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"The Viking"

6-3-0

John Olav Einemo

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"The Viking" John Olav Einemo
  • Name: John Olav Einemo
  • Professional MMA Record: 6-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
  • Nickname: The Viking
  • Current Streak: 2 Losses
  • Age: 36 | Date of Birth: 1975.12.10
  • Last Fight: January 28, 2012 in UFC
  • Weight Class: Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 253.0 lbs
  • Career Disclosed Earnings: $85,000 USD
  • Height: 6'6" (199cm) | Reach: 81.0" (206cm)
  • Gym/Affiliation: Golden Glory
  • Born: Oslo, Norway
  • Fighter Pages: Sherdog  |  Wikipedia  |  The UG
  • Fighting out of: Oslo, Norway
  • Personal Pages: Twitter
Consensus Rank   #49 Current Best MMA Heavyweight Fighter
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John Olav Einemo MMA Fight Record

Professional Results Opponent Event Date
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Mike Russow
Ref: Herb Dean
UFC on FOX 2: Evans vs. Davis
Preliminary Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs
2012.01.28
Odds: -110 Near Even | Weigh-In: 253.0 lbs
Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
3:19 Round 2 of 3, 8:19 Total
Dave Herman
Ref: Kevin Dornan
UFC 131: Carwin vs. Dos Santos
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs
2011.06.11
Odds: +130 Slight Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $85,000 ($15K Base, $70K Fight/Night) | Weigh-In: 261.0 lbs
#30 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011
UFC 131 Fight of the Night
Cancelled Bout Shane Carwin UFC 131 - Reason: Carwin to Main Event 2011.06.11
Win | Submission | Armlock James Thompson 2H2H 2006.11.12
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 20:00 Total
Fabricio Werdum
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro
Pride 31: Unbreakable
Main Card | Heavyweight
2006.02.26
Odds: +130 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 237.0 lbs
Win | Submission | Armlock Mindaugas Kulikauskas Shooto 2003.11.03
Win | Submission | Punches Evert Fyeet Shooto Finland 2003.02.22
Win | Submission | Punches Olaf in 't Veld Shooto Holland 2001.11.04
Win | KO/TKO | Punches Erkka Shalstrom FF 4 2000.12.02
Win | Submission | Armlock Jan Jarvensivu FFN 4 2000.10.06

John Olav Einemo News View All

  • Bloody Elbow

    Heavyweight John Olav Einemo, the former ADCC champ who made a return to MMA in 2011, has decided to hang up the gloves after being released by the UFC. The 37-year-old Norwegian went 0-2 in the organization. MMA Fighting has the news via Norwegian publication VG Nett:

    Einemo told the paper that he could have returned to the UFC with a few wins, but decided against trying because it would requi...

  • Cage Potato

    (John Einemo, the only man to ever truly smell what The Rock was cookin'.)

    Norwegian news site VG.no is reporting that former UFC heavyweight John Olav Einemo has decided to call it a career after being cut from the promotion following his loss to Mike Russow at UFC on Fox 2.

    Although Einemo told reporters that the UFC had left the proverbial door open for his return if he was able to put a c...

  • Cage Potato

    (Fact: Coenen has 150 kilowatts of sextricity surging within her at all times.)

    We haven't heard much from former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen since that whole Golden Glory debacle saw her get axed from the Zuffa banner along with John Olav Einemo and the Overeem brothers. And while Einemo and Alistair were quickly brought back to the promotion, Coenen opted to sign...

  • Top MMA News (Canada)

    UFC is back on Fox tonight. This time in Chicago, Illinois with a triple header. Here are the quick results: Mike Russow defeats John Olav Einemo by Unanimous Decision Cub Swanson defeats George Roop by TKO (Punches) in Round 2, 2:22 Charles Oliveira submits Eric Wisely by Calf Slicer in Round 1, 1:43 Michael Johnson [...]Post from: Canada's #1 MMA news source @ topmmanews.comUFC on Fox 2 Results

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