Igor Zinoviev

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Igor Zinoviev
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Nickname Houdini
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Born 1974
Town of birth St. Petersburg, Russia
Fighting style Sambo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 4
  By knockout 2
  By submission 2
Losses 1
Draws 2

Igor Zinoviev (born 1967) is a Russian mixed martial arts fighter. He competed in the Extreme Fighting organization, holding the middleweight title until their demise, then moved to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is currently coaching the Chicago Red Bears in the International Fight League.[1]

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[edit] Early Life and Training

Zinoviev grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sickly and weak as a youth, he swam for exercise, becoming skilled enough that he entered a Russian sports academy. There, he trained in boxing, judo, and sambo. Like many Russian mixed martial artists, he received further training in the Russian military and police forces.

[edit] Mixed Martial Arts Career

Igor Zinoviev's mixed martial arts debut came at the inaugural World Extreme Fighting event, where he defeated Mario Sperry to claim the organization's middleweight title. He also fought in Vale Tudo Japan, defeating Enson Inoue. Zinoviev's final mixed martial arts bout (to date) was against Frank Shamrock at UFC 16. 22 seconds into the match, Shamrock took Zinoviev down with a powerful slam that knocked him unconscious and broke his collarbone, finishing his fighting career.

In November 2006, the International Fight League announced that Zinoviev would coach the new IFL team the Chicago Red Bears, which would consist primarily of Russian fighters.

[edit] MMA Record

Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time
Loss Frank Shamrock KO (Slam) UFC 16 03/13/1998 1 0:22
Draw Osami Shibuya Draw Pancrase - Alive 11 12/20/1997 2 3:00
Draw John Lober Draw EF 3- Extreme Fighting 3 10/18/1996 3 5:00
Win Enson Inoue TKO (Punches) VTJ 1996-Vale Tudo Japan 1996 07/7/1996 1 0:44
Win Steve Faulkner Submission (Choke) EF 2-Extreme Fighting 2 04/26/1996 1 0:44
Win Mario Sperry TKO EF-Extreme Fighting 1 11/18/1995 1 11:39
Win Harold German Submission EF 1 - Extreme Fighting 1 11/18/1995 1 0:40

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