Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Shlemenko
Александр Шлеменко

Alexander Shlemenko in December 2011, after his win against Vianna.
Born (1984-05-20) 20 May 1984
Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Other names Storm (Шторм), The Siberian Striker
Nationality Russian
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division Middleweight (2004–present)
Light Heavyweight (2014)
Reach 71.0 in (180 cm)
Style Hand-to-hand combat
Fighting out of Omsk, Siberia, Russia
Lake Forest, California, United States
Team RusFighters Sport Club (Saturn MMA team)
Storm Fight School
Rank International Master of Sports in Hand-to-hand combat[1]
National Master of Sports in Army hand-to-hand fight (ARB)
Years active 2004–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 64
Wins 54
By knockout 30
By submission 9
By decision 15
Losses 9
By knockout 1
By submission 4
By decision 4
No contests 1
Other information
University Siberian Academy of Physical Culture
Spouse Alena
Children 1
Notable students Alexander Sarnavskiy
Andrey Koreshkov
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (Russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships. Alexander is an expert in hand-to-hand combat and traditional Kickboxing.[1] He trains at the "Saturn Profi" sports club in Omsk, Russia, and holds a degree in Physical Culture (specialization - Combat Sports Trainer) at the Omsk State University. Shlemenko is ranked as the #8 Middleweight in the world by Fight!Magazine. According to the global-mma.com rankings, he is the number 6 ranked middleweight fighter in the world (outside of the UFC)

Background

As a teenager, Alexander did skiing and Greco-Roman wrestling. At the age of 15, Shlemenko seriously started to train ARB, which is the Russian abbreviation for "army hand-to-hand combat". He competed in many regional and national tournaments in ARB, and got to the highest sport level by reaching the title of "master of sports".

Mixed martial arts career

Fighting for the IAFC

After watching a professional pankration tournament, Shlemenko immediately wanted to try it out. Shortly after that, he made his professional MMA-debut in 2004 at the age of 20 in his hometown Omsk, winning by TKO. During the early stage of his professional MMA-career, Shlemenko competed in the IAFC (International Absolute Fighting Council). Fighting as usual multiple fights per night, Alexander won most of them by knockout, which can be seen in his record. In May 2005, after only one year of his professional MMA career, Shlemenko had an impressive 15-2 record, and was gaining more and more attention by the Russian fans and the media.

Rise to prominence

After the IAFC, Shlemenko fought in various organizations such as M-1 Mixfight and BodogFight. He competed in EliteXC before the company went defunct. Its assets have been acquired by Strikeforce, having made his successful U.S. debut on their 10 October 2008 ShoXC show on Showtime.

Alexander won most of his fights, often by KO or TKO. Through the series of wins, some of his losses were corner posts for his development as a fighter and his whole MMA-career.

Shlemenko vs. Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza

In April 2006, Alexander faced the future Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo Souza at Jungle Fight 5. Early in the first round, Jacaré moved the fight to the ground, and got a full mount position. After some heavy ground and pound, Jacaré submitted Shlemenko by an arm triangle choke. Shlemenko didn't tap and got choked unconscious. In his blog,[2] Alexander later said, that he lost this fight, because he was a "young fool". According to his own words, Shlemenko didn`t even have a clue about fighting on the ground or grappling at all, he was still training as an ARB fighter (there is no ground game in ARB). Competing in MMA was just a hobby to gain some money while studying. After this fight, Shlemenko started to prepare himself like a professional mixed martial artist, training grappling as well.

According to one of his blogs,[2] Shlemenko said that right now he would have a good chance to win in a rematch with "Jacaré".

Shlemenko vs. Jose "Pelé" Landi Jons

As Alexander stated during an interview in 2010, the hardest fight of his career was the rematch with Jose "Pelé" Landi Jons in September 2006. The reason for this was, that Shlemenko noticed after the first round that he has broken both of his hands, but he still continued to fight.

Jose "Pelé" Landi Jons won by a disputed decision.

Shlemenko vs. Jordan Radev

The only knockout loss of his career Alexander received from Jordan Radev, a Bulgarian Olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist. Alexander caught a heavy left hook in the second round, which knocked him out.[3]

Later, in an interview[4] Shlemenko said that this loss made him stronger, and gave him a lot of motivation to train harder.

Bellator MMA

In 2010, Shlemenko signed with Bellator and made his debut in the Season Two Middleweight Tournament at Bellator 16, defeating Matt Major via unanimous decision.

