name	Pride 32: The Real Deal
promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
date	October 21, 2006
venue	Thomas & Mack Center
city	Las Vegas
attendance	11,727 (8,079 paid)
gate	$2,056,044
buyrate	40,000
previousevent	Pride Final Conflict Absolute
followingevent	Pride Bushido 13 }}

''Pride 32: The Real Deal'' was a mixed martial arts event and was held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 21, 2006, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background

This was the first Pride event to be held outside of Japan. Since the event took place in Nevada, Pride had to modify its rules to follow Nevada's version of the ''Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts'' for this event. Pride followed Nevada's MMA rules for the most part, however they prohibited elbows to the head. Matches were three rounds of five minutes each, and if a match went the distance, it would be judged by Nevada's 10-point must system with Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) judges, which was different from Pride's own judging criteria.

Marvin Eastman was scheduled to face Kazuhiro Nakamura, but a contract dispute with the World Fighting Alliance prevented Eastman from taking part. Eastman was replaced by Travis Galbraith.

Mark Hunt was originally announced to be fighting Eric Esch in an MMA match. But the NSAC would not allow Hunt to fight Esch as they argued that Hunt’s wins over Wanderlei Silva and Mirko Filipovic gave him an unfair mat advantage. Pride had stated that "visa issues" were preventing Hunt from competing in the bout, but it was later confirmed that Hunt could not compete due to the NSAC's ruling. Hunt was replaced by Sean O'Haire.

Wanderlei Silva was also expected to fight at the event, but was barred by the NSAC as Silva had been knocked out one month prior.

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović had also been thought to fight at this event, as he was seen in the earlier Pride 32 promotional poster . However, he was unfit to fight as he had injured his foot in a previous match in an earlier Pride event.

The fight between Phil Baroni and Yosuke Nishijima was ruled a submission victory, though Nishijima did not tap out. The referee in charge ended the fight in order to protect Nishijima from injury. The match was therefore ruled a Technical Submission.

After the event, Vitor Belfort and Pawel Nastula both tested positive for banned substances; Nastula for nandrolone and Belfort for 4-hydroxytestosterone. Kevin Randleman also provided a dubious urine sample, of which was stated "It was either allegedly non-human urine or urine from a dead human being," by the NSAC.

Results

Middleweight bout: Joey Villasenor vs. Robbie Lawler :Lawler defeated Villasenor by KO (flying knee) at 0:22 of round 1. Light Heavyweight bout: Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Travis Galbraith :Nakamura defeated Galbraith by TKO (strikes) at 1:16 of round 2. Catchweight (195lb) bout: Phil Baroni vs. Yosuke Nishijima :Baroni defeated Nishijima by submission (kimura) at 3:20 of round 1. Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort :Henderson defeated Belfort by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–24). Super Heavyweight bout: Eric "Butterbean" Esch vs. Sean O'Haire :Esch defeated O'Haire by TKO (strikes) at 0:29 of round 1. Heavyweight bout: Josh Barnett vs. Pawel Nastula :Barnett defeated Nastula by submission (toe hold) at 3:04 of round 2. Light Heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua vs. Kevin Randleman :Rua defeated Randleman by submission (kneebar) at 2:35 of round 1. Heavyweight bout: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark Coleman :Emelianenko defeated Coleman by submission (armbar) at 1:15 of round 2.

Fighter Payouts

Fedor Emelianenko: $100,000

Mark Coleman: $70,000

Josh Barnett: $60,000

Dan Henderson: $50,000

Kevin Randleman: $40,000

Vitor Belfort: $30,000

Eric "Butterbean" Esch: $30,000

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua: $25,000

Pawel Nastula: $20,000

Phil Baroni: $15,000

Yosuke Nishijima: $15,000

Sean O'Haire: $15,000

Kazuhiro Nakamura: $10,000

Robbie Lawler: $10,000

Joey Villasenor: $3,000

Travis Galbraith: $2,000

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $495,000

References

See also

List of Pride events

Category:Pride events Category:2006 in the United States Category:2006 in mixed martial arts Category:Mixed martial arts in the Las Vegas metropolitan area

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name	Dan Henderson
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other names	Hendo, Dangerous Dan, SoCal Dan
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height
weight lb	207
weight class	Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight
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style	Greco-Roman Wrestling, Boxing
stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Temecula, California
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university	Cal State Fullerton Arizona State University
spouse	Alison
children	3
school	Victor Valley High School
url	http://www.danhenderson.com/
sherdog	195
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Daniel Jeffery Henderson, (born August 24, 1970) is a former Olympic wrestler and current mixed martial artist fighting for Strikeforce. He is the current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion of Pride Fighting Championships. He was the only mixed martial artist to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion. Henderson is also the ''UFC 17'' middleweight tournament champion, the 1997 Brazil Open lightweight tournament champion, the 1999 RINGS King of Kings tournament champion, and the Pride 2005 Grand Prix welterweight tournament champion.

Henderson holds notable victories over Fedor Emelianenko, Wanderlei Silva, Rich Franklin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Carlos Newton, Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort, Michael Bisping and Rafael Cavalcante. Henderson also owns the ''Clinch Gear'' MMA apparel brand. As of July 2011, Henderson is ranked the #10 light heavyweight in the world by ''Sherdog'', #2 light heavyweight by ''Fight!'' magazine, and the #7 light heavyweight by ''MMA Weekly''.

Background

Dan Henderson was born in Downey, California and grew up in Apple Valley, California. He attended Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California, and earned medals at the California State Wrestling Championships in 1987 and 1988. He was a member of the 1987 Victor Valley High School wrestling team state champions. Henderson went on to wrestle at both Cal State Fullerton and Arizona State University, participating in the 1993 NCAA championships. He represented the United States in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Mixed martial arts career

He began training in mixed martial arts in 1997, when he joined the Real American Wrestling team (RAW).

