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Template:MMAstatsbox Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (IPA: ['fʲodər jemilʲja'nʲenkə], Template:Lang-ru, sometimes romanized as Fyodor Yemelyanenko) (born September 28, 1976) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist, the current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion and the last holder of the Pride Heavyweight Championship.

Emelianenko has been considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world for the last six years by many major publications, including ESPN, the Orange County Register, The Fight Network, the Houston Chronicle, The Wrestling Observer, Sherdog, and Inside MMA. Emelianenko was also chosen as the greatest fighter of all time across all weight classes by the expert panel of the television show "Inside MMA".

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 championship.

Biography

Fedor Emelianenko was born in 1976 in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk of the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. His family moved to Stary Oskol, Belgorod of the Russian SFSR in 1978. His mother, Olga Fedorovna, was a teacher and his father, Vladimir Alexandrovich Emelianenko, was a welder. Emelianenko is the second child in the family and has an older sister and two younger brothers, including professional mixed martial artist Aleksander Emelianenko. His brother Ivan is currently in training, although he does not compete at his brothers' level.

Emelianenko finished high school in 1991 and graduated with honors from a professional trade school in 1994. From 1995 until 1997, he served in the Russian Army as a military firefighter. In 1999, he married his wife Oksana, and their first daughter Masha was born in the same year. In 2006, Emelianenko broke up with his wife and started a new family with his girlfriend Marina. On December 29, 2007, his second daughter Vasilisa was born. In his spare time, he likes to read, listen to music and draw.

Martial arts background and training regimen

Emelianenko's enthusiasm for fighting began with Sambo and Judo. He initially trained under Vasiliy Ivanovich Gavrilov, and later under his current coach, Vladimir Mihailovich Voronov. Voronov remembers that ten-year-old Fedor was relatively weak physically and did not have an innate grappling talent; instead, his biggest strength was his perseverance and strong will.

Emelianenko's official biography erroneously states that he trained in Sambo during his army years. However, he has specified in a 2005 interview that this is incorrect, and his training in the army was limited to running and strength training in a makeshift gym he put together himself.

In 1997, Emelianenko received the official certification of a "Master of Sports" in Sambo and Judo and became part of the Russian national team. In 1998, after earning a bronze medal in the Russian Judo Championship, he started studying striking with arms and legs under coach Alexander Vasilievich Michkov. Emelianenko started competing in combat sambo and mixed martial arts in 2000 at the age of 25, because he "didn't have any money".

Emelianenko trains two or three times per day to maintain and improve his skills. He particularly utilizes basic training methods like running, ropes, and deadweightlifting. Emelianenko used to weight train extensively, but in 1997 he almost completely substituted his weight exercises with sport-specific training in grappling, boxing, and kickboxing. His strength training consists of daily pull-ups, dips on parallel bars, and crunches. Emelianenko also runs twice a day every day for a combined distance of 12–15 kilometers (7-10 miles), and is a proponent of high altitude training, travelling to Kislovodsk, Russia with his team once or twice a year to train in high altitude. Emelianenko's team consists of grappling coach Voronov, boxing coach Michkov, Muay Thai coach Ruslan Nagnibeda, doctor, masseur and psychologist Oleg Neustroev, his training partners, including Roman Zentsov, and, until June 2006, his brother Aleksander.

In 2005 Emelianenko started paying special attention to improving his kicking technique. He trained Muay Thai with kickboxer Ernesto Hoost in Netherlands, and added a Muay Thai coach, Ruslan Nagnibeda, “Seikin-do” league 78 kg title holder from 1998 to 2002 (33-3-1) and a former Tula State University Muay Thai instructor, to his team. Recently, Emelianenko has expressed interest in training young athletes.

In November 2007, Emelianenko competed once again in the World Combat Sambo Championships, which brought together 780 representatives from 45 countries. When his opponent in the quarterfinals failed to show up, he received a bye to the semifinals, where he submitted a Bulgarian fighter with a choke in 40 seconds. The other finalist declined to compete, defaulting victory to Emelianenko.

In an interview, Emelianenko said he doesn't consider himself to be the best pound-for-pound fighter. Saying "I don’t consider myself on top of the pedestal. I have certain weaknesses and I make certain mistakes. Of course, that is frustrating, because like any athlete, I strive to get better each day. I know a lot of the media and the fans want to say I’m the best. I appreciate that, but that’s not how I consider myself."

