bodogFight was a mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group.

Its primary programming output was a television series of the same name, which aired on The Score Television Network, Ion Television, and currently airing on The Fight Network, where each episode followed two fighters in their training and ended with a bout between the two fighters.

bodogFight had also produced pay-per-view events which featured top-ranked fighters including Fedor Emelianenko, Aleksander Emelianenko and Matt Lindland.

bodogFight used a modified variation on the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts which excluded the usage of elbow strikes.

In mid 2008, bodogFIGHT closed down, laying off most of their employees after losing a reported $38 million US dollars.

Matt Lindland also made claims that bodogFIGHT has neglected their contractual obligations by not paying him and other MMA Fighters.

Champions

Tara LaRosa (born 8 January 1978) was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion.

Middleweight Championship

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Welterweight Championship

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Women's Bantamweight Championship

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
	Tara LaRosa

HOOKnSHOOT - Bodog Fight Women's Tournament Bracket

This tournament was held 24 November 2007.

References

See also

Mixed Martial Arts

Bodog

External links

BodogFight event results at sherdog

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name	Fedor Emelianenko
native name	Фёдор Емельяненко
native lang	Russian
birth name	Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko
birth date	September 28, 1976
birth place	Rubizhne, Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
other names	The Last Emperor
nationality	Russian
height ft	6
height in	0
weight lb	223
weight class	Heavyweight (265 lb)
reach in	74
style	Sambo, Judo, Boxing,
stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Stary Oskol, Belgorod, Russia
team	Red Devil Sport Club
trainer	Vladimir Voronov ''(Sambo and Judo)'' Alexander Michkov ''(Boxing)''
rank	International Master of Sports and Black Belt in Judo 1st Razryad Grand Master in Sambo
years active	2000–present (MMA)
mma win	31
mma kowin	8
mma subwin	16
mma decwin	7
mma loss	4
mma koloss	3
mma subloss	1
mma nc	1
spouse	Oksana (1999–2006) Marina (2009–present)
children	2
relatives	Alexander Emelianenko (brother) Ivan Emelianenko (brother)
url	http://efedor.ru/index_eng.shtml
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Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) (born September 28, 1976) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. 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.

He holds the distinction of having held five separate major championships, including the RINGS Open-Weight and Absolute Class Tournament winner, the Pride Fighting Championships World Heavyweight and Heavyweight Grand Prix Championships, and the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship. He holds notable wins over many former champions such as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (twice), Mirko Filipovic, Andrei Arlovski, Tim Sylvia, Kevin Randleman, Mark Coleman (twice), Semmy Schilt and Renato Sobral.

Emelianenko has received widespread acclaim from several major publications, including ''Sports Illustrated'', ''USA Today'', and ''Sherdog.com''. Many analysts, as well as former and current fighters, 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, but is now on a three-fight losing streak.

Biography

Emelianenko was born in 1976 in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk in what was then the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). 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.

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 winning his Pride Heavyweight title, a rift grew between Emelianenko and the manager of RTT, Vladimir Evgenevich Pogodin. According to Emelianenko, Pogodin, who held the position of vice-president in the World Sambo Federation, attempted to control Emelianenko's career through threats and abuse of his position to deny "Master of Sport" ranks to Fedor and his brother Alexander. Emelianenko alleged he was deceived by Pogodin in financial disputes between Pogodin and Emelianenko. 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.

Mixed martial arts career

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. Elbow strikes were illegal under RINGS rules unless the striker was wearing elbow pads, which Kohsaka was not. 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 match would have been a no contest or disqualification victory for Emelianenko otherwise). Many MMA fans disregard that loss due to its illegal nature, and considered Emelianenko to be technically undefeated in MMA until he lost to Fabricio Werdum. The tournament was eventually won by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who would later be Emelianenko's fiercest 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 , 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.

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 Heavyweight Grand Prix 2004

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 has expressed interest in signing Emelianenko, but considers his management team to be the primary barrier left to the signing of a contract, whereas Finkelstein has cited difficult negotiations as the reason. A main point of contention between the two is 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 elite competition in former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia, who at the time was widely regarded as a top-five heavyweight in mixed martial arts. Sylvia was coming off a title fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in which he fought against number-two ranked heavyweight Sylvia was ranked as the #4 heavyweight fighter in MMA by ''Sherdog.com'' prior to his fight with Emelianenko. Sylvia said in the post-fight press conference, Affliction commentator and senior Fox Sports writer Jay Glazer sung Fedor's praises after the fight; "You want to know why he's the greatest fighter on the planet today? That is why! Tim Sylvia is shaking his head in disbelief! That, folks, is the Michael Jordan, the Tiger Woods, the Rocky Marciano of our sport!"

UFC President Dana White, who had been relentless in his criticism of Emelianenko, 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 defended his WAMMA championship against 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''. With the win, Emelianenko defended his title and defeated his second straight top-5 heavyweight opponent.

Emelianenko met WAMMA lightweight champion 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 defend his WAMMA Heavyweight title against 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.

