Vitaly Minakov

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Age 39
Gender Male
Height 6' 3"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Vitaly Minakov is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 21-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 6 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 28.5
Avg. Fights/Year 2.0
Longest Layoff 2 years, 1 month, 29 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 week, 1 day

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 13 6 2
Losses 1 0 1
Finish Rate 90.5%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 9.5%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 61.9%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 28.6%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 09
Fastest KO 09
Fastest SUB 27
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:27
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 14:04
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 10/23/2021 L
(21-1-0)
Said Sowma
(10-5-0)
HW
( 265.0 vs. 243.0 )
TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 269
3 03:08
OFF 08/24/2019 W
(20-1-0)
Timothy Johnson
(18-10-0)
HW
( 262.0 vs. 265.0 )
KO (Strike)
Bellator MMA 225
1 01:45
OFF 02/16/2019 L
(20-0-0)
Cheick Kongo
(31-12-2)
HW
( 240.5 vs. 236.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 216
3 05:00
NRB 12/16/2017 W
(19-0-0)
Tony Johnson Jr.
(17-9-0)
KO
Fight Nights Global 82
2 00:38
NRB 06/02/2017 W
(18-0-0)
Antonio Silva
(19-15-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Fight Nights Global 68
2 01:37
NRB 02/23/2017 W
(17-0-0)
DJ Linderman
(21-19-0)
KO (Strike)
Fight Nights Global 59
3 03:09
NRB 06/17/2016 W
(16-0-0)
Peter Graham
(11-10-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Nights Global 50
1 05:00
NRB 12/11/2015 W
(15-0-0)
Josh Copeland
(18-7-1)
Submission (Kimura)
Battle of Moscow 20
2 02:50
NRB 09/25/2015 W
(14-0-0)
Geronimo Mondragon
(44-25-1)
Submission
Fight Nights Dagestan 09/25/15
1 03:14
NRB 07/31/2015 W
(13-0-0)
Adam Maciejewski
(13-6-0)
HW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Fight Nights: Sochi
1 00:21
OFF 04/04/2014 W
(12-0-0)
Cheick Kongo
(31-12-2)
HW
( 253.4 vs. 232.8 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 115: Minakov vs. Kongo
5 05:00
OFF 11/15/2013 W
(11-0-0)
Alexander Volkov
(38-11-0)
HW
( 249.0 vs. 235.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Bellator MMA 108
1 02:57
OFF 07/31/2013 W
(10-0-0)
Ryan Martinez
(10-5-0)
HW
( 239.1 vs. 262.7 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Bellator 07/31/13
3 04:02
OFF 06/19/2013 W
(9-0-0)
Ron Sparks
(5-3-0)
HW
( 246.0 vs. 264.6 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 96
1 00:32
OFF 11/02/2012 W
(8-0-0)
Vladimir Starcencov
(2-1-0)
HW
( 245.8 vs. 260.2 )
TKO/RSC
Bellator Fighting Championships 79
2 00:27
NRB 09/17/2012 W
(7-0-0)
Fabiano Scherner
(10-11-0)
HW KO (Strike)
Battle on Desna
1 03:51
NRB 06/07/2012 W
(6-0-0)
Eddie Sanchez
(0-1-0)
HW KO
Battle of Moscow 7
1 01:27
NRB 04/14/2012 W
(5-0-0)
Karol Celinski
(17-9-1)
TKO/RSC (Corner Stoppage)
Foward Challenge 04/14/12
1 00:55
NRB 04/21/2011 W
(4-0-0)
Juan Espino
(7-3-0)
HW TKO/RSC
League S - 70 - Sambo 70 vs. Spain
1 00:09
NRB 12/10/2010 W
(3-0-0)
Valeri Shcherbakov
(0-5-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Shock and Awe Fuel M-1 Challenge XXII
1 01:07
NRB 07/22/2010 W
(2-0-0)
Vitalii Yalovenko
(6-7-0)
HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
M-1 Global - Selection Eastern Europe 2010
2 05:00
NRB 07/14/2010 W
(1-0-0)
Alexander Zubachov
(0-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
M-1 Global - Sambo -70 / M-1 Global - Sochi Open European Championships
1 00:27
NRB 04/10/2010 W
(0-0-0)
Ruslan Kabdulin
(0-1-0)
HW Submission
M-1 Global - Selection Eastern Europe 2010 Round 2
1 05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class