Alexander Yakovlev

"Russian Thunder"

AGE	41 / Jul 18, 1984
HEIGHT	6'1" / 185.42 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
K Dojo Warrior Tribe

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 25

KO / TKO

36%

SUBMISSIONS

36%

DECISIONS

28%

Draws 1

Losses 13

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

38%

DECISIONS

54%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Maxim Butorin	AMC - Fight Nights 119 Mar / 18 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Ali Abdulkhalikov	ProFC 70 - Professional Fighting Championship 70 Mar / 27 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Armen Ananyan	5	5:00
loss	Joel Alvarez	UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje Oct / 24 / 2020	Submission (Armbar) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:00
loss	Roosevelt Roberts	UFC Fight Night 163 - Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar Nov / 09 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Alex da Silva Coelho	UFC Fight Night 149 - Overeem vs. Oleynik Apr / 20 / 2019	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:10
loss	Zak Cummings	UFC Fight Night 99 - Mousasi vs. Hall 2 Nov / 19 / 2016	Submission (Straight Armbar) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:02
loss	Kamaru Usman	UFC on Fox 20 - Holm vs. Shevchenko Jul / 23 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	George Sullivan	UFC on Fox 18 - Johnson vs. Bader Jan / 30 / 2016	KO (Punch) Gasper Oliver VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:59
win	Gray Maynard	UFC Fight Night 63 - Mendes vs. Lamas Apr / 04 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Nicholas Musoke	UFC Fight Night 53 - Nelson vs. Story Oct / 04 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Grant Waterman VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Demian Maia	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale May / 31 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Paul Daley	Legend - Part 2: Invasion Nov / 08 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean	3	5:00
win	Reinaldo da Silva	FSC - Fightspirit Championship 1 Sep / 08 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Vyacheslav Kiselev	2	5:00
win	Murad Abdulaev	M-1 Challenge 38 - Spring Battle Apr / 09 / 2013	Decision (Split) Vyacheslav Kiselev	3	5:00
loss	Rashid Magomedov	M-1 Challenge 35 - Emelianenko vs. Monson Nov / 15 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Marco Broersen	5	5:00
draw	Shamil Zavurov	M-1 Challenge 31 - Monson vs. Oleinik Mar / 16 / 2012	Draw Viktor Korneev	3	5:00
win	Juan Manuel Suarez	M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Monson Nov / 20 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Yuji Shimada	2	3:55
win	Christian Eckerlin	M-1 Challenge 25 - Zavurov vs. Enomoto Apr / 28 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Marco Broersen	2	3:14
win	Dimitri Anghelou	IM 1 - Team Saint Petersburg vs. Team France Jan / 22 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	3:40
win	Hamid Gereykhanov	Draka - Governor's Cup 2010 Dec / 18 / 2010	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:00
win	Vahe Tadevosyan	ProFC - Union Nation Cup 7 Aug / 06 / 2010	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	4:55
loss	Jacob McClintock	fightFORCE - Day of Anger Feb / 28 / 2009	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:59
win	Uriy Pulaev	Shooto Russia - Against The War Sep / 26 / 2008	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:00
win	Alexander Kokoev	Bodog Fight - USA vs. Russia Nov / 30 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	4:43
win	Gigam Matevosian	PGM - Russia vs. Novgorod Nov / 24 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
win	Gigam Matevosian	PGM - Russia vs. Novgorod Apr / 28 / 2007	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	2:15
loss	Karl Amoussou	M-1 MFC - International Mix Fight Mar / 17 / 2007	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:44
win	Ishkhan Zakharian	M-1 - International Fight Night 6 Nov / 18 / 2006	TKO (Punches)	1	3:26
win	Andrei Simykin	M-1 - Mix-Fight Tournament Oct / 12 / 2006	TKO (Punches)	3	1:40
win	Alexander Grebenkin	M-1 MFC - Mix-Fight Jun / 15 / 2006	TKO (Punches)	1	2:15
win	Oleg Glazunov	M-1 MFC - New Blood Oct / 01 / 2005	KO	1	1:40
win	Danila Veselov	M-1 MFC - Mix-Fight Apr / 10 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
win	Artur Korchemny	CF - Champions Fight Feb / 25 / 2005	TKO (Punches)	1	3:20
win	Dmitry Sokov	M-1 MFC - International Fight Night Feb / 05 / 2005	TKO (Punches)	1	1:32
loss	Magomed Tugayev	M-1 MFC - Mix-Fight May / 21 / 2004	Submission (Armlock)	1	0:00
win	Vladimir Magomedshayshafiev	M-1 MFC - Mix-Fight Apr / 10 / 2004	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:55
win	Vladimir Magomedshayshafiev	M-1 MFC - Mix-Fight Feb / 21 / 2004	TKO (Punches)	1	0:00
loss	Alexander Shlemenko	IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup 3 Feb / 19 / 2004	TKO	2	0:00
win	Dmitry Iliyicin	IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup 3 Feb / 19 / 2004	Decision	2	0:00

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