Strikeforce

Following Affliction's collapse, 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. After the fight, Emelianenko said the following:

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Following their fight, Werdum praised Emelianenko, declaring him "the best in the world" and his idol. M-1 Global boss Vadim Finkelstein declared that a rematch against Fabricio Werdum was Fedor's main priority, eyeing a possible October–November date. However, it was later reported that Werdum would be out for the rest of 2010 while recovering from elbow surgery.

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.

Emelianenko had expressed interest in fighting Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem before the end of 2010. 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.

After the fight, Emelianenko implied that he may retire. "Yes, maybe, it's the last time. Maybe it's high time. Thanks for everything. I spent a great beautiful long sport life. Maybe it's God's will."

At the post-fight press conference, Vadim Finkelstein stated that he didn't feel Fedor would retire yet. "I think Fedor was just really upset that he lost the fight... I don’t think it was a clear-cut loss. If it doesn’t get stopped by the doctor, we don’t know what would have happened in that third round. Because of that I think we will see Fedor return." Finkelstein added that he would honor whatever decision his fighter chose. Upon returning to Russia, Emelianenko stated that he planned to continue fighting.

Emelianenko faced Dan Henderson on July 30, 2011 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson. At the event, Emelianenko was defeated with a technical knockout stoppage. Henderson delivered a punch underneath Emelianenko's armpit which landed flush on Emelianenko's chin and knocked him face first into the mat. Emelianenko's body went limp prompting referee Herb Dean to immediately stop the fight. However, as Dean separated the fighters, Emelianenko rolled to his back to recover guard, stirring a debate among some fans as to whether the stoppage was premature. Emelianenko expressed that although he was hit, the strike did not land flush, and that he could have certainly continued. Dean defended his decision after reviewing the tape, 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." When asked about retirement, Emelianenko stated that it is not up to him, as he said, "It's God’s will.".

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''.

Championships and accomplishments

Fighting Network RINGS

RINGS Openweight Championship (1 Time, Last)

*2002 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament Winner

PRIDE Fighting Championships

*PRIDE World Heavyweight Championship (One time; Last)

*PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion

World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts

*WAMMA World Heavyweight Championship (One time; First; Last)

Black Belt Magazine

2004 NHB Fighter of the Year

Sherdog

2009 Knockout of the Year vs Andrei Arlovski

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

*2005 Most Outstanding Fighter

Mixed martial arts record

| Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 31–4 (1) | Dan Henderson | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:12 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S. | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 31–3 (1) | Antonio Silva | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 31–2 (1) | Fabricio Werdum | Submission (triangle/armbar) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:09 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 31–1 (1) | Brett Rogers | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:48 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S. | Defended WAMMA Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 30–1 (1) | Andrei Arlovski | KO (punch) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:14 | Anaheim, California, U.S. | Defended WAMMA Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 29–1 (1) | Tim Sylvia | Submission (rear naked choke) | Affliction: Banned | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:36 | Anaheim, California, U.S. | Won inaugural WAMMA Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 28–1 (1) | Hong-Man Choi | Submission (armbar) | Yarennoka! | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:54 | Saitama, Saitama | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 27–1 (1) | Matt Lindland | Submission (armbar) | BodogFIGHT: Clash of the Nations | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:58 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 26–1 (1) | Mark Hunt | Submission (kimura) | Pride Shockwave 2006 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 8:16 | Saitama, Saitama | Defended Pride Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 25–1 (1) | Mark Coleman | Submission (armbar) | Pride 32 | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 24–1 (1) | Wagner Martins | Submission (strikes) | Pride Shockwave 2005 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:26 | Saitama, Saitama | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 23–1 (1) | Mirko Filipović | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama | Defended Pride Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 22–1 (1) | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Pride Bushido 6 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 10:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 21–1 (1) | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Shockwave 2004 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama | Unified Pride Interim Heavyweight Championship; Won 2004 Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix |- | No Contest | style="text-align:center;"| 20–1 (1) | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | NC (accidental headbutt) | Pride Final Conflict 2004 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3:52 | Saitama, Saitama | Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Final |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 20–1 | Naoya Ogawa | Submission (armbar) | Pride Final Conflict 2004 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:54 | Saitama, Saitama | Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 19–1 | Kevin Randleman | Submission (kimura) | Pride Critical Countdown 2004 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:33 | Saitama, Saitama | Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 18–1 | Mark Coleman | Submission (armbar) | Pride Total Elimination 2004 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:11 | Saitama, Saitama | Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Opening Round |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 17–1 | Yuji Nagata | TKO (strikes) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:02 | Kobe, Hyōgo | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 16–1 | Gary Goodridge | TKO (soccer kicks and punches) | Pride Total Elimination 2003 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:09 | Saitama, Saitama | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 15–1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | Submission (rear naked choke) | Pride 26 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 14–1 | Egidijus Valavicius | Submission (kimura) | Rings Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:11 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 13–1 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 25 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Won Pride Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 12–1 | Heath Herring | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Pride 23 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 11–1 | Semmy Schilt | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 21 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 10–1 | Chris Haseman | TKO (strikes) | Rings: World Title Series Grand Final | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:50 | Yokohama|Yokohama, Kanagawa | Rings Absolute Class Tournament Final; Won Rings Absolute Class Tournament |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 9–1 | Lee Hasdell | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rings: World Title Series 5 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4:10 | Yokohama|Yokohama, Kanagawa | Rings Absolute Class Tournament Semifinal |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 8–1 | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Decision (unanimous) | Rings: World Title Series 4 | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Rings Absolute Class Tournament Quarterfinal |- | | style="text-align:center;"| | Bobby Hoffman | Forfeit | Rings: 10th Anniversary | | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | Tokyo, Japan | Rings Open-Weight Class Tournament Final, Won Rings Open-weight Championship |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 7–1 | Renato Sobral | Decision (unanimous) | Rings: 10th Anniversary | | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Rings Open-Weight Class Tournament Semifinal |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 6–1 | Kerry Schall | Submission (armbar) | Rings: World Title Series 1 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:47 | Tokyo, Japan | Rings Open-Weight Class Tournament Quarterfinal |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 | Mihail Apostolov | Submission (rear naked choke) | Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1:03 | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:17 | Osaka, Kansai | Rings King of Kings 2000 Tournament 2nd Round; Inadvertent illegal elbow strike reopened existing cut. |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | Ricardo Arona | Decision (unanimous) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B | | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5:00 | Osaka|Osaka, Kansai | Rings King of Kings 2000 Tournament Opening Round |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | Hiroya Takada | KO (punch) | Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0:12 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | Levon Lagvilava | Submission (rear naked choke) | Rings: Russia vs. Georgia | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 7:24 | Tula, Tula Oblast | |- | Win | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | Martin Lazarov | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rings: Russia vs. Bulgaria | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2:24 | Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast |

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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				Anaheim, California
				Yokohama, Japan
		PRIDE World Grand Prix		Saitama, Japan
		RINGS Absolute Class Tournament		Yokohama, Japan
		RINGS Heavyweight Class Tournament		Tokyo, Japan

Judo

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		Dutch Grand Prix		Rotterdam, Netherlands
		Russian National Championships		Kstovo, Russia
		Sofia Liberation A-Team		Sofia, Bulgaria
		Moscow International Tournament		Moscow, Russia
		Russian National Championships		Kstovo, Russia

Sambo

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		Russian Combat Sambo Championships		Krasnokamsk, Russia
		Russian Combat Sambo Championships		Kstovo, Russia
		World Combat Sambo Championships		Prague, Czech Republic
		Russian Combat Sambo Championships		St. Petersburg, Russia
		World Combat Sambo Championships		Prague, Czech Republic
		Russian Combat Sambo Championships
		Russian Combat Sambo Championships		Buryat Republic, Russia
		World Combat Sambo Championships		Prague, Czech Republic
		World Combat Sambo Championships		Panama City, Panama
		World Combat Sambo Championships		Thessaloniki, Greece
		Russian Combat Sambo Championships		Moscow, Russia
		Russian Combat Sambo Championships		Orenburg, Russia
		Russian Armed Forces Combat Sambo Championships		Russia
		Russian Armed Forces Combat Sambo Championships		Russia
		Russian Combat Sambo Championships		Kaliningrad, Russia
		European Combat Sambo Championships
		Russian Combat Sambo Championships		St. Petersburg, Russia

See also

List of male mixed martial artists

List of Pride champions

References

External links

Fedor Emelianenko "The Last Emperor" Official Website: news, fights, videos, photos.

The Official Site of Fedor Emelianenko

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name	Matt Lindland
other names	The Law
birth date	May 17, 1970
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weight lb	185
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rank	Olympic Silver Medalist
style	Greco-Roman Wrestling, Grappling
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team	Team Quest
years active	1997 - present (MMA)
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Matthew James Lindland (born May 17, 1970) is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008.

Collegiate wrestling

Lindland started wrestling at age 15. In 1991, he won the junior college 158 lbs national title wrestling for Clackamas Community College. Lindland then went on to wrestle at the University of Nebraska winning the Big Eight title at 158 in 1993. He represented the United States in Greco-Roman Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 69–76 kg weight category, winning the silver medal.

Lindland was notable for having secured his spot on the US Olympic team through the courts. In the finals of the United States Olympic trials, Lindland lost to Keith Sieracki, who Lindland had accused of tripping him (under the rules of Greco-Roman wrestling, athletes are not permitted the use of their legs for advantage in defense of offensive moves). After appealing, an arbitrator ordered a rematch for Lindland and Sieracki, in which Lindland won 9-0.

The USOC however sought to keep Sieracki on the team, and appealed in federal court. A federal district judge, then a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, both decided in Lindland's favor. A request for a hearing by the USOC in the Supreme Court of the United States was denied, which settled Lindland's status on the team. Lindland would later earn his nickname "The Law" from the protracted case.

