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ABOUT ORLOV

Beyond medals and titles — the journey that forged ORLOV

Introduction

Yevhenii Orlov is a world combat athlete whose career spans Greco-Roman wrestling, sumo, and mixed martial arts. An Olympian, a Sumo World Vice Champion, and an MMA World Champion, he has built his legacy across disciplines that demand strength, discipline, and resilience. More than titles and records, Orlov represents a philosophy: Rise Above. His journey is one of perseverance against every obstacle, carrying the name ORLOV as both a brand and a battle cry.

“Push Beyond. Rise Above.”
Greco-Roman Wrestling
Sumo
MMA

Born on January 30, 1989, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Yevhenii grew up in a loving and supportive family. His father, Viacheslav, his mother, Natalia, and his uncle Oleksii introduced him to the discipline of sport from an early age. Morning runs, bodyweight exercises, and gymnastics laid the foundation for his future as a combat athlete. At six years old, he stepped into his first gymnastics hall, and by the age of ten, he found the discipline that would define the next decades of his life: Greco-Roman wrestling.

From the very beginning, his family formed the heart of ORLOV TEAM — a team that would later grow to include coaches, partners, sponsors, and close friends. This team remains the backbone of his success, the unshakable core that makes every achievement possible.

Yevhenii’s wrestling career quickly rose from local competitions to the world stage. Years of relentless training carried him to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he represented Ukraine in Greco-Roman wrestling. Along the way, he became a multiple-time national champion, a European medalist, and one of the most formidable heavyweights of his generation.

The Olympic chapter was both a pinnacle and a turning point. Beyond the visible results, the journey was marked by battles not only on the mat but also outside of it. These unseen struggles, just as defining as the medals, shaped his path toward the athlete he is today.

1999:

  • 🥇 Kids Championship of CYSS KSK "Shinnik" (41 kg) 🇺🇦

2000:

  • 🥈 Youths 1988–89 Tournament dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day (58 kg) 🇷🇺

2001:

  • 🥈 Youths 1989–90 Tournament dedicated to Honored Coach of the USSR Mazur A.G. (58 kg) 🇷🇺

2002:

  • 🥇 Moscow Championship among youths 1989–90 (62 kg) 🇷🇺

2003:

  • 🥉 Moscow Championship among youths 1988–89 (75 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 Traditional Moscow Tournament “Our Hopes” among youths 1989–90 (75 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 Moscow Open Championship in memory of A.A. Kolmanovsky among youths 1989–90 (75+ kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 Tournament dedicated to Honored Coach Mazur A.G. among youths 1988–89 (81 kg) 🇷🇺

2004:

  • 🥉 Moscow Championship among youths 1989–90 (81 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 Open Championship of South-Eastern District of Moscow, Victory Day Cup among youths 1988–89 (85 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 City Team Tournament “Victory Cup” among youths 1989–90 (85 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Tournament dedicated to Honored Coach Mazur A.G. among youths 1988–89 (85 kg) 🇷🇺

2005:

  • 🥉 Moscow Championship among youths 1988–89 (85 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥉 XI International Tournament in memory of Olympic Champion Boris Gurevich among youths 1988–89 (85 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Tournament “Our Hopes” among youths 1989–90 (100 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 International Tournament in memory of N.M. Shmakov among youths 1989–90 (100 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 All-Russian Youth Tournament for prizes of Olympic Champion Sh. Khisamutdinov (100 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Traditional Youth Tournament in memory of Savinkin & Malov among youths 1989–90 (100 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 V International Festival of Wrestling among youths 1989–90, team Moscow (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 II All-Russian Festival in memory of Ivan Yarygin among youths 1989–90 (120 kg) 🇷🇺

2006:

  • 🥇 Moscow Championship among youths 1989–90 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Open MGFSO Championship among youths 1989–91 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Senior XIV All-Russian Tournament in memory of Sergey Taraskin (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 Moscow Championship among juniors 1987–89 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 Moscow Championship among juniors 1986–88 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 CSKA Open Tournament in memory of V.I. Rosin among youths 1989–90 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 International Tournament in memory of Professor Nintsiyev among youths 1989–90 (85+ kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 International Tournament in memory of N.M. Shmakov among youths 1989–90 (100+ kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 XII International Tournament in memory of Boris Gurevich among youths 1989–90 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Russian Youth Championship among youths 1989–90 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥉 Senior Moscow Championship (120 kg) 🇷🇺

