Yevhen Orlov

Yevhenii Orlov
BornYevhenii V'iacheslavovych Orlov
(1989-01-30) January 30, 1989
Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight266 lb (121 kg; 19 st 0 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleGreco-Roman wrestling
Fighting out ofPrague, Czech Republic
TeamRenegade Prague Gym
Years active2018–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins9
By knockout7
By submission2
Losses1
By knockout1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
2013 Tbilisi 120 kg
2012 Belgrade 120 kg

Yevhenii V'iacheslavovych Orlov (also Evgeni Orlov, Ukrainian: Євгеній В'ячеславович Орлов; born January 30, 1989) is a Ukrainian mixed martial artist and former Greco-Roman wrestler.[1][2] He currently compete in the heavyweight division.

Greco-Roman wrestling career

Orlov represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Turkish wrestler and two-time Olympian Rıza Kayaalp, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Orlov without a single point.[3][4] He won a bronze medal in his respective division at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and silver at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5][6] Orlov is also a member of the wrestling team for Ukraina Dnipropetrovsk, and is coached and trained by Oleksii Valdaiev.[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches 9 wins 1 loss
By knockout 7 1
By submission 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9–1 Arya Sheikh Hosseini TKO (punches) Real Fight Arena x I Am Fighter: Special Title Fight November 11, 2023 2 1:28 Prague, Czech Republic
Win 8–1 Buğrahan Alparslan TKO (punches) I Am Fighter 7 May 6, 2023 1 4:52 Říčany, Czech Republic Won the inaugural IAF Heavyweight Championship.
Win 7–1 Martin Dědek TKO (submission to punches) I Am Fighter 6 November 5, 2022 1 0:28 Prague, Czech Republic
Win 6–1 Zsolt Balla TKO (submission to punches) Real Fight Arena 4 October 8, 2022 1 3:03 Košice, Slovakia
Win 5–1 David Závoda KO (punches) I Am Fighter 5 June 17, 2022 1 2:00 Plzeň, Czech Republic
Win 4–1 Soslan Gasiev Submission (arm-triangle choke) I Am Fighter 4 April 16, 2022 1 2:48 Prague, Czech Republic
Win 3–1 Alexandru Gorczyca KO (punch) Night of Warriors 18 November 20, 2021 1 4:33 Liberec, Czech Republic
Win 2–1 Radovan Gonšenica TKO (doctor stoppage) I Am Fighter 1 October 29, 2019 1 5:00 Prague, Czech Republic
Loss 1–1 Martin Buday TKO (punches) Oktagon Prime 1 April 26, 2019 1 2:27 Košice, Slovakia
Win 1–0 Dritan Barjamaj Submission (Von Flue choke) Fight Nights Global 84 March 2, 2018 1 1:03 Bratislava, Slovakia Heavyweight debut.

References

  1. ^ a b "Evgeni Orlov". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evgeni Orlov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Kayaalp bronze ends Turkey's medal drought at Olympics". Today's Zaman. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. ^ Xosrovoglu, Nadir. "Second team: The Azerbaijani national wrestling team wins six medals of the European championship". Baku: Region Plus (Azerbaijan). Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Avrupa'nın kralı Rıza Kayaalp!" [Riza Kayaalp, European champion!] (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 24 March 2013.