Mixed martial arts

Lindland started mixed martial arts training with Randy Couture, Dan Henderson and others at Team Quest. He won four fights in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship before losing to Murilo Bustamante in a championship match at UFC 37.

Lindland's next loss came at the hands of Falaniko Vitale, who Matt Lindland attempted to slam, only to knock himself out in the process. This self-KO features in many comedy MMA blooper reels and is something that Lindland now laughs about. At UFC 54 Lindland was dropped from the UFC roster for breaking one of the sponsorship and advertising-related terms of his contract by wearing an unapproved T-shirt at the weigh-ins. After his dismissal Lindland continued to corner fighters at UFC events such as in B.J. Penn's bout against Georges St. Pierre. He has also continued his professional MMA career in IFL and Bodog Fight with five wins and two losses, with the two losses coming outside of his weightclass against the future UFC Light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and the Pride Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko. After his loss to Jackson, Lindland joined the International Fight League, which also marked Lindland's debut as an IFL team coach – he fought against top twenty middleweight Jeremy Horn. Lindland won by TKO early in the second round. He then beat Carlos Newton at IFL Houston at the 1:43 mark of Round 2 by submission due to guillotine choke. Lindland defeated Fabio Negao via unanimous decision on July 19, 2008 at Affliction: Banned in Anaheim, California. At Affliction: Day of Reckoning on the Jan 24, 2009, he was defeated by Vitor Belfort and suffered a devastating KO loss. Lindland is the former coach of the Portland Wolfpack in the International Fight League.

There is currently a documentary called "Fighting Politics", being filmed about Matt and his MMA career.

Matt was recently choked unconscious by Mamed Khalidov at KSW 16.

Strikeforce

On April 13, 2009, Lindland signed a three-fight deal with Strikeforce and made his debut against Ronaldo Souza at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19, 2009. Lindland lost the fight via first-round submission by way of arm triangle choke.

Lindland Headlined Strikeforce Challengers 8 on May 21, 2010, in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, defeating Kevin Casey.

He fought Robbie Lawler at Strikeforce: St. Louis on December 4, 2010. Lindland was knocked out fifty seconds into the first round.

In addition, he is a "Mixed Martial Arts Management" instructor for the online sports career training school, Sports Management Worldwide, in Portland, Oregon.

Personal life and political aspiration

Matt and his wife Angie have two children, a son named James and a daughter named Robin.

On March 11, 2008, Lindland filed as a Republican to run for the Oregon House of Representatives in District 52. The seat was formerly held by Republican Patti Smith. Lindland defeated fellow Republican Phyllis Thiemann in the May 20, 2008 primary, 58 to 42 percent. He advanced to the general election and was defeated by Hood River, Oregon Democrat Suzanne VanOrman by around 58 percent to Lindland’s 41 percent.

Film

Lindland appears in the mixed martial arts documentary ''Fight Life'', set for release in the summer of 2011, the film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films.

Lawsuits

In Early 2011 former training partner Dan Henderson filed a lawsuit in California federal district court against Lindland and his company, Team Quest Fight Club, LLC, alleging trademark infringement, copyright infringement and unfair competition. The lawsuit boils down to the issue of who has the right to use the Team Quest trademarks.

On March 3, 2011 a suit was filed against Lindland in the Multnomah County Circuit Court by Gonzalo Aldana Gamboa regarding the theft of six marijuana plants. The suit alleges that Gamboa was granted permission to grow the plants on Lindland’s property in Eagle Creek, Ore., last October under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP). However, Gamboa claims that Lindland would not allow him to collect the marijuana when Gamboa returned in November.

The OMMP is a state registry program which processes applications for medical marijuana identification cards, as well as registering “grow sites.” According to the suit, Gamboa registered the growth and harvest of the six plants with the state in October. He is reportedly seeking $122,880, the estimated street value of the lost marijuana.

