Mikhail Ilyukhin was born on November 21,1966 and is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competed in the light heavyweight division.
17 Facts About Mikhail Ilyukhin
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Mikhail Ilyukhin competed in both Fighting Network Rings, and Pride Fighting Championships, and was a prominent member of Russia Top Team, where he trained with the likes of Volk Han, Fedor Emelianenko, and Sergei Kharitonov.
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At Pride 26, Ilyukhin lost by stoppage to Quinton Jackson.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin would become a part of the Rings Russia team, along with Volk Han, Andrei Kopylov and Nikolai Zouev.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin won the event tournament by submitting six opponents on a row, five of them by Achilles hold and in roughly one minute each.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin faced another against another Carlson Gracie trainee, the debutant Carlos Barreto, still heavier yet more similar to him in weight.
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The bout ended in the second round with Mikhail Ilyukhin submitted again by rear naked choke.
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Months after, Mikhail Ilyukhin participated in Shoot Boxing's MMA S-Cup event and was pitted against capoeira fighter Mestre Hulk, who was known for his tournament victory against Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Amaury Bitetti.
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Back in Rings, Mikhail Ilyukhin had a vale tudo rules match in 1996 against Adilson Lima, a Carlos Gracie, Jr.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin returned to MMA format in 1999 facing Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture.
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In 1999, Mikhail Ilyukhin was selected to compete in Rings' first MMA tournament, King of Kings 1999.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin defeated his two first opponents, Tito Ortiz's teammate Justin McCully and HOOKnSHOOT tournament winner Brad Kohler, and then faced luta livre fighter Renato Sobral at the block's finals.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin took part in the next edition of the tournament in 2000, facing Tsuyoshi Kohsaka in the first round.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin took part in a special match against Quinton Jackson in Pride Fighting Championships in 2003.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin was heavily challenged for the bout, finding himself outweighed by an excess of 60 lb and being 12 years older than Jackson, but he chose to fight nonetheless.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin was knocked down and gained a yellow card for crawling under the ropes, and received further hits in his next attempt to go to the ground.
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Mikhail Ilyukhin was awarded the title of Honored Coach of the Russian Federation in 2014 and at the same year he founded "Sport club of Mikhail Ilyukhin" in Tula.