Cuban taekwondo practitioner and mixed martial artist (born 1988)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Despaigne and the second or maternal family name is Sanquet.
Robelis Despaigne
Born
Robelis Despaigne Sanquet[1] (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 35) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Other names
The Big Boy
Height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight
258 lb (117 kg; 18 st 6 lb)
Division
Heavyweight
Reach
84 in (213 cm)[2]
Style
Taekwondo
Fighting out of
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Rank
Black belt in Taekwondo
Years active
2022–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
6
Wins
5
By knockout
5
Losses
1
By decision
1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing Cuba
Men's taekwondo
Olympic Games
2012 London
+80 kg
World Championships
2013 Puebla
Heavyweight
2015 Chelyabinsk
Heavyweight
Universiade
2011 Shenzhen
Heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz
Heavyweight
Robelis Despaigne Sanquet (born 9 August 1988) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and taekwondo practitioner.[3][4] He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
^"Olympedia - Robelis Despaigne". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
RobelisDespaigne Sanquet (born 9 August 1988) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and taekwondo practitioner. He currently competes in the Heavyweight...
O’Malley, Jack Della Maddalena, Curtis Blaydes, Michel Pereira and RobelisDespaigne Martial Arts portal 2024 in UFC List of current UFC fighters List...
Retrieved 2024-05-22. Anderson, Jay (2024-05-11). "UFC St. Louis: RobelisDespaigne Falters in Step Up Against Waldo Cortes-Acosta". Cageside Press. Retrieved...
O'Malley Jack Della Maddalena $50,000 Curtis Blaydes Michel Pereira RobelisDespaigne — 681 UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev Mar 2, 2024 UFC Apex...
lost the fight via a kimura submission in round one. Parisian faced RobelisDespaigne on March 9, 2024, at UFC 299. He lost the bout via knockout eighteen...
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defeated by Anthony Obame in the preliminary round and was eliminated by RobelisDespaigne in the repechage contest. In December 2012, just four months after...
O'Malley Jack Della Maddalena $50,000 Curtis Blaydes Michel Pereira RobelisDespaigne — UFC Fight Night 238 Vinicius Oliveira vs. Bernardo Sopaj Steve Erceg...
Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Miguel Ferrera Lightweight (+80kg) Sanon Tudor (HAI) W 12 – 4 RobelisDespaigne (CUB) L 0 – 8 Did not advance...
participated in the men's +80kg division, but lost his first bout against RobelisDespaigne of Cuba, an eventual bronze medalist. He was also team captain at...
Martínez (PUR) Guadalupe Ruiz (MEX) & Lauren Hamon (USA) Men's +80 kg: RobelisDespaigne (CUB) Juan Carlos Díaz (VEN) François Coulombe (CAN) & Stephen Lambdin...
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