Andrei Arlovski (, born 4 February 1979) is a Belarusian-American professional
mixed martial artist
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In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
and actor. A former
UFC Heavyweight Champion, he competed in the
heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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division for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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(UFC) and holds the record for most wins (23) in UFC heavyweight history. Arlovski has also competed for
Strikeforce
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,
WSOF,
Affliction,
EliteXC,
ONE FC
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and
M-1 Challenge
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.
Early life
Arlovski was born in
Babruisk,
Byelorussian SSR,
Soviet Union
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(now
Belarus
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). When he was younger, bullies often picked on him and beat him up. In 1994, when he was 14 years old, he had finally had enough and started lifting weights to put on muscle and, he hoped, to help him deal with these bullies. Arlovski took up
martial art
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s at the age of 16 in
sports
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such as
Sambo,
Judo
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and
Kickboxing
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.
Enrolling at the
police academy in Minsk, Arlovski combined his interest in a career in
law enforcement
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with his growing
martial arts
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participation by taking up the required police defense course in
Sambo and quickly showed himself to be a highly competent Sambo opponent. In 1999, Arlovski won the European Youth Sambo Championship and the World Youth Championship. Not long after, Arlovski became the first
Master of Sports and then
International Master of Sports. He took a
silver medal
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at the Sambo World Cup and another
silver medal
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at the World Sambo Championship.
Arlovski began taking a greater interest in other
martial arts
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, studying
kickboxing
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and developing his
striking skills to complement his Sambo-based grappling abilities.
Mixed martial arts career
At the age of 20, Arlovski began his professional
MMA
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In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
career at th
Mix Fight M-1in
St Petersburg
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, Russia on 9 April 1999 facing
Viacheslav Datsik. After a competitive stand up battle, Arlovski would be knocked out with a hard straight, losing his debut. Not deterred, Arlovski returned in 2000 to
M-1 Global at the
European Championships, taking the heavyweight crown with a
submission
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victory and a KO victory.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Arlovski made his
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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debut at
UFC 28, defeating
Aaron Brink by
submission
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. He was then thrown in against top opposition, losing to future
UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez
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at
UFC 32 and heavyweight contender
Pedro Rizzo at
UFC 36. Despite those early defeats, wins over future British
Cage Rage Light heavyweight Champion Ian Freeman at
UFC 40 and future
IFL Light heavyweight Champion
Vladimir Matyushenko at
UFC 44 propelled Arlovski back into the UFC elite.
In 2004, a motorcycle accident injury suffered by then
UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Miranda III (; born May 24, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years, and Bellator MMA. A former UFC Heavywe ...
led to the creation of an interim heavyweight title. It was decided that the two top heavyweight contenders would meet to declare the interim champion. Arlovski faced former heavyweight champion,
Tim Sylvia. They were originally supposed to fight at
UFC 47, but Sylvia was pulled from the fight due to recurring positive drug tests. Arlovski ended up facing
Wesley Correira, winning the fight via TKO in the second round. The pairing of Arlovski and Sylvia remained intact and occurred at
UFC 51. In the fight, Arlovski eventually connected with an overhand right and dropped Sylvia. On the ground, Arlovski followed up with an
Achilles lock that forced Sylvia to tap out at 47 seconds of the first round, making Arlovski the new UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion.
Arlovski went on to defend his interim title on 4 June 2005, at
UFC 53, against
Justin Eilers. Arlovski won the bout by
TKO in the first round. After the fight, it was revealed that Eilers had suffered extensive injuries, including a badly broken nose, two broken hands and a complete
ACL tear.
In October 2005, Arlovski once again defended his title at
UFC 55 against top contender
Paul Buentello. Arlovski knocked out Buentello in 15 seconds of the opening round. On 12 August 2005, the UFC announced that it now recognized Arlovski as the undisputed heavyweight champion, as
Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Miranda III (; born May 24, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years, and Bellator MMA. A former UFC Heavywe ...
had not fully rehabilitated from his motorcycle accident.
