Carl Malenko

Carl Ognibene (born January 25, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist who is best known as Carl Malenko who competed in Battlarts, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pride Fighting Championships.

Carl Malenko
Birth name	Carl Ognibene
Born	(1970-01-25) January 25, 1970 (age 55) Tampa, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Carl Greco Carl Malenko Carl Contini Carl Ognibene Masked Superstar
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Billed from	Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Trained by	Boris Malenko[1] Joe Malenko[2]
Debut	1993
Retired	2014
Mixed martial arts career Martial arts career
Nationality	Japanese
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Style	MMA Freestyle wrestling, Shooto

Professional wrestling career

Trained by Boris Malenko, Carl Contini was transformed into a top flight worker like his step-brothers Joe and Dean. Malenko made his professional wrestling debut in 1993 for Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi in Japan using the name Carl Greco. In 1996, he made his debut for BattlARTS. In 1999, he changed his name to Carl Malenko during his time in BattlARTS and formative years, when he became the top gaijin for BattlARTS in its later years, mainly pushed as a tag wrestler.^[1]

Malenko changed his name to Carl Contini in 2003 while working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. His final match for BattlArts took place in 2008.

In 2011, Malenko made his debut for the independent promotion in Florida, Definitive Wrestling International in a battle royale as the Masked Superstar. He retired form wrestling in 2014.

Championships and awards

• AJPW Jr. Champion Carnival (2003)^[3]
  • Battlarts Tag Team League (1999, 2000)^[4][5] - with Katsumi Usuda

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

10 matches	6 wins	4 losses
By knockout	0	0
By submission	5	3
By decision	1	0
Unknown	0	1
Draws	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	6–4	Danny Babcock	Submission (armbar)	Real Fighting Championship 15 - Throwdown	November 1, 2008	2	4:46	Tampa, Florida
Win	6–3	Tony Sousa	Submission (punches)	Real Fighting Championship 11 - Revenge of the Warriors	February 23, 2008	2	1:06	Tampa, Florida
Win	5–3	Mike Van Meer	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Real Fighting Championship 7 - Night of Champions	November 4, 2006	1	2:14	Tampa, Florida
Win	4–3	Joe Kennedy	Submission (punches)	Real Fighting Championship 6 - Battle of the Bay	September 15, 2006	1	2:59	Tampa, Florida
Win	3–3	George Allen	Submission (americana)	Real Fighting Championship 3 - battle of the Bay	November 11, 2005	2	1:19	Tampa, Florida
Win	2–3	Edwin Aguilar	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Absolute Fighting Championships 9	July 31, 2004	1	2:31	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Loss	1–3	Allan Goes	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Pride 8	November 21, 1999	1	9:16	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	1–2	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 7	September 12, 1999	2	10:00	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Win	1–1	Egan Inoue	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 6	July 4, 1999	3	5:00	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss	0–1	Ronald McSwain	N/A	World Fighting Council	May 15, 1997	N/A	N/A	N/A