In the semi-finals of the tournament, Alexander defeated Jared Hess, after Hess dislocated his knee, forcing the TKO via stoppage.

Shlemenko then faced Bryan Baker in the Bellator Middleweight tournament final on 24 June 2010 at Bellator 23.[5] He won the fight via TKO in the first round to become the Bellator Season Two Middleweight Tournament winner. In addition to a $100,000 check for winning the tournament, Shlemenko obtained a chance to fight against Hector Lombard for the Bellator Middleweight Championship title at Bellator 34 on 28 October 2010.

On 28 October 2010 at Bellator 34, Alexander Shlemenko faced Hector Lombard. Lombard controlled nearly the whole fight, landing elusive striking combinations and heavy elbows from Shlemenko`s guard. Despite taking a lot of damage that would've finished most opponents, Shlemenko actively fought back and even won the 5th round on the judges scorecards with a few well placed knees, some spinning backfists and stuffing takedown attempts. This was due to Hector Lombard relying mostly on takedowns to win the rounds after Shlemenko figured out his timing on the feet.

Season Five Middleweight Tournament

In the opening round of the Bellator Season Five Middleweight Tournament, Shlemenko fought Zelg Galesic, a Croatian mixed martial artist with a Tae Kwon Do background. This fight was anticipated as an interesting striking match between two experienced stand-up fighters. Despite these expectations, Alexander won via standing guillotine choke in the first round, proving his rarely seen submission skills.

In the semifinal round, Shlemenko faced Brian Rogers, an American fighter noted for many first round stoppages due to striking. Rogers came out aggressively in the first round, landing striking combinations. After a lost first round, Shlemenko started to dictate the pace of the fight early in the second round. A landed backfist, followed by heavy knee strikes to the head brought Rogers in trouble in the first half of the round. After both fighters exchanged some punches, Alexander managed to land another unanswered series of heavy knees to the head of Rogers, which forced the referee to stop the fight at 2:31 of the second round. After the fight Alexander stated in his blog, that he was rather nervous during the fight,[6] and that he saw Brian Rogers as a very athletic and explosive opponent.

In the tournament finals, Shlemenko faced Vitor Vianna, a two-time world BJJ-champion. Nearly the whole fight Alexander dominated in stand-up punching exchanges, which brought him a win by unanimous decision. This win earned Shlemenko a rematch for the title against Hector Lombard. However, Lombard signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship[7] and the Bellator Middleweight Championship was vacated as a result.

Middleweight championship

On 25 April 2012, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the winner of the Season Six Middleweight Tournament Finale Maiquel Falcão would face Shlemenko to crown the company's new Middleweight Champion.[8] The two men met at Bellator 88 on 7 February 2013 for the vacant title. Shlemenko won via knock out in the second round.

Shlemenko was expected to face Bellator Season Eight Middleweight Tournament winner Doug Marshall on 7 September 2013 at Bellator 98. However, on 19 August, Marshall was forced out of the title bout due to an injury and was replaced by Season 8 Middleweight Tournament runner up Brett Cooper.[9] In the rematch Shlemenko defeated Cooper via unanimous decision to retain the Bellator Middleweight Championship.[10]

The title fight with Doug Marshall eventually took place on 22 November 2013 at Bellator 109. Shlemenko won the fight via knockout in the first round with a body punch, successfully defending his title for the second time.

Shlemenko faced Bellator Season Nine Middleweight Tournament winner Brennan Ward at Bellator 114 on 28 March 2014.[11] He won via guillotine choke submission in the second round to retain the Bellator Middleweight Championship.

In order to appear on the inaugural Bellator pay-per-view, Shlemenko moved up in weight to face Tito Ortiz in his Bellator MMA debut on 17 May 2014 at Bellator 120. He lost by submission via arm-triangle choke in the first round.

Shlemenko put up his Middleweight title against undefeated Brandon Halsey on 26 September 2014 at Bellator 126.[12] He lost the fight and the title by submission at just thirty-five seconds into the first round.

Fight Nights Global (EFN)

After his loss to Tito Ortiz, Shlemenko was expected to face Yasubey Enomoto at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 16 on 11 July 2014.[13] However, the bout was cancelled for unknown reasons.[14] The fight eventually took place on 20 December 2014 at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 18.[15] Shlemenko won by unanimous decision.

