Aleksei Oleinik
Aleksei Alexeyevich Oleinik (born June 25, 1977, as Oleksíy Oleksíyovych Olíynyk) is a Russian mixed martial artist and combat sambo fighter who fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, competing in their heavyweight division. He began his professional fighting career in 1997, and is a veteran of M-1 Global, ProFC and IAFC and has competed for Bellator, KSW and YAMMA Pit Fighting. He is one of only two fighters to win a UFC fight via Ezekiel choke, and has done so twice. Oleinik also holds the record for most Ezekiel choke wins in MMA competition, with fourteen.
| Aleksei Oleinik | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oleksíy Oleksíyovych Olíynyk June 25, 1977 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Native name | Uk: Олексі́й Олексі́йович Олі́йник Ru: Алексей Алексеевич Олейник |
| Other names | The Boa Constrictor |
| Residence | Parkland, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | Russian (naturalised) Ukrainian (expatriate) |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 254 lb (115 kg; 18 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight Light heavyweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
| Style | Combat Sambo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Moscow, Russia |
| Team | K-Dojo Warrior Tribe (current) American Top Team (current) Team Oplot (founder) Red Devil Sport Club (former) |
| Rank | International Master of Sports in Combat Sambo 4th degree black belt in Jujutsu Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Libório |
| Years active | 1996–1999, 2001, 2004–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 79 |
| Wins | 60 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 47 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 18 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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