[4] Rustam Orujov, was born October 4, 1991, in Russia, in the city of Ust-Ilimsk Irkutsk Region, to an Azerbaijani father and a Russian mother.

After moving to Baku, he began training in the famous "Attila" martial arts sports club.

The first success at senior level came after Rustam Orujov began to contest at 73 kg weight category.

In 2013, when Rustam Orujov returned from the Azerbaijani mandatory military service, he performed at the Grand Prix of Samsun, in which he was defeated due to lack of appropriate training.

[5] Representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won a silver medal in judo in the weight category up to 73 kg.