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss |align=center| 22-9 | Mamed Khalidov | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | KSW XVI | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:35 |Gdańsk, Poland | |- | Loss |align=center| 22–8 | Robbie Lawler | KO (punches) | Strikeforce: St. Louis | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:50 |St Louis, Missouri, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 22–7 | Kevin Casey | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:41 |Portland, Oregon, US | |- | Loss |align=center| 21–7 | Ronaldo Souza | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Strikeforce: Evolution | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:18 |San Jose, California, US | |- | Loss |align=center| 21–6 | Vitor Belfort | KO (punches) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:37 |Anaheim, California, US | |- | Win |align=center| 21–5 | Fabio Nascimento | Decision (unanimous) | Affliction: Banned | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Anaheim, California, US | |- | Loss |align=center| 20–5 | Fedor Emelianenko | Submission (armbar) | BodogFight: Clash of the Nations | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:58 |St. Petersburg, Russia | |- | Win |align=center| 20–4 | Carlos Newton | Submission (guillotine choke) | International Fight League: Houston | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:43 |Houston, Texas, US | |- | Win |align=center| 19–4 | Jeremy Horn | TKO (punches) | International Fight League: Portland | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 0:21 |Portland, Oregon, US | |- | Loss |align=center| 18–4 | Quinton Jackson | Decision (split) | WFA: King of the Streets | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Los Angeles, California, US | |- | Win |align=center| 18–3 | Mike Van Arsdale | Submission (guillotine choke) | Raze MMA: Fight Night | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:38 |San Diego, California, US | |- | Win |align=center| 17–3 | Fabio Leopoldo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GFC: Gracie vs. Hammer House | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:25 |Columbus, Ohio, US | |- | Win |align=center| 16–3 | Antonio Schembri | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 14 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:33 |London, England, United Kingdom | |- | Win |align=center| 15–3 | Joe Doerksen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 54 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win |align=center| 14–3 | Travis Lutter | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 52 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:32 |Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win |align=center| 13–3 | Landon Showalter | Submission (armbar) | Sportfight 8: Justice | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:43 |Gresham, Oregon, US | |- | Win |align=center| 12–3 | Mark Weir | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Rage 9: No Mercy | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:00 |London, England, United Kingdom | |- | Loss |align=center| 11–3 | David Terrell | KO (punches) | UFC 49 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:24 |Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win |align=center| 11–2 | Tony Fryklund | Decision (unanimous) | Rumble on the Rock 5 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |- | Win |align=center| 10–2 | Falaniko Vitale | Submission (strikes) | UFC 45 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 4:23 |Uncasville, Connecticut, US | |- | Loss |align=center| 9–2 | Falaniko Vitale | TKO (slam) | UFC 43 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:56 |Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win |align=center| 9–1 | Phil Baroni | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 41 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |- | Win |align=center| 8–1 | Ivan Salaverry | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 39 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Uncasville, Connecticut, US | |- | Loss |align=center| 7–1 | Murilo Bustamante | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 37 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 1:33 |Bossier City, Louisiana, US | |- | Win |align=center| 7–0 | Pat Miletich | TKO (strikes) | UFC 36 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:09 |Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win |align=center| 6–0 | Phil Baroni | Decision (majority) | UFC 34 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |- | Win |align=center| 5–0 | Ricardo Almeida | DQ (repeated fouls) | UFC 31 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 4:21 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0 | Yoji Anjo | TKO (punches) | UFC 29 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:58 |Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0 | Travis Fulton | Submission (choke) | International Fighting Championships 6: Battle at the Four Bears | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 22:13 |New Town, North Dakota, US | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 | Mark Waters | Submission (punches) | International Fighting Championships 6: Battle at the Four Bears | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:20 |New Town, North Dakota, US | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Karo Davtyan | TKO (punches) | World Fighting Federation | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 8:34 |Birmingham, Alabama, US |

Grappling

ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships

Record of opponents:

Won: Yushin Okami.

Lost: Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza, Fabricio Werdum (armbar)

Collegiate Results NJCAA Collegiate Championships

1991 158 lbs: 1st place

Freestyle Results USA University Freestyle Championships

1994 163 lbs: 1st place

1992 163 lbs: 1st place

Greco-Roman Results FILA World Championships Greco-Roman Results

2001 187 lbs: 2nd place

1998 167 lbs: 6th place

USA Senior Greco-Roman Championships

2001 187.2 lbs: 1st place

2000 167.5 lbs: 1st place

1999 167.5 lbs: 1st place

1998 167.5 lbs: 1st place

1997 163 lbs: 1st place

US Olympic Team Greco-Roman Results

2000 167.5 lbs: silver medal

References

External links

Matt Lindland at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Matt Lindland at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

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name	Roger Gracie Gomes
birth date	September 26, 1981
nationality	Brazilian
height ft	6
height in	4
weight lb	206
weight class	Light Heavyweight (205 lb)
style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
fighting out of	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
team	Gracie Barra
rank	''2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu''
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Roger Gracie Gomes (born September 26, 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Roger was awarded his black belt by his cousin Renzo Gracie at the behest of Carlos Gracie, Jr. whilst training in New York in 2003. He is currently a second degree black belt. A member of the Gracie family, he is the son of Reila Gracie (daughter of Carlos Gracie) and Mauricio Motta Gomes. Roger Gracie is the founder and head instructor at The Roger Gracie Academy located in Kensington, London, England. He is also a member and the head jiu-jitsu instructor of the UK Top Team.

Biography

In addition to his accolades competing with the gi, in 2005 Roger competed in the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship and won all 8 of his matches both at weight and absolute by submission. In the 2009 Mundials he submitted all of his opponents in his weight class and the absolute (open weight) with a choke from the mount (considered one of the most fundamental and basic moves in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.) Roger has not been submitted in competition since he was a blue belt.

Gracie has won the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships 10 times as a blackbelt, the most of any competitor, with three of those victories in Open Weight competition. No other competitor has won the Open Weight blackbelt division three times. Gracie has also won the Super-Heavy division 6 times, more times than any other competitor has won a single division.