Early career and UFC

In his first year of MMA competition, Henderson won the Brazil Open, a four-man heavyweight tournament. Just one year later, he won the ''UFC 17'' tournament, defeating Allan Goes and Carlos Newton. In his next MMA fight, Henderson defeated five opponents over the course of two events to claim the 1999 RINGS King of Kings title. He won two fights on October 28, 1999 in Tokyo, Japan, to qualify for the finals, and then beat Gilbert Yvel, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Renato Sobral on the evening of February 26, 2000, to win the tournament.

Pride FC

Henderson later began competing in Pride Fighting Championships, fighting primarily in the middleweight (205 lb) division. In Pride, Henderson competed against many of the sport's elite fighters, including Wanderlei Silva, Renzo Gracie, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Ricardo Arona, Murilo Rua, Murilo Bustamante, Yuki Kondo, Ryo Chonan and Akihiro Gono.

When Pride began its Bushido brand, Henderson won their first welterweight tournament, defeating Ryo Chonan and Akihiro Gono by knockout, and then defeating Bustamante by split decision in the finals to capture the welterweight title. At Pride Bushido 10, Henderson defeated Kazuo Misaki by unanimous decision after hurting him with strikes on numerous occasions. Henderson later entered the second Pride Welterweight Grand Prix, losing by decision in a rematch with Misaki.

Henderson's final Pride bout was a rematch with Wanderlei Silva at Pride 33 in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 24, 2007, where he scored a one-punch knockout victory to become Middleweight Champion, while still holding his Welterweight title. Henderson became the first fighter to simultaneously hold titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA organization.

UFC return

On September 8, 2007, Henderson returned to the UFC to face light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at ''UFC 75'' in London, England. In a closely contested fight that saw Henderson impose his will early, Jackson controlled the later rounds and won a five-round unanimous decision to retain his title and gain the Pride middleweight title.

On November 17, 2007, it was announced during the post fight at ''UFC 78'' that Henderson would fight UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva to unify the Pride welterweight (183 lb) and UFC middleweight (185 lb) championships. ''UFC 82'' took place on March 1, 2008 and was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Despite winning the first round, Henderson lost via submission at 4:52 of the second round by rear naked choke.

Henderson bounced back from his inauspicious start in the UFC with a victory over highly-touted Brazilian jiu jitsu ace Rousimar Palhares at ''UFC 88,'' winning by unanimous decision. It was his first win in the UFC in over ten years. After the bout, Henderson laughed and said, "Hopefully I don't have to wait that long before I get my next win."

Henderson returned to the light heavyweight division to face former UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin on January 17, 2009, at ''UFC 93'' in Dublin, Ireland. Henderson won the fight via a split decision following an eye-poke in the third round that many, including Franklin himself, thought was intentional. He was subsequently selected to lead Team U.S. on season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter, with Michael Bisping coaching the opposing Team UK.

Coaching ''The Ultimate Fighter'' and aftermath

The reality TV show, which spawned a feud between the two coaches that continued until their fight, aired on Spike TV and premiered on April 1, 2009, with the live finale on June 20, 2009 in Las Vegas. Dan received a high-end Land Rover for being coach on the show, along with Bisping.

On July 11, 2009 at ''UFC 100'' at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Henderson and Bisping settled their differences with their fists, culminating with Henderson becoming the first man to knock Bisping out, doing so in the second round with a right hook to the jaw as Bisping was circling to Henderson's right. This win put Henderson back into contention for a title shot at the UFC Middleweight Champion. The knockout punch also won Henderson a $100,000 bonus for "Knockout of the Night."

Controversy arose from the fight due to Henderson immediately following up his knockout punch with a flying forearm-drop to the prone Bisping's head shortly before referee Mario Yamasaki ended the fight at 3:20. Immediately after the fight, Henderson addressed the issue of the final blow to the knocked-out Bisping, saying "Normally I'm not that way in fights. I know if the guy's out, I tend to stop. I knew I hit him out and I think that one was just to shut him up a little bit."

After UFC president Dana White said Henderson had made those comments in jest, Henderson clarified stating, "When you're in the heat of the moment, the ref hadn't stopped me yet, who knows what's going to happen, if he's going to recover. I really only hit him twice, once on my feet, once on the ground. I didn't keep going. I didn't go after him after the ref tried to stop me, it was nothing like that. It was a reaction of mine to keep going until I was stopped—and you know, it did feel good though."

Strikeforce

Dan Henderson signed a four-fight, 16-month deal with Strikeforce on December 5, 2009, after his contract expired with the UFC. Henderson made his Strikeforce debut on April 17, 2010 at ''Strikeforce on CBS'' against Jake Shields. He was also eyed for a light heavyweight match against Gegard Mousasi, and expressed interest in eventually fighting Fedor Emelianenko at some point during his contract. Henderson lost his Strikeforce debut to Jake Shields. Despite hurting Shields and knocking him down in the 1st round, Henderson went on to lose by unanimous decision. The majority of the last rounds were spent on the ground where Shields controlled the fight via grappling. (49–46, 49–45, 48–45).

Henderson faced Renato Sobral on December 4, 2010 at ''Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu''. Henderson won the fight via KO at 1:53 of the first round.

Henderson defeated Rafael Cavalcante via third round TKO for the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship at ''Strikeforce 32''. After two rounds in which all three judges had the score tied 19-19, Henderson dropped Cavalcante with his famed right hand in the third. Cavalcante went down face-first, and could not recover, taking six shots on the ground before referee Dan Miragliotta called the fight off at the 0:50 mark.

