Oleg Taktarov (17-5-2, 16) was born in Arzamas-16, Gorky Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on August 26, 1967. At the age of 26 years on October 22, 1993, he made his professional MMA debut against Vaskas Hilma, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 7, 1995, 27-year old Oleg Taktarov made his UFC debut on his 4th professional MMA fight at UFC 5 against Ernie Verdicia, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
He became the UFC champion on July 14, 1995 at age 27 on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 6 after defeating a 30-year old Tank Abbott via 1st-round submission.
Taktarov's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Mark Kerr at age 40 on April 11, 2008. He retired with a 5-fight winning streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Oleg Taktarov's best fights have been against Tank Abbott, Dave Beneteau, Anthony Macias, Ernie Verdicia, Joe Charles, Mark Kerr and Sean Alvarez.
Taktarov has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Apr 11, 2008 40 years, 7 months 17-5-2 (16) | 39 years, 3 months 15-6 (10) | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
23 | Nov 30, 2007 40 years, 3 months 16-5-2 (15) | John Marsh | 2 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
22 | May 13, 2001 33 years, 8 months 15-5-2 (14) | Aaron Salinas | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
21 | Feb 21, 1998 30 years, 5 months 14-5-2 (13) | Moti Horenstein | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
20 | Feb 21, 1998 30 years, 5 months 13-5-2 (12) | Mick Tierney | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
19  | Oct 11, 1997 30 years, 1 months 12-5-2 (11) | 31 years, 8 months 6-5 (6) | Pride | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
18  | Sep 27, 1997 30 years, 1 months 12-4-2 (11) | 26 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
17 | Feb 24, 1997 29 years, 5 months 11-4-2 (10) | Chuck Kim | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
16  | Nov 22, 1996 29 years, 2 months 10-4-2 (9) | 29 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | 1 | KO | LOSS Upkick and punch | ||
15  | Nov 10, 1996 29 years, 2 months 10-3-2 (9) | 35 years, 9 months 6-1-1 (6) | 1 | UD | DRAW | ||
14  | Aug 14, 1996 28 years, 11 months 10-3-1 (9) | 38 years 2-3 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
13  | May 16, 1996 28 years, 8 months 9-3-1 (8) | 23 years, 10 months 8-9-1 (8) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
12  | Dec 16, 1995 28 years, 3 months 9-2-1 (8) | 37 years, 6 months 7-2 (6) | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
11 | Dec 16, 1995 28 years, 3 months 9-1-1 (8) | 34 years, 10 months 5-0-1 (5) | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
10  | Dec 16, 1995 28 years, 3 months 8-1-1 (8) | 28 years, 5 months 2-2 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles hold | ||
9  | Sep 8, 1995 28 years 7-1-1 (7) | 31 years, 6 months 19-4-1 (17) | UFC | 1 | UD | DRAW For UFC Superfight Championship | |
8  | Jul 14, 1995 27 years, 10 months 7-1 (7) | 30 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke Won UFC 6 Tournament | |
7  | Jul 14, 1995 27 years, 10 months 6-1 (6) | 26 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
6 | Jul 14, 1995 27 years, 10 months 5-1 (5) | 28 years 2-1 (2) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
5 | Apr 7, 1995 27 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | 36 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | |
4 | Apr 7, 1995 27 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Ernie Verdicia | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
3 | Oct 23, 1993 26 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Maxim Kuzin | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
2 | Oct 22, 1993 26 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Artur Almaev | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
1 | Oct 22, 1993 26 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Vaskas Hilma | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke |
