Fedor Emelianenko
Pobedy st., 85, Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russian Federation, 308015
The main building of the Belgorod State University where Fedor Emelianenko studied at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports from 2003 to 2009.
Fedor Emelianenko in the army
2007
New York City, New York, United States
Fedor Emelianenko announces that he has signed a 2 year contract with M-1 Global during a press conference at Marc Ecko Enterprises on October 22 in New York City. Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic.
2007
New York City, New York, United States
Fedor Emelianenko announces through his interperter that he has signed a 2 year contract with M-1 Global during a press conference at Marc Ecko Enterprises on October 22 in New York City. Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic.
2009
725 5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States
UFC Fighters Gegard Mousasi, Jos Barnett, Fedor Emelianenko, Renato "Babalu" Sobral with Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump and Mark Cuban attend a press conference to officially announce the Affliction M-1 Global "Trilogy" at Trump Tower on June 3 in New York City. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.
2011
Moscow, Russsian Federation
President of Russian Federation celebrates Fedor Emelianenko after his win in the fight against Jeff Monson at M-1 Global on November 20 at the Olympic Arena in Moscow.
2011
Moscow, Russian Federation
Fedor Emelianenko won in the fight against Jeff Monson at M-1 Global on November 20 at the Olympic Arena in Moscow.
2011
Fedor Emelianenko and Antônio Silva
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Fedor Emelianenko enters the arena before his heavyweight fight against Dan Henderson at the Strikeforce event at Sears Centre Arena on July 30 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Fedor Emelianenko stands in the cage before his bout with Dan Henderson at the Strikeforce event at Sears Centre Arena on July 30 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Fedor Emelianenko stands on stage at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson weigh-in at Sears Centre Arena on July 29 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
Chicago, Illinois, United States
(Left to Right) Heavyweight opponents Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson pose for photos at the Strikeforce Fedor vs Henderson pre-fight press conference at Harry Caray's on July 28 in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Heavyweight opponents Fedor Emelianenko (left) and Dan Henderson (right) face off at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson weigh-in at Sears Centre Arena on July 29 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Heavyweight opponents Fedor Emelianenko (black shorts) and Dan Henderson (white shorts) pose for photos at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson weigh-in at Sears Centre Arena on July 29 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
239 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019, United States
Fedor Emelianenko attends the Strikeforce World Grand Prix fan day at Roseland Ballroom on February 8 in New York City. Photo by Henry S. Dziekan III.
2012
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
The fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Pedro Rizzo on June 21
2015
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko celebrates his victory with Hiroshi Hase, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, in the bout Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix against Singh Jaideep of India during the Rizin Iza Saltation at Saitama Super Arena on December 31 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Etsuo Hara.
2016
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
The fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Fábio Maldonado on June 17, 2016
2019
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States
Fedor Emelianenko during the official weigh-ins for Bellator 214 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, January 25. Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News.
2019
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko and Rampage Jackson compete during the Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Masashi Hara.
2019
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko and Rampage Jackson compete during the Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Masashi Hara.
2019
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko celebrates the victory during the Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Masashi Hara.
2019
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko celebrates the victory during the Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Masashi Hara.
2019
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States
Fedor Emelianenko during Bellator 214 Media Day at the Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, January 24. Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News.
2019
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States
Fedor Emelianenko (left), Bellator president Scott Coker and Ryan Bader during Bellator 214 Media Day at the Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, January 24. Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News.
2019
Tokyo, 1 Chome-4-1 Mita, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-8580, Japan
Martial arts fighters Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Jackson attend the weigh-in of the Bellator Japan at the Westin Tokyo on December 28 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage.
2019
1 Chome-8-1 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064, Japan
Martial arts fighters Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Jackson attend the Bellator Japan x Rizin Press Conference at the Meguro Gajoen Hotel on October 9 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage.
Fedor Emelianenko with Brett Rogers
Fedor Emelianenko and Fabrício Werdum (left)
Fedor Emelianenko (center) at the beginning of his career in MMA
2008
2695 E Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806, United States
Mixed Martial Artist Fedor Emelianenko won his fight at the Affliction Banned at the Honda Center on July 19 in Anaheim, California. Photo by Tiffany Rose/WireImage.
Fedor Emelianenko is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
2007
New York City, New York, United States
Fedor Emelianenko announces that he has signed a 2 year contract with M-1 Global during a press conference at Marc Ecko Enterprises on October 22 in New York City. Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic.
