Aleksei Alexeyevich Oleinik (born June 25, 1977, as Oleksíy Oleksíyovych Olíynyk) is a Russian

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and

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fighter who fought for the

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, competing in their

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division. He began his professional fighting career in 1997, and is a veteran of

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, ProFC and IAFC and has competed for Bellator, KSW and

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. He is the only fighter to win a UFC fight via

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, and has done so twice. Oleinik also holds the record for most Ezekiel choke wins in MMA competition, with fourteen.

Grappling career

During his training camp with K-Dojo Warrior Tribe in April 2011, Oleinik participated in two Grappling tournaments, he won the Absolute division in an

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hosted grappling tournament, and also won the Men's black belt No-Gi Advanced Super weight (210 lbs and over) division in the

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"Beast of the East 2011" tournament. Oleinik made his return to grappling in a superfight against multiple-time

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on December 12, 2019 at Quintet: Ultra. He lost the match quickly by kneebar.

Mixed martial arts career

Oleinik originally started MMA to prove himself to be strong. “I just wanted to prove to myself and others that I could be strong, to protect yourself and others. Then, it turned out that I do it very well, and became my profession.” Oleinik represented Russia for the Imperial Team in the M-1 Challenge 2009 season, where he defeated Sang Soo Lee. Alexey has highly regarded submission grappling skills which he developed from his background in training in traditional Japanese

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and competition in

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. He fought Robin Gracie trained

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BJJ black belt Rogent Lloret in a fight that ended in a draw. After his loss to

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he went 12 fights without a loss. That streak came to a halt when he lost via TKO in the first round against Michal Kita at the ProFC Heavyweight Grand Prix 2009.

Bellator MMA

In the summer of 2010, under the tutelage of K-Dojo Head Coach Murat Keshtov, Oleinik participated in the inaugural heavyweight tournament for

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. He faced Mike Hayes in the opening round and won the match via a split decision. In his next bout, he was stopped in the semi-finals by

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. He lost via TKO, the referee stopped the fight at 0:45 of the opening round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In November 2013 Oleinik announced that he signed a contract with the

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, and was expected to face

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on January 25, 2014, at

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. However, Oleinik was forced out of the bout with an injury and Rosholt was pulled from the card altogether. In his debut, Oleinik faced fellow newcomer Anthony Hamilton on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens. He won the fight via scarf hold headlock submission early in the first round. The rescheduled bout with

took place on November 22, 2014, at

UFC Fight Night 57 ''UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 57'') was a mixed martial arts event held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 2014. Background The event was the second that the organization had host ...

. Oleinik won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win also earned Oleinik his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. In an interview on September 9, 2015, Oleinik indicated that he had been sidelined by multiple knee surgeries and subsequent rehabilitation. Oleinik said he has no intention of retiring and expects a possible return sometime in the middle of 2016. Oleinik next faced

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on July 13, 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 91 ''UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 91'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 13, 2016, at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ba ...

. He lost the fight via majority decision. Oleinik next faced

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on January 15, 2017, at

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. He won the fight in the first round via Ezekiel choke, the first in UFC history and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. In unbelievable circumstances, it was executed while in Pešta's "

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" position, where it is very rarely seen executed without the usage of a 'gi. However, the

technique was not new to Oleinik, who had already won 12 fights by the same submission earlier in his career. Oleinik faced

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on July 8, 2017, at

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. He dropped Browne with a right hook in the first round and showed his superior grappling when he won the fight via submission, due to a rear-naked choke (with a modified grip and without a complete full

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) in the second round. Oleinik faced

Curtis Blaydes Curtis Lionell Blaydes (born February 18, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, Blayde ...

on November 4, 2017, at

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. The referee stopped the fight in the second round after Blaydes delivered an illegal kick to a downed opponent and called a doctor to check on Oleinik. The fight was stopped due to the doctor's advice. The replay, however, showed the strike did not deliver significant damage (as it only grazed the ear), and the fight was ruled a TKO win for Blaydes. Oleinik faced

Júnior Albini Júnior Albini (born 15 March 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Early life Albini started boxing at 13 years old to lose weight. At that time ...

on May 12, 2018, at

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. He won the fight in the first round via Ezekiel choke, marking his second win via this rare choke in the UFC. This win earned him the

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award. Oleinik was briefly linked to a bout with

Fabrício Werdum Fabrício Werdum (; born 30 July 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is also a 4-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Wor ...

on September 15, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 136 ''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 136'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Background The ev ...

. However, on May 22, Werdum was flagged for a potential USADA doping violation, and was later suspended for 2 years. Oleinik instead faced

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on the card. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. This marked Oleinik's 45th submission win in his MMA career. This win earned him the

award. Oleinik was expected to face Walt Harris on May 4, 2019, at

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. On April 3, 2019 news surfaced that he was withdrawn from the bout in order to headline UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Overeem against

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after Alexander Volkov had to withdraw. Oleinik faced

on 20 April 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 149 ''UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 149'' or '' UFC on ESPN+ 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 20, 2019 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Pete ...

, replacing Alexander Volkov. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. The bout between Oleinik and Walt Harris rescheduled for July 20, 2019, at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Oleinik faced Maurice Greene on January 18, 2020, at

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. He won the fight via a submission in the second round. This win earned him a

award. As a result, Oleinik became the first in history both to compete and secure a victory in an MMA fight across four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s). Oleinik was scheduled to face

on May 9, 2020, at

UFC 250 ''UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 6, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...

. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout eventually took place on May 9, 2020 at

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. Oleinik won the fight by split decision. When he announced he was taking another fight, Oleinik "received a message in a bottle" on the beach of Miami, signed his contract, and sent it back to Dana White and Mick Maynard. When asked if Oleinik planned on retiring any time soon, he jokingly responded that he has "only 10 years left." Ahead of his fight with Lewis, Oleinik parted ways with his long-time management company representatives, First Round Management. He stated that he wanted a manager that would focus on all fighters, not just the top two or three fighters in their stable. Oleinik faced

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on August 8, 2020, at

UFC Fight Night 174 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 174'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 32'' and ''UFC Vegas 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in ...

. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Oleinik faced

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on February 20, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. Oleinik faced

Sergey Spivak Sergey Spivak (born January 24, 1995, as Serghei Spivac) is a Moldovan mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Wo ...

on June 19, 2021, at

UFC on ESPN 25 ''UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 25'' and ''UFC Vegas 29'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 19, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enter ...

. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Oleinik was scheduled to face

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on January 22, 2022, at

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. However, Oleinik withdrew from the event for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by

. Oleinik was scheduled to face

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on March 26, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 205 ''UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 205'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 63'' or ''UFC Vegas 52'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 23, 2022, at the UF ...

. However, the day of the event, Latifi withdrew due to illness and the bout was cancelled. The pair was rescheduled to meet on two weeks later at

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on April 9, 2022. In turn, Latifi withdrew again for unknown reasons and was replaced by

Jared Vanderaa Jared Vanderaa (born May 12, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Vanderaa was born in Washington but moved around a lot with his mother in pursuit o ...

. He won the bout via scarf hold submission in the first round. The win also earned him the ''

'' award. The match with

was yet to rescheduled again for

UFC Fight Night 211 ''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 211'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 69'' and ''UFC Vegas 61'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 1, 2022, at the UFC Apex ...

on October 1, 2022. Oleinik lost the bout via unanimous decision. On October 10, 2022, it was announced that Oleinik was released from UFC after completing his contract.

Personal life

Oleinik is married and has 5 children between the ages of 5 and 19. He and his family moved to Florida in December 2016. The eldest, Polina, attends

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, and was present at the school during the mass shooting but was unharmed. He is a naturalised

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n citizen, and expressed support towards

following its 2014 military intervention in Ukraine. He wore a shirt with

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's face and as a result was denied entry into Ukraine.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(Six times) ** First fighter in UFC history to finish with an Ezekiel choke. ** Only fighter in UFC history to finish with an Ezekiel choke (now twice). ** Second most submission wins in heavyweight division (Seven) *

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation'') better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. History Martin Lewandowsk ...

** 2007 KSW 8 Heavyweight Tournament Winner *

** 2004 Middleweight Russia Cup Tournament Winner * ProFC ** 2008 ProFC 4 President's Cup Heavyweight Tournament Winner ** 2008 ProFC 3 Heavyweight Grand Prix Runner-Up * International Absolute Fighting Council ** 2006 Russia Cup Light heavyweight Tournament Winner ** 2009 Mayor's Cup Heavyweight Tournament Winner * Perm Region MMA Federation ** 2007 Professional MMA Cup Heavyweight Tournament Winner * Other tournaments ** 2007 Yaroslavl Open Championship Heavyweight Tournament Winner ** 1996 Minamoto Cup Heavyweight Tournament Winner * World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts ** WCMMA Heavyweight Championship (One time; first; last) * MMA Mania ** 2017 Submission of the Year (Top 5: #2) vs.

* MMA Weekly ** 2018 Submission of the Year vs.

Combat sambo

* World Combat Sambo Federation ** World Combat Sambo Champion (2005) ** Eurasian Combat Sambo Champion (2001) * Combat Sambo Federation of Russia ** Russian Combat Sambo Champion (2003, 2004) ** Moscow Combat Sambo Champion (Five time)

Submission grappling

** 2011 Black belt No-Gi Advanced Superweight (210 lbs ) Tournament Winner * Eddie Alvarez Grappling Tournament ** 2011 Absolute Division Tournament Winner

Records

*First fighter to compete across four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s) *First fighter to secure a victory across four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s)

Mixed martial arts record

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Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Ledyard, Connecticut Ledyard is a New England town, Town in New London County, Connecticut, New London County, Connecticut, United States, located along the Thames River (Connecticut), Thames River. The town is named after Colonel William Ledyard, a American Revolutio ...

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Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

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Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 33–5 , Oleg Kutepov , Submission (inverted armbar) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:21 , , - , Win , align=center, 32–5 , Magomedbag Agaev , Submission (scarf hold) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:47 , , - , Loss , align=center, 31–5 , Konstantyn Stryzhak , TKO (punches) , rowspan="2", CSFU: Champions League , rowspan="2", , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:20 , rowspan="2",

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 28–3 , Sherman Pendergarst , Submission (ezekiel choke) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:18 , , - , Win , align=center, 27–3 , Gela Getsadze , TKO (punches) , rowspan="3", Yaroslavl Open Championship 2007 , rowspan="3", , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:48 , rowspan="3",

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...

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Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

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Chael Sonnen Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

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Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

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Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

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Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Igor Akinin , Submission (guillotine choke) , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Artem Kondratko , Submission (rear-naked choke) , rowspan="3", Minamoto Cup: Ukraine Open No Holds Barred Championship , rowspan="3", , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:09 , rowspan="3",

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC) * Daichi Abe - (UFC, Pancrase) * Hiroyuki Abe - (Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride) * Papy Ab ...

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