Gracie defeated Ron Waterman in his mixed martial arts debut by armbar submission in the 1st round at the Bodogfight pay-per-view ''USA vs Russia''. On May 18, 2008 Roger Gracie competed in the Japanese MMA event Sengoku 2, where he defeated Yuki Kondo at 2:40 min of round 1 by rear naked choke (or Hadaka-Jime).

Strikeforce

Gracie announced at the December 19, 2009 Strikeforce Evolution show that he had signed a contract with Strikeforce to make his American MMA debut. Subsequently, the Strikeforce event saw Gracie defeat former UFC Heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman by rear-naked choke 4:10 of the second round. On January 29, 2011, Roger Gracie faced off against UFC and Strikeforce veteran Trevor Prangley at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg, Gracie won via submission at the end of the first round by way of rear naked choke. This marked Gracie's fourth MMA win in as many fights, all by submission (3 by RNC and 1 via armbar). Roger was was scheduled to fight Muhammed Lawal on Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson at July 30, 2011, but he has pulled out due to a stress fracture.

Roger Gracie has been rescheduled to fight Muhammed Lawal at Strikeforce 36.

Tournament results

ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships

ADCC 2007

Superfight Champion

ADCC 2005

88–98 kg: 1st Place

Absolute: 1st Place

ADCC 2003

88–98 kg: 3rd Place

IBJJF World Championships

2010

Black Belt Superheavy: 1st Place

Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place

2009

Black Belt Superheavy: 1st Place

Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place

2008

Black Belt Ultraheavy: 1st Place

Black Belt Open Weight: 2nd Place

2007

Black Belt Superheavy: 1st Place

Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place

2006

Black Belt Superheavy: 1st Place

Black Belt Open Weight: 2nd Place

2005

Black Belt Superheavy: 1st Place

Black Belt Open Weight: 2nd Place

2004

Black Belt Superheavy: 1st Place

Black Belt Open Weight: 2nd Place

2003

Black Belt Open Weight: 2nd Place

2002

Brown Belt -91 kg: 1st Place

Brown Belt Open Weight: 1st Place

2001

Purple Belt -85 kg: 1st Place

2000

Blue Belt -85 kg: 1st Place

CBJJ Pan American Championships

2006

Black Belt -97 kg: 2nd Place

Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place

2002

Brown Belt -91 kg: 1st Place

Brown Belt Open Weight: 1st Place

2001

Purple Belt -85 kg: 1st Place

2000

Blue Belt -85 kg: 1st Place

1999

Blue Belt -79 kg: 2nd Place

CBJJ Brazilian Championships

2001

Brown Belt -81 kg: 1st Place

1999

Blue Belt -79 kg: 1st Place

CBJJ European Championships

2005 :*Black Belt -97kg: 1st Place :*Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling record

