Oleg Taktarov
Biography
Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Такта́ров; 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 Ruas 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oleg Taktarov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
National Treasure
as Shippen
2004
Rockaway
as Ivan
2007
Rollerball
as Denekin
2002
PRIDE 1
as Self
1997
Call Me Genie
2005
Air Force One
as Prison Guard
1997
Predators
as Nikolai
2010
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
as Emil Matasareanu
2003
Generation P
as Vovchik
2011
By the Will of Chingis Khan
as Kuchulun Khan
2009
UFC 7: The Brawl In Buffalo
as Self
1995
UFC 5: Return Of The Beast
as Self
1995
UFC 6: Clash Of The Titans
as Self
1995
UFC 7.5: The Ultimate Ultimate
as Self
1995
Red Serpent
as Sergei
2002
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
The Machine
as Train Igor
2023
Montana
as Nikolai
2008
Officer Down
as Oleg Emelyanenko
2013
Absolute Force
as Agent Borris Checkniov
1997
