Mikhail Ilyukhin
| Mikhail Ilyukhin | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
November 21, 1966 Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Team | Russian Top Team |
| Years active | 1994–2005 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 55 |
| Wins | 36 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 33 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 18 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 12 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Mikhail Ilyukhin (born November 21, 1966) is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competed in the light heavyweight division. He competed in both RINGS, and Pride Fighting Championships, and was a prominent member of Russia Top Team, where he trained with the likes of Volk Han, Fedor Emelianenko, and Sergei Kharitonov.[1] At Pride 26, Ilyukhin lost by stoppage to Quinton Jackson.[2] He won his last fight at K-1 – Hero's Lithuania against Jordanas Poskaitis on November 26, 2005. It appears that following the demise of the Russia Top Team Ilyukhin has retired.[3]
Career
RINGS
In 1994, after a successful career in sambo, Ilyukhin debuted in the professional wrestling promotion RINGS, submitting Mitsuya Nagai in his first match. He would become a part of the RINGS Russia team, along with Volk Han, Andrei Kopylov and Nikolai Zouev.
A year after, Mikhail had his first contact in MMA represented RINGS Russia in the International Absolute Fighting Council (IAFC)'s Absolute Fighting Eurasian Championship, where he won the tournament by submitting six opponents, five of them by achilles hold and in roughly one minute each. Only three months after, he returned to IAFC for a similar format tournament, getting a win over kickboxer Igor Vovchanchyn via improvised submission (digging his chin into Igor's eye while he had dominant position) and skipping a match when teammate Achmed Sagidgusenov threw the fight for him. He met Brazilian vale tudo exponent and much heavier opponent Ricardo Morais at the finals, and although Mikhail dominated early the match, hitting headbutts and ground and pound, Morais finally reversed him and got the win with a rear naked choke. Despite the loss, it gained him fame in the Brazilian scene, and he got a spot against Carlos Barreto in Universal Vale Tudo Fighting, where he was beaten at the second round. He also defeated capoeira fighter Mestre Hulk, who was known for his tournament victory against Amaury Bitetti, using the already known chin submission.
Back in RINGS, Ilyukhin had a vale tudo rules match against Adilson Lima, who had been famously defeated by Vovchanchyn in the first IAFC tournament, but he was beaten after almost half an hour of fighting. Mikhail spent the rest of the year in pro wrestling matches, until he returned to MMA format facing Randy Couture. Ilyukhin won the match by keylock submission, but it was a controversial move, as he locked the hold while they were being repositionated on the center of the ring. In 1999, Ilyukhin was selected to compete in RINGS's first MMA tournament, King of Kings 1999. He defeated his two first opponents, Justin McCully and Brad Kohler, and then faced luta livre fighter Renato Sobral at the block's finals. The match was heated, with Sobral earning a yellow card for throwing Mikhail over the top rope, and saw the Russian attempting takedowns and low kicks in order to hold his own. After the judges ruled a draw, an overtime was called, in which Mikhail attempted a standing Kimura lock entry only to Sobral to reverse it to an armbar for the win.
Ilyukhin also took part in the next edition of the tournament in 2000, facing Tsuyoshi Kohsaka in the first round. Although the bout was back and forth, Kohsaka landed a striking combination in the second round which knocked Mikhail out, eliminating him from the event.
PRIDE
Ilyukhin took part in a special match against Quinton Jackson in PRIDE Fighting Championships in 2003. The Russian was successful in taking and holding down Jackson, but his opponent powered out and started hitting back, knocking Mikhail down and making him earn a yellow card for crawling under the ropes. Jackson dominated the standing exchanges afterwards, and after avoiding a triangle choke, he gained side control over Mikhail and threw knees to the liver, making him tap out.
