Aleksander Emelianenko
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| Aleksander Emelianenko | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Grim Reaper |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Weight | 254 lb (115 kg) |
| Nationality |  Russian |
| Born | August 2, 1981 |
| Fighting out of | Stary Oskol, Russia |
| Town of birth | Stary Oskol, Russia |
| Fighting style | Sambo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
Aleksander Emelianenko (August 2, 1981 -) is a Russian mixed martial arts fighter. He is also a two-time Russian national Sambo champion, and two time world Sambo champion in the absolute divisions. He has a professional MMA record of 9-3-0 as of September 12, 2006. He had a notable win against Ricardo Morais in 2005.[1] He received his second career mixed martial art loss at the hands of Josh Barnett during PRIDE's Open Weight Grand Prix (official name PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute), where he was submitted via keylock. He will fight Eric Pele in St. Petersburg Russia on April 14.
Aleksander's older brother Fedor is the current heavyweight champion in PRIDE Fighting Championships.
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[edit] Biography
Aleksander was born in Russia in a family of a teacher, Olga Feodorovna Emelianenko, and a welder, Vladimir Alexandrovich Emelianenko. Aleksander is the third child in the family and has an older sister, Marina, an older brother, Fedor, and a younger brother, Ivan (born 1988). Fedor is the reigning heavyweight champion in PRIDE, while Ivan is currently in training.
Aleksander started martial arts training at a very early age: his older brother, Fedor, often had to babysit him, and since Fedor didn't want to miss his Sambo practice, he took young Aleksander with him. First Aleksander just observed the older kids, but soon he started mimicking their movements and doing pull-ups and push-ups. Aleksander started his formal Sambo training when he joined elementary school, but by that time kids his age were already no match for him. Aleksander trained with his childhood Sambo coach, Vladimir Mihailovich Voronov, and his brother Fedor, until June 2006.
[edit] Personal Life
Aleksander married his wife, Marina, on September 4, 2004.
Aleksander was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to five years in prison, where he received some of his tattoos.The tattoos are a constant source of questions from his fans and journalists. Aleksander explained their meaning in his interview on Fedor’s official website.
[edit] Tattoos
- Right arm: Cathedral with five domes: symbolizes five years of imprisonment, which he served for an armed robbery.
- Shoulders: Stars: “symbolize person’s honor and dignity, they mean that one lives according to his traditions and principles”.
- Right shoulder: cobweb: Aleksander did not explain it’s meaning other than say that contrary to what has been suggested by some, it does not have anything to do with mafia. In Russian prisons, tattoos using this symbol typically denote drug addiction.
- Left shoulder: Russian script.
- Left forearm: Half cat’s head, half skull: “Homo homini lupus est.” Translated: Man is a wolf to his fellow-man.
- Back: Grim Reaper holding a baby: according to Aleksander it’s a tattoo of Holy Mother, and that it means “absolutely nothing”, he just liked the design.
- Back: "Gott Mit Uns", meaning “God is with us” in German: for Aleksander, it’s a symbol of revival. This tattoo caused a significant controversy, since this slogan was written on belt buckles of Nazi Germany soldiers.
- Knees: Stars: symbolize that the owner will never be brought to his knees.
- Pirate tattoo: stands for article 167 of Russian Criminal Code: “armed robbery”.
- “Luck favors the brave” in German: self-explanatory.
[edit] MMA Record
9 wins (4 KO's, 2 submissions, 2 decisions), 3 losses (1 KO, 2 submission), 0 draws.
| 11/12/2006 | Loss | Fabricio Werdum | 2H2H PRIDE & Honor | Submission (Choke) | Round 1 | |
| 9/10/2006 | Win | Sergei Kharitonov | PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute | TKO (Strikes) | Round 1, 6:45 | |
| 5/5/2006 | Loss | Josh Barnett | PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute | Submission (Keylock) | Round 2, 1:57 | |
| 12/31/2005 | Win | Pawel Nastula | PRIDE Shockwave 2005 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Round 1, 8:45 | |
| 10/9/2005 | Win | Rene Rooze | Bushido Rotterdam Rumble | KO | Round 1, 0:28 | |
| 4/3/2005 | Win | Ricardo Morais | PRIDE Bushido 6 | KO (Punch) | Round 1, 0:15 | |
| 10/31/2004 | Win | James Thompson | PRIDE 28 | KO | Round 1, 0:11 | |
| 10/9/2004 | Win | Carlos Barreto | M-1 MFC Middleweight GP | Decision | ||
| 8/15/2004 | Loss | Mirko Filipovic | PRIDE Final Conflict 2004 | KO (head kick & punches) | Round 1, 2:09 | |
| 5/23/2004 | Win | Matt Foki | PRIDE Bushido 3 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Round 1, 3:16 | |
| 12/31/2003 | Win | Angelo Araujo | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 Inoki Festival | TKO (Cut) | Round 2, 4:28 | |
| 10/5/2003 | Win | Assuerio Silva | PRIDE Bushido 1 | Decision (Split) | Round 2, 5:00 |
[edit] References
- ^ Interview with Fedor Emelianenko on Fedor's official website, December 4, 2006. Fedor Emelianenko: "We have not been training together for over six months now. (..) Before his last PRIDE fight, Aleksander went to train in Holland. Since Fabricio Werdum is a very knowledgeable, very serious fighter, Aleksander needed a good sparring partner. And in Holland he simply had no one to grapple with."
- ^ Interview with Aleksander on Fedor's official website
- Greatest Pride Fighting Knockouts, video of Emelianenko's match with Ricardo Morais, retrieved on February 16, 2007
