Oleg Taktarov
Statistics
Nickname	The Russian Bear
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Nationality	Russian
Born	June 25, 1968 (1968-06-25) (age 38)
Town of birth	Gorky, Russia
Fighting style	Sambo/Judo, Boxing
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	11
By knockout	1
By submission	9
Losses	5
Draws	2

Oleg Taktarov (June 25, 1968) is a Russian martial artist. He is a practitioner of Sambo and Judo and has competed in mixed martial arts in the UFC and PRIDE. Taktarov last fought a professional MMA match in 1998. Taktarov's MMA record from 1995 to 1998 was 11-5-2. He never tapped or was submitted in a MMA match. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ), colloquially shortened as Nizhny, is the fourth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Judo ), meaning gentle way, is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Judo ), meaning gentle way, is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. ... For the fighting style, see hybrid martial arts. ... UFC is a TLA that can stand for Ultimate Fighting Championship Umeå FC This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pride refers to a strong sense of self-respect, a refusal to be humiliated as well as joy in the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, or object that one identifies with. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Taktarov is remembered for being calm during fights and for using a variety of rarely seen, acrobatic take-down moves. He usually finished bouts with a submission hold. For the band, see Submission Hold (band) In grappling martial arts, submission hold is the general term for techniques used with the purpose of forcing an opponent to tap out, or quit, due to extreme pain and/or fear of injury. ...

Between UFC 5 (where he lost to Dan Severn) and UFC 6 (where he won the tournament, beating "Tank" Abbott in the finals), Taktarov lived and trained with Ken Shamrock's Lion's Den fighting team.[1] This resulted in neither man being happy when they (Taktarov and Shamrock) fought each other to a draw at UFC 7 in the SuperFight.[2] UFC 5: The Return of the Beast was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 7, 1995, at the Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. ... Daniel The Beast Severn (born June 8, 1958 in Coldwater, Michigan) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. ... UFC 6: Clash of the Titans was the sixth mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ... David L. Tank Abbott (born April 26, 1965 in Huntington Beach, California) is a Mixed martial arts fighter whose fighting style is self-described as Pit fighting, a style he developed fighting on the streets of Huntington Beach, California. ... Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ...

His fights with "Tank" Abbott and Dan Severn in 1995 are well-known. Taktarov won against Abbott, but could not stand on his own when it ended (the elevation of the contest left both fighters exhausted due to oxygen depravation). He lost to Severn in one of the bloodier fights the UFC had seen in those early days (see also controversies for more on that fight). David L. Tank Abbott (born April 26, 1965 in Huntington Beach, California) is a Mixed martial arts fighter whose fighting style is self-described as Pit fighting, a style he developed fighting on the streets of Huntington Beach, California. ... Daniel The Beast Severn (born June 8, 1958 in Coldwater, Michigan) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Standard atomic weight 15. ... Oleg Taktarov (June 25, 1968) is a Russian martial artist. ...

After retiring from mixed martial arts, Taktarov focussed on his acting career, and starred in the movies 15 Minutes, Bad Boys II and the 2002 version of Rollerball. He also appeared in the first episode of season 3 of Alias entitled The Two.[3] He has also appeared in a few Russian productions, and is casted in a few upcoming releases for 2007.[4] 15 Minutes is a 2001 film directed by John Herzfeld starring Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, and Kelsey Grammar about a homicide detective and a fire marshal who must stop a couple of murderers from videotaping their killing and becoming sensationalized by the media. ... Bad Boys II is a 2003 action comedy film by Michael Bay. ... Rollerball was a 2002 remake of the 1975 science fiction film of the same name. ... This article contains episode summaries as well as directing and writing credits from Season 3 of the American drama/adventure television series Alias. ... Alias was an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams that aired on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006. ...

Taktarov also released several instructional Sambo videos and also made an instructional video with Vladimir Vasiliev entitled Russian Mega Fighting.[5] Vladimir Vasiliev is Director and Chief Instructor of the Toronto School of Russian Martial Art located in Thornhill, Ontario, where he teaches Ryabkos Systema. ...

Controversies

There are a few controversies and rumors surrounding Taktarov's fights, most of which are just the opinion of one party or another and are not based on any factual evidence. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... A controversy is a contentious dispute, a disagreement over which parties are actively arguing. ... Look up rumour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

UFC 5

Takatarov's fight against Severn was stopped by the referee because of profuse bleeding above Taktarov's eye due to a cut caused by knees from Severn. Taktarov did not want to give up the fight and did have Severn in a position for a potential arm lock at the time. Taktarov also claims on his website that Severn had a rest advantage of one hour. Daniel The Beast Severn (born June 8, 1958 in Coldwater, Michigan) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. ... A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... A fighter attempts to escape from an armbar by slamming the opponent to the ground. ...

UFC 6

In the semifinal bout, Anthony Macias was brought in to replace Patrick Smith due to injury. The fight ended in 9 seconds with Taktarov submitting Macias in a front choke. Because both Macias and Taktarov were from the Shamrock camp and the fight ended quickly, personal speculation from the live commentator was that he "couldn't help but wonder (if the fight was rigged)". While it is odd that Macias, a kickboxer would try to shoot on an expert grappler, it is possible he was hoping to surprise Taktarov with ground-and-pound tactics. Also, it was unlikely it was a set up considering Taktarov went in ready and willing to fight and was expecting Smith as his opponent, not Macias. Look up choke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kickboxer redirects here. ... A takedown is a martial arts and combat sports term for a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and forcing him or her to the ground, typically with the combatant performing the takedown landing on top. ... Grappling refers to the gripping, handling and controlling of an opponent without the use of striking. ... For the fighting style, see hybrid martial arts. ...

UFC 7, Superfight

Taktarov, being champion of UFC 6 was set up to fight Shamrock in UFC 7 for the Superfight title. At the time Shamrock was acting as Taktarov's business manager and was pivotal in getting the Russian fights in Japan.^{[citation needed]} Some believe Shamrock did not want to hurt Taktarov in the Super Fight, because it would result in him not being able to fight later on, which in turn meant Shamrock would be out-of-pocket.^{[citation needed]} Out-of-pocket expenses are direct outlays of cash which are not reimbursed. ...

The fight had a 30 minute time limit and went into 3 minutes of overtime; finishing as a draw at 33 minutes.

Some critics call the fight boring and charge that neither fighters were trying. Some speculate Taktarov did not want the fight because after spending so much time with each other and training with each other for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, they were both too familiar with each others moves, meaning both men knew what to expect from the other to a level where neither could do anything.^{[citation needed]} However, many who have watched the fight closely and are familiar with submission fighting disagree and consider the fight one of the greats of the early UFCs. Look up boring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Submission wrestling (also called submission grappling or submission fighting) is a general term describing martial arts that focus on grappling to effect a submission (admission of loss) usually by means of chokes, joint locks, and other manipulations of the opponents body. ...

On the DVD UFC VII : Brawl In Buffalo in the special features section, in an interview with Oleg, he says he had no interest in actually defeating Ken and was fighting for a draw. He states that he was looking forward to UFC : Ultimate Ultimate that was upcoming soon.

Shamrock had similar prolonged fights however; his fight against Royce Gracie at the UFC 5 Superfight went for 36 minutes in a similar manner and resulted in a draw, and his fight against Dan Severn at UFC 9 went to overtime after much circling round one another on foot. Royce Gracie, pronounced Hoyce Gracie, (born December 12, 1966) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. ...

MMA titles

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MMA record

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See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

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External links

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