2007:

  • 🥇 Moscow Championship among juniors 1987–89 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 VII Tournament in memory of Savinkin & Malov among youths 1984–89 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 XIX Moscow Student Games among seniors (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥉 International Tournament in memory of Olympic Champion Balboshin among seniors (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Moscow Championship among juniors 1988–90 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Russian Junior Championship among juniors 1988–90 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Senior XV All-Russian Tournament in memory of Sergey Taraskin (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥉 Senior Central Federal District Championship (120 kg) 🇷🇺

2008:

  • 🥇 Russian Junior Championship among juniors 1988–90 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 International Junior Tournament in memory of Petko Sirakov (120 kg) 🇧🇬
  • 🥇 International Junior Tournament after Levon Julfalakyan (120 kg) 🇦🇲
  • 🥇 Senior Central Federal District Championship (120 kg) 🇷🇺

2009:

  • 🥇 Central Federal District Championship among juniors 1989–91 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Russian Junior Championship among juniors 1989–91 (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥈 AWF Cup International Tournament among juniors 1989–91 (120 kg) 🇦🇿

2010:

  • 🥇 Senior X International Tournament in memory of Savinkin & Malov (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Senior 36th International Tournament in memory of Hero F. Poletayev (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥉 Senior Russian Team Championship (120 kg) 🇷🇺

2011:

  • 🥇 Senior Moscow Region Championship (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Senior Central Federal District Championship (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Junior U22 Dnipropetrovsk Region Championship (120 kg) 🇺🇦
  • 🥇 Ukrainian Championship among youths 1989–93 (120 kg) 🇺🇦

2012:

  • 🥇 Senior Ukrainian National Championship (120 kg) 🇺🇦
  • 🥉 Senior European Wrestling Championship (120 kg) 🇷🇸
  • 🥈 Senior Olympic Qualifying Tournament (120 kg) 🇧🇬
  • London 2012 Summer Olympics (120 kg) – 18th place 🇬🇧

2013:

  • 🥇 Senior Ukrainian National Championship (120 kg) 🇺🇦
  • 🥉 Senior European Cup Moscow Lights, Team Ukraine (120 kg) 🇷🇺
  • 🥇 Senior Golden Grand Prix (120 kg) 🇭🇺
  • 🥈 Senior European Wrestling Championship (120 kg) 🇬🇪

2014:

  • 🥈 Senior Ukrainian Cup (130 kg) 🇺🇦

2015:

  • 🥉 Senior Ukrainian National Championship (130 kg) 🇺🇦

2017:

  • 🥉 Senior Romanian National Championship (130 kg) 🇷🇴

After reaching the Olympic level, Orlov continued to explore new horizons in combat sports. In sumo, he quickly made his mark, becoming the Ukrainian national champion, a European medalist, and the Vice World Champion in 2014. Competing across disciplines tested his adaptability and reinforced his identity as a complete combat athlete.

But this chapter was only a bridge to the next arena — mixed martial arts. The move into MMA was not just a change of sport; it was an evolution of purpose.

2014:

  • 🥇 Senior Ukrainian Sumo Championship (115+ kg) 🇺🇦
  • 🥈 Senior Ukrainian Sumo Championship (Openweight) 🇺🇦
  • 🥇 Senior Ukrainian Sumo Championship (Team event) 🇺🇦
  • 🥉 Senior European Continental Sumo Championship (115+ kg, Warsaw) 🇵🇱
  • 🥉 Senior European Continental Sumo Championship (Openweight, Warsaw) 🇵🇱
  • 🥈 Senior European Continental Sumo Championship (Team event, Warsaw) 🇵🇱
  • 🥈 Senior 19th Sumo World Championships (115+ kg, Kaohsiung) 🇹🇼
  • 🥉 Senior 19th Sumo World Championships (Team event, Kaohsiung) 🇹🇼

2015:

  • 🥇 Senior European Sumo Championship (Team event, Šiauliai) 🇱🇹

2017:

  • 🥈 Senior 17th US Sumo Open (115+ kg, Los Angeles) 🇺🇸
  • 🥉 Senior 17th US Sumo Open (Openweight, Los Angeles) 🇺🇸

Orlov made his professional MMA debut in 2018 with a first-round submission victory. From that moment forward, he established himself as a dangerous heavyweight presence, competing across Europe in major promotions.