In a rematch with
Tim Sylvia at
UFC 59 on 15 April 2006, Arlovski knocked Sylvia down with a right-hand punch early in the first round. Sylvia was able to protect himself and recovered almost immediately. While Arlovski tried to finish Sylvia with a right lead, Sylvia countered with a short right uppercut to the chin, knocking Arlovski to the mat. Sylvia followed up with punches on the ground until referee
Herb Dean stopped the match at 2:43 of the first round.
The rubber match between
Tim Sylvia and Arlovski took place on 8 July 2006, at
UFC 61. In what turned out to be a 5-round battle of attrition, neither fighter was able to KO the other, or even land any truly significant blows. In the end, Sylvia won the fight by
unanimous decision
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. It was later discovered that during the fight, Arlovski had been significantly injured by a checked leg kick sometime in the second round which left him unable to throw kicks of his own or make any takedown attempts. When confronted by a reporter about the injury, Arlovski avoided responding directly and would only say "I do not want to talk about my injuries or look for any other excuses." Not too long after it was revealed Sylvia had sustained an injury as he fainted at his hotel room and upon hospital examination, doctors discovered a concussion.
Arlovski made his next appearance on 30 December 2006, at
UFC 66 against
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Márcio Cruz. After being taken down, he kicked Cruz in the shoulder (which is legal), but it was mistaken for a head kick (which is illegal) by referee Herb Dean. When the referee intervened, he decided, because of Cruz's insistence, to allow both fighters to stay on the ground as opposed to standing them up, as is the general practice. Thereafter, Arlovski struck Cruz with a strong blow to the chin, then continued beating Cruz with hammer fists until the fight was stopped.
Arlovski fought
PRIDE
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veteran and two-time world
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion
Fabrício Werdum at
UFC 70
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, winning by
unanimous decision
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. Both fighters kept their distance for the majority of the fight, causing the referee to inform them at the beginning of the third round that he would remove a point from the first fighter to retreat in that round. Although Arlovski won the fight by unanimous decision, many boos could be heard from the crowd. After the fight, Arlovski apologized to the fans for not fighting for the full fifteen minutes.
After 11 months of inactivity, Arlovski made his return to the octagon at
UFC 82 and defeated
Jake O'Brien by TKO in round two. It was O'Brien's first MMA loss and Arlovski's final fight on his UFC contract.
Affliction Entertainment
After leaving the UFC, Arlovski signed with the newly created MMA-promotion
Affliction and participated in their inaugural event ''
Affliction: Banned'' on 19 July 2008. He fought and defeated top-ranked heavyweight fighter and former
IFL heavyweight stand-out
Ben Rothwell by KO in the final round of the fight, ending Rothwell's 13 fight win streak and giving him his first defeat in over 3 years.
Originally scheduled to face former
UFC Heavyweight Champion and top-ranked heavyweight
Josh Barnett in the main event at Affliction's second
pay-per-view
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Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program ...
, ''
Affliction: Day of Reckoning'', on 11 October 2008, the event was rescheduled and Arlovski would instead be matched up against the last reigning
IFL Heavyweight Champion
Roy Nelson at ''
EliteXC: Heat'' on 4 October 2008, in
Sunrise, Florida
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History
Early history
In ...
in a co-promotion with
EliteXC. Arlovski won the fight via KO in the second round and in the process became the only man to ever finish Nelson in his MMA career at that point.
In January 2009, Arlovski faced the last reigning
PRIDE
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heavyweight champion
Fedor Emelianenko at ''
Affliction: Day of Reckoning''. Arlovski lost the fight via KO in the first round.
Strikeforce
On 6 June 2009, Arlovski fought up and coming heavyweight
Brett Rogers at
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields. Arlovski lost the fight via TKO in the opening round. After the defeat, in October 2009, Arlovski began training with acclaimed MMA coach
Greg Jackson. Arlovski was a featured attendee at
Strikeforce: Emelianenko vs. Rogers, where he was mobbed by a crowd of local Chicago fans. Arlovski was signed to
Strikeforce
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and fought former
EliteXC heavyweight champion
Antônio Silva on 15 May 2010, at
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. Following 3 rounds of hard-hitting punches from both and with neither fighter giving in to the other, Arlovski lost by unanimous decision.
