| Name |
Oleg Taktarov |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
Russian |
| Date of Birth |
26-August-1967 |
| Place of Birth |
Arzamas-16, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and actor.
He is a practitioner of Sambo and Judo and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships. Taktarov was the UFC 6 tournament champion and holds notable wins over Marco Ruas and David "Tank" Abbott. Taktarov is known for being exceptionally calm during fights and for using a variety of rarely seen, acrobatic Sambo take-downs. All of Taktarov's losses were by knockout or decision; he was never submitted in an MMA fight.
