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Fedor Emelianenko
Born	Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (1976-09-28) September 28, 1976 (age 48) Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Native name	Фёдор Емельяненко
Other names	The Last Emperor
Residence	Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	74 in (188 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Stary Oskol, Belgorod, Russia
Team	Red Devil Sport Club/Alexander Nevsky OEMK (2003 - present) Russian Top Team (2000 - 2003)
Trainer	Judo, Sambo: Vladimir Voronov Boxing: Alexander Michkov Muay Thai: Peter Teijsse
Rank	1st Razryad Grand Master in Sambo Black belt and International Master of Sport in Judo
Years active	2000 – 2012 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	40
Wins	35
By knockout	11
By submission	16
By decision	8
Losses	4
By knockout	3
By submission	1
No contests	1
Other information
Occupation	Council of Physical Fitness & Sports (2012 - present) Russian MMA Union (president; 2012 - present) Belgorod Regional Duma (deputy; 2010 - present) M-1 Global (co-owner; 2007 - present) Russian Ground Forces (tank division; 1995 - 1997)
University	Belgorod State University (department of physical education; g. 2008)
Spouse	Marina (m. 2009) Oksana (m. 1999 – 2006)
Children	Elizabeth (b. 2011) Vasilisa (b. 2007) Masha (b. 1999)
Notable relatives	Alexander Emelianenko (brother) Ivan Emelianenko (brother)
Notable students	Kirill Sidelnikov Maxim Grishin
Notable club(s)	Champions for Peace (2011 - present)
Website	http://efedor.ru/index_eng.shtml
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Fedor Emelianenko

Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's Combat Sambo
World Championships
	2008 St. Petersburg	+100 kg
	2007 Prague	+100 kg
	2005 Prague	+100 kg
	2002 Panama City	+100 kg
	2002 Thessaloniki	+100 kg
European Championships
	1999 Istanbul	+100 kg
Russian Championships
	2012 Moscow	+100 kg
	2009 Kstovo	+100 kg
	2008 St. Petersburg	+100 kg
	2007 Ulan-Ude	+100 kg
	2005 Kstovo	+100 kg
	2002 Moscow	+100 kg
	2000 Orenburg	+100 kg
	1998 Kaliningrad	+100 kg
Men's Judo
Russian Championships
	1999 Kstovo	Open
	1998 Kstovo	-100 kg

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (Russian: Фёдор Влади́мирович Емелья́ненко, romanized: Fyodor Vladimirovich Yemelyanenko, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ jɪmʲɪlʲˈjanʲɪnkə]) (born September 28, 1976) is a Russian politician and retired heavyweight mixed martial artist, sambist, and judoka. 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.

Emelianenko has received widespread acclaim from several major publications, including Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and Sherdog.com. some analysts consider Emelianenko to be the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. He remained undefeated for nearly a decade, during which time he was widely considered the best heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts.

Biography

Emelianenko was born in 1976 in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. In 1978, when he was two, his family moved within the Soviet Union to Stary Oskol, Belgorod of the Russian SFSR. 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 Alexander Emelianenko. Fedor trains with his youngest brother Ivan, who has competed in Combat Sambo, and plans to begin a career in MMA in 2010.

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 daughter Masha was born in the same year. They divorced in 2006. On December 29, 2007, his second daughter, Vasilisa, was born to his long-time girlfriend Marina. Emelianenko and Marina married in October 2009. In his spare time, he likes to read, listen to music, and draw. He is a practicing Orthodox Christian and a parishioner at the church of St. Nicholas in Stary Oskol. His confessor is archpriest Andrei Zinoviev. His entrance theme song, oy, to ne vecher, was performed at his request by archdeacon Andrey Zheleznyakov, solist at the Episcopal Choir of the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese.

Emelianenko had the honour of being one of 80 Russian sporting champions, cultural icons and national heroes to carry the Olympic torch in St. Petersburg in 2008.

Mixed martial arts career

Club affiliation

Emelianenko began his mixed martial arts as a member of Russian Top Team (RTT), training with the first generation of Russian RINGS competitors, such as Volk Han and Andrey Kopylov.

