11, and at 18 he began training with Roberto Almeida in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Before becoming a mixed martial arts fighter Sakara competed both as an amateur and professional boxer. His surname comes from Saqqara, which was a Roman colony in Egypt

UFC career
Sakara beat Demian Maia in a Middleweight match up at UFC 7 by Unanimous decision, Sakara lost his 2nd fight against Kyle Noke by TKO at UFC 12, Sakara lost his next fight against Alan Belcher at UFC 21 by TKO, Sakara beat Jason Miller by KO at UFC 27, Sakara won his next fight at UFC 31 prelims against Kendall Grove by KO.

MMA record

 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 2 - 3 - 0
 * Kendall Grove
 * KO (Punch)
 * UFC 31
 * 3 April 2013
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 3.50
 * O2 Arena, London, England
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 1 - 3 - 0
 * Jason Miller
 * KO (Punch)
 * UFC 27
 * March 17, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 4.55
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 1 - 2 - 0
 * Alan Belcher
 * TKO (Punch)
 * UFC 21
 * February 6, 2013
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 2.52
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 1 - 1 - 0
 * Kyle Noke
 * TKO (Punches)
 * UFC 12
 * December 19, 2012
 * align=center| 1st
 * align=center| 4.59
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 1 - 0 - 0
 * Demian Maia
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 7
 * November 28, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * }
 * Demian Maia
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 7
 * November 28, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * }
 * }

