Alexander Emelianenko

Alexander Emelianenko has always lived in the long shadow of his legendary brother Fedor, and I think that shadow has cost him a fair hearing. At 192 cm, a three-time world Combat Sambo champion who crossed boxing, judo and mixed martial arts, he had genuine power and a chaotic, human edge that his disciplined brother never showed. I am drawn to fighters like him precisely because they are flawed; the danger and the recklessness are part of the story. Where Fedor was the model professional, Alexander carried the light and the darkness both, and imperfect athletes are often the more compelling ones.

Name (English)

Alexander Emelianenko

Name (Japanese)

エメリヤーエンコ・アレキサンダー

Reading

えめりやーえんこ・あれきさんだー

Born

August 2, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Origin

Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Russia

Height

192 cm

Occupation

boxer / judoka / sambo fighter / mixed martial arts fighter

• Official sitehttp://www.emelyanenko.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alexemelyanenko/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Emelianenko
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2832513

Tags

• Belgorod Oblast
• boxer
• judoka
• sambo fighter

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.