Alexander Andreevich Yakovlev (born July 18, 1984), is a Russian mixed martial artist and rapper who competes in the

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division. Yakovlev competed in the

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, M-1 Global, ProFC, Shooto Russia, and Bodog Fight promotions.

Mixed martial arts career

M-Global

At the age of 19, Alexander made his professional MMA debut in a tournament for M-1 Global. Yakovlev faced

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on March 16, 2012 at M-1 Challenge 31, with the fight ending in a draw (judges scorecards: 29–28 Zavurov, 28–28, 28–28) Yakovlev faced Rashid Magomedov on November 15, 2012 at M-1 Challenge 35. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Yakovlev faced Murad Abdulaev on April 9, 2013 at M-1 Challenge 38. He won via split decision. Yakovlev faced UFC veteran Paul Daley on November 8, 2013 at Legend 2. He won via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On January 6, 2014, Yakovlev signed a contract with the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. Yakovlev was initially expected to make his debut against Yan Cabral on May 10, 2014 at

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. However, on April 9, Yakovlev was moved to The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale card as he replaced an injured

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against

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Yakovlev fought

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on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 53. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Yakovlev next dropped to the lightweight division and faced

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on April 4, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 63. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Yakovlev faced George Sullivan in the Welterweight at UFC on Fox 18 on January 30, 2016. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Yakovlev was expected to face Ryan LaFlare on July 23, 2016 at UFC on Fox 20. However, LaFlare pulled out of the fight in early June after sustaining an undisclosed injury and replaced by Kamaru Usman. He lost the one-sided fight via unanimous decision. Yakovlev faced Zak Cummings at

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on November 19, 2016. He lost the fight by submission due to armbar in the second round. Yakovlev was expected to return from an extended hiatus to face

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on April 20, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 149. However on April 4, 2019 it was reported that Packalen pull out for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by

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. Yakovlev won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the second round. Yakovlev was scheduled to face

Vinc Pichel Vincent Alan Pichel (born November 23, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2009, Pichel was also a contestan ...

on November 9, 2019 at

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However, Pichel pulled out of the fight on October 24 citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Yakovlev faced

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on October 24, 2020 at UFC 254. At the weigh-ins, Álvarez weighed in at 159.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Álvarez was fined 30% of his purse respectively, which went to Yakovlev. Yakovlev lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round. On June 17, 2021, it was announced that Yakovlev was released from the UFC.

Post UFC

In his first appearance after leaving the UFC, he faced Ali Abdulkhalikov on March 27, 2022 at ProFC 70. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Sambo

*Russian Combat Sambo Federation **Medalist Russian Sambo Championship

Hand-to-hand combat

*Russian Union of Martial Arts **Medalist Russian Hand-to-hand combat Championships **Russian National Champion

Freestyle Wrestling

*All-Russian Wrestling Federation **Medalist of Freestyle Wrestling National Tournament

Grappling

*NAGA **World Champion (2014, 187 lbs)

Mixed martial arts record

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Alexander Shlemenko Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighti ...

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Discography

*''Examen (Exam)'' (2011) *''Bad Boy with D.Masta'' (2011) *''Money Power (2012)

References

External links

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