After his bout with Gary Goodridge, the Emelianenko brothers left Russian Top Team and began to train in St. Petersburg with the Red Devil Sport Club, which is managed by Vadim Finkelstein. To date, Finkelstein is still his manager. Emelianenko is a member of the VOS gym in Holland, where he trains with Johan Vos and Lucien Carbin. Emelianenko has trained with the likes of Ernesto Hoost, Tyrone Spong, and Denis Lebedev.

RINGS

Emelianenko made his MMA debut for the Japanese RINGS organization. RINGS had a different set of rules that did not allow head strikes on the ground (which later on would be recognized as one of Emelianenko's biggest strengths).

Here Emelianenko suffered his first loss in the sport, a very controversial one that 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. 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 were required as draws or no-contests could not be awarded. Since Emelianenko could not advance due to his injury, Kohsaka moved on.  The tournament was eventually won by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who would later be Emelianenko's rival in MMA.  Emelianenko would later avenge the first loss of his career when he rematched Kohsaka at Pride Bushido 6.

After defeating veteran Renato Sobral in an elimination bout, Emelianenko went on fight for the World Heavyweight Class Championship against Bobby Hoffman the same night. However, Hoffman refused to fight Emelianenko, claiming he sustained a injury to his shoulder during his previous match, and forfeited the final. A win was awarded to Emelianenko by default, and he was given the RINGS Heavyweight Class Championship.

On February 15, 2002, Emelianenko defeated Chris Haseman and won the RINGS Absolute Class Tournament, the last tournament ever held by RINGS.

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, dominated Herring with ground and pound, winning 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. Nogueira was coming off wins against Mark Coleman, Heath Herring and a shocking comeback victory against Bob Sapp, as well as his victory in the RINGS 2000 King of Kings Tournament, in which Emelianenko had participated. Nogueira was considered by many fans to be virtually unbeatable, due to his endurance and submission skills. Emelianenko rocked him early with punches, and Nogueira pulled guard. Emelianenko then survived Nogueira's guard, considered the most dangerous in MMA, and easily defended all of Nogueira's submission attempts, dominating him for 20 minutes with a brutal ground and pound. The judges rendered a unanimous decision, and Emelianenko became the second Pride Heavyweight Champion, a title he would never lose.

"He's the fastest I've ever seen...physically, he is the fastest heavy guy in MMA history."

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 right hook that stunned him. Badly hurt, he worked his way to a clinch, but was taken down. With Fujita unable to amount a significant offense Emelianenko was able to recover. Emelianenko worked his way up and knocked Fujita down with body kick and a punching combo. He then submitted Fujita at 4:17 in the first round with a rear naked choke. Emelianenko reminisced about it in February 2009, "Fujita is the only one who ever hit me right, and he hit hard!".

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. In 2011, Goodridge recalled his fight with Emelianenko; "Fedor hits so hard, I don't remember anything (from the fight). No one has his speed and power combo. He fought for 10 years at the top. He doesn't owe anything else to the sport."

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. That move upset the managers of PRIDE, who set up an interim title match between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Mirko Crocop Filipović, which ended with Nogueira pulling yet another comeback victory, scoring a second round armbar.

PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight World Grand Prix

Four months later, he returned to PRIDE, at Total Elimination 2004, where he met Pride 2000 Grand Prix winner and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman for the first time in the ring. After getting taken down, he pulled guard and submitted Coleman with an armbar at 2:11 of the first round to advance in the 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix. That fight showed more of Emelianenko's versatility, as he not only had a good top game with his trademark ground and pound, but a dangerous bottom game from his guard, being able to submit legitimate opponents from his back.

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, was coming off an upset win over Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović, which he ended by knockout. Randleman quickly scored a takedown. As Emelianenko gave his back, Randleman delivered a German suplex, slamming him to the canvas headfirst, a move that would become one of the most replayed highlights in PRIDE's and MMA's history for years to come. Emelianenko, seemingly unfazed, rolled over Randleman a few seconds later, getting top position and forcing him to submit with a kimura armlock 1:33 into the first round.

On August 15, 2004, Emelianenko faced six-time All-Japan Judo Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist Naoya Ogawa in the semifinals of the 2004 Grand Prix. After making quick work of Ogawa, winning by armbar, he advanced to face Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for the second time in his career. Nogueira 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 the previous year. The rematch with Nogueira was very competitive, but the fight was stopped prematurely due to a cut to Emelianenko's head from an accidental clash of heads while on the ground. A third meeting was thus scheduled for Shockwave 2004, which Emelianenko won. On the line was PRIDE's Heavyweight Championship, and PRIDE's 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix title, as the final match of the tournament earlier that year was declared a no contest due to an accidental headbutt. Emelianenko this time chose not to engage Nogueira on the ground, in spite of having dominated him on the ground in their first match. He overpowered the Brazilian on the feet in the first round, beating him to the punch for the first nine minutes. Nogueira faced great difficulty, getting dropped with punches and tossed to the mat multiple times by Judo throws. He was not able to implement his game plan of putting Emelianenko on his back, save for the final 30 seconds of the first round. He was not able to pull guard for any considerable amount of time. During the second and third rounds, Emelianenko's takedown defense and counter-punching earned him a unanimous decision victory to retain the heavyweight championship.

Title defense against Mirko Filipović

The following year, Emelianenko signed to fight PRIDE's top heavyweight contender, and former K-1 star Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović. This was a highly anticipated match. After Mirko had made a successful switch from K-1 to MMA, he quickly rose in the rankings with victories over Igor Vovchachyn, Kazuyuki Fujita, and a KO win over Emelianenko's younger brother, Alexander Emelianenko. He then made a public challenge to Emelianenko and the bout was supposed to take place in late 2003. After a contract dispute, Emelianenko temporarily left PRIDE to fight for Inoki's Boom Ba Ye promotion, on New Year's eve 2003. This prompted PRIDE to set up an Interim Heavyweight Title Match between Crocop and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. After completely dominating the first round, Crocop was caught in an armbar early in the second round, thus making Nogueira the Interim champion, and number-one challenger for Emelianenko's belt. Mirko got further de-railed from title contention, when in the first round of PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix 2004, he was upset by Kevin Randleman, getting knocked out early by ground strikes following a vicious left hook.

Later that year, Mirko began his recovery by defeating Ron Waterman, winning his rematch with Kevin Randleman by submission, and scoring a dominant TKO victory over Mark Coleman in the first round. Those wins put Mirko Filipović again in the spot of number-one heavyweight contender, following Fedor's successful title defense against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on PRIDE's New Year's Eve show in 2004.

The match between Emelianenko and Mirko Filipović finally took place at PRIDE Final Conflict 2005. In the first round, Emelianenko was stunned and had his nose broken by two stiff jabs from Filipović. He got hit by body kicks that discolored his midsection. Emelianenko was then able to get the fight to the ground and land several body shots, which took a lot of gas out of Filipović. As the fight progressed, Emelianenko became more and more dominant, winning most of the stand up exchanges and scoring several takedowns. After 20 minutes, Emelianenko was awarded a unanimous decision victory.

Later PRIDE Years

Following his successful title defense against Mirko Filipović at PRIDE Final Conflict 2005, Emelianenko came back on New Year's eve, where he outclassed the 450-pound Brazilian Zuluzinho in a non-title bout. Emelianenko dropped Zulu with a right hook and finished with several ground strikes which forced him to tap out after only 26 seconds.

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 blasted Coleman in the first round with punches, before securing an armbar at 1:15 in the second round.

Emelianenko's last defense of his Pride Heavyweight title was against 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix champion Mark Hunt at Shockwave 2006. Josh Barnett was originally slated to fight Emelianenko for the Heavyweight title, but turned down the fight, claiming not to be in peak physical condition. With Filipović's departure to the UFC organization in late 2006, Mark Hunt became the number-one contender for the belt. 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 got back to his feet, and after struggling to take the fight to the ground, he 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 212.5 lb (96.5 kg) to Emelianenko's 230 lb (104.5 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 the takedown, landing in Lindland's half guard. The fight then remained on the ground where Emelianenko won by submission via armbar at 2:58 of the first round.

