Aleksei Oleinik Still Has Gas In The Tank

Aleksei Oleinik put together what many would consider a pretty outstanding career during a 53-week stretch running from October 20, 2007 to October 28, 2008, competing a staggering 21 times and amassing a 19-2 record, with all but two of those triumphs coming by way of stoppage.

Think about that for a second.

Reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has been a professional since the tail end of 2012 and has 20 career appearances, while Israel Adesanya’s successful title defense over Marvin Vettori last weekend at UFC 263 was the 22nd fight of his career, which began a little more than a decade ago.

Oleinik’s 12-month run fits neatly between the two, and yet somehow still accounts for less…