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Fedor Emelianenko began his mixed martial arts as a member of Russian Top Team, training with the first generation of Russian Rings competitors, such as Volk Han and Andrey Kopylov. After winning his Pride Heavyweight title, a rift grew between Emelianenko and the manager of RTT, Vladimir Evgenevich Pogodin. According to Emelianenko, Pogodin, who held the position of vice-president in the World Sambo Federation, attempted to control Emelianenko's career through threats and abuse of his position to deny "Master of Sports" titles to Fedor and his brother Aleksander, in addition to financial disputes between Pogodin and Emelianenko, with Fedor alleging he was deceived by Pogodin. After his bout with Gary Goodridge, the Emelianenko brothers left Russian Top Team and began to train with the St. Petersburg based Red Devil Sport Club, which is managed by Vadim Finklestein. To date, Finklestein is still his manager. Emelianenko is also a member of the VOS gym in Holland, where he trains with Johan Vos and Lucien Carbin.

Rings

Emelianenko's only loss in the sport is controversial, and came at the hands of Tsuyoshi Kohsaka at the King of Kings 2000 Block B event on December 22, 2000, via doctor stoppage due to a cut 17 seconds into the fight. Footage shows that the cut was caused by a missed looping punch where Kohsaka's elbow struck Emelianenko's head. Elbow strikes are illegal under Rings rules unless the striker is wearing elbow pads, which Kohsaka wasn't. Emelianenko says that this elbow reopened a cut sustained in his previous fight against Ricardo Arona. Since the fight was in a tournament format, a winner and loser was required as draws or no contests could not be awarded. Since Emelianenko could not advance due to his injury, Kohsaka moved on (the match would have been a no contest or disqualification victory for Emelianenko otherwise).

Pride Fighting Championships

Entering the Pride Fighting Championships on the heels of winning the Rings King of Kings 2002 tournament, Emelianenko debuted at Pride 21 on June 23, 2002 against the 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 256 lb (116 kg) Dutch fighter Semmy Schilt, whom he defeated by unanimous decision. His next opponent was heavyweight Heath Herring, in a contest to establish the number one contender for the heavyweight title. Emelianenko, considered an underdog at the time, defeated Herring by doctor stoppage after the first round. This victory against a perennial contender brought him into title contention.

Emelianenko was then signed to fight heavily favored Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for Pride's heavyweight championship title at Pride 25 on March 16, 2003. The judges rendered a unanimous decision, and Emelianenko became the second Pride Heavyweight Champion.

Three months later Emelianenko embarked on his title reign. His first match was against the former IWGP Heavyweight champion, amateur and professional wrestler Kazuyuki Fujita. A heavy favorite, Emelianenko was expected to make quick work of Fujita, but was caught by a wild right hook that stunned him—Emelianenko has claimed this is the only time he has ever been knocked down. After working his way to a clinch, Emelianenko knocked Fujita down and went on to submit him at 4:17 in the first round with a rear naked choke.

Next came a one-sided bout against heavy underdog Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge at Total Elimination 2003. Emelianenko took down Goodridge after wobbling him with standing combinations, then finished him with a ground and pound technique in the first round by referee stoppage after delivering unanswered punches and kicks to the head. Emelianenko broke his hand in this fight, resulting in surgery. He has since reinjured this hand, leading to the postponement of several bouts.

His next fight against New Japan professional wrestler Yuji Nagata at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 ended the same way, with Emelianenko first knocking Nagata to the ground twice with punches. Emelianenko fought at this event as opposed to Shockwave 2003 on the same day due to being offered a higher fight purse because of the great deal of competition between the Japanese television networks screening these events and K-1 Premium Dynamite!! on the same night.

Four months later at Total Elimination 2004, he met Pride 2000 Grand Prix winner and former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman for the first time in the ring and submitted him with an armbar at 2:11 of the first round to advance in the 2004 heavyweight Grand Prix. Emelianenko has indicated his respect for Coleman, who popularized the ground and pound technique that has become his trademark.

A notable match with Coleman’s protégé Kevin "The Monster" Randleman followed just two months later at the tournament's second round. Randleman, a two-time Division I NCAA Wrestling Champion for Ohio State University and a former UFC heavyweight champion, quickly worked into a clinch with Emelianenko and then delivered a suplex, slamming him to the canvas headfirst. Emelianenko recovered immediately and forced Randleman to submit with a kimura armlock 1:33 into the first round.

