Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (Russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Такта́ров; born 26 August 1967) is a Russian actor and a retired mixed martial artist of Mari origin.[2] He is a practitioner of sambo and judo and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships. He was the UFC 6 tournament winner and holds notable wins over Marco Ruas, Tank Abbott, Mark Kerr, and Anthony Macias.