|- |align="center" style = "background: #f0f0f0"| Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Notes |- |65-7 |Win|| Romulo Barral || Forfeit (Injury) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2010|| || || Final |- |64-7 |Win|| Ricardo "Demente" Abreu|| Points (13-2)|| World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavyweight Division)|| 2010|| || || Final |- |63-7 |Win|| Walter Vital|| Submission (Choke from Mount) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship(Super Heavyweight Division) || 2010|| || || |- |62-7 |Win|| Bruno Bastos|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship(Super Heavyweight Division) || 2010|| || || |- |61-7 |Win|| Luiz Fernando|| Submission (Choke) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship(Super Heavyweight Division) || 2010|| || || |- |60-7 |Win|| Tarsis Humphreys|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship(Absolute Division) || 2010|| || || |- |59-7 |Win|| Rodrigo Cavaca|| Submission (Armbar) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship(Absolute Division) || 2010|| || || |- |58-7 |Win|| Diego Herzog|| Submission (Choke) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship(Absolute Division) || 2010|| || || |- |57-7 |Win|| Frost Murphy|| Submission (Choke) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship(Absolute Division) || 2010|| || || |- |56-7 |Win|| Romulo Barral|| Submission (Cross Choke from mount) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2009|| || || Final |- |55-7 |Win|| Ricardo "Demente" Abreu|| Submission (Cross Choke from mount) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavyweight Division)|| 2009|| || || Final |- |54-7 |Win|| Claudio Calasans|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2009|| || || |- |53-7 |Win|| Rafael Lovato Jr.|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2009|| || || |- |52-7 |Win|| Bernardo Faria|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavy)|| 2009|| || || |- |51-7 |Win|| Bruno Bastos|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavy)|| 2009|| || || |- |50-7 |Loss|| Alexandre Ribeiro|| Points (4-2) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2008|| || || Final |- |50-6 |Win|| Leonardo Leite|| Submission (Cross Choke from mount) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Super Heavyweight Division)|| 2008|| || || Final |- |49-6 |Win|| Eduardo Telles|| Advantage || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2008|| || || |- |48-6 |Win|| Luigi Mondelli|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2008|| || || |- |47-6 |Win|| Rodrigo Cavaca|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2008|| || || |- |46-6 |Win|| Jon Olav Einemo|| Points (5-0) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (Superfight)|| 2007|| || || Superfight |- |45-6 |Win|| Romulo Barral|| Submission (Cross Choke from mount) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2007|| || || Final |- |44-6 |Win|| Robert Drysdale|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2007|| || || Semi Final |- |43-6 |Win|| Robert Drysdale|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavyweight Division)|| 2007|| || || Final |- |42-6 |Win|| Fernando “Margarida” Pontes|| Points || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2007|| || || |- |41-6 |Win|| Tim Carpenter|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2007|| || || |- |40-6 |Win|| Rodrigo Cavaca|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2007|| || || |- |39-6 |Win|| Adriano Camolesi|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2007|| || || |- |38-6 |Win|| Rodrigo Medeiros|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2007|| || || |- |37-6 |Loss|| Alexandre Ribeiro|| Points || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2006|| || || Final |- |37-5 |Win|| Robert Drysdale|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavyweight Division)|| 2006|| || || Final |- |36-5 |Win|| Marcelo Garcia|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || |- |35-5 |Win|| Rodrigo Cavaca|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || |- |34-5 |Win|| Pedro Schmall|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || |- |33-5 |Win|| Rodrigo Medeiros|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || |- |32-5 |Win|| Zumbi Machado|| || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || |- |31-5 |Win|| Alexandre Ribeiro|| Submission (Triangle) || Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || Absolute Final |- |30-5 |Loss|| Alexandre Ribeiro|| Advantage || Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship|| 2006|| || || Weight Final |- |30-4 |Win|| Tiago Gaia|| Submission || Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || |- |29-4 |Win|| Raphael Lovato Jr.|| Submission || Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || |- |28-4 |Win|| Vinicius Magalhães|| Submission || Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2006|| || || |- |27-4 |Loss|| Ronaldo Souza|| Points (2-0) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2005|| || || Final |- |27-3 |Win|| Alexandre Ribeiro||Points (12-2)|| World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavyweight Division)|| 2005|| || || Final |- |26-3 |Win|| Fernando “Margarida” Pontes|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2005|| || || |- |25-3 |Win|| Saulo Ribeiro||Submission|| World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2005|| || || Semi-Final |- |24-3 |Win|| Ronaldo Souza||Points || European Open Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2005|| || || Final |- |23-3 |Win|| Roberto Abreu||Submission || European Open Championship || 2005|| || || |- |22-3 |Win|| Rodrigo Solueo||Submission || European Open Championship || 2005|| || || |- |21-3 |Win|| Ronaldo Souza|| Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2005|| || || Final |- |20-3 |Win|| Alexandre Ribeiro|| Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2005|| || || Semi Final |- |19-3 |Win|| Fabricio Werdum|| Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2005|| || || Quarter Final |- |18-3 |Win|| Shinya Aoki|| Submission (Foot Lock) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2005|| || || Elimination Round |- |17-3 |Win|| Alexandre Ferreira|| Submission (Quit on Stool) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (88–98 kg Division)|| 2005|| || || Final |- |16-3 |Win|| Alexandre Ribeiro||Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (88–98 kg Division)|| 2005|| || || Semi Final |- |15-3 |Win|| Eduardo Telles||Submission (Armbar) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (88–98 kg Division)|| 2005|| || || Quarter Final |- |14-3 |Win|| Justin Garcia|| Submission (Rear Forearm Choke) || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (88–98 kg Division)|| 2005|| || || Elimination Round |- |13-3 |Loss|| Ronaldo Souza|| Points || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2004|| || || Final |- |13-2 |Win|| Rodrigo Medeiros||Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavyweight Division)|| 2004|| || || Final |- |12-2 |Win|| Fernando "Tererê" Augusto|| Submission (Choke from Mount) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship || 2004|| || || |- |11-2 |Win|| Marcelo Garcia|| Points || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division) || 2004 || || || |- |10-2 |Win|| Recardo Franco|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Super Heavy) || 2004 || || || |- |9-2 |Win|| Roberto Agnese|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division) || 2004 || || || |- |8-2 |Win|| Leonardo Ramos|| Submission || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division) || 2004 || || || |- |7-2 |Loss|| Marcio Cruz|| Points (3-0) || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division)|| 2003|| || || Final |- |7-1 |Win|| Alexandre Ribeiro|| || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (88–98 kg Division)|| 2003|| || || Third Place Match |- |6-1 |Loss|| Jon Olav Einemo|| || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (88–98 kg Division)|| 2003|| || || Semi Final |- |6-0 |Win|| Rigan Machado|| || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (88–98 kg Division)|| 2003|| || || Quarter Final |- |5-0 |Win|| Mario Sperry|| || ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (88–98 kg Division)|| 2003|| || || Elimination Round |- |4-0 |Win|| Marcio Corleta|| Points || || ?|| || || |- |3-0 |Win|| Demian Maia|| Points || Brazilian Teams Championship || 2002|| || || Roger: Brown Belt, Demian: Black Belt |- |2-0 |Win|| Ronaldo Souza|| || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Absolute Division) || 2002|| || || Brown Belt Final Match |- |1-0 |Win|| Rodrigo Asmus|| || World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Heavyweight Division) || 2002|| || || Brown Belt Final Match |-

