"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko to thishas been called one of the best by both fans of mixed martial arts and practicing fighters. And no wonder. This legendary man fought with the strongest, and he defeated his opponents in their own field. With drummers fought in the rack. With fighters - fought. The statistics of the fights of Fedor Emelianenko speaks for itself - 41 fights, 36 victories. Of these, the majority are knockout or surrender.
Features of technology
The athlete prefers to end the battleahead of time - this is the statistics of Fedor Emelianenko. All fights are held in high-intensity mode. In stand, the Last Emperor fights in an unusual way. He almost does not hit direct short shots, preferring overhands. Fedor is equally good on the left and right hands. Feet rarely used, but not because it can not. This is a feature of style. For example, in battles against Mirko Krokop and Markha Hunt, the Russian fighter successfully delivered high kicks, and used low kick against Jeff Monson.
The basic techniques of a fighter, as statistics sayFyodor Emelianenko fights are painful. The main part of the victories is won by the lever of the elbow and Kimura. Sometimes the Emperor uses suffocation from behind. When transferring to the stalls, he successfully applies a ground-and-pound (strikes from above in the stalls on a lying opponent).
Statistics fights Fedor Emelianenko: the best wins
For ten years, the Russian remainedundefeated, which was unprecedented in the history of MMA. We will not list all the fights of Fedor Emelianenko - the list will stretch to dozens of pages. We confine ourselves to the list of the most interesting battles of the Last Emperor with the strongest opponents:
- With Sammy Schilt (2002, Pride 21).Schilt is a great kickboxer with tall stature and long arms. Emelianenko used the enemy's weakness for transfers to the ground and successfully kept him on the flooring, striking from above. The battle lasted all the allotted time and ended with the defeat of Schilt by the decision of the judges.
- With Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pride FC - FinalConflict 2004). “Minotaur” Nogueira, a master of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, was seen by all as the undisputed favorite. However, Fedor sambo turned out to be more effective. The enemy unsuccessfully tried to hold the pain, while the Emperor caused him maximum damage. The result is Emelianenko’s victory by decision of judges. There were three meetings between the rivals, Emelyanenko won in two, one was stopped because of a Russian eyebrow cut.
- From Kazuyuki Fujita (2003, Pride 26).This battle is often included among the most interesting. Few people gave Fujite a chance, but he managed to surprise the audience by inflicting a powerful right hook and sending the opponent into a knockdown. However, Fedor, even with his mind clouded with concussion, captured Fujita in the clinch, recovered and successfully carried out a strangulation from the back.
Monster Throw
The list of the best must enter andbout with Kevin Randleman, nicknamed "The Monster" (2004, title fight according to the Pride version). The advantage of Randleman was impressive physical data, which he demonstrated by throwing Emelianenko in a deflection. Fedor literally “slammed” his head into the canvas. Such a throw would have knocked out someone weaker at once, but the Emperor instantly grouped himself and ended the fight with an elbow lever. The footage of this shot necessarily contains any statistics of the battles of Fedor Emelianenko. The photo turned out really impressive!
Revenge for brother and further career
Emelianenko has in the list of victories fights with Europeans, who should also be on the list of the best:
- With Mirko Krokop Filipovic (2005, the struggle fortitle of Pride). Prior to that, Filipovich knocked out Fyodor's brother, Alexander Emelyanenko. Filipovich broke the Emperor's nose and chest. It was expected that the Russian fighter would transfer the opponent to the ground, but the fight went on a completely different scenario. Fedor successfully led the battle in the stance and clinch, "breaking" the tactics of the Croat and quickly exhausted him. The result is the victory of the Russian fighter by the decision of judges. The fight is called "Fight of the Year".
- With Andrei Orlovsky (2009, for the title of the version WAMMA). The Belarusian fighter defeated the Emperor in the rack,but then he made a mistake by trying to knock out an opponent with a knee kick in a jump. Fedor met his fist in the jaw. The blow for a long time knocked out the Belarusian. Subsequently, the fight went down in history as the “Best KO of 2009”.
Not only victories
Among the four offensive defeats, we note the following battles:
- With Fabricio Werdum (2010, Strikeforce).The first defeat in many years. Emelyanenko put Verdum on the floor with a blow, but it turned out that it was a trap. Trying to finish off an opponent, Fedor got into the “triangle” suffocating technique and soon signaled about surrender. This result was an incredible surprise for everyone, because few Brazilians gave chances to the Brazilian.
- With Antonio Silva (2011, Strikeforce).Second defeat Silva perfectly defended himself against transfers to the ground floor and acted well in the rack. In the second round, he knocked down Emelianenko and began to inflict a huge amount of severe punches. The result is a stop by the doctor and the defeat of the Emperor.
- With Dan Henderson (2011, Strikeforce).Third defeat. Again, the enemy took Fedor with cunning and tactics. The last Emperor hit one of the blows. Henderson fell, Emelianenko rushed to finish off and received a powerful blow to the face, from which he collapsed.
Статистика боев Федора Емельяненко – это an impressive series of victories, which was broken by several annoying defeats (the very first - 2000, Tsuyoshi Kosaka). However, as the Emperor himself said, "whoever does not fall, he does not rise." Of the 36 victories, 11 were knockouts or technical knockouts, 16 were submissions and only 9 (25%) were decided by judges.