M-1 Global

After the purchase of Pride Fighting Championships by Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta III and the expiration of Emelianenko's contract with Pride, there was 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 Finkelstein. In a June 2007 interview with the Baltimore Sun, Chuck Liddell suggested that Emelianenko was on his way to the UFC. Dana White expressed interest in signing Emelianenko, but considered his management team to be the primary barrier the signing of a contract, whereas Finkelstein has cited difficult negotiations as the reason. A main point of contention between the two was 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 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 former Pride 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 broadcast live in the United States on the HDNet cable network. 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, Vadim Finkelstein, confirmed that the organization had a tightly knit alliance with M-1 Global and that Emelianenko would be fighting on the new organization's fight cards. M-1 Global CEO Vadim Finkelstein recently revealed of their plans to organize a fight for Fedor in co-operation with Dream, possibly on New Year's Eve in Japan.

Affliction

On July 19, 2008, at Affliction: Banned, Emelianenko faced former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia. Sylvia was coming off a submission loss via guillotine choke at the hands of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 81 in a title fight for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. Sylvia was ranked as the #4 heavyweight fighter in MMA by Sherdog.com prior to his fight with Emelianenko.

Emelianenko defeated Sylvia in 36 seconds. He dropped Sylvia with a lightning quick punch combination, took his back and then finished the fight via submission due to a rear naked choke. Sylvia said in the post-fight press conference, "I know that I'm one of the best in the world, I was amazed at how good Fedor is. He hurt me right away and submitted me. The guy's a stud. I don't even think he's human. That guy hits hard. I've never been hit that hard before."

UFC President Dana White, who had recently launched a public slander campaign against Emelianenko in an effort to devalue Emelianenko, even admitted to being impressed with Emelianenko's performance against the ex-UFC champion Sylvia. When asked if the submission win changed his opinion on Fedor, White said; "It does. Tim Sylvia was a real opponent."

After the fight, UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture entered the ring and Emelianenko expressed his desire to fight Couture next. However, Couture's contract with the UFC prevented the fight from occurring outside of the organization.

On January 24, 2009, at Affliction: Day of Reckoning, Emelianenko fought former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski, who, like Sylvia, was widely considered to be a top-5 heavyweight at the time of the fight. Arlovski was on a five fight win streak and was ranked as high as the #2 heavyweight fighter in MMA by Sherdog.com. Arlovski had some early success in the fight, landing punches and leg kicks. However, as Emelianenko was backed into the ropes, Arlovski attempted a flying knee and Emelianenko was able to counter with an overhand right which resulted in a brutal knockout of Arlovski at 3:14 of the first round. The knockout victory was awarded knockout of the year for 2009 by Sherdog. The preparation for this bout overlapped with filming for the movie "The 5th Execution".

Emelianenko met Shinya Aoki during a five-minute "special exhibition" at an April 29 M-1 Challenge (presented by Affliction) event in Tokyo. Emelianenko made Aoki tap out from a Achilles lock just before the bell sounded to end the exhibition. In another special exhibition match, Emelianenko met Gegard Mousasi, a friend and teammate, during M-1 Global: Breakthrough, held in Kansas City on August 28. The two friends fought a competitive and friendly spirited exhibition with several Judo throws from both Emelianenko and Mousasi. Emelianenko finished the fight via armbar.

Emelianenko was scheduled to fight former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett on August 1, 2009, at Affliction: Trilogy, but on July 22 Barnett was denied his license to compete by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for anabolic steroids. On July 23, 2009, Vitor Belfort – who was already on the card – was reported as a likely replacement, but the next day Affliction canceled the event citing limited time to find a suitable replacement and inadequate time to promote the fight.

