Longtime UFC veteran Aleksei Oleinik is no longer listed on the promotion’s roster.

It seemed like it would never happen, but we all knew that at some point it would have to. UFC Roster Watch has reported that the seemingly eternal Aleksei Oleinik is no longer listed on the UFC roster, after completing his contract.

The 45-year-old Oleinik has a legendary record of 60-17-1, and has spent the last eight years under the UFC banner. In the world’s premiere MMA league, Aleksei went 9-8 including a 1-1 stint in the 2022 calendar year. “The Boa Constrictor” submitted Jared Vanderaa with a scarf hold at UFC 273 in April of this year, and then just dropped a decision to Ilir Latifi at UFC Vegas 61 at the beginning of this month. Zooming out just a bit, you will see that Oleinik has only won one out of his last five fights.

Oleinik has been the ultimate I.Q. test for the heavyweight division. He lures people into grappling exchanges that have often resulted in him snagging sneaky submissions from unorthodox positions. His neck crank and no-gi Ezekiel chokes have been his go to maneuvers, and although his foes knew it was coming, they couldn’t help but fall into a trap.

Over the years, Aleksei posted up submission wins over guys like Mark Hunt, Mirko Cro Cop, Jeff Monson, and Travis Browne. He even has a victory over fellow grappling guru Fabrício Werdum.

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