Henderson fought Fedor Emelianenko on July 30, 2011 at ''Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson''. Many had speculated that Henderson would meet Fedor at a catch weight, but Strikeforce later confirmed the fight as a heavyweight bout. Henderson said, “Its tough for me to gain weight. I did weightlifting and plenty of eating; I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do. I’m not going to feel outmatched or small in there.” He had to step on the scales weighing at least 206 pounds in order to qualify for the heavyweight division, and weighed in at 207. Fedor weighed in at his normal weight, with the scale reading 223 pounds. Henderson defeated Emelianenko via TKO (punches) at 4:12 of the 1st round. It was also noted that this was the last fight under Henderson's current Strikeforce contract. Henderson expressed that he would like to re-sign in order to defend his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.

Possible return to the UFC

Shortly after the UFC 133 pre-fight press conference, Dana White commented on the potential to bring Henderson back to the UFC for a third go-around. “We’ll see what happens,” White said on Thursday in Philadelphia. “‘Hendo and I have had some history in dealing. We’ll see if we can figure something out and get him back in the UFC.” Later Henderson commented, “I think the biggest fight they could promote is probably a title unification with whoever is the champ in the UFC.”

Personal life

Dan Henderson is part Welsh, Scottish, French and Native American. He grew up on a ranch in Apple Valley, California. He started wrestling at a young age and started being noticed as a relentless competitor. When he entered high school he placed on the wrestling team with his brother Tom at Victor Valley High, which was coached by Sam Gollmyer and assisted by their father Bill Henderson and Joe Barrios.

Dan was also coached by Bob Anderson, of the California Jets (now a defunct organization). He placed second at the California State Wrestling Championship in 1987 and Victor Valley won the team title. In 1988, he placed fifth in the state finals and several months later won national crowns in both freestyle and Greco Roman at the Junior Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

He has three children with his wife Alison. He now lives in Temecula, California and is currently associated with Team Quest where he trains with fellow fighters Matt Lindland and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. He is currently training fighters such as newcomer Albert Mercado, Krzysztof Soszynski, Phil Davis, Dave Kohn, Tyron Woodley, Jake Morris, and Justin Nelson. Henderson has also made guest appearances on television shows such as ''The King of Queens'', ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'', ''Inside MMA'' and ''Rome is Burning''.

According to the March 2007 ''Confederated Umatilla Journal'': "Henderson's grandmother, Alice (Bergevin) LeJune, is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes and owns land on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. From all accounts, Henderson is 1/16 Walla Walla Native American." In the interview Henderson commented: "Now I know I'm Walla Walla. It's refreshing to find some of those things out. I look Indian and I knew I had some, but I didn't know what tribe or exactly how much. It will be good to be able to tell my kids about their heritage."

Clinch Gear

Henderson owns the Clinch Gear MMA apparel brand, which he acquired in January 2007 after wearing Clinch Gear shorts in many of his fights in the preceding two years. He has grown the product line to include 11 colors of performance board shorts in two styles, including the Primo Hendo signature model.

Team Quest

Dan Henderson is an owner of Team Quest Fitness Gym located in Murrieta, California.

As of February 28, 2011, Henderson is in litigation over the Team Quest trademark with former teammate Matt Lindland.

Championships and awards

Amateur wrestling

International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles

*FILA Junior World Greco-Roman Championship (1990)

*1994 FILA World Championships Greco-Roman (12th place)

*1997 FILA World Championships Greco-Roman (7th place)

*1998 FILA Greco-Roman Test Tournament Winner

Olympic Games

*1992 Summer Olympic Games Greco-Roman (10th place)

*1996 Summer Olympic Games Greco-Roman (12th place)

Pan American Games

*1995 Pan American Games Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist

World Cup Wrestling

*1994 Greco-Roman World Cup Silver Medalist

*1996 Greco-Roman World Cup Silver Medalist

Pan American Championships

*1994 Pan Am Greco-Roman Silver Medalist

*1998 Pan Am Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist

*2000 Pan Am Greco-Roman Gold Medalist

United States National Championships

*USA Junior Freestyle Championship (1988)

*USA Junior Greco-Roman Championship (1988)

*USA University Greco-Roman Championship (1991, 1993, 1994)

*USA Senior Greco-Roman Championship (1993, 1994, 1997)

Mixed martial arts

Strikeforce

*Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; Current)

*Oldest fighter to win a title in Strikeforce history (40 years, 194 days)

PRIDE Fighting Championships

*PRIDE World Middleweight Championship (One time; Last)

*PRIDE World Welterweight Championship (One time; First; Last)

*2005 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Champion

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Winner

*Fight of the Night (One time)

*Knockout of the Night (One time)