In 2019, he relocated to Prague, Czech Republic, where he began training and competing under Renegade Prague Gym — a move that marked the next evolution in his career. Surrounded by a dedicated team of coaches and training partners, Yevhenii refined his striking, wrestling integration, and all-around MMA performance, setting the foundation for his dominant run in the years to come.

In 2023, he captured the IAF World Heavyweight Championship and rose to the #1 ranking among Czech MMA heavyweights. That same year, he defended his standing in a high-profile cross-promotion event, proving once again his resilience even while fighting through injury. Every battle carried the spirit of ORLOV TEAM into the cage — family, coaches, training partners, sponsors, and supporters united behind a single name.

In 2024, Yevhenii moved to the United States to sharpen his craft at the legendary Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, training alongside some of the greatest fighters in the world. His sights remain set on the highest stages of the sport, fueled by the same ambition that has carried him from wrestling mats to MMA cages worldwide.

2018:

  • ✅ Fight Nights Global 84 – vs. Dritan Barjamaj, Heavyweight, Bratislava 🇸🇰

2019:

  • ❌ Oktagon Prime 1 – vs. Martin Buday, Heavyweight, Košice 🇸🇰
  • ✅ I Am Fighter 1 – vs. Radovan Gonšenica, Heavyweight, Prague 🇨🇿

2021:

  • ✅ Night of Warriors 18 – vs. Alexandru Gorczyca, Openweight, Liberec 🇨🇿

2022:

  • ✅ I Am Fighter 4 – vs. Soslan Gasiev, Heavyweight, Prague 🇨🇿
  • ✅ I Am Fighter 5 – vs. David Závoda, Heavyweight, Pilsen 🇨🇿
  • ✅ Real Fight Arena 4 – vs. Zsolt Balla, Heavyweight, Košice 🇸🇰
  • ✅ I Am Fighter 6 – vs. Martin Dědek, Heavyweight, Prague 🇨🇿

2023:

  • ✅ I Am Fighter 7 – vs. Buğrahan Alparslan, Heavyweight, Říčany 🇨🇿
  • ✅ RFA x IAF Special Title Night – vs. Arya Hosseini, Heavyweight, Prague 🇨🇿

Behind every fight stands a team. For Yevhenii, ORLOV TEAM is more than a concept — it is his foundation. At its heart is his family: parents, sister, and close relatives who have been with him since the first steps of his journey. Surrounding them are his coaches, sponsors, training partners, and friends who embody the same loyalty and determination.

Together, they are not just supporters but the very backbone of every victory. Without them, no medal, belt, or achievement would have been possible. ORLOV TEAM is the unbreakable circle that transforms individual strength into unstoppable force.

More than an athlete, Yevhenii Orlov stands as a symbol of endurance and determination. His personal motto — Push Beyond. Rise Above. — reflects a mindset forged through years of discipline, sacrifice, and the pursuit of greatness.

He embodies the spirit of being unbroken, unshaken, and relentlessly moving forward, no matter the obstacle. Every challenge has been fuel; every setback has been a lesson. Through sport, he continues to demonstrate that true victory is not only about winning titles but about standing tall when the odds are stacked against you.

The story of Yevhenii Orlov is far more than a list of medals and fights. Behind every visible milestone lies a journey marked by trials, triumphs, and transformations that cannot be captured in records alone.

What the world sees is only part of the whole. The deeper story — the struggles, the sacrifices, and the defining moments — remains to be told in full, in time. Until then, Orlov continues to live his philosophy in every arena: to Rise Above.