On August 15, 2004, Emelianenko faced six-time All-Japan Judo Champion Naoya Ogawa in the semifinals of the 2004 Grand Prix. After submitting Ogawa with an armbar, he advanced to face Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, who had won a decision against Emelianenko's former teammate Sergei Kharitonov earlier that night. This match was not only to decide the winner of the 2004 Grand Prix, but to unify the heavyweight championship as Nogueira was awarded the interim title due to Emelianenko's inability to defend his championship in a timely manner. In this rematch with Nogueira, the fight was stopped due to a cut to Emelianenko's head from an accidental headbutt he delivered to Nogueira. A third meeting was thus scheduled for Shockwave 2004, which Emelianenko won. Emelianenko overpowered the Brazilian on the feet in the first round, beating him to the punch for the first nine minutes of the first round. Nogueira faced great difficulty in attempting to put his opponent on his back, save for the final 30 seconds of the first round. During the second and third rounds, Emelianenko's takedown defense and counter-punching earned him a unanimous decision victory to retain the heavyweight championship.

In other notable bouts, Emelianenko won a unanimous decision over former K-1 star Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović. ref>Lewis, Destiny (April 7, 2007). "Fedor Emelianenko the Best Fighter in the World?". Gambling 911. Retrieved June 4, 2007.</ref> The fight had been delayed previously due to Emelianenko's hand injuries and Filipović's loss to Kevin Randleman derailing their expected meeting in the 2004 Grand Prix. Emelianenko managed to outscore Filipović in stand up fighting, landing many hard body shots, and controlled the bout on the ground. He has later stated that his hand injury took away his grip strength and so prevented him from trying submissions.

Although originally endangered due to Emelianenko's recurring hand injury, a plate inserted in his hand green-lighted a rematch with American Mark Coleman in Pride's American debut show, Pride 32. In a fight where Coleman was unable to mount any significant offense, Emelianenko defeated Coleman with an armbar at 1:15 in the second round.

Emelianenko's most recent title defense was against 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix champion Mark Hunt at Shockwave 2006. Sporting a broken toe during the contest, Emelianenko nevertheless secured an armbar in the second minute of the first round, but Hunt was able to escape and counter by stepping over Emelianenko, ending in side control. At five minutes into the first round, Hunt made two attempts at an americana on Emelianenko’s left arm but failed to complete them. Emelianenko submitted Hunt with a kimura at 8:16 in the first round.

BodogFight

With a special clause in his Pride contract that allowed him to fight under the banner of any mixed martial arts organization as long as the event was held on Russian soil, Emelianenko accepted a match in BodogFight against Matt Lindland. The fight was held on April 14, 2007 at the "Clash of the Nations" event in St. Petersburg, Russia. Lindland moved up two weight classes (from middleweight to heavyweight) for the match and came in weighing 218 lb (99 kg) to Emelianenko's 233 lb (106 kg).

Early in the fight, Lindland opened a cut above Emelianenko's left eye and clinched with him, pushing him into the corner and working for a takedown. At this point, the referee warned Emelianenko against grabbing the ropes and Emelianenko corrected himself. After a few seconds of working in the clinch, Lindland attempted a bodylock takedown. When Lindland lifted Emelianenko from his feet, Emelianenko reversed Lindland's takedown and landed in his half guard, the fight remained on the ground where Emelianenko won by submission via armbar at 2:58 of the first round. .

M-1 Global

Since the purchase of Pride by the majority owners of UFC and the expiration of Emelianenko's contract with Pride, there has been speculation about the possibility of him fighting in the UFC, especially since a public falling out between Bodog's Calvin Ayre and Emelianenko's manager, Vadim Finklestein. In a June 2007 interview with the Baltimore Sun, Chuck Liddell suggested that Emelianenko was on his way to the UFC. Dana White has also expressed interest in signing Emelianenko, but considers his management team to be the primary barrier left to the inking of a contract, whereas Finklestein has cited difficult negotiations as the reason. A main point of contention between the two is Finkelstein's request for the UFC to work with his Russian M-1 promotion, extending contractual offers to other members of the Red Devil Sport Club, and permitting Emelianenko to compete in combat sambo tournaments. At UFC 76 however, UFC president Dana White stated that he expected Emelianenko to sign with the UFC in late 2007 or early 2008, after Emelianenko was to compete in a Sambo competition that White would not allow him to participate in if he were under a UFC contract. He also revealed his intent to set up a unification bout with UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture as his first UFC fight. Nevertheless, these negotiations broke down, as Emelianenko committed to a non-exclusive, two-year and six-fight deal with M-1 Global in October 2007.

Yarennoka

Monte Cox, the president and CEO of M-1 Global, confirmed Emelianenko would face South Korean kickboxer Hong-Man Choi in a New Year's Eve event, Yarennoka!, taking place in Japan and organized by the former Pride FC staff with support from M-1 Global, FEG, and Deep. A special rule was used for this fight to not allow any knee strikes on the ground. The fight was broadcasted live in the United States on Mark Cuban's HDNet. Emelianenko defeated Choi in the opening round by submission via an armbar.

