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Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski is a Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian kickboxer

Kickboxing

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, mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

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and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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heavyweight champion.

Biography

Arlovski was born in Bobruisk and raised in Minsk

Minsk

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, in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic of the former USSR

Soviet Union

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(now Belarus

Belarus

). When he was younger, bullies often picked on him and beat him up. In 1994, when he was 14 years old, he finally had enough and started lifting weights to put on muscle and, he hoped, to help him deal with these bullies. Andrei only took up martial arts at the age of 16 having previously been interested in football. It was an interest in personal fitness and conditioning that led Arlovski to take an interest in combat sports.

Enrolling at the police academy

Police academy

A police academy is a training school for new police recruits, also known as a law enforcement academy.-Australia:Larger police departments usually run their own academies. States often run a centralised academy for training of personnel of law enforcement agencies within the state.Police...

in Minsk, Arlovski combined his interest in a career in law enforcement

Law enforcement agency

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with his growing martial arts

Martial arts

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participation by taking up the required police defense course in Sambo

Sambo (martial art)

Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...

and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

and quickly showed himself to be a highly competent Sambo exponent. In 1999, Andrei won the European Youth Sambo Championship and the World Youth Championship. Not long after, Andrei became the first Master of Sports and then International Master of Sports. He took a silver medal

Silver medal

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at the Sambo World Cup and another silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

at the World Sambo Championship.

Arlovski began taking a greater interest in other martial arts

Martial arts

, studying kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

and developing his striking

Strike (attack)

A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent. There are many different varieties of strikes...

skills to complement his Sambo-based grappling abilities.

As of June 2010, Arlovski is the head MMA instructor at 'FLO MMA' in Palatine, Illinois.

Mixed martial arts career

At the age of 20, Arlovski began his professional MMA

Mixed martial arts

career at the Mix Fight M-1 in St Petersburg, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

on April 9, 1999. It was a fairly inauspicious start, losing by KO

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to Viacheslav Datsik

Viacheslav Datsik

Viacheslav Valerievich Datsik is a Russian former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.-Martial arts career:Datsik attained some degree of fame in the mixed martial arts community, due mostly to his dramatic knock-out of future Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski at...

. Not deterred, Arlovski returned in 2000 to M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

at the European Championships, taking the heavyweight crown with a submission victory and a KO

victory.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Arlovski made his Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

debut at UFC 28: High Stakes
UFC 28
UFC 28: High Stakes was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 17, 2000 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.-History:...

, defeating Aaron Brink by submission. He was then thrown in against top opposition, losing to future UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez

Ricco Rodriguez

Ricco Rodriguez is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. He has also competed in Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting and King of the Cage.-Early life:Rodriguez grew up in the...

and heavyweight contender Pedro Rizzo

Pedro Rizzo

Pedro Augusto Rizzo is an Brazilian mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter. He has a professional MMA record of 19–9–0 as of July 17, 2010. He holds notable victories over former UFC Champions Mark Coleman, Dan Severn, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Ricco Rodriguez and Ken Shamrock.-Mixed...

. Despite those early defeats, wins over future British

United Kingdom

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Cage Rage

Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...

light heavyweight champion Ian Freeman

Ian Freeman

Ian William Freeman, a.k.a. "The Machine," is a retired English mixed martial artist. He used to fight as a light heavyweight for Cage Rage. He was their final British Light Heavyweight champion....

and future IFL

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

light heavyweight champion Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko is a Belarusian mixed martial artist and the first and only International Fight League light heavyweight champion...

propelled Arlovski back into the UFC elite.

In 2004, a motorcycle accident injury suffered by then UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir

Frank Mir

Francisco Santos Miranda is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...

led to the creation of an interim heavyweight title. It was decided that the two top heavyweight contenders would meet to declare the interim champion and on February 5, 2005, at UFC 51: Super Saturday
UFC 51
UFC 51: Super Saturday was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2005 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada...

, Arlovski faced former heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia

Tim Sylvia

Timothy Deane Sylvia is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion. He trains as a member of the Miletich Fighting Systems camp and is part of their MFSE group...

. In the fight, Arlovski eventually connected with an overhand right and dropped Sylvia. On the ground, Arlovski followed up with an ankle lock that forced Sylvia to tap out at 47 seconds of the first round, making Arlovski the new UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion.

Arlovski went on to defend his interim title on June 4, 2005, at UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
UFC 53
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2005, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey...

, against Justin Eilers

Justin Eilers

Justin Mark Eilers was an American professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the UFC and WEC. Eilers trained with Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, Iowa.-Biography:...

. Andrei won the bout by TKO

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

in the first round. After the fight, it was revealed that Eilers suffered extensive injuries in this match including a badly broken nose, two broken hands and a complete ACL

Anterior cruciate ligament

The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...

tear.