Fighting Network RINGS

*RINGS King of Kings 1999 Tournament Winner

Brazil Open Fight

*Brazil Open 1997 Lightweight Tournament Winner

Black Belt Magazine

*2007 MMA Fighter of the Year

World MMA Awards

*2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11

Inside Fights

2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11

FIGHT! Magazine

2009 Knockout of the Year vs. Michael Bisping on July 11

Mixed martial arts record

| Win |align=center| 28-8 | Fedor Emelianenko | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:12 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | |- | Win |align=center| 27–8 | Rafael Cavalcante | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 0:50 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |- | Win |align=center| 26–8 | Renato Sobral | KO (punches) | Strikeforce: St. Louis | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:53 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | |- | Loss |align=center| 25–8 | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Nashville | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | |- | Win |align=center| 25–7 | Michael Bisping | KO (punch) | UFC 100 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 3:20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |- | Win |align=center| 24–7 | Rich Franklin | Decision (split) | UFC 93 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | |- | Win |align=center| 23–7 | Rousimar Palhares | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 88 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | |- | Loss |align=center| 22–7 | Anderson Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 82 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 4:50 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |- | Loss |align=center| 22–6 | Quinton Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 75 | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 | London, England | |- | Win |align=center| 22–5 | Wanderlei Silva | KO (punch) | Pride 33 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |- | Win |align=center| 21–5 | Vitor Belfort | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 32 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |- | Loss |align=center| 20–5 | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 12 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 20–4 | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 10 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 19–4 | Murilo Bustamante | Decision (split) | Pride Shockwave 2005 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 18–4 | Akihiro Gono | KO (punch) | Pride Bushido 9 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 7:58 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 17–4 | Ryo Chonan | KO (punch) | Pride Bushido 9 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 16–4 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Submission (armbar) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 8:05 | Osaka, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 16–3 | Yuki Kondo | Decision (split) | Pride Shockwave 2004 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 15–3 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | TKO (shoulder injury) | Pride 28 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:15 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 14–3 | Murilo Bustamante | KO (punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:53 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 13–3 | Shungo Oyama | TKO (punches) | Pride 25 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:28 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 12–3 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Submission (armbar) | Pride 24 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 1:49 | Fukuoka, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 12–2 | Ricardo Arona | Decision (split) | Pride 20 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 12–1 | Murilo Rua | Decision (split) | Pride 17 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 11–1 | Akira Shoji | TKO (punches & knees) | Pride 14 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:18 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 10–1 | Renzo Gracie | KO (punches) | Pride 13 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:40 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 9–1 | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 12 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 10:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 9–0 | Renato Sobral | Decision (majority) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 8–0 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (split) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 7–0 | Gilbert Yvel | Decision (unanimous) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 6–0 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision (majority) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 5–0 | Bakouri Gogitidze | Submission (knee strikes) | King of Kings Tournament 1999 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0 | Carlos Newton | Decision (split) | UFC 17 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 15:00 | Mobile, Alabama, USA | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0 | Allan Goes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 17 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 15:00 | Mobile, Alabama, USA | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 | Eric Smith | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | Brazil Open '97 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:30 | Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Crezio de Souza | TKO (punches) | Brazil Open '97 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:25 | Brazil |

Championships and accomplishments

– present

References

External links

Official Dan Henderson MySpace

Clinch Gear

Official Clinch Gear MySpace

Dan Henderson at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Team Quest

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name	Maurício Rua
other names	Shogun, Olive Anderson
birth name	Maurício Milani Rua
birth date	November 25, 1981
birth place	Curitiba, Brazil
nationality	Brazilian
height
weight lb	205
weight class	Light Heavyweight
reach in	76
style	Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
stance	Orthodox
fighting out of	Curitiba, Brazil
team	Chute Boxe (2002–2008)Universidade da luta
rank	''Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu'' '' Black belt in Chute Boxe Muay Thai system''
years active	2002 – present (MMA)
mma win	20
mma kowin	17
mma subwin	1
mma decwin	2
mma loss	5
mma koloss	2
mma subloss	2
mma decloss	1
relatives	Murilo Rua (brother), Marcos Rua (brother).
url	http://www.mauricioshogun.com.br/
sherdog	5707
updated	March 21, 2011 }}

Maurício Milani Rua (; born November 25, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed Shogun, Rua was the winner of the Pride Fighting Championship's 2005 Middleweight (205 lb) Grand Prix.

He received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Nino Schembri after winning the Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix. In addition to his Black Belt in Brazilian-Jiu Jitsu, Shogun also has a Black Belt in the Chute Boxe Muay Thai system under the universally respected Rafael Cordeiro. Rua is currently ranked as the No. 2 Light Heavyweight fighter by Sherdog and MMAWeekly. He is also ranked the No. 10 pound for pound fighter in the world. He became famous for his wild, aggressive style, and use of stomps and soccer kicks to downed opponents. He holds notable wins over former UFC lightheavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, UFC hall of famer Chuck Liddell, UFC hall of famer Mark Coleman, Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (2x), former UFC lightheavyweight champion 'Rampage' Jackson, Ricardo Arona, former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman, Kazuhiro Nakamura 'Cyborg' Santos and former UFC lightheavyweight champion Forrest Griffin

Early life

Maurício was born in Curitiba, Brazil. His family also lives in Curitiba. His father is a successful businessman that runs his own business. His mother was a track athlete and is currently a marathon runner. The Rua brothers occasionally run 10 km runs with their mother as well. Shogun has an older brother Murilo (born 1980) and a younger brother Marcos "Shaolin" Rua. Both are mixed martial artists training at Universidade da luta, though Marcos does not compete at a professional level. Mauricio's dad is Portuguese and his mom is Italian.

Shogun has stated that he began training in Muay Thai at the age of 15, and began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at 17. In contrast, Pride announcer Mauro Ranallo once claimed that Shogun began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) at the age of six and Muay Thai at seven, and achieved a 10–0 Muay Thai record. He was very successful in BJJ championships at the Blue and Purple belt level. Rua followed his older brother's footsteps after Murilo started training at the Chute Boxe Academy. In addition to Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he also currently trains in wrestling and western boxing.

Mixed martial arts career

Rua started his professional career at vale tudo events in Brazil, achieving three stoppages due to strikes, including a win over future Chute Boxe teammate Evangelista Santos. In a fast-paced bout, Santos matched Rua on the feet until Rua took Santos to the ground and forced a stoppage due to strikes from mount. Shogun then entered the International Fighting Championship's (IFC) "Global Domination" tournament. Rua won his first bout against Eric Wanderlei due to punches, and in the second bout got the first submission loss of his career against Renato Sobral with a guillotine choke in the third round.

Pride Fighting Championship

Following his victory in the IFC tournament, Shogun made his way to Japan to enter the Pride Fighting Championship. He made his Pride debut at the inaugural Pride Bushido 1, a side promotion for lighter weight fighters. In his three Bushido appearances, Rua defeated Akira Shoji, Akihiro Gono, and Yasuhito Namekawa all by strikes in the first round. With his success, Rua graduated to his debut in a main Pride event at ''Pride 29'', where he faced former professional wrestler Hiromitsu Kanehara. Rua defeated Kanehara by stomps and soccer kicks early in the first round.