Dream

On February 13, 2008, Emelianenko attended a press conference held by Dream, a newly-formed Japanese mixed martial arts promotion. His manager, Finkelstein, confirmed that the organization had a tightly knit alliance with M-1 Global and that he would be fighting on the new organization's fight cards.

Affliction

At Affliction's inaugural event, promoted as Affliction: Banned, Emelianenko defeated former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia via submission at 36 seconds in the first round.

In his next fight with Affliction, Emelianenko defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski at Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 24, 2009. Arlovski attempted a flying knee and Emelianenko countered with an overhand right, dropping Arlovski at 3:14 of the first round.

Sambo

On November 16, 2008, Fedor's first loss in Sambo in eight years came at the Combat Sambo World Championships St. Petersburg, Russia, where he fell in the semifinals of the over 220-pound division to 23-year old Bulgarian Blagoi Ivanov on points 8 to 5. Fedor finished the tournament in 3rd place.

Mixed Martial Arts record

As of January 24, 2009, Emelianenko has compiled an amateur record of seven wins without any losses and professional record of twenty-nine wins, one loss and one no contest; one of these wins are by knockout, six by technical knockout (tko), and fifteen by submission.

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	29-1 (1)	ArlovskiAndrei Arlovski	KO (Right Hook)	Affliction: Day of Reckoning	January 24, 2009	1	3:14	Anaheim, California, United States	Defends World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship
Win	28-1 (1)	SylviaTim Sylvia	Submission (rear naked choke)	Affliction: Banned	July 19, 2008	1	0:36	Anaheim, California, United States	Won Vacant World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship
Win	27-1 (1)	ChoiHong-Man Choi	Submission (armbar)	Yarennoka!	December 31, 2007	1	1:54	Saitama, Japan
Win	26-1 (1)	LindlandMatt Lindland	Submission (armbar)	BodogFIGHT - Clash of the Nations	April 14, 2007	1	2:58	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	25-1 (1)	HuntMark Hunt	Submission (kimura)	Pride Shockwave 2006	December 31, 2006	1	8:16	Saitama, Japan	Defends Pride World Heavyweight Championship
Win	24-1 (1)	Coleman 2Mark Coleman	Submission (armbar)	Pride 32: The Real Deal	October 21, 2006	2	1:15	Las Vegas, United States
Win	23-1 (1)	ZuluzinhoZuluzinho	Submission (strikes)	Pride Shockwave 2005	December 31, 2005	1	0:26	Saitama, Japan
Win	22-1 (1)	FilipovićMirko Filipović	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Final Conflict 2005	August 28, 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan	Defends Pride World Heavyweight Championship
Win	21-1 (1)	Kohsaka 2Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride Bushido 6	April 3, 2005	1	10:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	20-1 (1)	Nogueira 3Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Shockwave 2004	December 31, 2004	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan	Defends Pride World Heavyweight Championship and wins Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix
zNC	19-1 (1)	Nogueira 2Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	No contest (accidental headbutt)	Pride Final Conflict 2004	August 15, 2004	1	3:52	Saitama, Japan	Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Final
Win	19-1	OgawaNaoya Ogawa	Submission (armbar)	Pride Final Conflict 2004	August 14, 2004August 15, 2004	1	0:54	Saitinokiama, Japan	Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win	18-1	RandlemanKevin Randleman	Submission (kimura)	Pride Critical Countdown 2004	June 20, 2004	1	1:33	Saitama, Japan	Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win	17-1	Coleman 1Mark Coleman	Submission (armbar)	Pride Total Elimination 2004	April 25, 2004	1	2:11	Saitama, Japan
Win	16-1	NagataYuji Nagata	TKO (strikes)	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	December 31, 2003	1	1:02	Kobe, Japan
Win	15-1	GoodridgeGary Goodridge	TKO (strikes)	Pride Total Elimination 2003	August 10, 2003	1	1:09	Saitama, Japan
Win	14-1	FujitaKazuyuki Fujita	Submission (rear naked choke)	Pride 26: Bad to the Bone	June 8, 2003	1	4:17	Tokyo, Japan
Win	13-1	ValaviciusEgidijus Valavicius	Submission (kimura)	Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas	April 5, 2003	2	1:11	Vilnius, Lithuania
Win	12-1	Nogueira 1Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 25: Body Blow	March 16, 2003	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan	Wins Pride World Heavyweight Championship
Win	11-1	HerringHeath Herring	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2	November 24, 2002	1	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	10-1	SchiltSemmy Schilt	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 21: Demolition	June 23, 2002	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	9-1	HasemanChris Haseman	TKO (lost points)	Rings - World Title Series Grand Final	February 15, 2002	1	2:50	Kanagawa, Japan
Win	8-1	HasdellLee Hasdell	Submission (guillotine choke)	Rings - World Title Series 5	December 21, 2001	1	4:10	Kanagawa, Japan
Win	7-1	YanagisawaRyushi Yanagisawa	Decision (unanimous)	Rings - World Title Series 4	October 20, 2001	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6-1	SobralRenato Sobral	Decision (unanimous)	Rings - 10th Anniversary	August 11, 2001	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5-1	SchallKerry Schall	Submission (armbar)	Rings - World Title Series 1	April 20, 2001	1	1:47	Tokyo, Japan
Win	4-1	ApostolovMihail Apostolov	Submission (rear naked choke)	Rings Russia - Russia vs. Bulgaria	April 6, 2001	1	1:03	Yekaterinburg, Russia
Loss	3-1	Kohsaka 1Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	TKO (cut)	Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B	December 22, 2000	1	0:17	Osaka, Japan
Win	3-0	AronaRicardo Arona	Decision (unanimous)	Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B	December 21, 2000December 22, 2000	3	5:00	Osaka, Japan
Win	2-0	TakadaHiroya Takada	KO (strikes)	Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 6	September 5, 2000	1	0:12	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1-0	LagvilavaLevon Lagvilava	Submission (rear naked choke)	Rings - Russia vs. Georgia	August 16, 2000	1	7:24	Tula, Russia