Arlovski was defeated by
Sergei Kharitonov via KO on 12 February 2011, as part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament. It was his fourth straight loss, three of which were by way of KO. On 17 February 2011, Arlovski posted a video on his website in which he spoke for over an hour, repeatedly saying that he would absolutely not retire. Arlovski indicated that his trainers had recommended that he retire; however, Greg Jackson was against his retirement. Arlovski dedicated himself to training exclusively with Greg Jackson in New Mexico to refocus on his MMA career and make the necessary changes to get back on track.
ProElite
After several months of grueling training schedule in New Mexico with Greg Jackson and the likes of
Jon Jones
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,
Shane Carwin, and
Travis Browne, Arlovski headlined ProElite 1 on 27 August at the
Neal S. Blaisdell Center in
Honolulu, Hawaii
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against heavyweight Ray Lopez. Arlovski won by TKO in the third round after dominating Lopez throughout the fight.
Arlovski faced off against veteran of over 300 fights
Travis Fulton at ProElite 2 in November, serving as the co-main event. Arlovski won the fight via head kick KO in the final second of the third round. It was a knockout that caused Fulton, who had never been knocked out, to regain consciousness about 5 minutes after the fight was stopped. Fulton later admitted to Arlovski in the locker room that he has never been hit that hard in all of his 300 bouts.
ONE Fighting Championship
In mid-July 2012, it was announced that Arlovski had signed with the Asia-based promotion
ONE Fighting Championship. Originally Arlvoski was scheduled to fight Soa Palelei but Soa Palelei was later replaced with Tim Sylvia. The promotion quickly announced that Arlovski would face
Tim Sylvia in his debut, marking the fourth time the two fighters had faced each other.
Arlovski and Sylvia faced off at
ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation on 31 August 2012, in
Manila
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. The fight between Arlovski and Tim Sylvia ended in a no-contest due to an illegal soccer kick by Arlovski. According to ONE FC rules, soccer kicks are legal only if the referee clears the fighter to do so after determining the grounded fighter can still intelligently defend himself. Arlovski received no such clearance and the kick was therefore deemed illegal. Four days later, One FC eliminated this restriction. This rule change, had it been enforced prior to the bout, would have resulted in Arlovski winning by TKO. Arlovski had knocked Tim Sylvia down with punches before he landed the illegal kicks that caused the referee to stop the fight.
World Series of Fighting
Arlovski headlined the debut event from the
World Series of Fighting
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against fellow
Strikeforce
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veteran
Devin Cole on 3 November 2012, at
World Series of Fighting 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event aired live on
NBC Sports
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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round.
Arlovski fought
Anthony Johnson in the main event at
World Series of Fighting 2 on 23 March 2013. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Controversy arose after the fight when it was revealed that multiple rounds exceeded the five-minute time limit. The punch believed to have broken Arlovski's jaw was landed after the time at which the round should have ended.
Arlovski next replaced an injured
Anthony Johnson against
Mike Kyle at
WSOF 5 on 14 September 2013. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Independent promotions
Arlovski faced
Bellator veteran
Mike Hayes at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 9 on 16 December 2012, in Moscow, Russia. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Arlovski was also scheduled to fight two-time
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion and veteran of over 60 fights
Jeff Monson in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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on 2 February 2013, but the event was postponed.
Arlovski fought Andreas Kraniotakes at Fight Nights - Battle in Minsk on 29 November 2013, and Arlovski won the fight via TKO in the second round.
Return to UFC
On 24 April 2014, it was confirmed by multiple MMA media websites that Arlovski had been granted his release from
WSOF to return to
UFC. The former heavyweight champion fought
Brendan Schaub at
UFC 174 on 14 June 2014. Arlovski was victorious in his return to the UFC, defeating Schaub via
split decision
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A split de ...
