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Alexander Emelianenko vs Bob Sapp

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Alexander Emelianenko and Bob Sapp met once (2013). Alexander Emelianenko won in 2013 by ko.

SOURCE·Alexander Emelianenko and Bob Sapp — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Alexander EmelianenkoBob Sapp
—Reach82″ (208.3 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Height77″ (195.6 cm)
—Reach advantage+6.49%
29–9Record12–19
90%Finish rate92%
6Longest unbeaten run5
43Recorded bouts64
—Stance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentAlexander EmelianenkoBob Sapp
James Thompson W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Alexander Emelianenko

200020102020win v Angelo Araujo, 2003, kowin v Assuério Silva, 2003, decisionwin v James Thompson, 2004, kowin v Carlos Barreto, 2004, decisionloss v Mirko Filipović, 2004, kowin v Matt Foki, 2004, submissionwin v Pawel Nastula, 2005, submissionwin v Rene Rooze, 2005, kowin v Ricardo Morais, 2005, koloss v Fabrício Werdum, 2006, submissionwin v Sergei Kharitonov, 2006, koloss v Josh Barnett, 2006, submissionwin v Dan Bobish, 2007, submissionwin v Jessie Gibbs, 2007, submissionwin v Eric Pele, 2007, kowin v Lee Sang-soo, 2008, kowin v Silvao Santos, 2008, kowin v Ibragim Magomedov, 2009, kodraw v Khizir Pliev, 2009, drawloss v Peter Graham, 2010, kowin v Miodrag Petkovic, 2010, kowin v Eddy Bengtsson, 2010, kowin v Tolegen Akylbekov, 2011, submissionloss v Magomed Malikov, 2011, koloss v Jeff Monson, 2012, submissionwin v Konstantin Gluhov, 2012, decisionwin v Ibragim Magomedov, 2012, kowin v Tadas Rimkevicius, 2012, kowin v Jose Rodrigo Guelke, 2013, kowin v Bob Sapp, 2013, koloss v Dmitriy Sosnovskiy, 2014, kowin v Virgil Zwicker, 2017, kowin v Gerônimo dos Santos, 2017, kodraw v Tony Johnson, 2018, drawwin v Viktor Pešta, 2018, kowin v Gabriel Gonzaga, 2018, kowin v Szymon Bajor, 2018, kowin v Mikhail Koklyaev, 2019loss v Magomed Ismailov, 2020, koloss v Márcio Santos, 2021, submissionwin v Jeff Monson, 2022, decisionloss v Viacheslav Datsik, 2022win v Alexey Goncharov, 2024, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2003–2024
2010 2020 win vs Angelo Araujo (2003)win vs Assuério Silva (2003)win vs James Thompson (2004)win vs Carlos Barreto (2004)loss vs Mirko Filipović (2004)win vs Matt Foki (2004)win vs Pawel Nastula (2005)win vs Rene Rooze (2005)win vs Ricardo Morais (2005)loss vs Fabrício Werdum (2006)win vs Sergei Kharitonov (2006)loss vs Josh Barnett (2006)win vs Dan Bobish (2007)win vs Jessie Gibbs (2007)win vs Eric Pele (2007)win vs Lee Sang-soo (2008)win vs Silvao Santos (2008)win vs Ibragim Magomedov (2009)draw vs Khizir Pliev (2009)loss vs Peter Graham (2010)win vs Miodrag Petkovic (2010)win vs Eddy Bengtsson (2010)win vs Tolegen Akylbekov (2011)loss vs Magomed Malikov (2011)loss vs Jeff Monson (2012)win vs Konstantin Gluhov (2012)win vs Ibragim Magomedov (2012)win vs Tadas Rimkevicius (2012)win vs Jose Rodrigo Guelke (2013)win vs Bob Sapp (2013)loss vs Dmitriy Sosnovskiy (2014)win vs Virgil Zwicker (2017)win vs Gerônimo dos Santos (2017)draw vs Tony Johnson (2018)win vs Viktor Pešta (2018)win vs Gabriel Gonzaga (2018)win vs Szymon Bajor (2018)win vs Mikhail Koklyaev (2019)loss vs Magomed Ismailov (2020)loss vs Márcio Santos (2021)win vs Jeff Monson (2022)loss vs Viacheslav Datsik (2022)win vs Alexey Goncharov (2024)
winlossdraw / NC2003–2024

