Fedor Emelianenko has accumulated 165 points on his smartwatch since purchasing it in March, far outpacing teammate Vadim Nemkov's 72 points. A half-marathon earns only 4 points, highlighting the volume of Emelianenko's running activity. Emelianenko previously stated that raccoons are his favorite animal because they are fun.
Fedor Emelianenko, the legendary Russian heavyweight known as The Last Emperor, is turning heads in his training camp — not for his striking or grappling, but for his running output.
The 49-year-old, who carries a 36-5-0 professional record and trains under FedorTeam, has accumulated 165 points on his smartwatch since purchasing the device in March. To put that number in perspective, a half-marathon earns just 4 points on the tracker, meaning Emelianenko has logged an extraordinary volume of running activity over the past several months. Teammate and fellow Russian Vadim Nemkov sits at 72 points on his own device — a figure that looks modest by comparison.
Nemkov, 32, holds a 19-2-0 record and stands six feet tall with a 76-inch reach. Both fighters share a homeland and, apparently, a competitive streak that extends well beyond the cage.
Emelianenko, also six feet tall with a 74-inch reach, built his legendary reputation on a smothering combination of striking precision and relentless grappling pressure. He lands 3.18 significant strikes per minute at 51 percent accuracy, and averages two takedowns and nearly two submission attempts per 15 minutes — numbers that defined an era of heavyweight dominance.
Why it matters
- At 49, Emelianenko's sustained cardiovascular work signals a serious commitment to conditioning later in his career.
- The friendly internal competition with Nemkov suggests FedorTeam is pushing training intensity across the board.
- Emelianenko has previously noted that raccoons are his favorite animal, describing them as fun — a detail that rounds out a picture of a fighter with a personality as distinctive as his legacy.