(28–29, 29–28, and 29–28).
It was announced that Arlovski would be facing
Antônio Silva in a rematch on 13 September 2014, at
UFC Fight Night 51. Despite being a heavy betting underdog, Arlovski won the fight via knockout in the first round, after landing two consecutive right hands that dropped Silva and subsequent hammer fists on the ground with Silva unable to defend himself. This win also won Arlovski his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award.
Arlovski faced
Travis Browne on 23 May 2015, at
UFC 187. Despite being a heavy underdog and being knocked down in the first round, Arlovski stunned Browne multiple times throughout the opening minutes, and eventually won the fight via TKO in the first round. Post-fight,
Joe Rogan
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revealed in the commentary that Arlovski came close to withdrawing from the fight due to a calf injury in training. The win also earned Arlovski his first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award.
Arlovski faced
Frank Mir
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on 5 September 2015, at
UFC 191, winning by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, and 30–27) in a fight which many, including UFC president Dana White, thought Mir won. 12 of 15 media outlets, however, scored the bout in favor of Arlovski.
Arlovski returned to face
Stipe Miocic on 2 January 2016, at
UFC 195. He was defeated via TKO in the first round.
Arlovski faced
Alistair Overeem on 8 May 2016, at
UFC Fight Night 87.
After a back and forth first round, Arlovski lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
Arlovski next faced
Josh Barnett on 3 September 2016, at
UFC Fight Night 93. He lost the fight via
rear naked choke submission in the third round, resulting in his first submission loss in his professional MMA career. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' for their performance.
Arlovski faced
Francis Ngannou
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on 28 January 2017 at
UFC on Fox 23. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
Arlovski faced
Marcin Tybura on 17 June 2017 at
UFC Fight Night 111. He lost the fight by unanimous decision (29–28, 28–27, and 29–27).
After five consecutive defeats, Arlovski relocated his training to
American Top Team.
Arlovski faced
Júnior Albini at
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis on 11 November 2017 in
Norfolk, Virginia
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.
He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Arlovski faced
Stefan Struve on 4 March 2018 at
UFC 222. He won the fight by unanimous decision. In the fight, Arlovski landed a career-best 4 takedowns, more than his entire career total up to that time (3) combined.
Arlovski faced
Tai Tuivasa at
UFC 225 on 9 June 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Arlovski faced
Shamil Abdurakhimov on 15 September 2018 at
UFC Fight Night 136. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Arlovski faced
Walt Harris on 29 December 2018 at
UFC 232
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Background
A UFC Ligh ...
. He lost the fight via split decision. The result was overturned to no contest after Harris tested positive for prohibited substance LGB4033, a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM).
Arlovski faced
Augusto Sakai on 27 April 2019 at
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson. He lost the fight by a controversial split decision.
A rematch with
Ben Rothwell took place on 20 July 2019 at
UFC on ESPN 4. He won the fight via unanimous decision and set the all-time record for UFC heavyweight victories at 17.
His next fight was with
Jairzinho Rozenstruik on 2 November 2019 at
UFC 244. He lost the fight via knockout in round one.
Arlovski was scheduled to face
Philipe Lins on 2 May 2020 at
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman.
However, on April 9,
Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed due to the ongoing
Coronavirus pandemic
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.
and rescheduled to May 13, 2020, at
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Arlovski was expected to face
Tanner Boser on 4 October 2020 at
UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana. However a sickness with Arlovski delayed the bout four weeks later to
UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. Arlovski won the fight via unanimous decision.
Arlovski faced
Tom Aspinall on 20 February 2021 at
UFC Fight Night 185. He lost the fight via a
rear naked choke submission in round two.
Arlovski faced
Chase Sherman, replacing
Parker Porter
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Porter played bas ...
, on 17 April 2021 at
UFC on ESPN 22.