Rua's success and similar background led to comparisons with his Chute Boxe teammate and Pride Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva. However, when he entered the PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix tournament, he entered as a heavy underdog. For the first round of the tounament at ''Pride Total Elimination 2005'', he faced Quinton Jackson, whom he had challenged after Jackson won a controversial split decision over his brother, Murilo at ''PRIDE 29''. Jackson had been the runner-up in the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix, but Maurício dominated the favored fighter from beginning to end, breaking Jackson's ribs with knee strikes and ending the fight in dramatic fashion with soccer kicks to the face in the first round. Jackson later stated that Shogun was the best fighter he had ever fought. In the second round at ''Pride Critical Countdown 2005'', Rua faced Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, a member of Chute Boxe's rival academy Brazilian Top Team. Rua defeated Nogueira by unanimous decision. On August 28, 2005, Rua participated in ''Pride Final Conflict 2005'', in which the last two rounds of the tournament were held on the same night. Rua defeated Alistair Overeem by TKO in the first round, while Ricardo Arona defeated Rua's teammate Wanderlei Silva by decision. Rua and Arona faced each other in the final bout of the tournament. At 2:54 in the first round, Rua knocked Arona out with punches to win the bout and become the 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix winner. It wrapped up a year in which he won Fighter of the Year honors from Sherdog.com In the very next fight after his Grand Prix win, Shogun faced heavyweight wrestler and Pride Grand Prix 2000 winner Mark Coleman at ''Pride 31''. As Coleman executed a takedown, Rua landed awkwardly and dislocated his elbow, forcing a stoppage due to injury. At ''Pride Final Conflict Absolute'' he defeated French kickboxer Cyrille Diabate by TKO due to stomps. At ''Pride 32'' he submitted former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman with a kneebar at 2:35 of the first round. In his final Pride appearance at ''Pride 33'', he fought a rematch with Alistair Overeem and knocked the Dutchman out at 3:37 of the first round.

By the end of his run at Pride, Rua was ranked as the top light heavyweight in the world by Nokaut, Sherdog, and MMAWeekly.com.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After the UFC bought out Pride, Shogun signed on with the UFC and made his highly anticipated debut in the organization at ''UFC 76''. Facing ''The Ultimate Fighter 1'' winner Forrest Griffin, Rua was widely regarded as the top light heavyweight fighter in the world and considered a heavy favorite to win. However, Rua had difficulty with Griffin and became exhausted early on and was dominated for the remainder of the fight. After losing both of the previous rounds, Rua ultimately succumbed to a rear naked choke in the final seconds of the third round. He also injured his knee during the fight and had elective surgery afterwards while Griffin would soon have major shoulder surgery to repair a nagging injury. Rua left Chute Boxe in January 2008 and opened his own camp, Universidade da luta, with his brother Murilo in his hometown, Curitiba, Brazil.

Rua's surgery forced him to drop out of ''UFC 85''. Instead, he was granted a rematch with Mark Coleman at ''UFC 93'' in Dublin, Ireland. Shogun narrowly defeated Coleman by TKO with 24 seconds left in the third round after both fighters were visibly exhausted. The fight earned co-Fight of the Night honors and a $40,000 bonus. In spite of the award, Rua drew criticism for his lackluster performance against Coleman, who was 44 years old at the time and had not competed in over two years. Rua's next fight took place at ''UFC 97'' in Montreal, Canada against former longtime UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell. Shogun went onto defeat Chuck by Tko. With this victory, Rua returned to the top-ten rankings for the light heavyweight division, and the UFC decided to put him next in line for a shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, which many fans complained about due to his last two previous preformances and the fact that he only held one victory over a top-ten light heavyweight fighter.

Fighting for the UFC Light Heavyweight title

At ''UFC 104'' Shogun lost a unanimous decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. All three judges scored the bout 48–47 in favor of Machida. Controversial from the begining, the majority of the MMA community would proceed to become split with some supporting the judge's decision and The vast majority of fans,fighters and even UFC president Dana White stating that Shogun won the fight. Regardless of this controversy, the decision was not changed. Compustrike and fightmetric both show Shogun clearly out striking Machida.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Due to Shogun's complaints of his UFC 104 loss to Machida, a rematch was immediately announced and took place at ''UFC 113'' on May 8, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In one of the most anticipated rematches in history, Rua won via knockout at 3:35 of round 1, after dropping Machida with a right and following up with punches on the ground, and was awarded the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Following the victory, Rua underwent surgery in June to repair a knee injured during the bout against Machida. UFC President Dana White officially confirmed that Rua's first title defense would be on March 19, 2011 against Rashad Evans, who had recently won a unanimous decision over Quinton Jackson.

However, following Jon Jones' victory over Ryan Bader at UFC 126, it was announced that Evans had blown his knee out in training and would not be able to face Rua. Jones was told during his post-fight interview that the UFC wanted him to replace Evans against Rua for the Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones accepted and the fight which took place at UFC 128. Rua later disclosed that Quinton Jackson was offered the title fight but declined, which Jackson confirmed, explaining the reasons he declined was due to the short notice; six weeks and because he would not be able to make weight.

Losing the Title

Rua lost the belt during his first title defense to Jon Jones. Jones was able to overwhelm Rua from start to finish beginning with a flying right knee to the head of Rua mere seconds into the first round. Rua would later attribute that single first knee to greatly affecting his performance for the rest of the bout. Jones eventually ended the fight when he landed a left punch to the body of Rua quickly followed by a knee to the body which prompted Shogun to tap out on the mat and finally halting the bout at 2:37 into the third round. According to CompuStrike, Jones landed 87 strikes in the contest and Rua just 13.

