Okay so last week I really wanted to look up Myktybek Orolbai’s fight stats because I heard he had this wild comeback at the last event. Problem is, whenever I googled it, I kept hitting these sketchy fan sites with old info or wrong numbers. Super annoying when you need legit records right?
The messy start
I started just typing his name into the big search engines. Big mistake. First page showed me:
- Some forum threads from 3 years ago
- A betting site with pre-fight odds
- Wikipedia page that hadn’t been updated since his debut
Clicked around for like 20 minutes feeling totally stuck. Kept seeing “Tapology” and “Sherdog” everywhere but those aren’t official. Felt like running in circles.
Switching tactics
Then I remembered: athletic commissions have to keep official records. Duh! Searched specifically for “state athletic commission fighter records” plus his name. Hit pay dirt:
- Nevada Athletic Commission had his last 3 bout licenses
- California commission showed his medical suspensions
- Florida’s site even had judge scorecards from his split decision win
Had to dig through their terrible search functions though. Tip: use their “license lookup” tools instead of regular search bars.
Verifying through promotions
Cross-checked everything with fight orgs he’s been in:
- His current promotion’s site had media credentials page
- Small regional promotions listed past event results
- Found bout agreements with opponent weights
This took forever cause some sites bury records under “news” or “events” tabs. But seeing the actual bout contracts? Gold.
Putting it together
Finally got his complete pro record by matching commission docs with promotion records. Learned hard way that:
- Regional commissions have better archives than big ones
- Promotion sites update faster after events
- Media credentials list height/reach stats nobody else has
Whole process took like 4 hours spread over two days. Now I know – skip Google, go straight to athletic commissions and promotion sites. Saved all the PDFs locally too just in case.