He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Arlovski faced
Carlos Felipe on 16 October 2021 at
UFC Fight Night 195. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Arlovski faced
Jared Vanderaa on 12 February 2022, at
UFC 271. He won the fight via split decision. 18 out of 18 media outlets scored the fight in favor of Arlovski.
Arlovski faced
Jake Collier
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Background
With no background in ...
, replacing
Justin Tafa, on 30 April 2022, at
UFC on ESPN 35
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.
He won the fight via split decision. 14 out of 14 media scores gave it to Collier.
Arlovski faced
Marcos Rogério de Lima on 29 October 2022, at
UFC Fight Night 213. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round one.
Arlovski faced
Don'Tale Mayes on 3 June 2023, at
UFC on ESPN 46. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
Arlovski faced Waldo Cortes-Acosta on 13 January 2024 at
UFC Fight Night 234. He lost the bout by unanimous decision.
Arlovski was to face Martin Buday on 15 June 2024, at
UFC Fight Night 242. However, for unknown reasons, it was moved to
UFC 303, which took place on 29 June 2024.
He lost the fight by split decision. 7 out of 12 media outlets scored the fight for Arlovski.
On 30 June 2024, it was reported that Arlovski fought his last UFC fight at
UFC 303 and was not re-signing with the UFC.
Global Fight League
On December 11, 2024, it was announced that Arlovski was signed by the Global Fight League. However, in April 2025, the company cancelled all upcoming events indefefintely citing an investor pullout.
Boxing
Arlovski faced Terrance Hodges on March 22, 2025 at ''Dirty Boxing Championships "DBX 1". He won the fight by technical knockout due to a referee stoppage in the second round, which was his first combat sports finish in ten years.
Arlovski is scheduled to make his
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
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BKFC is the first promotion to hold an official st ...
debut against Geronimo dos Santos on June 21, 2025 at
BKFC 76.
Personal life
Arlovski resides in
Coconut Creek, Florida with his wife and two sons. He previously owned a pit bull terrier named Maximus, who passed away. He is an Orthodox Christian. Arlovski did a
public service announcement
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against
dog fighting featuring Maximus and calling it inhumane and torture. Arlovski said he chose his nickname The Pitbull for the positive qualities these dogs have.
Movie and television career
Arlovski's movie debut was in ''8 of Diamonds'' in 2006. He starred in ''
Universal Soldier: Regeneration'' in 2009, along with
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (, ; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (, ), is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate schoo ...
and
Dolph Lundgren
Hans "Dolph" Lundgren (, ; born 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, filmmaker, and martial artist. Lundgren made his acting debut in 1985 with a cameo in the List of James Bond films, James Bond film ''A View to a Kill''. Also that year, he h ...
. In the movie, he plays an "NGU", a new generation UniSol in the main "bad guy" role. The movie was released
directly to video on 2 February 2010, in the United States. Arlovski also played a part in the next Universal Soldier movie — ''
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning'', released in theaters on 30 November 2012, and on demand on 25 October 2012.
In 2015, Arlovski appeared on the TV show ''
Limitless'' in episode 7 "Brian Finch's Black Op". Arlovski played the role of a suspected terrorist hunted by the CIA. The show originally aired 3 November 2015.
Arlovski appeared on
Mayhem Miller's MTV show ''
Bully Beatdown
''Bully Beatdown'' is an American reality television series created by Mark Burnett (executive producer), Mark Burnett that aired on MTV. In each episode, show host Jason Miller (fighter), Jason "Mayhem" Miller challenged bullies to fight agains ...
'', in which he beat the 'bully', thereby earning the 'victims' $10,000.
In 2018, Arlovski had a small role as a mob enforcer opposite
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles Denzel Washington on screen and stage, on stage and screen, Washington has received List of awards and nominations ...
in the opening scene of ''
The Equalizer 2''.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
*
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...