Personal life

Before he was a fighter, "Shogun" worked as a model in Brazil, doing books, pictures, and even fashion shows for brands. Rua stated that he liked the experience very much but decided to fight exclusively. Due to his extremely close relationship with both Wanderlei Silva and his own brother, Rua has stated that those are the only two people that he would never fight.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

PRIDE Fighting Championships

PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Championship (2005)

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Knockout of the Night (Two times)

Fight of the Night (One time)

Fighters Only World MMA Awards

Knockout of the Year (2010) vs Lyoto Machida on May 8

Sherdog

2005 Fight of the Year vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on June 26

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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Muay Thai

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Mixed martial arts record

| Win | align="center" | 20–5 | Forrest Griffin | KO (punches) | UFC 134 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:53 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Loss | align="center" | 19–5 | Jon Jones | TKO (punches and knees) | UFC 128 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 2:37 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Lost UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win | align="center" | 19–4 | Lyoto Machida | KO (punches) | UFC 113 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:35 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, Knockout of the Night. |- | align="center" Loss | align="center" | 18–4 | Lyoto Machida | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 104 | | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 18–3 | Chuck Liddell | TKO (punches) | UFC 97 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:28 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Knockout of the Night |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 17–3 | Mark Coleman | TKO (punches) | UFC 93 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 4:36 | Dublin, Ireland | Fight of the Night |- | align="center" Loss | align="center" | 16–3 | Forrest Griffin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 76 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 4:45 | Anaheim, California, United States | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 16–2 | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches) | Pride 33 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 15–2 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Shockwave 2006 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 14–2 | Kevin Randleman | Submission (kneebar) | Pride 32 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 13–2 | Cyrille Diabate | KO (stomps) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 5:29 | Saitama, Japan | |- | align="center" Loss | align="center" | 12–2 | Mark Coleman | TKO (broken arm) | Pride 31 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:49 | Saitama, Japan | Shogun had his arm broken. |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 12–1 | Ricardo Arona | KO (punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:54 | Saitama, Japan | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 11–1 | Alistair Overeem | TKO (punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:42 | Saitama, Japan | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 10–1 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Critical Countdown 2005 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 9–1 | Quinton Jackson | TKO (soccer kicks) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:47 | Osaka, Japan | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 8–1 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | KO (soccer kick) | Pride 29 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:40 | Saitama, Japan | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 7–1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | TKO (punches) | Pride Bushido 5 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:02 | Osaka, Japan | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 6–1 | Akihiro Gono | KO (soccer kicks) | Pride Bushido 2 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 9:04 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 5–1 | Akira Shoji | KO (punches) | Pride Bushido 1 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:47 | Saitama, Japan | |- | align="center" Loss | align="center" | 4–1 | Renato Sobral | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFC: Global Domination | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3:07 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 4–0 | Erik Wanderley | TKO (punches) | IFC: Global Domination | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2:54 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 3–0 | Evangelista Santos | TKO (punches) | Meca World Vale Tudo 9 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 8:12 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 2–0 | Angelo Antonio de Oliveira | TKO (soccer kicks) | Meca World Vale Tudo 8 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:55 | Curitiba, Brazil | |- | align="center" Win | align="center" | 1–0 | Rafael Freitas | KO (kick) | Meca World Vale Tudo 7 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:00 | Curitiba, Brazil |

Entrance music

Event	Entrance Music
IFC – Global Domination
PRIDE 32: The Real Deal	"I Wish" (Skazi Brutal Remix) by Infected Mushroom
UFC 76: Knockout
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson	"Sail" by Armin van Buuren
UFC 97: Redemption	"Sail" by Armin van Buuren
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun	"Sail" by Armin van Buuren
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2	"Sail" by Armin van Buuren
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones	"Sail" by Armin van Buuren
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami	"Sail" by Armin van Buuren

See also

List of male mixed martial artists

List of PRIDE champions

List of UFC champions

List of current mixed martial arts champions

References

External links

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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
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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
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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)
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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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Status !! style="width:75px;"|Date !! style="width:300px;"|Championship !! style="width:100px;"|Weight !! style="width:200px;"|Location
		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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Kevin Christopher Randleman (born August 10, 1971) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter and a former UFC heavyweight champion. Randleman's background is in Collegiate wrestling. Wrestling at 177 pounds, Randleman was a two time Division I NCAA Champion for The Ohio State University. Randleman has competed in the heavyweight and light heavyweight classes, appearing in organizations including the UFC, Pride, WVR, and Strikeforce. He is known for his athleticism and explosive power. He was previously associated with Mark Coleman's Team Hammer House, but most recently began training at Randy Couture's gym in Las Vegas, Nevada. He holds wins over Murilo Rua, Mirko 'Cro Cop', Renato Sobral and Pedro Rizzo.

Biography

On October 22, 1996 at ''Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4'', his MMA career began with wins over Luiz Carlos Macial, Geza Kalman and Dan Bobish to win that event's tournament. On March 3, 1997 at ''Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6'', he beat Ebenezer Fontes Braga and Mario Neto, but was handed his first loss by Carlos Barreto. Randleman believes there were shady circumstances in his fight with Barreto as he fought two other Brazilians that night who dragged the matches out by escaping the ring and hitting him from outside of the ring. He also suspected they were using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs which he is very much against and has openly stated he detested.

MMA career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Randleman fought in the UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions at ''UFC 19'', ''UFC 20'', ''UFC 23'', ''UFC 26'', ''UFC 28'', ''UFC 31'', ''UFC 35''. Beating Maurice Smith to become a top contender, he fought Bas Rutten for the Heavyweight title, previously vacated by Randy Couture. Randleman lost via a decision to Rutten, as while Randleman maintained positional superiority with takedowns, it was judged that Rutten was the more active fighter with strikes. This fight became infamous due to Mark Coleman's instructions before the second overtime that Randleman "smear the blood" from the cut he had created above Rutten's nose into his eye, so his opponent couldn't see.

Randleman achieved his goal to become the UFC Heavyweight champion on November 19, 1999, beating Pete Williams at ''UFC 23'' for the title (which was vacated upon Rutten's retirement), and successfully defended it against Pedro Rizzo at ''UFC 26''. However, he later lost the title to Randy Couture at ''UFC 28''. After losing the title, he moved down to light heavyweight, feeling it was a more natural weight for his body, but suffered a setback, losing to Chuck Liddell in his first fight at that weight before beating Renato "Babalu" Sobral in his final fight with the UFC.