Negotiations with the UFC

After the collapse of Affliction, UFC President Dana White ferociously tried to sign Emelianenko to an exclusive contract with the UFC several times. White said of Emelianenko; "He has become my obsession. I want it (him in the UFC) worse than the fans want it." Widely considered to be the best heavyweight MMA fighter at the time, Emelianenko would receive an immediate title shot against then current UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, a fight which White deemed would be "huge". After reportedly offering Emelianenko a large contract worth just under 2 million US dollars per fight, with incentive to make much more based on pay per view buys for fights he headlines, negotiations fell apart after Emelianenko's management team demanded a co-promotion between the UFC and M-1 Global, terms which White deemed unacceptable. However, other media outlets placed much of the blame on the UFC: "Trying to get out in front of the public relations skirmish that would follow the UFC’s failure to sign Emeliananeko, a UFC insider leaked bogus contract terms to Carmichael Dave, a California-based radio host. The tactic was effective. Fans and the online media turned against the Russian and his team. The tactic also may have backfired. Emelianenko was reportedly softening and considering signing with the UFC. The leak, which M-1 Global criticized as inaccurate and inappropriate, shut down negotiations for good."

In 2012, UFC President Dana White tried to lure Emelianenko out of retirement after overwhelming fan demand for a fight between Emelianenko and Brock Lesnar in the UFC. However, White stated that Emelianenko was firmly retired and would not be coming out of retirement for a fight in the UFC.

Strikeforce

Following the failed negotiations with the UFC, Emelianenko signed a three-fight contract with Strikeforce. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed that Emelianenko's debut would take place on November 7, broadcast nationally on CBS.

Emelianenko's first fight in Strikeforce was against the then-undefeated Brett Rogers in the main event of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers on November 7, 2009. Rogers was coming off a knockout win over Andrei Arlovski and was ranked as the #6 heavyweight fighter in MMA by Sherdog.com at the time of the fight. In the fight, Emelianenko landed early in the first round, but he failed to secure a submission after two attempts. In the second round he knocked Rogers down with an overhand right, then punched him three more times on the mat to secure the victory via TKO at 1:48. This bout would mark the first time Emelianenko competed in a cage. With the win, Emelianenko defeated his third straight top-10 heavyweight opponent.

Emelianenko suffered his first loss in 10 years on June 26, 2010 against Fabricio Werdum. After knocking Werdum down only seconds into the first round, Emelianenko closed in, but Werdum secured a deep triangle and an armbar from his guard, and Fedor was forced to tap. The loss was considered a large upset; in the process, Werdum became the first MMA fighter to attain a non-controversial victory over Emelianenko.

Emelianenko stated through a translator on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani that he considered retirement before the Werdum fight due to accumulating injuries and ageing.

In January 2011, it was announced that Fedor had agreed to enter the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, and would face Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva on February 12 in the first quarterfinal match. After a close first round, Silva took control in round 2. After passing to mount, he unleashed a barrage of ground-and-pound that ultimately caused Emelianenko's right eye to swell shut. Ringside doctors called a stop to the fight, stating that Emelianenko could not see and they would not allow him to continue.

Emelianenko faced Dan Henderson on July 30, 2011 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson. After both fighters landed significant punches in the first round, Fedor knocked Henderson down with a combination of strikes. Fedor followed Henderson to the mat and began to ground-and-pound him but Henderson was able to sweep and reverse position before delivering a punch underneath Fedor's armpit which landed on his chin, knocking Fedor unconscious, and sending him face first into the mat. Henderson continued to punch Fedor until referee Herb Dean jumped in to stop the fight. Dean explained the stoppage saying, "The fight is over when he's unconscious. Because he comes back swiftly after I've already stepped in and stopped the fight, I can't restart the fight. Dan's still throwing punches, but once I've touched Dan, I've stopped the fight. If I was to do it again – if I see a fighter face down receiving shots, I'm going to step in and stop the fight. I can't predict how long he's going to be unconscious for."

Following his third loss in a row, Emelianenko was reportedly released from Strikeforce. UFC president Dana White stated he was being released, “Yeah, he’s being cut.” However, Emelianenko disputed White's claims, saying, "That's Dana White's style to make comments. I didn't have a contract with Strikeforce. My current contract is with Showtime. So I think people shouldn't pay attention to these "loud" comments." According to M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan, Fedor was only under contract to Showtime and from there he fought under the Strikeforce banner, but was never under direct employ of Zuffa, and therefore was not "cut" by the organization. "Strikeforce is not the only MMA promotion on Showtime so there are a number of options for Fedor which will be looked at," Kogan told MMA Weekly.