**
UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time; former)
*** One successful title defense
*** First Belarusian champion in UFC history
**
Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time; first; former)
*** One successful title defense
**
Fight of the Night (Two times)
vs. Josh Barnett and Travis Browne
**
Performance of the Night (One time)
vs. Antônio Silva
**
UFC Encyclopedia Awards
***
Fight of the Night (One time)
***
Knockout of the Night (Two times)
***
Submission of the Night (Two times)
** Tied (
Donald Cerrone &
Charles Oliveira) for second
most wins in UFC history (23)
***
Most wins in UFC heavyweight history (23)
** Second
most bouts in UFC history (42)
***
Most bouts in UFC heavyweight history (42)
*** Third most bouts in
Zuffa, LLC (
UFC,
Pride
Pride is a human Emotion, secondary emotion characterized by a sense of satisfaction with one's Identity (philosophy), identity, performance, or accomplishments. It is often considered the opposite of shame or of humility and, depending on conte ...
,
WEC,
Strikeforce
Strike Force may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Games
*Strike Force (video game), ''Strike Force'' (video game), a 1991 arcade game
*''Commandos: Strike Force'', a 2006 video game
*''Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce'', a 2009 video game
*' ...
) history (45)
(behind Donald Cerrone & Jim Miller)
**
Most total fight time in UFC heavyweight history (6:49:58)
**
Most decision wins in UFC Heavyweight history (12)
***
Most decision bouts in UFC Heavyweight history (19)
***Tied (
Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre (; born May 19, 1981), also known by his initials GSP, is a Canadian former professional mixed martial artist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. St-Pierre was a two-divi ...
,
Rafael dos Anjos,
Diego Sanchez &
Belal Muhammad) for third most wins by decision in UFC history (12)
** Most significant strikes landed in UFC heavyweight history (1585)
*** Most strikes landed in UFC heavyweight history (1907)
** Tied (
Gabriel Gonzaga,
Stefan Struve &
Francis Ngannou
Francis Zavier Ngannou (born 5 September 1986) is a Cameroonian and French professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he is the in ...
) for third most finishes in UFC Heavyweight division history (11)
**Tied (
Cain Velasquez &
Ciryl Gane
Ciryl Romain Jacky Gane (born April 12, 1990) is a French professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interi ...
) for second longest win streak in UFC Heavyweight division history (7)
**Tied (
Cain Velasquez,
Alistair Overeem &
Derrick Lewis) for second most knockdowns landed in UFC Heavyweight division history (10)
**Second most knockout losses in
Zuffa, LLC (
UFC,
Pride
Pride is a human Emotion, secondary emotion characterized by a sense of satisfaction with one's Identity (philosophy), identity, performance, or accomplishments. It is often considered the opposite of shame or of humility and, depending on conte ...
,
WEC,
Strikeforce
Strike Force may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Games
*Strike Force (video game), ''Strike Force'' (video game), a 1991 arcade game
*''Commandos: Strike Force'', a 2006 video game
*''Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce'', a 2009 video game
*' ...
) history (10)
(behind Alistair Overeem)
**Tied (
Jim Miller) for third
most losses in UFC history (18)
(behind Clay Guida & Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Dean Stephens (born May 26, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare-knuckle boxer and professional boxer, who currently competes in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division of the Ultimate Figh ...
)
**UFC.com Awards
***2005:
Ranked #4 Submission of the Year &
Ranked #3 Knockout of the Year
***2006:
Ranked #4 Fight of the Year
***2015:
Ranked #7 Knockout of the Year ,
Ranked #4 Fight of the Year & Half-Year Awards: Best Fight of the 1HY
* '
Combat Press''
** 2015 Comeback Fighter of the Year
*
MMAJunkie.com
** 2015 May Fight of the Month
vs. Travis Browne
*
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It also has many forums and discussion pages on the many topics of MMA like records, promotions, etc. The site is a member of the CraveOnline network and provides MM ...