Pride FC

In September 2002, Randlemen made his debut in Pride, taking on Japanese wrestler Michiyoshi Ohara. Randleman acquired an easy victory, as Ohara appeared to have no intention of trying to fight Randleman right from the off-set, and even tried to flee and grab the ropes several times in an attempt to avoid damage from Randleman. This match was panned by the audience and Randleman himself, who left the ring before being awarded his trophy, visibly angry.

Throughout the course of 2002, Randleman gained victories over Kenichi Yamamoto ( TKO by vicious knee strikes from north-south position) and Murilo "Ninja" Rua (TKO by cutting Rua with tremendeous counter left hook). This winning streak would eventually put him in the spot of contender for the Pride Middeweight (205 lb) championship, held by Wanderlei Silva. At ''Pride 25'' Randleman faced another Middleweight contender, fellow American wrestler Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, in a match that determined the number one contender for Silva's belt. In the first round Randleman suffered his first loss in Pride, after an incredible knee-uppercut combination from Jackson knocked Randleman down. The Referee stopped the fight after Rampage got dominant position and began landing strikes on Randleman.

Following a submission loss to Kazushi Sakuraba in 2003, Randleman became one of the sixteen participants in the Pride 2004 Heavyweight tournament, alongside teammate Mark Coleman. His first round match up at ''Pride Total Elimination 2004'' was against former K-1 kickboxer Mirko Cro Cop Filipović, a participant heavily favored to win the entire tournament. Randleman knocked out "Cro Cop" by ground and pound following a left hook that surprised and knocked him down. In the second round, at ''Pride Critical Countdown 2004'', Randleman faced off against the reigning Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko. Again a heavy underdog, in a short bout he managed to suplex Fedor onto his head, landing in north south position. This maneuver failed to damage Fedor, who quickly capitalized on Randleman's characteristic failure to inflict damage upon opponents from a dominant position by reversing him and submitting him with a kimura, thereby eliminating him from the tournament.

With his tournament journey over, Randleman went on to square off against friend and fellow American wrestler Ron Waterman at ''Pride Final Conflict 2004'', submitting to a keylock in the first round. Randleman picked up and slammed much bigger (6'2 and 280 pounds) Waterman, was ahead on scorecards but made one mistake and lost by Americana (Ude-garami). At ''Pride Shockwave 2004'' Randleman offered a rematch to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović. Filipovic submitted Randleman in the first round via guillotine choke, avenging his loss and adding another loss to Randleman's losing streak in the process. In the opening round of Pride's 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix, Kevin Randleman lost to Kazuhiro Nakamura via decision. In November 2005, Randleman appeared in ''Bushido Europe-Rotterdam Rumble'', Europe's first Bushido event, and defeated Fatih Kocamis via decision, ending his losing streak, and giving him his first win in nearly a year.

Randleman was taken ill with a serious fungal lung infection after his Rotterdam bout that had unknowingly been present for sometime. He underwent a successful surgery to have the infection removed. After recovering, he was scheduled to fight against Vitor Belfort at a Strikeforce event in San Jose, California on June 9, 2006, but was unable to, due to a recurrence of the infection (Belfort instead fought, and lost to, Alistair Overeem, by unanimous decision).

Kevin Randleman returned to Pride FC for their first show on American soil, ''Pride 32: The Real Deal'' on October 21, 2006, where he was quickly submitted by a kneebar in the first round by 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. This match-up was made partly to capitalize on an incident where Mark Coleman fought Rua and broke his arm with a trip takedown. After the referee stopped the fight, a brawl ensued. Chute Boxe and Hammer House members then entered the ring, clashing verbally and physically, creating bad blood between the two teams.

World Victory Road: Sengoku

After 1 year and 7 months of lay off due to kidney problems, terrible staph infection, and suspension, Randleman came back with a unanimous decision over Ryo Kawamura at May 18, 2008 in Sengoku 2.

Randleman's next fight was scheduled to be on June 21, 2008 versus Jeff Monson at the Godz of War; however Randleman injured his shoulder while training. Ricco Rodriguez replaced him and fought Monson, losing a unanimous decision.

Randleman said that he would fight at Sengoku VI in November, but did not. Later, he explained that he injured his shoulder very seriously in his comeback fight vs Ryo Kawamura, so he took a long rest.

On November 7, 2009, Randleman fought Bulgarian prospect Stanislav Nedkov. Randleman started the fight with a good left leg kick and takedown. He used elevators and reversals to avoid damage from Nedkov, when Nedkov made few takedowns. In the 3rd round Randleman repeated his strong left leg kick and used his new blue belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu skills to avoid bottom positions and back immediately to the top positions on the ground. After 3 rounds the judges rendered a controversial split decision, with 1 judge for Randleman and 2 judges for Nedkov.

Strikeforce

At the ''Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz'' press conference it was announced that he had finalised the signing of a contract with Strikeforce.

Randleman's Strikeforce debut was on June 6 against journeyman and IFL standout Mike Whitehead at ''Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields''. Randleman looked to grapple immediately in the fight, whilst Whitehead controlled the fight on the feet. Whitehead won the first 2 rounds using takedowns but Randleman employed the use of reversals very competently to avoid significant damage. In the 3rd round Randleman, having seemingly lost the previous, he threw caution to the wind and loosened his arms, becoming reckless with his strikes, but knocking his opponent down with a left hook to the chin. Randleman charged in to finish Whitehead and landed a few shots to Mike's head, but was unable to capitalize effectively on the knockdown. All 3 judges scored the bout (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) in favor of Mike Whitehead.

