Career
Kudukhov was born in Tskhilon, Georgia. He was an Olympic finalist in 2012 and was considered one of the most dominant wrestlers in modern wrestling history. He was a finalist in the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou, China at the age of 20.
Kudukhov died on 29 December 2013 in a car crash on a federal highway in southern Russia between Krasnodar Krai and Vladikavkaz.