Tariel Bitsadze (Georgian: ტარიელ ბიწაძე) is a Georgian[1] karateka and mixed martial artist.[2] He competed in the Heavyweight[3] and Super heavyweight division. He is a former RINGS Openweight Champion.

Tariel Bitsadze
BornJanuary 12, 1966
Georgia
NationalityGeorgian
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+12 in)
Weight150 kg (330 lb; 24 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Super heavyweight
StyleKyokushin
TeamRings Georgia
RankBlack belt in Kyokushin
Years active1995 - 2000
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins7
By knockout2
Unknown5
Losses6
By submission5
Unknown1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

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A former 1991 World Open Karate Championship finalist who was eliminated by Andy Hug, Bitsadze trained for his mixed martial arts debut in his Fighting Network RINGS's RINGS Georgia team, taking in both editions of the King of Kings tournament. He was pitted against RINGS Holland exponent Gilbert Yvel at the first one, but he was taken down and submitted via armbar, thus being eliminated from the league. Tariel performed better at the next edition, threatening Renato Sobral with a close guillotine choke attempt, but being eventually caught in an armbar again and eliminated.

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
13 matches 7 wins 6 losses
By knockout 2 0
By submission 0 5
Unknown 5 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7–6 Renato Sobral Submission (armbar) Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A October 9, 2000 1 2:58 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7–5 Gilbert Yvel Submission (armbar) Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B December 22, 1999 1 2:18 Osaka, Japan
Win 7–4 Joop Kasteel TKO Rings: Rings Georgia October 8, 1999 1 4:11 Georgia
Loss 6–4 Joop Kasteel Submission (keylock) Rings: Rise 4th June 24, 1999 1 6:01 Japan
Loss 6–3 Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (rear-naked choke) Rings: Rise 3rd May 22, 1999 1 9:19 Japan Lost the RINGS Openweight Championship.
Win 6–2 Kiyoshi Tamura TKO Rings: Third Fighting Integration May 29, 1998 1 3:39 Tokyo, Japan Won the RINGS Openweight Championship.
Loss 5–2 Dick Vrij Submission (rear-naked choke) Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1 October 25, 1997 1 6:07 Japan
Win 5–1 Yoshihisa Yamamoto N/A Rings: Budokan Hall 1997 January 22, 1997 0 0:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–1 Yoshihisa Yamamoto N/A Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final January 1, 1997 0 0:00
Loss 3–1 Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov N/A Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final January 1, 1997 0 0:00
Win 3–0 Hans Nijman N/A Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Final January 1, 1997 0 0:00
Win 2–0 Nikolai Zouev N/A Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round October 25, 1996 0 0:00
Win 1–0 Dimitre Petkov N/A Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1995 Opening Round October 21, 1995 0 0:00

References

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  1. ^ "Tariel Bitsadze". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Tariel Bitsadze". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Tariel Bitsadze". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
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