Championships and accomplishments
- Fighting Network RINGS
- International Absolute Fighting Council
- IAFC Absolute Fighting Eurasian Championship Tournament Winner
- IAFC Absolute Fighting Championship Tournament Runner Up
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 42 matches | 30 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 2 |
| By submission | 28 | 9 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 30-11-1 | Jordanas Poskaitis | Submission (half boston crab) | Hero's Lithuania 2005 | November 26, 2005 | N/A | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Win | 29-11-1 | Petrov Kolev | Submission (heel hook) | Rings Russia: CIS vs. The World | August 20, 2005 | 1 | Lithuania | ||
| Loss | 28-11-1 | Quinton Jackson | Submission (knee to the body) | PRIDE 26 | June 8, 2003 | 1 | 6:26 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 28-10-1 | Katsuhisa Fujii | Submission (guillotine choke) | PC: Premium Challenge | May 6, 2002 | 1 | 5:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 27-10-1 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Draw | Rings: World Title Series Grand Final | February 15, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 27-10 | Bobby Hoffman | TKO (corner stoppage) | Rings: 10th Anniversary | August 11, 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 27-9 | Borislav Jeliazkov | Submission (armbar) | Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 | June 15, 2001 | 2 | 2:06 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 26-9 | Kestutis Smirnovas | Submission (achilles lock) | Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 | May 8, 2001 | 1 | Lithuania | ||
| Win | 25-9 | Martin Lazarev | Decision (4-0 points) | Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria | April 6, 2001 | 1 | 10:00 | Ekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 24-9 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | KO (punches) | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B | December 22, 2000 | 2 | 1:53 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 24-8 | Valerijus Golubovskis | Submission (armbar) | Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1 | October 24, 2000 | N/A | Lithuania | ||
| Win | 23-8 | Bakouri Gogitidze | Submission (Achilles lock) | Rings: Russia vs. Georgia | August 16, 2000 | 1 | 7:25 | Russia | |
| Win | 22-8 | Emil Kristev | Submission (Achilles Lock) | Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria | May 21, 2000 | 1 | 0:00 | Tula, Russia | |
| Win | 21-8 | Lee Hasdell | Decision | Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World | May 20, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | Ekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 20-8 | Renato Sobral | Submission (armbar) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | February 26, 2000 | 3 | 0:40 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 20-7 | Brad Kohler | Submission (armbar) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | October 28, 1999 | 1 | 2:16 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 19-7 | Justin McCully | Technical Submission (achilles lock) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | October 28, 1999 | 1 | 4:48 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 18-7 | Bakouri Gogitidze | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rings: Rings Georgia | October 8, 1999 | 1 | 5:07 | Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 18-6 | Joop Kasteel | Submission (achilles lock) | Rings: Rise 3rd | May 22, 1999 | 1 | 9:40 | Japan | |
| Win | 17-6 | Randy Couture | Submission (kimura) | Rings: Rise 1st | March 20, 1999 | 1 | 7:43 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 16-6 | Masayuki Naruse | Submission | Rings: Third Fighting Integration | May 29, 1998 | 1 | 13:52 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 15-6 | Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission | Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final | January 21, 1998 | 1 | 18:12 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 15-5 | Volk Han | Submission | Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament 1997: Semi-Finals | December 23, 1997 | 1 | 9:36 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Win | 14-5 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | Submission | Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament 1997: Second Round | November 20, 1997 | 1 | 14:16 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 13-5 | Masayuki Naruse | Submission (Achilles lock) | Rings: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal 1 | October 25, 1997 | 1 | 12:28 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 12-5 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | Submission | Rings : Mega Battle Tournament 1996: Grand Final | January 22, 1997 | 1 | 10:04 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 12-4 | Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission | Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round | October 25, 1996 | 1 | 14:40 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | 12-3 | Adilson Lima | Submission (armbar) | Rings: Maelstrom 6 | August 24, 1996 | 1 | 24:52 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 12-2 | Mestre Hulk | Submission (chin in the eye) | Shoot Boxing: S-Cup 1996 | July 14, 1996 | 1 | 6:59 | Japan | |
| Loss | 11-2 | Carlos Barreto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UVF 1: Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1 | April 5, 1996 | 2 | 3:15 | Japan | |
| Win | 11-1 | Wataru Sakata | Submission | Rings: Budokan Hall 1996 | January 24, 1996 | 1 | 10:44 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 10-1 | Ricardo Morais | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 9:44 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 10-0 | Achmed Sagidgusenov | Submission (achilles lock) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 0:05 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 9-0 | Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission (chin in the eye) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 6:30 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 8-0 | Andrei Besedin | Submission (guillotine choke) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 1:21 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 7-0 | Zagil Eribinov | Submission (armbar) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | November 25, 1995 | 1 | 1:35 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 6-0 | Nikolai Zouev | Submission | Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1995 Opening Round | October 21, 1995 | 1 | 12:27 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Win | 5-0 | Victor Yerohin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Eurasian Championship | July 1, 1995 | 1 | 3:54 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 4-0 | Leonid Efremov | Submission (achilles lock) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Eurasian Championship | July 1, 1995 | 1 | 1:09 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 3-0 | Vadim Shevchenko | Submission (achilles lock) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Eurasian Championship | July 1, 1995 | 1 | 0:08 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 2-0 | Maxim Tarasov | Submission (achilles lock) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Eurasian Championship | July 1, 1995 | 1 | 0:41 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 1-0 | Piotr Tjernov | Submission (achilles lock) | IAFC: Absolute Fighting Eurasian Championship | July 1, 1995 | 1 | 0:36 | Moscow, Russia |
References
- ↑ Rules of Encagement. FIGHT! Magazine. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.
- ↑ Rampage Jackson |. Kickassmma.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.
- ↑ King Without a Crown: Fedor Emelianenko & Co. Find Their Own Way. FIGHT! Magazine (1976-09-28). Retrieved on 2011-12-18.
- 1 2 "Pro Wrestling History".