John-Olav Einemo (born 10 December 1975) is a Norwegian retired mixed martial artist. He is also a

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practitioner, with the highlight of his career being the win in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 2003 (88–98 kg weight class). He is the only man to defeat multiple-time BJJ champion Roger Gracie in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship tournament. He holds a

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Einemo made his professional MMA debut in the year 2000. He fought for a number of promotions in Finland and the Netherlands, quickly amassing an undefeated record of 4-0. He made his Japanese debut in 2003 for the Shooto promotion in 2003. Einemo did not compete from 2003-2006 due to complications of contracting a flesh-eating bacterial infection on his left foot following surgery. He completely recovered and returned to fighting in early 2006. He experienced his first professional loss in

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where he lost to

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by unanimous decision at

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

On March 7, 2011, Einemo signed with the UFC to join their Heavyweight Division. Einemo was scheduled to make his UFC debut against Shane Carwin on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131. However, once

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pulled out of his fight against Junior dos Santos after again suffering with

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, Carwin stepped in to take Lesnar's place in the main event. Einemo instead fought fellow UFC newcomer Dave Herman. Einemo lost via TKO (punches) at 3:19 of round 2. This fight earned him ''Fight of the Night'' honors. On August 3, 2011, Golden Glory announced that Einemo had been released from his contract by the UFC. The UFC later reversed the decision, reinstating Einemo. In his second UFC fight, Einemo faced Mike Russow on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. He was subsequently released from the promotion.

Retirement

Einemo announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on April 3, 2012. He said he would continue to stay involved in the sport as a coach and help the sport grow in his native Norway.

Championships and accomplishments

ADCC career

*2007 Superfight – Lost against Roger Gracie *2005 88–98 kg weight class – Quarter Finals – Won against Vitor Vianna
*2003 88–98 kg weight class – Final – Won against Alexandre Ferreira
*2003 88–98 kg weight class – Won against Roger Gracie
*2001 88–98 kg weight class – Quarter Finals – Won against Rolles Gracie
*2001 Under 99 kg weight class - Semi-Finals - Lost against Ricardo Arona

MMA career

* Ultimate Fighting Championship ** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Dave Herman

Mixed martial arts record

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Submission grappling record

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References

Tournament Results – Official Homepages
ADCC 2005 Results

ADCC 2003 Results

ADCC 2001 Results

External links

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Official UFC Profile
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