Aleksei Oleinik

“The Boa Constrictor”
OctagonStats Rating 1521
9-8-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight240 lbs. (109 kg)
Reach80" (203 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJun 20, 1977
Age49
DivisionHeavyweight
BirthplaceKharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian Ukrainian
TeamK-Dojo Warrior Tribe (current) American Top Team (current) Team Oplot (founder) Red Devil Sport Club (former)

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.29
Str. Acc48%
SApM3.80
Str. Def44%
TD Avg1.82
TD Acc46%
TD Def-
Sub Avg1.9

Recent form

L W L L L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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17 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
1 KO/TKO wins · 7 sub wins · 1 decision wins
Losses by method
5 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses
Finish rate89%
Times finished62%
StreakL1
Best streak2
Avg fight6:48
Octagon time1h 55m
Opp win%67%
ActiveJun. 28, 2014 – Oct. 01, 2022 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced3
Ranked wins0
Best ranked win-
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3
Total bonuses3
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Aleksei Oleinik "The Boa Constrictor" is a 60-17-1 submission specialist. 88% finish rate.

Aleksei debuted Jun. 28, 2014 vs Anthony Hamilton (win). 9 years active (Jun. 28, 2014–Oct. 01, 2022).

Best wins: Fabricio Werdum (S-DEC R3, May. 09, 2020); Travis Browne (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, Jul. 08, 2017); Jared Rosholt (KO/TKO Punch R1, Nov. 22, 2014).

Aleksei Alexeyevich Oleinik (born June 25, 1977, as Oleksíy Oleksíyovych Olíynyk) is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and combat sambo practitioner. He most notably fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, competing in their heavyweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 1997, he has also competed for M-1 Global, ProFC, IAFC, Bellator FC, KSW and YAMMA Pit Fighting. He is one of only two fighters to win a UFC fight via Ezekiel choke, and has done so twice. Oleinik also holds the record for most Ezekiel choke wins in MMA competition, with fourteen.

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Oct. 01, 2022UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. YanL Ilir LatifiU-DEC35:000 028 380 30 0
Apr. 09, 2022UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean ZombieW Jared VanderaaSUB Scarf Hold13:390 08 150 01 0
Jun. 19, 2021UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. IgeL Serghei SpivacU-DEC35:000 059 711 01 0
Feb. 20, 2021UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. LewisL Chris DaukausKO/TKO Punches11:550 05 340 00 0
Aug. 08, 2020UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. OleinikL Derrick LewisKO/TKO Punches20:210 12 351 12 0
May. 09, 2020UFC 249: Ferguson vs. GaethjeW Fabricio WerdumS-DEC35:000 094 530 30 1
Jan. 18, 2020UFC 246: McGregor vs. CowboyW Maurice GreeneSUB Armbar24:380 07 133 03 0
Jul. 20, 2019UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. EdwardsL Walt HarrisKO/TKO Punch10:120 11 40 00 0
Apr. 20, 2019UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. OleinikL Alistair OvereemKO/TKO Knee14:450 138 290 00 0
Sep. 15, 2018UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. OleinikW Mark HuntSUB Rear Naked Choke14:260 03 61 01 0
May. 12, 2018UFC 224: Nunes vs. PenningtonW Junior AlbiniSUB Ezekiel Choke11:450 010 100 11 0
Nov. 04, 2017UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-PierreL Curtis BlaydesKO/TKO21:390 134 390 40 0
Jul. 08, 2017UFC 213: Romero vs. WhittakerW Travis BrowneSUB Rear Naked Choke23:441 153 353 12 0
Jan. 15, 2017UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. PennW Viktor PestaSUB Ezekiel Choke12:570 07 70 11 0
Jul. 13, 2016UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. LinekerL Daniel OmielanczukM-DEC35:000 08 264 12 0
Nov. 22, 2014UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs SwansonW Jared RosholtKO/TKO Punch13:211 013 190 00 0
Jun. 28, 2014UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs StephensW Anthony HamiltonSUB Scarf Hold12:180 010 61 01 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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