Oleg Taktarov
"The Russian Bear"

Born: 1967-08-26
AGE: 53 Country

Nizhny Novgorod
Russia

Height
6'0"
182.88 cm Weight
210 lbs
95.25 kg

Association:
Freelance

Class: Heavyweight

Wins 17 2 KO/TKO (12%) 14 SUBMISSIONS (82%) 1 DECISIONS (6%)

Losses 5 3 KO/TKO (60%) 0 SUBMISSIONS (0%) 2 DECISIONS (40%)

Draws 2

Fight History - Pro

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Mark Kerr	YAMMA - Pit Fighting 1 Apr / 11 / 2008	Submission (Kneebar) N/A	1	1:55
win	John Marsh	Bodog Fight - USA vs. Russia Nov / 30 / 2007	Submission (Kneebar) N/A	2	0:33
win	Aaron Salinas	TK - Total Kombat May / 13 / 2001	Submission (Armbar) N/A	1	1:24
win	Moti Horenstein	NF - National Freesparring Feb / 21 / 1998	Submission (Kneebar) N/A	1	3:24
win	Mick Tierney	NF - National Freesparring Feb / 21 / 1998	Submission (Kneebar) N/A	1	3:58
loss	Gary Goodridge	Pride FC - Pride 1 Oct / 11 / 1997	KO (Punch) Ryogaku Wada	1	4:57
win	Sean Alvarez	Pentagon Combat - Pentagon Combat Sep / 27 / 1997	KO (Punches) N/A	1	0:52
win	Chuck Kim	WFF - World Fighting Federation Feb / 24 / 1997	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Dave Hale	1	0:22
loss	Renzo Gracie	MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting Nov / 22 / 1996	KO (Upkick) N/A	1	1:02
draw	Marco Ruas	WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 Nov / 10 / 1996	Draw N/A	1	31:12
win	Joe Charles	WVC 1 - World Vale Tudo Championship 1 Aug / 14 / 1996	Submission (Kneebar) N/A	1	4:42
loss	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Pancrase - Truth 5 May / 16 / 1996	Decision (Points) Hirotoshi Okamoto	1	15:00
loss	Dan Severn	UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1995 Dec / 16 / 1995	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	1	30:00
win	Marco Ruas	UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1995 Dec / 16 / 1995	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	1	18:00
win	Dave Beneteau	UFC - Ultimate Ultimate 1995 Dec / 16 / 1995	Submission (Achilles Hold) John McCarthy	1	1:15
draw	Ken Shamrock	UFC 7 - The Brawl in Buffalo Sep / 08 / 1995	Draw John McCarthy	1	33:00
win	David Abbott	UFC 6 - Clash of the Titans Jul / 14 / 1995	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) John McCarthy	1	17:45
win	Anthony Macias	UFC 6 - Clash of the Titans Jul / 14 / 1995	Submission (Guillotine Choke) John McCarthy	1	0:09
win	Dave Beneteau	UFC 6 - Clash of the Titans Jul / 14 / 1995	Submission (Front Choke) John McCarthy	1	0:57
loss	Dan Severn	UFC 5 - The Return of the Beast Apr / 07 / 1995	TKO (Cut) John McCarthy	1	4:21
win	Ernie Verdicia	UFC 5 - The Return of the Beast Apr / 07 / 1995	Submission (Scarf Hold) John McCarthy	1	2:23
win	Maxim Kuzin	White Dragon - Day Three Oct / 23 / 1993	Submission (Choke) N/A	1	1:11
win	Artur Almaev	White Dragon - Day Two Oct / 22 / 1993	TKO (Corner Stoppage) N/A	1	4:25
win	Vaskas Hilma	White Dragon - Day Two Oct / 22 / 1993	Submission (Choke) N/A	1	0:24

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