John-Olav Einemo (6-3, 6) was born in Oslo, Norway on December 10, 1975. At the age of 24 years on October 6, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Jan Jarvensivu, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 11, 2011, 35-year old John-Olav Einemo made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 131 against a 26-year old Dave Herman but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Einemo's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Mike Russow at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis at age 36 on January 28, 2012. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of John-Olav Einemo's best fights have been against James Thompson.
Einemo has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9  | Jan 28, 2012 36 years, 1 months 6-3 (6) | 35 years, 2 months 14-1 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8  | Jun 11, 2011 35 years, 6 months 6-2 (6) | 26 years, 8 months 20-2 (19) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches | |
7  | Nov 12, 2006 30 years, 11 months 6-1 (6) | 27 years, 10 months 12-4 (11) | Pride | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
6  | Feb 26, 2006 30 years, 2 months 5-1 (5) | 28 years, 6 months 6-1-1 (6) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
5 | Nov 3, 2003 27 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Mindaugas Kulikauskas | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Feb 22, 2003 27 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Evert Fyeet | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
3 | Nov 4, 2001 25 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Olaf in 't Veld | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
2 | Dec 2, 2000 24 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Erkka Shalstrom | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 6, 2000 24 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Jan Jarvensivu | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