** 2015 Round of the Year
vs. Travis Browne, round 1
Sambo
* European Youth Sambo
** European Youth Sambo Champion
* World Cup
** 2nd place in the World Cup in Sambo
* World Sambo Championship
** 2nd place at the World Sambo Championship
Mixed martial arts record
, -
, Loss
, align=center,
, Martin Buday
, Decision (split)
,
UFC 303
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center,
,
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 34–22 (2)
,
Don'Tale Mayes
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 3:17
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 34–21 (2)
,
Marcos Rogério de Lima
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
,
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:50
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 34–20 (2)
,
Jake Collier
Jake Collier (born October 23, 1988) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight division and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
With no background in ...
, Decision (split)
,
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 33–20 (2)
,
Jared Vanderaa
, Decision (split)
,
UFC 271
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Houston, Texas
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 32–20 (2)
,
Carlos Felipe
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 31–20 (2)
,
Chase Sherman
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 30–20 (2)
,
Tom Aspinall
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
,
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:09
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 30–19 (2)
,
Tanner Boser
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 29–19 (2)
,
Philipe Lins
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 28–19 (2)
,
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
, KO (punch)
,
UFC 244
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:29
,
New York City, New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harb ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 28–18 (2)
,
Ben Rothwell
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio ( ; Spanish for "Anthony of Padua, Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the List of Texas metropolitan areas, third-largest metropolitan area in Texa ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 27–18 (2)
,
Augusto Sakai
, Decision (split)
,
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 97,335 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Early history
In ...
, United States
,
, -
, NC
, align=center, 27–17 (2)
,
Walt Harris
, NC (overturned)
,
UFC 232
''UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 29, 2018, at The Forum (Inglewood, California), The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Background
A UFC Ligh ...
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 107,762. ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 27–17 (1)
,
Shamil Abdurakhimov
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
, Russia
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 27–16 (1)
,
Tai Tuivasa
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC 225
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 27–15 (1)
,
Stefan Struve
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC 222
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 26–15 (1)
,
Júnior Albini
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Virginia, third-most populous city ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 25–15 (1)
,
Marcin Tybura
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Kallang
Kallang ( ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential zone located in the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the l ...
, Singapore
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 25–14 (1)
,
Francis Ngannou
Francis Zavier Ngannou (born 5 September 1986) is a Cameroonian and French professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he is the in ...
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:32
,
Denver, Colorado
Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 25–13 (1)
,
Josh Barnett
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
,
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 2:53
,
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...
, Germany
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 25–12 (1)
,
Alistair Overeem
, TKO (front kick and punches)
,
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:12
,
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...
, Netherlands
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 25–11 (1)
,
Stipe Miocic
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC 195
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:54
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 25–10 (1)
,
Frank Mir
Francisco Santos Miranda III (; born May 24, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years, and Bellator MMA. A former UFC Heavywe ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC 191
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 24–10 (1)
,
Travis Browne
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC 187
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:41
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 23–10 (1)
,
Antônio Silva
, KO (punches)
,
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:59
,
Brasília
Brasília ( ; ) is the capital city, capital of Brazil and Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 22–10 (1)
,
Brendan Schaub
, Decision (split)
,
UFC 174
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, Canada
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 21–10 (1)
, Andreas Kraniotakes
, TKO (punches)
, Fight Nights: Battle on Nyamiha
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 3:14
,
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
, Belarus
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 20–10 (1)
,
Mike Kyle
, Decision (unanimous)
,
WSOF 5
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Atlantic City
Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Atlantic City comprises the second half of the Atlantic City- Hammonton metropolitan sta ...
,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 19–10 (1)
,
Anthony Johnson
, Decision (unanimous)
,
WSOF 2
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Atlantic City
Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Atlantic City comprises the second half of the Atlantic City- Hammonton metropolitan sta ...
,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 19–9 (1)
,
Mike Hayes
, Decision (unanimous)
,
Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 9
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
, Russia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 18–9 (1)
,
Devin Cole
, TKO (punches)
,
WSOF 1
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:37
,
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
,
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
, United States
,
, -
, NC
, align=center, 17–9 (1)
,
Tim Sylvia
, NC (illegal soccer kicks)
,
ONE FC: Pride of a Nation
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 4:46
,
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...