Return to Russia, Japan, and Retirement

Following his stint in Strikeforce, Emelianenko fought Jeff Monson at M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson on November 20, 2011 at the Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia. He won the fight via unanimous decision and snapped a three-fight losing streak.

After four years, Emelianenko made his return to Japan—where he spent most of his career—at Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 on December 31, where he faced Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii. Emelianenko won by knockout in the first round.

On June 21, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Emelianenko faced three-time UFC heavyweight title contender Pedro Rizzo in an event promoted by M-1 Global. Prior to the bout, it was rumored that Fedor would retire after taking on Rizzo. Originally denying any possible rumors of retirement at first, Emelianenko later announced his retirement in-ring post-fight after defeating Rizzo by knockout in the first two minutes of the first round.

Although Emelianenko is retired as a competitor, he will continue his career in MMA as the president of the Russian MMA Union.

Political career

Towards the end of his mixed martial arts career, Fedor Emelianenko began his involvement in politics. He was elected to a five-year term as a deputy of the Belgorod Regional Duma on October 10, 2010 under the United Russia political party.

On July 28, 2012, Emelianenko replaced Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to became a staff member of Russia's Council of Physical Fitness & Sports. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	35–4 (1)	Pedro Rizzo	KO (punches)	M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo	June 21, 2012	1	1:24	St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win	34–4 (1)	Satoshi Ishii	KO (punches)	Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011	December 31, 2011	1	2:29	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	33–4 (1)	Jeff Monson	Decision (unanimous)	M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson	November 20, 2011	3	5:00	Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Loss	32–4 (1)	Dan Henderson	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson	July 30, 2011	1	4:12	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Loss	32–3 (1)	Antonio Silva	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva	February 12, 2011	2	5:00	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States	Strikeforce 2011 Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Loss	32–2 (1)	Fabricio Werdum	Submission (triangle armbar)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum	June 26, 2010	1	1:09	San Jose, California, United States
Win	32–1 (1)	Brett Rogers	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers	November 7, 2009	2	1:48	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States	Defended WAMMA Heavyweight Championship.
Win	31–1 (1)	Andrei Arlovski	KO (punch)	Affliction: Day of Reckoning	January 24, 2009	1	3:14	Anaheim, California, United States	Defended WAMMA Heavyweight Championship.
Win	30–1 (1)	Tim Sylvia	Submission (rear naked choke)	Affliction: Banned	July 19, 2008	1	0:36	Anaheim, California, United States	Won inaugural WAMMA Heavyweight Championship.
Win	29–1 (1)	Choi Hong-man	Submission (armbar)	Yarennoka!	December 31, 2007	1	1:54	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	28–1 (1)	Matt Lindland	Submission (armbar)	BodogFIGHT: Clash of the Nations	April 14, 2007	1	2:58	St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win	27–1 (1)	Mark Hunt	Submission (kimura)	Pride Shockwave 2006	December 31, 2006	1	8:16	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	Defended PRIDE Heavyweight Championship.
Win	26–1 (1)	Mark Coleman	Submission (armbar)	Pride 32	October 21, 2006	2	1:17	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	25–1 (1)	Zuluzinho	Submission (punches)	Pride Shockwave 2005	December 31, 2005	1	0:26	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	24–1 (1)	Mirko Filipović	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Final Conflict 2005	August 28, 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	Defended PRIDE Heavyweight Championship.
Win	23–1 (1)	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride Bushido 6	April 3, 2005	1	10:00	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Win	22–1 (1)	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Shockwave 2004	December 31, 2004	3	5:00	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Final. Unified Pride Interim Heavyweight Championship.
NC	21–1 (1)	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	NC (accidental headbutt)	Pride Final Conflict 2004	August 15, 2004	1	3:52	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Final.
Win	21–1	Naoya Ogawa	Submission (armbar)	Pride Final Conflict 2004	August 15, 2004	1	0:54	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win	20–1	Kevin Randleman	Submission (kimura)	Pride Critical Countdown 2004	June 20, 2004	1	1:33	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	19–1	Mark Coleman	Submission (armbar)	Pride Total Elimination 2004	April 25, 2004	1	2:11	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Opening Round.
Win	18–1	Yuji Nagata	TKO (punches)	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	December 31, 2003	1	1:02	Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Win	17–1	Gary Goodridge	TKO (soccer kicks & punches)	Pride Total Elimination 2003	August 10, 2003	1	1:09	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	16–1	Kazuyuki Fujita	Submission (rear naked choke)	Pride 26	June 8, 2003	1	4:17	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Win	15–1	Egidijus Valavičius	Submission (kimura)	RINGS Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas	April 5, 2003	2	1:11	Vilnius, Lithuania
Win	14–1	Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 25	March 16, 2003	3	5:00	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	Won PRIDE Heavyweight Championship.
Win	13–1	Heath Herring	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Pride 23	November 24, 2002	1	10:00	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Win	12–1	Semmy Schilt	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 21	June 23, 2002	3	5:00	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win	11–1	Chris Haseman	TKO (punches)	RINGS: World Title Series Grand Final	February 15, 2002	1	2:50	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	RINGS 2001 Absolute Class Tournament Final.
Win	10–1	Lee Hasdell	Submission (guillotine choke)	RINGS: World Title Series 5	December 21, 2001	1	4:10	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	RINGS 2001 Absolute Class Tournament Semifinal.
Win	9–1	Ryūshi Yanagisawa	Decision (unanimous)	RINGS: World Title Series 4	October 20, 2001	3	5:00	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan	RINGS 2001 Absolute Class Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win	8–1	Bobby Hoffman	TKO (forfeit)	RINGS: 10th Anniversary	August 11, 2001	1	0:00	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan	RINGS 2001 Openweight Title Tournament Final. Won vacant RINGS Openweight Championship.
Win	7–1	Renato Sobral	Decision (unanimous)	RINGS: 10th Anniversary	August 11, 2001	2	5:00	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan	RINGS 2001 Openweight Title Tournament Semifinal.
Win	6–1	Kerry Schall	Submission (armbar)	RINGS: World Title Series 1	April 20, 2001	1	1:47	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan	RINGS 2001 Openweight Title Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win	5–1	Mihail Apostolov	Submission (rear naked choke)	RINGS Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria	April 6, 2001	1	1:03	Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Loss	4–1	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	TKO (doctor stoppage)	RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block B	December 22, 2000	1	0:17	Osaka, Osaka, Japan	RINGS King of Kings 2000 Tournament 2nd Round.
Win	4–0	Ricardo Arona	Decision (unanimous)	RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block B	December 21, 2000	3	5:00	Osaka, Osaka, Japan	RINGS King of Kings 2000 Tournament Opening Round.
Win	3–0	Hiroya Takada	KO (punches)	RINGS: Battle Genesis Vol. 6	September 5, 2000	1	0:12	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Win	2–0	Levon Lagvilava	Submission (rear naked choke)	RINGS: Russia vs. Georgia	August 16, 2000	1	7:24	Tula, Tula Oblast, Russia
Win	1–0	Martin Lazarov	Submission (guillotine choke)	RINGS Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria	May 21, 2000	1	2:24	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	2-0	Gegard Mousasi	Submission (armbar)	M-1 Global: Breakthrough	August 29, 2009	1	3:27	Kansas City, Missouri, United States	Openweight bout.
Win	1-0	Shinya Aoki	Submission (achilles lock)	M-1 Challenge 14: Japan	April 29, 2009	1	2:53	Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan	Openweight bout.

Entrance music

Filmography

Bibliography

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of Pride champions

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External links

• Fedor Emelianenko "The Last Emperor" Official Website: news, fights, videos, photos.
• The Official Site of Fedor Emelianenko
• Professional MMA record for Fedor Emelianenko from Sherdog
• Profile at K-1

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• Pride Fighting Championships champions
• People from Belgorod Oblast
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• Russian people of Ukrainian descent