Fedor Emelianenko “The Last Emperor”

Photo of Fedor Emelianenko
Team Red Devil Sports Club
Age 48
Gender Male
Height 5' 10"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Fedor Emelianenko is one of the best MMA heavyweight fighters ever. His greatest talent lies in his Judo and Sambo skills. He is a four time World Combat Sambo Champion. Emelianenko, also known as "The Last Emperor," trains at the Red Devil Sports Club in St. Petersburg, Russia. Fedor has gained a reputation of being the best MMA heavyweight fighter in the world due to his winning and powerful nature in PRIDE and RINGS. Fedor, as a top fighter for the promotion Affliction, won the WAMMA heavyweight championship belt on July 19, 2008.

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 40-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 51.3
Avg. Fights/Year 2.1
Longest Layoff 3 years, 6 months, 10 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks, 0 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 16 15 9
Losses 6 1 0
Finish Rate 77.5%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 22.5%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 40.0%
Loss by KO Rate 85.7%
Win by SUB Rate 37.5%
Loss by SUB Rate 14.3%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 12
Fastest KO 12
Fastest SUB 36
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:54
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 02:51
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 02/04/2023 L
(40-6-0) 		Ryan Bader
(31-8-0) 		HW
( 236.2 vs. 234.4 ) 		TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 290 		1 02:32
OFF 10/23/2021 W
(39-6-0) 		Timothy Johnson
(18-10-0) 		HW
( 233.5 vs. 264.0 ) 		KO (Strike)
Bellator MMA 269 		1 01:46
OFF 12/29/2019 W
(38-6-0) 		Quinton Jackson
(36-13-0) 		HW
( 240.5 vs. 265.0 ) 		KO (Strike)
Bellator MMA 237 		1 03:11
OFF 01/26/2019 L
(38-5-0) 		Ryan Bader
(31-8-0) 		HW
( 236.2 vs. 227.8 ) 		KO (Strike)
Bellator MMA 214 		1 00:35
OFF 10/13/2018 W
(37-5-0) 		Chael Sonnen
(31-18-1) 		HW
( 236.0 vs. 227.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 208 		1 04:46
OFF 04/28/2018 W
(36-5-0) 		Frank Mir
(19-13-0) 		HW
( 240.0 vs. 261.5 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 198 		1 00:45
OFF 06/24/2017 L
(36-4-0) 		Matthew Mitrione
(13-9-0) 		HW
( 236.4 vs. 256.6 ) 		KO
Bellator MMA 180 		1 01:14
NRB 06/17/2016 W
(35-4-0) 		Fabio Maldonado
(25-16-0) 		Decision (Majority Decision)
Fight Nights Global 50 		3 05:00
NRB 12/31/2015 W
(34-4-0) 		Jaideep Singh
(2-3-0) 		TKO/RSC
Rizin Fighting Federation - Day 2 		1 05:00
NRB 06/21/2012 W
(33-4-0) 		Pedro Rizzo
(20-11-0) 		HW KO (Strike)
M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rizzo 		1 01:24
NRB 12/31/2011 W
(32-4-0) 		Satoshi Ishii
(22-14-1) 		KO (Strike)
Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011 		1 02:29
NRB 11/20/2011 W
(31-4-0) 		Jeff Monson
(59-26-1) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson 		3 05:00
OFF 07/30/2011 L
(31-3-0) 		Dan Henderson
(32-15-0) 		HW
( 223.0 vs. 207.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson 		1 04:12
OFF 02/12/2011 L
(31-2-0) 		Antonio Silva
(19-15-0) 		HW
( 230.0 vs. 264.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva 		2 05:00
OFF 06/26/2010 L
(31-1-0) 		Fabricio Werdum
(24-10-1) 		HW
( 229.0 vs. 238.5 ) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Strikeforce: Insider 		1 01:09
OFF 11/07/2009 W
(30-1-0) 		Brett Rogers
(16-11-0) 		HW
( 232.0 vs. 264.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Strike Force (Fedor -vs- Rogers) 		2 01:48
OFF 01/24/2009 W
(29-1-0) 		Andrei Arlovski
(34-24-0) 		HW
( 230.0 vs. 237.0 ) 		KO (Strike)
Affliction 2: Day of Reckoning 		1 03:14
OFF 07/19/2008 W
(28-1-0) 		Tim Sylvia
(31-10-0) 		HW
( 230.0 vs. 263.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Affliction: Banned 		1 00:36
NRB 12/31/2007 W
(27-1-0) 		Hong Man Choi