Mixed martial arts record

|- | | | Muhammed Lawal | | Strikeforce 36 | | | | TBA | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0 | Trevor Prangley | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:19 |San Jose, California | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0 | Kevin Randleman | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:10 |St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 | Yuki Kondo | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:40 |Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Ron Waterman | Submission (Armbar) | BodogFight: USA vs. Russia | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:38 |Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |

Personal life

Gracie and his wife have a son named Tristan.

See also

List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners

References

External links

Tournament Results - Official Homepages

ADCC 2007 Results

ADCC 2005 Results

ADCC 2003 Results

CBJJ Tournament Results

BJJ Heroes Roger Gracie Profile

Professional MMA record on sherdog.com

2009 In Review: Roger Gracie Wins Sixth Straight Mundials Gold

General

Gracie Family Tree at gracie.com

Official Web Site

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name	Jared Padalecki
birth name	Jared Tristan Padalecki
birth date	July 19, 1982
birth place	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
death date
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1999–present
spouse	Genevieve Cortese (2010–present) }}

Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' as well as in several Hollywood films, including ''New York Minute'' and ''House of Wax''. Padalecki plays Sam Winchester on the CW television series ''Supernatural''.

Early life

Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas. He is of Polish ancestry on his father's side. He has an older brother, Jeff, and a younger sister, Megan. He started taking acting classes at the age of 12.

Education

He attended James Madison High School in San Antonio and was named a candidate for the 2000 Presidential Scholars Program. In 1998, Padalecki and his partner Chris Cardenas won the National Forensic League national championship in Duo Interpretation. Padalecki won FOX's 1999 "Claim to Fame Contest"; he subsequently appeared at the Teen Choice Awards, where he met his current manager. After graduating from high school in 2000, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career, although he had originally planned to attend the University of Texas.

Career

Padalecki's first credit was a minor role in the 1999 film ''A Little Inside''. In 2000, he was cast as Dean Forester on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'', a role he played until 2005. Throughout the early 2000s, he also appeared in several made-for-television films, including ''Silent Witness'', ''Close to Home'', and the Disney Channel Original Movie ''A Ring of Endless Light''.

Padalecki had an uncredited part as a high school bully in 2003's comedy ''Cheaper by the Dozen'', which he played after being asked by fellow actor and friend Tom Welling, who played the part of Charlie Baker, and the director of the movie, who wanted someone bigger than Charlie to pick on him. Padalecki originally auditioned for Welling's role, but gave it up in order to film a pilot titled ''Young MacGyver'' which was never picked up. In 2004, he appeared in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen comedy ''New York Minute'' as Trey Lipton a cute boy who the Olson's characters are attracted to. He also landed a short role in the thriller ''Flight of the Phoenix'' alongside Dennis Quaid and Hugh Laurie. In 2005, Padalecki starred opposite Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray and Paris Hilton in the horror film ''House of Wax'' in which he plays Wade, one of 5 teens who are slashed and killed. In the same year, Padalecki appeared in yet another horror film, ''Cry Wolf'' in which he played Tom.

The same year, Padalecki was cast as Sam Winchester on the WB series, ''Supernatural''. Sam and his brother Dean (Jensen Ackles) drive throughout the United States hunting paranormal predators, sometimes with their father (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). The sixth season began broadcast on September 24, 2010 on the CW. The show is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Padalecki also served as the host of MTV's horror reality series, ''Room 401'' which was discontinued after only 8 episodes due to poor ratings.

He had the lead role in 2008's ''The Christmas Cottage'', in which he played Thomas Kinkade.

Padalecki also had the lead role in the horror remake ''Friday the 13th'' film alongside Danielle Panabaker, which opened on Friday, February 13, 2009. He plays Clay Miller, a character who heads out to the doomed Camp Crystal Lake in search of his sister who has gone missing.

Personal life

Padalecki married his former Supernatural co-star Genevieve Cortese on February 27, 2010. He and his wife are currently residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1999	''''	Matt Nelson
2000		Sam	TV movie
2000–2005	''Gilmore Girls''		63 episodes
2001	''Close to Home''		TV movie
2001		Paul Harris
2002	''''	Zachery Gray	TV movie
2003	''Young MacGyver''	Clay MacGyver	Pilot
2003		High School Bully (uncredited)
2004		Trey Lipton
2004		John Davis
2005		Wade
2005		Tom
2005–present		Sam Winchester	126 episodes
2007	''House of Fears''	J.P. (uncredited)
2007	''Room 401''	Himself	Cancelled After 8 Episodes
2008		Thomas Kinkade''
2009		Clay Miller

References

External links

Interview with Jared Padalecki at SuicideGirls.com

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