M-1 Global

Shlemenko faced former M-1 Global middleweight Champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky on February 19, 2016 at M-1 Challenge 64.[16] He won the fight via split decision.

Shlemenko returned to M-1 four months later to face Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in a rematch on June 16, 2016 at M-1 Challenge 64. Despite being battered by Vasilevsky in the first two rounds, Shlemenko rallied and won the fight via guillotine choke in the third round.

Return to Bellator

Shlemenko faced fellow knockout artist Melvin Manhoef in the main event at Bellator 133 on 13 February, 2015.[17] He won the bout by knockout due to a spinning back fist in the second round. On 17 March 2015, Shlemenko was suspended indefinitely for failing a post fight drug test with elevated testosterone levels. The result was changed to a No Contest.[18][19] In June 2015, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) suspended Shlemenko for an unprecedented three years with a $10,000 fine. In September 2015, Shlemenko filed a writ against the CSAC to have his three-year suspension overturned. In July 2016, Shlemenko won his appeal and his suspension was lifted and his fine lowered 50%.[20]

In his first fight in Bellator post-suspension, Shlemenko faced Kendall Grove in the main event at Bellator 162 on 21 October, 2016. After a back-and-forth first round, Shlemenko won the bout in the second round due to a liver shot and right hook combination followed by strikes on the ground.

Fighting style

Shlemenko is known for his unorthodox striking style, which is difficult to refer to as traditional Muay Thai, Kickboxing, or ARB. Alexander is known for his knee strikes, he also often uses techniques such as the spinning backkick or spinning backfist. As stated in many interviews, he prefers to fight stand-up rather than on the ground, always trying to knock his opponent out. Often esteemed as a pure striker, Shlemenko also has some grappling skills, which he showed by defeating via submission among others Gregory Babene and Zakir Lalashov[21][22] (both via triangle choke). Alexander switches from southpaw to orthodox during his fights. In his blog he says, that he can fight equally in both positions.[6]

Beside his technical skills, Alexander shows impressive cardio during his fights, which he attributes to skiing as a teenager.[23]

Training

Alexander Shlemenko trains twice a day at the "Saturn Profi" sports club in Omsk, Russia. Although of his young age, but through his big experience in MMA and his degree in sport science Shlemenko is already active as a trainer too. His students Alexander Sarnavskiy and Andrey Koreshkov are looked as top prospects in mixed martial arts, showing impressive ground game and stand-up skills. As of March 2015, Sarnavskiy has a record of 30–2[24] while Koreshkov won Bellator Welterweight Championship on 17 July 2015.[25]

During Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament, Shlemenko and his students were training for three months in the USA, at HB Ultimate Sports Center or Reign MMA, working together with BJ Penn and Mark Muñoz among other top MMA-fighters.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 54–9 (1) Kendall Grove TKO (punches) Bellator 162 21 October 2016 2 1:43 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 53–9 (1) Vyacheslav Vasilevsky Submission (guillotine choke) M-1 Challenge 68: Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky 2 16 June 2016 3 2:09 Saint Petersburg, Russia Won the M-1 Global GP Middleweight Final.
Win 52–9 (1) Vyacheslav Vasilevsky Decision (split) M-1 Challenge 64: Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky 19 February 2016 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia M-1 Global GP Middleweight Semifinal.
NC 51–9 (1) Melvin Manhoef No Contest (overturned) Bellator 133 13 February 2015 2 1:25 Fresno, California, United States Originally KO win overturned after testing positive for Anabolic steroids.
Win 51–9 Yasubey Enomoto Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 18 20 December 2014 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia
Loss 50–9 Brandon Halsey Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 126 26 September 2014 1 0:35 Phoenix, Arizona, United States Lost the Bellator Middleweight Championship.
Loss 50–8 Tito Ortiz Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 120 17 May 2014 1 2:27 Southaven, Mississippi, United States Light Heavyweight bout.
Win 50–7 Brennan Ward Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 114 28 March 2014 2 1:22 West Valley City, Utah, United States Defended the Bellator Middleweight Championship.
Win 49–7 Doug Marshall TKO (body punch) Bellator 109 22 November 2013 1 4:28 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States Defended the Bellator Middleweight Championship.
Win 48–7 Brett Cooper Decision (unanimous) Bellator 98 7 September 2013 5 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Defended the Bellator Middleweight Championship
Win 47–7 Maiquel Falcão KO (punches) Bellator 88 7 February 2013 2 2:18 Duluth, Georgia, United States Won vacant Bellator Middleweight Championship
Win 46–7 Anthony Ruiz Decision (unanimous) League S-70: Russian Championship Final 11 August 2012 3 5:00 Sochi, Russia
Win 45–7 Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (knee and body punches) SFL 2 7 April 2012 1 2:20 Chandigarh, India
Win 44–7 Julio Paulino Decision (unanimous) FEFoMP: Battle of Empires 17 December 2011 3 5:00 Khabarovsk, Russia
Win 43–7 Vitor Vianna Decision (unanimous) Bellator 57 12 November 2011 3 5:00 Rama, Ontario, Canada Bellator Season Five Middleweight Tournament Final
Win 42–7 Brian Rogers TKO (knees) Bellator 54 15 October 2011 2 2:30 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Bellator Season Five Middleweight Tournament Semifinal
Win 41–7 Zelg Galešic Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 50 17 September 2011 1 1:55 Hollywood, Florida, United States Bellator Season Five Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win 40–7 Antonio Santana KO (punch) League S-70: Russia vs. Brazil 6 August 2011 1 1:29 Sochi, Russia
Win 39–7 Brett Cooper Decision (unanimous) Bellator 44 14 May 2011 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 38–7 Nick Wagner KO (punch) Fight Festival 30 12 March 2011 1 3:13 Helsinki, Finland
Loss 37–7 Hector Lombard Decision (unanimous) Bellator 34 28 October 2010 5 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States For Bellator Middleweight Championship
Win 37–6 Bryan Baker TKO (punches) Bellator 23 24 June 2010 1 2:45 Louisville, Kentucky, United States Bellator Season Two Middleweight Tournament Final
Win 36–6 Jared Hess TKO (knee injury) Bellator 20 27 May 2010 3 2:20 San Antonio, Texas, United States Bellator Season Two Middleweight Tournament Semifinal
Win 35–6 Matt Major Decision (unanimous) Bellator 16 29 April 2010 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Bellator Season Two Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win 34–6 Sean Salmon TKO (knees to the body) Fight Festival 27 13 March 2010 1 0:40 Helsinki, Finland
Win 33–6 Jean-François Lénogue KO (spinning back fist) Saturn & RusFighters: Battle of Gladiators 13 February 2010 2 1:43 Omsk, Russia
Win 32–6 Maksim Nevolia Submission (rear-naked choke) IAFC: Mayor's Cup 2009 27 November 2009 1 1:15 Novosibirsk, Russia
Loss 31–6 Jordan Radev KO (punch) Fight Festival 26 17 October 2009 1 4:27 Helsinki, Finland
Win 31–5 Patrick Kincl Decision (unanimous) Hell Cage 4 20 September 2009 3 5:00 Prague, Czech Republic Won WKN MMA European 75 kg Championship
Win 30–5 Petras Markevicius Decision (unanimous) IAFC: Russia vs. the World 29 November 2008 3 5:00 Novosibirsk, Russia