(2-4-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Saitama Super Arena Yarennoka: Fedor Returns 		1 01:54
NRB 04/14/2007 W
(26-1-0) 		Matt Lindland
(22-9-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations 		1 02:38
NRB 12/31/2006 W
(25-1-0) 		Mark Hunt
(13-14-0) 		HW Submission (Kimura)
Pride: Shock Wave 2006 		1 08:16
OFF 10/21/2006 W
(24-1-0) 		Mark Coleman
(16-10-0) 		HW
( 224.0 vs. 224.0 ) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 32: The Real Deal 		2 01:15
NRB 12/31/2005 W
(23-1-0) 		Wagner da Conceicao Martins
(8-12-0) 		KO
Pride: Shock Wave 2005 		1 00:26
NRB 08/28/2005 W
(22-1-0) 		Mirko Cro Cop
(38-11-2) 		HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Final Conflict 2005 		3 05:00
NRB 04/03/2005 W
(21-1-0) 		Tsuyoshi Kosaka
(28-20-2) 		TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage)
Pride: Bushido 6 		1 10:00
NRB 12/31/2004 W
(20-1-0) 		Antonio Nogueira
(34-10-1) 		HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Shock Wave 2004 		3 05:00
NRB 08/15/2004 Unknown
(19-1-0) 		Antonio Nogueira
(34-10-1) 		SHW No Contest (No Contest due to a Cut)
Pride: Final Conflict 2004 		1 10:00
NRB 08/15/2004 W
(19-1-0) 		Naoya Ogawa
(7-2-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Final Conflict 2004 		1 00:54
NRB 06/20/2004 W
(18-1-0) 		Kevin Randleman
(17-16-0) 		Submission (Kimura)
Pride: Critical Countdown 2004 		1 01:33
NRB 04/25/2004 W
(17-1-0) 		Mark Coleman
(16-10-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Total Elimination 2004 		1 02:11
NRB 12/31/2003 W
(16-1-0) 		Yuji Nagata
(0-2-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 		1 01:02
NRB 08/10/2003 W
(15-1-0) 		Gary Goodridge
(23-23-1) 		TKO/RSC (Strikes)
Pride: Total Elimination 2003 		1 01:09
NRB 06/08/2003 W
(14-1-0) 		Kazuyuki Fujita
(16-14-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pride 26: Bad to the Bone 		1 04:17
NRB 04/05/2003 W
(13-1-0) 		Egidijus Valavicius
(26-11-0) 		Submission (Kimura)
Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas 		2 01:15
NRB 03/16/2003 W
(12-1-0) 		Antonio Nogueira
(34-10-1) 		HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 25: Body Blow 		3 05:00
NRB 11/24/2002 W
(11-1-0) 		Heath Herring
(30-17-0) 		TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 		1 10:00
NRB 06/23/2002 W
(10-1-0) 		Semmy Schilt
(26-14-1) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 21: Demolition 		3 05:00
NRB 02/15/2002 W
(9-1-0) 		Christopher Haseman
(19-17-0) 		TKO/RSC (Lost Points)
Rings: World Title Series Grand Final 		1 02:50
NRB 12/21/2001 W
(8-1-0) 		Lee Hasdell
(9-15-1) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Rings: World Title Series 5 		1 04:10
NRB 10/20/2001 W
(7-1-0) 		Ryushi Yanagisawa
(24-24-9) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rings: World Title Series 4 		3 05:00
NRB 08/11/2001 W
(6-1-0) 		Renato Sobral
(34-12-0) 		Decision
Rings: 10th Anniversary World Title Series 		2 05:00
NRB 04/20/2001 W
(5-1-0) 		Kerry Schall
(23-13-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: World Title Series 1 		1 01:47
NRB 04/06/2001 W
(4-1-0) 		Mihail Apostolov
(0-1-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Rings Russia: Russia vs Bulgaria 		1 01:03
NRB 12/22/2000 W
(3-0-0) 		Ricardo Arona
(14-5-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B 		3 05:00
NRB 12/22/2000 L
(3-0-0) 		Tsuyoshi Kosaka
(28-20-2) 		TKO/RSC ( Doctor Stoppage from a Cut)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B 		1 00:17
NRB 09/05/2000 W
(2-0-0) 		Hiroya Takada
(1-3-0) 		KO (Punches)
Rings: Battle Genesis Volume 6 		1 00:12
NRB 08/16/2000 W
(1-0-0) 		Levon Lagvilava
(0-2-0) 		Submission (Choke)
Rings Russia: Russia vs Georgia 		1 07:24
NRB 05/21/2000 W
(0-0-0) 		Martin Lazarev
(0-2-0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Rings Russia - Russia vs. Bulgaria 		3 02:24

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class