In October 2005, Arlovski once again defended his title at UFC 55: Fury
UFC 55
UFC 55: Fury was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 7, 2005 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD....

against top contender Paul Buentello

Paul Buentello

. Arlovski knocked out

Knocked Out

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Buentello in 15 seconds of the opening round. On August 12, 2005, the UFC announced that it now recognized Arlovski as the undisputed heavyweight champion, as Frank Mir

Frank Mir

had not fully rehabilitated from his motorcycle accident.

In a rematch with Tim Sylvia at UFC 59: Reality Check
UFC 59
UFC 59: Reality Check was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006 at Arrowhead Pond, in Anaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada....

on April 15, 2006, Arlovski knocked Sylvia down with a right hand punch early in the first round. Sylvia was able to protect himself and recovered almost immediately. While Arlovski tried to finish Sylvia with a right lead, Sylvia countered with a short right uppercut to the chin, knocking Arlovski to the mat. Sylvia followed up with punches

Punch (strike)

A punch is a striking blow with the fist. It is the most commonly used attack in hand to hand combat. It is used in some martial arts and combat sports, most notably boxing where it is the only type of technique allowed...

on the ground until referee Herb Dean

Herb Dean

Herb Dean is an American mixed martial arts fighter and referee. Dean is one of the most seen and well respected referees in mixed martial arts with well over 3,500 professional matches worldwide...

stopped the match at 2:43 of the first round.

The rubber match

Rubber match

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between Tim Sylvia and Arlovski took place on July 8, 2006, at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
UFC 61
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, July 8, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States.-Background:The main event was a...

. In what turned out to be a 5 round battle of attrition, neither fighter was able to KO

the other, or even land any truly significant blows. In the end Sylvia won the fight by unanimous decision

Unanimous decision

A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....

. It was later discovered that during the fight, Arlovski had been significantly injured by a checked leg kick sometime in the second round which left him unable to throw kicks of his own or make any takedown attempts. When confronted by a reporter about the injury, Arlovski avoided responding directly and would only say "I do not want to talk about my injuries or look for any other excuses." Not too long after it was revealed Sylvia had sustained an injury as he fainted at his hotel room and upon hospital examination, doctors discovered a concussion undetected after the match.

Arlovski made his next appearance on December 30, 2006, at UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2

UFC 66

UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada .-Background:...

against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

black belt

Black belt (martial arts)

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Márcio Cruz

Márcio "Pé de Pano" Cruz is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. In BJJ, he is a third degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr....

. After being taken down, he kicked Cruz in the shoulder (which is legal) but it was mistaken for a head kick (which is illegal) by referee Herb Dean. When the referee intervened, he decided, because of Cruz's insistence, to allow both fighters to stay on the ground as opposed to standing them up, as is the general practice. Thereafter, Arlovski struck Cruz with a strong blow to the chin, then continued beating Cruz with hammerfists until the fight was stopped.

Arlovski fought PRIDE Fighting Championships veteran and two-time world Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

champion Fabricio Werdum

Fabricio Werdum

Fabricio Werdum is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, a two-time ADCC world heavyweight champion and European Jiu-Jitsu champion. He holds black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai. Werdum has competed in Pride Fighting Championships, the...

at UFC 70: Nations Collide

UFC 70

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and won by unanimous decision

Unanimous decision

. Both fighters kept their distance for the majority of the fight, causing the referee to inform them at the beginning of the third round that he would remove a point from the first fighter to retreat in that round. Although Arlovski won the fight by unanimous decision, many boos could be heard from the crowd. After the fight Arlovski apologized to the fans for not fighting for the full fifteen minutes.

After 11 months of inactivity, Arlovski made his return to the octagon for the final time at UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

UFC 82

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....

and defeated Jake O'Brien

Jake O'Brien

Jacob Allen O'Brien is an American mixed martial arts fighter from Indianapolis, Indiana. O'Brien attended Franklin Central High School where he wrestled for four years, while earning IHSAA 215 lb. State Champion honors three years in a row from 2000–2003; holding a record of 125-4 over that...

by TKO

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

in round two. With this win, Arlovski gave O'Brien his first ever MMA loss. This was Arlovski's final fight on his UFC contract.

Arlovski left the UFC with a record of 10–4, including going 3–2 in title fights.

Affliction

After leaving the UFC, Arlovski signed with the newly created MMA-promotion Affliction

Affliction Entertainment

was an American mixed martial arts promotion company created by Affliction Clothing in 2008. The UFC prohibited its fighters from wearing Affliction clothing after learning Affliction was applying to become an MMA fight promotion. Donald Trump, who owned a significant equity stake in Affliction...

and participated in their inaugural event Affliction: Banned
Affliction: Banned
Affliction: Banned was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA. It took place on July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California...

on July 19, 2008. He fought and defeated top ranked heavyweight fighter and former IFL

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

heavyweight stand-out Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...

by KO

in the final round of the fight, ending Rothwell's 13 fight win streak and giving him his first defeat in over 3 years.

Originally scheduled to face former UFC Heavyweight Champion and top-ranked heavyweight Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett

Joshua Lawrence Barnett is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who currently fights in the heavyweight division of Strikeforce. Barnett has been an accomplished fighter in mixed martial arts, winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship and the King of Pancrase Openweight...

in the main event at Affliction's second pay-per-view

Pay-per-view

Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...

, Affliction: Day of Reckoning, on October 11, 2008, the event was rescheduled and Arlovski would instead be matched up against the last reigning IFL

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson

Roy Nelson (fighter)

Roy Nelson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He last competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship after winning Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter. The September 30, 2009 broadcast of his fight against Kimbo Slice, officially an exhibition, was the 2nd...

at EliteXC: Heat
EliteXC: Heat
EliteXC: Heat was a mixed martial arts event held by EliteXC on October 4, 2008 in Sunrise, Florida at the Bank Atlantic Center.It would be the last for the promotion....

on October 4, 2008, in Sunrise, Florida

Sunrise, Florida

-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...

in a co-promotion with EliteXC. Arlovski won the fight via KO

in the second round and in the process became the only man to ever finish Nelson in his MMA career.

In January 2009, Arlovski faced the last reigning PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...

at Affliction: Day of Reckoning. Despite early efforts, Arlovski lost the fight via KO

in the opening round.

Strikeforce

On June 6, 2009, Arlovski fought up and coming heavyweight Brett Rogers

Brett Rogers

Brett Charles Rogers is an African-American mixed martial artist who fights in the heavyweight division. Rogers has fought in EliteXC and Strikeforce.-Biography:...

at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields. Arlovski lost the fight via TKO in the opening round. As a result, Arlovski has begun training with acclaimed MMA coach Greg Jackson in October 2009. Arlovski was a featured attendee at Strikeforce: Emelianenko vs. Rogers. Arlovski is currently signed to Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

and fought former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva

Antonio Silva (fighter)

Antonio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He initially fought in the super heavyweight division, but currently competes in the heavyweight weight class. He is the first and last EliteXC heavyweight champion...

on May 15, 2010, at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery

Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery

Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on May 15, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States at the Scottrade Center...

. Andrei Arlovski lost by unanimous decision.

Andrei Arlovski was defeated by Sergei Kharitonov via KO on February 12, 2011, as part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament. It was his fourth straight loss, three of which were by way of KO. On February 17, 2011, Andrei Arlovski spoke for over an hour on a video on his website repeatedly saying that he would absolutely not retire and end his career this way. Andrei Arlovski indicated there was a situation with his trainers recommended that he retire; however, Greg Jackson was against his retirement.

ProElite

After several months of inaction, Arlovski headlined ProElite 1 on August 27 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center

Neal S. Blaisdell Center

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in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

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against heavyweight Ray Lopez. Arlovski won by TKO in the third round after dominating Lopez throughout the fight.

Arlovski faced off against veteran of over 300 fights Travis Fulton

Travis Fulton

Travis Fulton is an American mixed martial artist and a professional boxer in the heavyweight division. He has notched up over 300 vale tudo and mixed martial arts fights since 1996 and over 30 boxing matches since 1999....

at ProElite 2 in November, serving as the co-main event. Arlovski won the fight via a head kick KO in the final seconds of the third round.

Movie career

Arlovski stars in Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Universal Soldiers: The Next Generation
Universal Soldier: Regeneration is the third theatrically released film in the Universal Soldier feature film series...

, along with Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport , Kickboxer , Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Hard Target , Timecop ,...

and Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the movie action hero stereotype including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme.A graduate in chemical...

. In the movie, he plays a "NGU", a second generation UniSol. The movie was released directly to video

Direct-to-video

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on February 2, 2010, in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Arlovski also plays a part in the next Universal Soldier movie.

Arlovski appeared on Mayhem Miller's MTV show Bully Beatdown
Bully Beatdown
Bully Beatdown is an American reality television series created by Mark Burnett which airs on MTV. In each episode, show host Jason "Mayhem" Miller challenges bullies to fight against a professional mixed martial artist for a chance to win $10,000. The money they get depends on their performance...

in which he beat up a bully for $10,000.

Personal life

Arlovski dated model Patrycja Mikula

Patrycja Mikula

Patrycja Mikula also known as Patricia Mikula is a model and Playboy Cybergirl. Patrycja was the Cybergirl for the week of April 2, 2007- her first time posing for Playboy, the same pictures were also featured in the February 2007 issue under Potpourri...

for over two years before going their separate ways.

Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
- M-1 MFC-European Heavyweight Championship (One time)
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
- UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)
- UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Sambo

European Youth Sambo
- European Youth Sambo Champion
World Cup
- 2nd place in the World Cup in Sambo
World Sambo Championship
- 2nd place at the World Sambo Championship

Mixed martial arts record

| Win
|align=center| 17–9
| Travis Fulton

Travis Fulton

Moline, Illinois

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Honolulu, Hawaii

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva

Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event. It took place on February 12th, 2011 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey...

East Rutherford, New Jersey

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Antonio Silva (fighter)

| Decision (Unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery

Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery

Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on May 15, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States at the Scottrade Center...

St. Louis, Missouri

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Brett Rogers

Brett Charles Rogers is an African-American mixed martial artist who fights in the heavyweight division. Rogers has fought in EliteXC and Strikeforce.-Biography:...

Fedor Emelianenko

Anaheim, California

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, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 15–5
| Roy Nelson

Roy Nelson (fighter)

| KO (punch)
| EliteXC: Heat

EliteXC: Heat

EliteXC: Heat was a mixed martial arts event held by EliteXC on October 4, 2008 in Sunrise, Florida at the Bank Atlantic Center.It would be the last for the promotion....

Sunrise, Florida

, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 14–5
| Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...

| KO (punches)
| Affliction: Banned

Affliction: Banned

Affliction: Banned was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA. It took place on July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California...

|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:13
| Anaheim, California, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–5
| Jake O'Brien

Jake O'Brien

| TKO (punches)
| UFC 82

UFC 82

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....

Columbus, Ohio

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, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–5
| Fabricio Werdum

Fabricio Werdum

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 70

UFC 70

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, England
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| Win
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| Márcio Cruz

Márcio Cruz

Márcio "Pé de Pano" Cruz is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. In BJJ, he is a third degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr....

| KO (punches)
| UFC 66

UFC 66

UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada .-Background:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

Tim Sylvia

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 61

UFC 61

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, July 8, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States.-Background:The main event was a...

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| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Loss
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| Tim Sylvia

Tim Sylvia

| TKO (punches)
| UFC 59

UFC 59

UFC 59: Reality Check was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 15, 2006 at Arrowhead Pond, in Anaheim, California, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada....

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| Anaheim, California, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 10–3
| Paul Buentello

Paul Buentello

| KO (punch)
| UFC 55

UFC 55

UFC 55: Fury was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 7, 2005 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD....

Uncasville, Connecticut

Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...

, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 9–3
| Justin Eilers

Justin Eilers

Justin Mark Eilers was an American professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the UFC and WEC. Eilers trained with Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, Iowa.-Biography:...

| TKO (punches)
| UFC 53

UFC 53

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2005, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey...

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 8–3
| Tim Sylvia

Tim Sylvia

| Submission (achilles lock)
| UFC 51

UFC 51

UFC 51: Super Saturday was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2005 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada...

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| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
| Won Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship
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| Win
|align=center| 7–3
| Wesley Correira

Wesley Correira

Wesley "Cabbage" Correira is an American mixed martial artist. He trains with BJ Penn in Hilo, Hawaii at BJ Penn MMA.-Biography:...

| TKO (punches)
| UFC 47

UFC 47

UFC 47: It's On! was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2004 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada...

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|align=center| 1:15
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 6–3
| Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko is a Belarusian mixed martial artist and the first and only International Fight League light heavyweight champion...

| KO (punch)
| UFC 44

UFC 44

UFC 44: Undisputed was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada...

Paradise, Nevada

Paradise is an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 223,167 at the 2010 census...

, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 5–3
| Ian Freeman

Ian Freeman

Ian William Freeman, a.k.a. "The Machine," is a retired English mixed martial artist. He used to fight as a light heavyweight for Cage Rage. He was their final British Light Heavyweight champion....

| TKO (punches)
| UFC 40

UFC 40

UFC 40: Vendetta was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada...

Pedro Rizzo

| KO (punches)
| UFC 36

UFC 36

UFC 36: Worlds Collide was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on March 22, 2002...

Ricco Rodriguez

| TKO (punches)
| UFC 32

UFC 32

UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 29, 2001...

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| East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 4–1
| Aaron Brink
| Submission (armbar)
| UFC 28

UFC 28

UFC 28: High Stakes was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 17, 2000 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.-History:...

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| East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 3–1
| John Dixson

John Dixson

John "Big" Dixson is a retired professional Heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts fighter. He is notable for fighting in PRIDE Fighting Championships among other mixed martial arts organizations.-MMA career:...

| KO (punches)
| Super Fight at International Tournament
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|align=center| 0:13
| N/A
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| Win
|align=center| 2–1
| Roman Zentsov

Roman Zentsov

Roman Zentsov is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter who has competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a major MMA organization based in Japan, and BodogFIGHT...

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

, Russia
| Won the 2000 M-1

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

Viacheslav Datsik

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