Bob Sapp

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Yoshihiro Takayama, 2002, submissionloss v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2002, submissionwin v Kiyoshi Tamura, 2002, kowin v Yoshihisa Yamamoto, 2002, kowin v Ernesto Hoost, 2002, kowin v Cyril Abidi, 2002, koloss v Tsuyoshi Nakasako, 2002, dqwin v Stefan Gamlin, 2003, submissionloss v Remy Bonjasky, 2003, dqwin v Kimo Leopoldo, 2003, koloss v Mirko Cro Cop, 2003, koloss v Kazuyuki Fujita, 2004, submissionwin v Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar, 2004, kodraw v Jérôme Le Banner, 2004, decisionloss v Ray Sefo, 2004, kowin v Tommy Glanville, 2004, kowin v Seth Petruzelli, 2004, kowin v Kim Jong-wang, 2005, kowin v Alan Karaev, 2005, kowin v Kim Min-soo, 2005, koloss v Choi Hong-man, 2005, decisionwin v Tatsufumi Tomihira, 2005, decisionwin v Hiraku Hori, 2005, kowin v Yoshihiro Nakao, 2005, decisionwin v Bobby Ologun, 2007, koloss v Peter Aerts, 2007, kowin v Akihito Tanaka, 2008, koloss v Jan Nortje, 2008, koloss v Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, 2009, koloss v Bobby Lashley, 2009, submissionloss v Ikuhisa Minowa, 2009, submissionloss v Patrice Quarteron, 2009, koloss v Alain Ngalani, 2009, decisionwin v Sascha Weinpolter, 2010, submissionloss v Jörgen Kruth, 2010, koloss v Alexander Otsuka, 2011, dqloss v Maro Perak, 2011, koloss v Attila Uçar, 2011, submissionloss v Stav Economou, 2011, koloss v Alexandru Lungu, 2011, koloss v Florian Pavic, 2011, decisionloss v Tivadar Kunkli, 2011, koloss v Masayoshi Kakutani, 2011, koloss v Dusan Panajotovic, 2012, submissionloss v Kim Jong-dae, 2012, koloss v Tolegen Akylbekov, 2012, submissionloss v Soa Palelei, 2012, koloss v Mariusz Pudzianowski, 2012, koloss v James Thompson, 2012, koloss v Rolles Gracie Jr., 2012, submissionloss v Rok Štrucl, 2012, kowin v Tofan Pirani, 2012, koloss v Edson França, 2013, submissionloss v Alexander Emelianenko, 2013, koloss v Yōsuke Nishijima, 2013, koloss v Taishan, 2013, kowin v Akebono, 2015, decisionloss v Aorigele, 2016, koloss v Grégory Tony, 2017, kowin v Ōsunaarashi Kintarō, 2018, decisionloss v Selcuk Ustabasi, 2018, kowin v Jon Nutt and Woody, 2023, koloss v Musashi, no date on recordwin v Akebono, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2002–2023 · 2 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs Yoshihiro Takayama (2002)loss vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2002)win vs Kiyoshi Tamura (2002)win vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto (2002)win vs Ernesto Hoost (2002)win vs Cyril Abidi (2002)loss vs Tsuyoshi Nakasako (2002)win vs Stefan Gamlin (2003)loss vs Remy Bonjasky (2003)win vs Kimo Leopoldo (2003)loss vs Mirko Cro Cop (2003)loss vs Kazuyuki Fujita (2004)win vs Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar (2004)draw vs Jérôme Le Banner (2004)loss vs Ray Sefo (2004)win vs Tommy Glanville (2004)win vs Seth Petruzelli (2004)win vs Kim Jong-wang (2005)win vs Alan Karaev (2005)win vs Kim Min-soo (2005)loss vs Choi Hong-man (2005)win vs Tatsufumi Tomihira (2005)win vs Hiraku Hori (2005)win vs Yoshihiro Nakao (2005)win vs Bobby Ologun (2007)loss vs Peter Aerts (2007)win vs Akihito Tanaka (2008)loss vs Jan Nortje (2008)loss vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (2009)loss vs Bobby Lashley (2009)loss vs Ikuhisa Minowa (2009)loss vs Patrice Quarteron (2009)loss vs Alain Ngalani (2009)win vs Sascha Weinpolter (2010)loss vs Jörgen Kruth (2010)loss vs Alexander Otsuka (2011)loss vs Maro Perak (2011)loss vs Attila Uçar (2011)loss vs Stav Economou (2011)loss vs Alexandru Lungu (2011)loss vs Florian Pavic (2011)loss vs Tivadar Kunkli (2011)loss vs Masayoshi Kakutani (2011)loss vs Dusan Panajotovic (2012)loss vs Kim Jong-dae (2012)loss vs Tolegen Akylbekov (2012)loss vs Soa Palelei (2012)loss vs Mariusz Pudzianowski (2012)loss vs James Thompson (2012)loss vs Rolles Gracie Jr. (2012)loss vs Rok Štrucl (2012)win vs Tofan Pirani (2012)loss vs Edson França (2013)loss vs Alexander Emelianenko (2013)loss vs Yōsuke Nishijima (2013)loss vs Taishan (2013)win vs Akebono (2015)loss vs Aorigele (2016)loss vs Grégory Tony (2017)win vs Ōsunaarashi Kintarō (2018)loss vs Selcuk Ustabasi (2018)win vs Jon Nutt and Woody (2023)
winlossdraw / NC2002–2023

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