David Rostomovich Khakhaleishvili (; 28 February 1971 – 11 January 2021) was a heavyweight Georgian judoka, mixed martial artist and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Kutaisi.
Career Khakhaleishvili was expected to defend his heavyweight Olympic title at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. in a highly anticipated match against the reigning world champion, David Douillet, but Khakhaleishvili and his coach went to the wrong location for weigh-ins and Khakhaleishvili was disqualified from the competition for failing to make weight.Rhoden, William C. "Defending Judo Champ in Wrong Place at Wrong Time" (21 July 1996). The New York Times. Retrieved on 19 April 2011
Mixed martial-arts record
|Loss |align=center|1–2 |Yoshihiro Nakao |TKO (submission to punches) |K-1: Premium 2003 Dynamite!! | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:13 |Nagoya, Japan
|Loss |align=center|1–1 |Yoshihisa Yamamoto | |RINGS: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round
|Japan |Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round. |- | Win | align=center|1–0 | Herman Renting | | RINGS: Budokan Hall 1995
| Tokyo, Japan
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