Win 29–5 Bubba McDaniel TKO (flying knee to the body) ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series 10 October 2008 1 5:00 Hammond, Indiana, United States
Win 28–5 Gregory Babene Submission (triangle choke) BSCF: Siberian Challenge 2 18 May 2008 1 4:48 Bratsk, Russia
Win 27–5 Mikko Suvanto KO (punches) fightFORCE: Russia vs. The World 19 April 2008 1 N/A St. Petersburg, Russia
Win 26–5 Diego Visotzky KO (head kick) BodogFIGHT: USA vs. Russia 30 November 2007 1 2:11 Moscow, Russia
Win 25–5 Lalashov Zakir Submission (triangle choke) BSCF: Siberian Challenge 1 14 October 2007 2 2:20 Bratsk, Russia
Win 24–5 Scott Henze KO (spinning back fist) BodogFIGHT: Vancouver 24 August 2007 1 0:57 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win 23–5 Andre Balschmieter TKO (punches) Bratsk Combat Sport Festival 24 February 2007 1 2:30 Russia
Loss 22–5 Jose Landi Decision (unanimous) WFC 2: Evolution 30 September 2006 3 5:00 Koper, Slovenia
Loss 22–4 Ronaldo Souza Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) Jungle Fight 6 29 April 2006 1 2:10 Manaus, Brazil
Win 22–3 Shavkat Urakov Submission (triangle choke) APF: World Pankration Championship 2006 15 April 2005 N/A N/A Astana, Kazakhstan
Win 21–3 Beslan Isaev Submission (triangle choke) APF: World Pankration Championship 2005 18 December 2005 3 N/A Astana, Kazakhstan World Pankration Championship 2005 Final
Win 20–3 Murad Magomedov TKO (corner stoppage) APF: World Pankration Championship 2005 18 December 2005 N/A N/A Astana, Kazakhstan World Pankration Championship 2005 Semifinal
Win 19–3 Vasily Novikov TKO (corner stoppage) APF: World Pankration Championship 2005 18 December 2005 1 N/A Astana, Kazakhstan World Pankration Championship 2005 Quarterfinal
Loss 18–3 Jose Landi Decision Jungle Fight 5 26 November 2005 3 5:00 Manaus, Brazil
Win 18–2 Sergey Naumov TKO (punches) M-1 MFC: Russia vs. France 3 November 2005 2 4:50 St. Petersburg, Russia
Win 17–2 Sergey Gubin KO (punch) IAFC: Pancration Siberian Open Cup 2005 20 October 2005 N/A N/A Omsk, Russia
Win 16–2 Ubaidula Chopolaev Decision M-1 MFC: New Blood 1 October 2005 2 5:00 St. Petersburg, Russia
Win 15–2 Vasily Krilov Decision IAFC: Championship of Asia 20 March 2005 3 N/A Jakutsk, Russia Championship of Asia Final
Win 14–2 Musa Pliev Decision IAFC: Championship of Asia 20 March 2005 3 N/A Jakutsk, Russia Championship of Asia Semifinal
Win 13–2 Sergei Akinen KO (knee) IAFC: Championship of Asia 20 March 2005 1 N/A Jakutsk, Russia Championship of Asia Quarterfinal
Win 12–2 Vener Galiev TKO (injury) IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 20 December 2004 1 N/A Ulianovsk, Russia Stage of Russia Cup Final
Win 11–2 Pavel Jaroslavtcev TKO (punches) IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 20 December 2004 1 N/A Ulianovsk, Russia Stage of Russia Cup Semifinal
Win 10–2 Murad Madomedov TKO (punches) IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 20 December 2004 3 N/A Ulianovsk, Russia Stage of Russia Cup Quarterfinal
Win 9–2 Jakov Burbolenko TKO (punches) IAFC: Russian Pankration Championship 25 June 2004 2 N/A Omsk, Russia Russian Pankration Championship Final
Win 8–2 Evgenij Zaviazochnikov Submission (guillotine choke) IAFC: Russian Pankration Championship 25 June 2004 1 N/A Omsk, Russia Russian Pankration Championship Semifinal
Win 7–2 Vasiliy Blinov TKO (punches) IAFC: Russian Pankration Championship 25 June 2004 2 N/A Omsk, Russia Russian Pankration Championship Quarterfinal
Win 6–2 Jeihun Aliev TKO (punches) IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 4 29 April 2004 2 N/A Samara, Russia Stage of Russia Cup 4 Final
Win 5–2 Magomed Sultanakhmedov Decision (unanimous) IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 4 29 April 2004 2 5:00 Samara, Russia Stage of Russia Cup 4 Semifinal
Loss 4–2 Vener Galiev Decision (unanimous) Cup Of Empire 2004 18 March 2004 N/A N/A Kazan, Russia Cup Of Empire 2004 Final
Win 4–1 Abdul Aziz Malaaiev Decision (unanimous) Cup Of Empire 2004 18 March 2004 N/A N/A Kazan, Russia Cup Of Empire 2004 Semifinal
Loss 3–1 Beslan Isaev Submission (armbar) IAFC: Pancration Asian Open Cup 2004 4 March 2004 1 N/A Yakutsk, Russia Pancration Asian Open Cup 2004 Final
Win 3–0 Anton Veisbekker KO (punch) IAFC: Pancration Asian Open Cup 2004 4 March 2004 N/A N/A Yakutsk, Russia Pancration Asian Open Cup 2004 Semifinal
Win 2–0 Alexander Jakovlev TKO (punches) IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 3 19 February 2004 2 N/A Omsk, Russia Stage of Russia Cup 3 Final
Win 1–0 Zulfinar Sultanmagomedov TKO (doctor stoppage) IAFC: Stage of Russia Cup 3 19 February 2004 1 N/A Omsk, Russia Stage of Russia Cup 3 Semifinal

See also

References

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