Open Weight · “The Russian Bear”
Oleg Taktarov
10-5-2 UFC 6-2-1
Submission Efficiency
Finisher
6'0"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
59Age
0KO wins
5Sub wins
83.3%Finish rate
6:45Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking D Above avg 81
- Durability Average 68
- Grappling Below avg 44
- TD Defense Below avg 26
- Wrestling Weak 18
- Accuracy Weak 6
- Striking Weak 3
- Control Weak 2
Built on 60 minutes of tracked cage time across 9 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Submission Efficiency
5 submission wins from 11 attempts
Finisher
83% of wins by knockout or submission (0 KO, 5 sub)
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.36
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.68
Striking accuracy22.7%
Striking defense63.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense28.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.71
Control time—
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Dan Severn 1-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R2 3:00 — UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95 · December 16, 1995
8/29Sig. strikes
24/79Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Marco Ruas 2-0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R1 18:00 — UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95 · December 16, 1995
6/33Sig. strikes
14/53Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Dave Beneteau 0-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:15 — UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95 · December 16, 1995
0/1Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
D Ken Shamrock 15-4-1 walk-in Other · R2 3:00 — UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo · September 8, 1995
4/22Sig. strikes
29/58Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W David Abbott 1-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 17:45 — UFC 6: Clash of the Titans · July 14, 1995
4/10Sig. strikes
17/45Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
W Anthony Macias 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:09 — UFC 6: Clash of the Titans · July 14, 1995
0/0Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Dave Beneteau 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:57 — UFC 6: Clash of the Titans · July 14, 1995
0/2Sig. strikes
5/14Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Dan Severn 0-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 4:21 — UFC 5: The Return of the Beast · April 7, 1995
0/0Sig. strikes
9/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ernie Verdicia 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:23 — UFC 5: The Return of the Beast · April 7, 1995
0/0Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
8
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Draws: 2
Fights by organization
UFC
3
World Vale Tudo Championship
2
White Dragon
2
YAMMA Pit Fighting
1
BodogFIGHT
1
Total Kombat
1
National Freesparring
1
Pride
1
+ 5 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 17 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mark Kerr | Submission (kneebar) | YAMMA Pit Fighting
April 11, 2008 |
YAMMA Pit Fighting | 1 | 1:55 |
| W | John Marsh | Submission (kneebar) | BodogFIGHT: USA vs. Russia
November 30, 2007 |
BodogFIGHT | 2 | 0:33 |
| W | Aaron Salinas | Submission (armbar) | Total Kombat
May 13, 2001 |
Total Kombat | 1 | 1:24 |
| W | Moti Horenstein | Submission (kneebar) | National Freesparring
February 21, 1998 |
National Freesparring | 1 | 3:24 |
| L | Gary Goodridge | KO (punch) | Pride 1
October 11, 1997 |
Pride | 1 | 4:57 |
| W | Sean Alvarez | KO (punches) | Pentagon Combat
September 27, 1997 |
Pentagon Combat | 1 | 0:52 |
| W | Chuck Kim | Submission (guillotine choke) | World Fighting Federation
February 24, 1997 |
World Fighting Federation | 1 | 0:22 |
| L | Renzo Gracie | KO (upkick and punch) | Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
November 22, 1996 |
Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | 1 | 1:02 |
| D | Marco Ruas | Draw | World Vale Tudo Championship 2
November 10, 1996 |
World Vale Tudo Championship | 1 | 31:12 |
| W | Joe Charles | Submission (kneebar) | World Vale Tudo Championship 1
August 14, 1996 |
World Vale Tudo Championship | 1 | 4:42 |
| L | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Decision (lost points) | Pancrase - Truth 5
May 16, 1996 |
Pancrase - Truth | 1 | 15:00 |
| L | Dan Severn | Decision (unanimous) | Ultimate Ultimate 1995
December 16, 1995 |
Ultimate Ultimate | 1 | 30:00 |
| D | Ken Shamrock | Draw | UFC 7
September 8, 1995 |
UFC | 1 | 33:00 |
| W | Tank Abbott | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 6
July 14, 1995 |
UFC | 1 | 17:47 |
| L | Dan Severn | TKO (cut) | UFC 5
April 7, 1995 |
UFC | 1 | 4:21 |
| W | Maxim Kuzin | Submission (choke) | White Dragon: Day Three
October 23, 1993 |
White Dragon | 1 | 1:11 |
| W | Artur Almaev | TKO (corner stoppage) | White Dragon: Day Two
October 22, 1993 |
White Dragon | 1 | 4:25 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Oleg Taktarov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.