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Status	Date	Championship	Weight	Location
Champion	July 19, 2008 - present	WAMMA World Heavyweight Championship	Heavyweight	Anaheim, California, USA
Champion	March 16, 2003 - present	Pride World Heavyweight Championship	Heavyweight	Yokohama, Japan
Winner	2004	Pride Grand Prix Tournament	Heavyweight	Saitama, Japan
Winner	2002	Rings Kings of Kings Tournament	Open Weight	Yokohama, Japan
Winner	2001	Rings World Class Tournament	Heavyweight	Yokohama, Japan

Judo

Status	Date	Championship	Weight	Location
7th	April 1, 2000	Dutch Grand Prix	100 kg	Rotterdam, Netherlands
3rd	February 7, 1999	Sofia Liberation A-Team	100 kg	Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd	January 24, 1999	Moscow International Tournament	100 kg	Moscow, Russia
3rd	December 5, 1998	Russian National Championships	Open weight	Kstovo, Russia
Winner	1997	Russian National Championships	100 kg	Kursk, Russia

Sambo

Status	Date	Championship	Weight	Location
3rd	2008	World Combat Sambo Championships	Open weight	Prague, Czech Republic
Winner	2008	Russian Combat Sambo Championship	100 kg+	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Winner	2007	World Combat Sambo Championships	Open weight	Prague, Czech Republic
Winner	2007	Russian Combat Sambo Championships	?	Buryat Republic, Russia
Winner	2006	Russian Combat Sambo Championships	?	Buryat Republic, Russia
Winner	2005	World Combat Sambo Championships	Heavyweight	Prague, Czech Republic
Winner	2002	World Combat Sambo Championships	Open weight	Panama City, Panama
Winner	2002	World Combat Sambo Championships	Heavyweight	Thessaloniki, Greece
Winner	2002	Russian Combat Sambo Championships	?	Moscow, Russia
3rd	2000	Russian Combat Sambo Championships	?	Orenburg, Russia
Winner	1998	Russian Armed Forces Combat Sambo Championships	?	Russia
2nd	1998	Russian Armed Forces Combat Sambo Championships	Open weight	Russia
3rd	1998	Russian Combat Sambo Championships	?	Kaliningrad, Russia
Winner	1997	European Combat Sambo Championships	?	Tbilisi, Georgia
Winner	1997	Russian Combat Sambo Championships	?	St. Petersburg, Russia

Honorary titles and appellations

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2005 Shootfighter of the Year
• Sherdog.com 2005 #1 Pound for Pound Fighter in the World
• Sherdog.com 2005-2008 #1 Heavyweight in the World
• Yahoo! Sports #1 MMA Fighter (July—November 2007)
• Inside MMA #1 MMA Fighter of All-Time

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

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External links

• The Official Site of Fedor Emelianenko
• Professional MMA record for Fedor Emelianenko from Sherdog

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