Randleman lost to Strikeforce newcomer Roger Gracie via a rear-naked choke in the second round of their light-heavyweight bout on May 15, 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. He lost 10 out of his last 13 fights. Following the lost to Baga Agaev Randleman had decided to retire.

Controversy, illness and suspension from fighting

After the bout with Rua, Randleman failed a drug test administered by the Nevada Athletic Commission. Randleman submitted a urine sample lacking any hormones to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. This indicated that the sample was fake. On January 19, 2007, Randleman was hospitalized due to serious damage to his kidneys. In an interview with MMAWeekly, he stated he failed to submit a urine sample due to his use of painkillers and antibiotics after his previous surgeries that may have prevented him from being cleared to fight, and his current health issues were a result of the cumulative effects of his surgeries, medication and fighting on his body.

The Nevada Athletic Commission met on February 16, 2007 to discuss the fake sample and revoked Randleman's license to fight. He was able to reapply for a license after October 21, 2007, a year from the date of his loss to Mauricio Rua.

DUI Arrest

On August 16, 2007, Randleman was arrested in Goodsprings, Nevada, a small community in the desert south of Las Vegas, on a variety of charges, including drunk driving, following an apparent traffic stop.

Professional wrestling career

Randleman has had several professional wrestling matches, his first in January 2004 for HUSTLE. In February 2009, Randleman made a challenge to WWE pro-wrestler Kofi Kingston on a St. Louis FOX Sports MMA show called Absolute Wrestling Radio!

Personal life

Kevin married his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth on April 25, 2009. He also has two children, Calvin and Jasmine Capri. His son Calvin graduated from Huron High School, helping lead the football team to the state regional finals. Calvin played football at the Ashland University for two years out of high school before taking his skills to the Division I level by transferring to UNLV.

Championships and Accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*UFC Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)

Universal Vale Tudo Fighting

*UVTF 4 Tournament Winner

*UVTF 6 Tournament Runner-up

Amateur wrestling

NCAA Division I runner-up (1991)

NCAA Division I Championship (2 Times - 1992 & 1993)

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align="center" | 17–16 | Baga Agaev | Submission (armbar) | Mayor's Cup | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:05 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |- | Loss | align="center" | 17–15 | Roger Gracie | Submission (rear naked choke) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 4:10 | St. Louis, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 17–14 | Stanislav Nedkov | Decision (split) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 17–13 | Mike Whitehead | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | St. Louis, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 17–12 | Ryo Kawamura | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 2 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 16–12 | Mauricio Rua | Submission (kneebar) | Pride 32 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:35 | Las Vegas, United States | Randleman was suspended following post-fight drug test |- | Win | align="center" | 16–11 | Fatih Kocamis | Decision (unanimous) | Bushido Europe-Rotterdam Rumble | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 5:00 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |- | Loss | align="center" | 15–11 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Returned to LHW (205) division |- | Loss | align="center" | 15–10 | Mirko Filipović | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride Shockwave 2004 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:42 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 15–9 | Ron Waterman | Submission (keylock) | Pride Final Conflict 2004 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 7:44 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 15–8 | Fedor Emelianenko | Submission (kimura) | Pride Critical Countdown 2004 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:33 | Saitama, Japan | Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal |- | Win | align="center" | 15–7 | Mirko Filipović | KO (punches) | Pride Total Elimination 2004 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:57 | Saitama, Japan | Returned to heavyweight division. Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Opening Round |- | Loss | align="center" | 14–7 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (armbar) | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 2:36 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 14–6 | Quinton Jackson | KO (knee and punches) | Pride 25 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:58 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 14–5 | Murilo Rua | TKO (cut) | Pride 24 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 0:20 | Fukuoka, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 13–5 | Kenichi Yamamoto | TKO (knees) | Pride 23 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 1:16 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 12–5 | Michiyoshi Ohara | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 22 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 11–5 | Brian Foster | KO (punch) | RFC: The Beginning | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:20 | Las Vegas, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 10–5 | Renato Sobral | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 35 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Uncasville, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 9–5 | Chuck Liddell | KO (punches) | UFC 31 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:18 | Atlantic City, United States | Dropped to light heavyweight |- | Loss | align="center" | 9–4 | Randy Couture | TKO (strikes) | UFC 28 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 4:13 | Atlantic City, United States | Lost UFC Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | align="center" | 9–3 | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 26 | | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 5:00 | Cedar Rapids, United States | Defended UFC Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | align="center" | 8–3 | Pete Williams | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 23 | | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 5:00 | Urayasu, Japan | Won Vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship |- | Loss | align="center" | 7–3 | Bas Rutten | Decision (split) | UFC 20 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 21:00 | Birmingham, United States | For Vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship |- | Win | align="center" | 7–2 | Maurice Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 19 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 15:00 | Bay St. Louis, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 6–2 | Tom Erikson | KO (punches) | Brazil Open-'97 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:11 | Brazil | |- | Win | align="center" | 6–1 | Gustavo Homem de Neve | Submission (elbow) | Brazil Open-'97 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2:21 | Brazil | |- | Loss | align="center" | 5–1 | Carlos Barreto | Technical submission (triangle choke) | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 22:24 | Brazil | |- | Win | align="center" | 5–0 | Mario Neto | Submission (punches) | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 11:24 | Brazil | |- | Win | align="center" | 4–0 | Ebenezer Fontes Braga | Decision | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 20:00 | Brazil | |- | Win | align="center" | 3–0 | Dan Bobish | Submission (punches) | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 5:50 | Brazil | |- | Win | align="center" | 2–0 | Geza Kalman | TKO (punches) | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 7:37 | Brazil | |- | Win | align="center" | 1–0 | Luiz Carlos Macial | Submission (punches) | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 4 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 5:14 | Brazil |

References

External links

Official website for Kevin Randleman

Kevin Randleman at Wrestlinghalloffame.com

August 2007 interview

January 2009 Interview

9, 2009T22_16_34-08_00 January 2009 Interview with AWR

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