2007
New York City, New York, United States
Fedor Emelianenko announces through his interperter that he has signed a 2 year contract with M-1 Global during a press conference at Marc Ecko Enterprises on October 22 in New York City. Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic.
2008
2695 E Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806, United States
Mixed Martial Artist Fedor Emelianenko won his fight at the Affliction Banned at the Honda Center on July 19 in Anaheim, California. Photo by Tiffany Rose/WireImage.
2009
725 5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States
UFC Fighters Gegard Mousasi, Jos Barnett, Fedor Emelianenko, Renato "Babalu" Sobral with Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump and Mark Cuban attend a press conference to officially announce the Affliction M-1 Global "Trilogy" at Trump Tower on June 3 in New York City. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.
2011
Moscow, Russsian Federation
President of Russian Federation celebrates Fedor Emelianenko after his win in the fight against Jeff Monson at M-1 Global on November 20 at the Olympic Arena in Moscow.
2011
Moscow, Russian Federation
Fedor Emelianenko won in the fight against Jeff Monson at M-1 Global on November 20 at the Olympic Arena in Moscow.
2011
Fedor Emelianenko and Antônio Silva
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Fedor Emelianenko enters the arena before his heavyweight fight against Dan Henderson at the Strikeforce event at Sears Centre Arena on July 30 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Fedor Emelianenko stands in the cage before his bout with Dan Henderson at the Strikeforce event at Sears Centre Arena on July 30 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Fedor Emelianenko stands on stage at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson weigh-in at Sears Centre Arena on July 29 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
Chicago, Illinois, United States
(Left to Right) Heavyweight opponents Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson pose for photos at the Strikeforce Fedor vs Henderson pre-fight press conference at Harry Caray's on July 28 in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Heavyweight opponents Fedor Emelianenko (left) and Dan Henderson (right) face off at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson weigh-in at Sears Centre Arena on July 29 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
Heavyweight opponents Fedor Emelianenko (black shorts) and Dan Henderson (white shorts) pose for photos at the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson weigh-in at Sears Centre Arena on July 29 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Photo by Josh Hedges/Forza LLC/Forza LLC.
2011
239 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019, United States
Fedor Emelianenko attends the Strikeforce World Grand Prix fan day at Roseland Ballroom on February 8 in New York City. Photo by Henry S. Dziekan III.
2012
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
The fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Pedro Rizzo on June 21
2015
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko celebrates his victory with Hiroshi Hase, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, in the bout Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix against Singh Jaideep of India during the Rizin Iza Saltation at Saitama Super Arena on December 31 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Etsuo Hara.
2016
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
The fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Fábio Maldonado on June 17, 2016
2019
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States
Fedor Emelianenko during the official weigh-ins for Bellator 214 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, January 25. Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News.
2019
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko and Rampage Jackson compete during the Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Masashi Hara.
2019
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko and Rampage Jackson compete during the Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Masashi Hara.
2019
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko celebrates the victory during the Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Masashi Hara.
2019
8 Shintoshin, Chuo Ward, Saitama, 330-9111, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko celebrates the victory during the Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena on December 29 in Saitama, Japan. Photo by Masashi Hara.
2019
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States
Fedor Emelianenko during Bellator 214 Media Day at the Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, January 24. Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News.
2019
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States
Fedor Emelianenko (left), Bellator president Scott Coker and Ryan Bader during Bellator 214 Media Day at the Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, January 24. Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News.
2019
Tokyo, 1 Chome-4-1 Mita, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-8580, Japan
Martial arts fighters Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Jackson attend the weigh-in of the Bellator Japan at the Westin Tokyo on December 28 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage.
2019
1 Chome-8-1 Shimomeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0064, Japan
Martial arts fighters Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Jackson attend the Bellator Japan x Rizin Press Conference at the Meguro Gajoen Hotel on October 9 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage.
Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko with Brett Rogers
Fedor Emelianenko and Fabrício Werdum (left)
Fedor Emelianenko (center) at the beginning of his career in MMA
Fedor Emelianenko (far right) with his younger brothers
Fedor Emelianenko in youth
Fedor Emelianenko in the army
Pobedy st., 85, Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russian Federation, 308015
The main building of the Belgorod State University where Fedor Emelianenko studied at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports from 2003 to 2009.