, Philippines
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 17–9
,
Travis Fulton
, KO (head kick)
, ProElite 2
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 4:59
,
Moline, Illinois
Moline ( ) is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. With a population of 42,985 in the 2020 census, it is the largest city in Rock Island County and the List of municipalities in Illinois, ninth-most populous in Illinois outside ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 16–9
, Ray Lopez
, TKO (punches)
, ProElite 1
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 2:43
,
Honolulu
Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
,
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 15–9
,
Sergei Kharitonov
, KO (punches)
,
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:49
,
East Rutherford,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 15–8
,
Antônio Silva
, Decision (unanimous)
,
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 15–7
,
Brett Rogers
, TKO (punches)
,
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:22
,
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 15–6
,
Fedor Emelianenko
, KO (punch)
,
Affliction: Day of Reckoning
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:14
,
Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orang ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 15–5
,
Roy Nelson
, KO (punch)
,
EliteXC: Heat
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:46
,
Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 97,335 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Early history
In ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 14–5
,
Ben Rothwell
, KO (punches)
,
Affliction: Banned
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 1:13
,
Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orang ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 13–5
,
Jake O'Brien
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC 82
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 4:17
,
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the List of United States ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 12–5
,
Fabrício Werdum
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC 70
''UFC 70: Nations Collide'' was the second UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in Manchester on Saturday, April 21, 2007. ''UFC 70'' was also only the seventh UFC event held outside the United States, and the first since '' UFC ...
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
, England
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 11–5
,
Márcio Cruz
, KO (punches)
,
UFC 66
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:15
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 10–5
,
Tim Sylvia
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC 61
,
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 10–4
,
Tim Sylvia
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC 59
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:43
,
Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orang ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 10–3
,
Paul Buentello
, KO (punch)
,
UFC 55
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:15
,
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 9–3
,
Justin Eilers
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC 53
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:10
,
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city (New Jersey), city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Atlantic City comprises the second half of ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 8–3
,
Tim Sylvia
, Submission (achilles lock)
,
UFC 51
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:47
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 7–3
,
Wesley Correira
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC 47
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:15
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 6–3
,
Vladimir Matyushenko
, KO (punch)
,
UFC 44
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:10
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 5–3
,
Ian Freeman
, TKO (punches)
,
UFC 40
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:25
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 4–3
,
Pedro Rizzo
, KO (punches)
,
UFC 36
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 1:45
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 4–2
,
Ricco Rodriguez
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, TKO (punches)
,
UFC 32
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 1:23
,
East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an inner suburb, inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 Unit ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 4–1
,
Aaron Brink
, Submission (armbar)
,
UFC 28
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:55
,
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city (New Jersey), city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Atlantic City comprises the second half of ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 3–1
, John Dixson
, KO (punches)
, Super Fight at International Tournament
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:13
,
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
, Belarus
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 2–1
,
Roman Zentsov
, TKO (punches)
, rowspan=2,
M-1: European Championship 2000
, rowspan=2,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:18
, rowspan=2,
Saint Petersburg
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, Russia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 1–1
, Michael Tielrooy
, Submission (guillotine choke)
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:25
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 0–1
,
Viacheslav Datsik
, KO (punch)
,
M-1: World Championship 1999
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 6:05
,
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
, Russia
,
Pay-per-view bouts
Dirty boxing record
, -
, Win
, align=center, 1–0
, Terrance Hodges
, TKO (referee stoppage)
, Dirty Boxing DBX 1
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:00
,
Miami, Florida
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, United States
,
, -
See also
*
List of male mixed martial artists
This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
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A
* Tank Abbott - ( UFC, Pride, Strikeforce)
* Hamdy Abdelwahab - ( UFC)
* Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov - ( ACB)
* Shamil Abdurakhimov - ...
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arlovski, Andrei
1979 births
Living people
Belarusian male mixed martial artists
Heavyweight mixed martial artists
Belarusian sambo practitioners
Ultimate Fighting Championship champions
Martial artists from Minsk
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo
Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing