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John-Olav Einemo
Mixed martial artist

John-Olav Einemo

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Jon Olav Einemo
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Age
49 years
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Biography

John-Olav Einemo (born 10 December 1975) is a retired Norwegian mixed martial artist. He is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, with the highlight of his career being the win in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 2003 (88–98 kg weight class). He is the only man to defeat multiple-time BJJ champion Roger Gracie in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship tournament. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Einemo made his professional MMA debut in the year 2000. He fought for a number of promotions in Finland and the Netherlands, quickly amassing an undefeated record of 4-0. He made his Japanese debut in 2003 for the Shooto promotion in 2003.

Einemo did not compete from 2003-2006 due to complications of contracting a flesh-eating bacterial infection on his left foot following surgery. He completely recovered and returned to fighting in early 2006. He experienced his first professional loss in PRIDE Fighting Championships where he lost to Fabrício Werdum by unanimous decision at Pride 31.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On March 7, 2011, Einemo signed with the UFC to join their Heavyweight Division.

Einemo was scheduled to make his UFC debut against Shane Carwin on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131. However, once Brock Lesnar pulled out of his fight against Junior dos Santos after again suffering with diverticulitis, Carwin stepped in to take Lesnar's place in the main event. Einemo instead fought fellow UFC newcomer Dave Herman. Einemo lost via TKO (punches) at 3:19 of round 2. This fight earned him Fight of the Night honors.

On August 3, 2011, Golden Glory announced that Einemo had been released from his contract by the UFC. The UFC later reversed the decision, reinstating Einemo and he is now back with the UFC.

In his second UFC fight, Einemo faced Mike Russow on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. He was subsequently released from the promotion.

Retirement

Einemo announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on April 3, 2012. He said he would continue to stay involved in the sport as a coach and help the sport grow in his native Norway.

Championships and accomplishments

ADCC career

2007 Superfight – Lost against Roger Gracie
2005 88–98 kg weight class – Quarter Finals – Won against Vitor Vianna
2003 88–98 kg weight class – Final – Won against Alexandre Ferreira
2003 88–98 kg weight class – Won against Roger Gracie
2001 88–98 kg weight class – Quarter Finals – Won against Rolles Gracie
2001 Under 99 kg weight classs - Semi-Finals - Lost against Ricardo Arona

MMA career

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Dave Herman

Mixed martial arts record

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss6–3Mike RussowDecision (unanimous)UFC on Fox: Evans vs. DavisJanuary 28, 201235:00Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss6–2Dave HermanTKO (knee & punches)UFC 131June 11, 201123:19Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFight of the Night.
Win6–1James ThompsonSubmission (armbar)2H2H: Pride & HonorNovember 12, 200614:18Rotterdam, Netherlands
Loss5–1Fabrício WerdumDecision (unanimous)Pride 31 - DreamersFebruary 26, 200635:00Saitama, Japan
Win5–0Mindaugas KulikauskasSubmission (armbar)Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2003November 3, 200310:47Tokyo, Japan
Win4–0Evert FyeetSubmission (punches)Shooto FinlandFebruary 22, 200311:54Turku, Finland
Win3–0Olaf in 't VeldSubmission (punches)Shooto HollandNovember 4, 200111:07Deventer, Netherlands
Win2–0Erkka ShalstromTKO (punches)Finnfight 4December 2, 200012:22Turku, Finland
Win1–0Jan JarvensivuSubmission (armbar)Focus Fight Night 4October 6, 200014:20Hameenlinna, Finland

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