Fedor Emelianenko is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
Little Fedor Emelianenko with his father, Vladimir Alexandrovich Emelianenko
Mixed martial artist Alexander Vladimirovich Emelianenko, Fedor Emelianenko's younger brother
Fedor Emelianenko with his wife Oksana Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko with his ex-wife, Marina
Maria, the first daughter of Fedor and his wife Oksana
Fedor Emelianenko with his daughter Vasilisa
Fedor Emelianenko with his daughter Elizabeth (Elizaveta)
Vasily Ivanovich Gavrilov, the first coach of Fedor Emelianenko
Vladimir Mikhailovich Voronov, one of Fedor Emelianenko's coaches
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2008
Фёдор Емельяненко
martial artist judoka deputy sportsman sambist
Fedor Emelianenko, in full Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko, was born on September 28, 1976, in Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine (former Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union). He is a son of Vladimir Alexandrovich Emelianenko, a gas electric welder, and Olga Fedorovna, a teacher. Fedor has an elder sister Marina, and two younger brothers, Alexander and Ivan, both mixed martial artists.
Fedor Emelianenko's family relocated to Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Russian Federation (Russian SFSR at the time) when he was two years old. The Emelianenko family took up residence in a small communal flat.
Fedor got involved in sambo and judo in 1986. First trained by Vasily Ivanovich Gavrilov, he became a ward of a coach Vladimir Voronov by 1988. Emelianenko trained hard during his school years and kept training throughout his further education, including the vocational school where he earned a diploma of an electrician with honors in 1994.
From 2003 to 2009, he studied at the Belgorod State University, the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports. After graduation, Fedor Emelianenko followed a postgraduate course at the university.
The start of Fedor Emelianenko's career can be counted from his military service in the middle 1990s. He joined the Russian Army as a Military Firefighter in 1995 and then was a member of the Tank Division not far from Nizhny Novgorod. He was discharged in 1997.
That same year, Emelianenko attained the title of Master of Sports of Russia which was followed by the International Class Master of Sports of Russia in 1998. A year later, after a series of victories at the national and international sambo and judo tournaments, Fedor Emelianenko joined the Russian National Sambo Team. Insufficient funds within the team and disagreement on several points with its administration pushed Emelianenko to turn his attention to mixed martial arts.
He began to learn boxing techniques and joined the Russian Top Team club, a part of Fighting Network Rings, simply known as RINGS, in 2000. A Russian professional wrestler Volk Han and a Russian sambist and mixed martial artist Andrei Kopylov were among his coaches. During the three years that he spent in the RINGS's Top Team, Emelianenko led 11 fights, including those with Ricardo Arona and Renato Sobral, and was twice a heavyweight champion.
On March 16, 2003, Fedor Emelianenko earned the title of a Heavyweight Champion at the Pride Fighting Championships, one of the greatest MMA tournaments at the time, by holding a victory against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. He confirmed the title during three further years. After leaving the Russian Top Team club in 2003, Emelianenko joined Vadim Finkelchtein's Red Devil Sport Club (later renamed after Alexander Nevsky), St. Petersburg, where he worked for the most part of his professional career in MMA. Since 2007, Emelianenko has been a minor shareholder of the mixed martial arts promotion M-1 Global, established in St. Petersburg by Finkelchtein in 1997.
Emelianenko held his title of an absolute champion in MMA for ten years since the beginning of his career in the field. During this period, he won 11 top-10 ranking fighters. Such winning streak of the sportsman was interrupted on June 26, 2010 when he was defeated by Fabrício Werdum. Although Emelianenko continued to compete quite successfully in Russia and Japan, his world ratings in the list of the best heavyweight mixed martial artists went down considerably. Emelianenko announced his first retirement from the sport on June 21, 2012, after the win over three-time UFC heavyweight title contender Pedro Rizzo in St. Petersburg, Russia, in an M-1 Global tournament.
Emelianenko used the pause from the martial arts to try himself in politics. Shortly before the decision to quit the sport, on October 10, 2010, he was elected to a five-year term as a deputy of the Belgorod Regional Duma from United Russia political Party. Two years later after retirement from sport, on July 28, he was assigned a staff member of the Council of Physical Fitness & Sports of Russia, by a decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Emelianenko succeeded Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in that post. The year 2012 was rich in various appointments. Emelianenko was assigned the President of the Russian MMA Union in May and became adviser to the Minister of Sport in November, after stepping down as Duma deputy.
Fedor Emelianenko proclaimed his desire to come back to the ring on July 14, 2015. He resigned from the Ministry of Sport and resumed his trainings. On December 31 of that same year, he defeated Indian-Japanese mixed-martial artist and kick-boxer Jaideep Singh at the Rizin World Grand Prix Finale Active competition. In 2016, Emelianenko was reelected as the President of the Russian MMA Union.
On November 19, 2016 Emelianenko entered into a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. The deal was renegotiated on December 29 three years later. The sportsman has also competed for Japanese Rizin Fighting Federation.
An outstanding figure in combat fighting, Fedor Emelianenko has appeared on the screen as well, starring in the Russian movie The 5th Execution and as cameo in a documentary New York Mixed Martial Arts. He has also taken part in a number of TV shows and adverts.
Fedor Emelianenko is rightly recognized as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. He has led in total 45 fights, 39 of which were victorious, including 15 knockouts, 15 submissions, and 9 decisions. A master of ground-and-pound technique, Emelianenko is the longest-reigning Heavyweight lineal record holder.
Emelianenko is a multiple world champion in mixed martial arts, including four wins in heavyweight according to Pride FC, two wins according to RINGS, and two wins according to WAMMA. He is a four-time world champion and a nine-time Russian champion in combat sambo. The victories over seven UFC champions, one Pride FC champion, one former and two future K-1 champions, and two Olympic medalists are to his credit.
Emelianenko's accomplishments brought him several state awards, and he has been considered the all time greatest MMA Heavyweight fighter by many periodicals and other media, including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Fight Matrix and Sherdog, to name but a few. His impact on MMA has been compared to the legacy of Muhammad Ali, Pelé, Wayne Gretzky in their sports.
In 2008, Emelianenko was among the 80 eminent Russian figures who carried the Olympic torch in St. Petersburg. A year later, a documentary biography of the sportsman was released, Fedor: The Baddest Man on the Plane. Emelianenko's personality was used as playable characters in a couple of sports video games.
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2008Fedor Emelianenko became concerned with religion during his military service in the middle of the 1990s. It was only about 2006, however, after the divorce with his first wife, that the sportsman got close to the question. A practicing Eastern Orthodox, Emelianenko goes to the church of St. Nicholas in Stary Oskol.
Fedor Emelianenko has been a member of United Russia political party since September 3, 2007.
The sportsman was among the proponents of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation stating at the 2014 Crimean status referendum that "Crimea has made the right choice." He visited the region to promote mixed martial arts there. Emelianenko criticized Ukraine for the Donbass war and blamed the country's government for "murdering Russians simply for being Russian."
Emelianenko was personal confidant of Vladimir Putin during the 2018 presidential elections.
A Ukrainian-born, Fedor Emelianenko once stated that he was of Russian ethnicity but that he didn't draw the line between the two countries.
Fedor Emelianenko is described as a humble person by many of those who have interracted with him.
Physical Characteristics: Fedor Emelianenko is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 109.1 kg.
Quotes from others about the person
Jack Slack, British freelance writer and amateur historian of fighting sport: "Very few men can claim to have Olympic alternate level judo and still able to out-strike the best kickboxer in MMA history."
Bas Rutten, former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler: "If you give him an arm, he arm-bars you. If you give him a leg, he leg locks you. If you give him a punch, he knocks you out."
Fedor Emelianenko met his first wife-to-be, Oksana, during his school years. They married in 1999 and their daughter Masha was born that same year. Fedor and Oksana divorced in 2006.
A year later, Fedor Emelianenko's long-time girlfriend, Marina, gave birth to his second daughter, Vasilisa. Fedor and Marina formed a family in October 2009. The couple broke up two years after their second daughter, Elizabeth, was born in July 2011.
Fedor came back to his first wife. They were wed in February 2014. Fedor and Oksana had two more daughters, in 2017 and 2019.
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Alexander Emelianenko is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is a three-time winner of the Russian national Combat Sambo championship and three-time winner of the World Combat Sambo championship in the absolute division.
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Master of Sports of the USSR in judo and Honored Coach of Russia, Vladimir Voronov was a coach of the highest rank in judo and sambo at sports school "Alexander Nevsky," Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Russian Federation. He also trained such local MMA clubs as Imperial Team and the Red Devil. Voronov was vice-president of the Regional Sambo and Judo Federation.
