Oleg Taktarov

Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (Russian: Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov; born August 26, 1967) 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 Rúas 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, Taktarov was never submitted in an MMA fight.