Vitaly Minakov

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 11 years, 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

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
10/23/2021 L
(21-1-0)
Said Sowma
(7-2-0)
HW
(265.0 vs. 243.0)
TKO/RSC
Bellator MMA 269
3 03:08
08/24/2019 W
(20-1-0)
Timothy Johnson
(12-5-0)
HW
(262.0 vs. 265.0)
KO (Strike)
Bellator MMA 225
1 01:45
02/16/2019 L
(20-0-0)
Cheick Kongo
(29-10-2)
HW
(240.5 vs. 236.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 216
3 05:00
NSF 12/16/2017 W
(19-0-0)
Tony Johnson Jr.
(10-3-0)
KO
Fight Nights Global 82
2 00:38
NSF 06/02/2017 W
(18-0-0)
Antonio Silva
(19-11-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Fight Nights Global 68
2 01:37
NSF 02/23/2017 W
(17-0-0)
DJ Linderman
(19-11-0)
KO (Strike)
Fight Nights Global 59
3 03:09
NSF 06/17/2016 W
(16-0-0)
Peter Graham
(11-9-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Nights Global 50
1 05:00
NSF 12/11/2015 W
(15-0-0)
Josh Copeland
(11-2-0)
Submission (Kimura)
Battle of Moscow 20
2 02:50
NSF 09/25/2015 W
(14-0-0)
Geronimo Mondragon
(35-14-0)
Submission
Fight Nights Dagestan 09/25/15
1 03:14
NSF 07/31/2015 W
(13-0-0)
Adam Maciejewski
(13-5-0)
HW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Fight Nights: Sochi
1 00:21
04/04/2014 W
(12-0-0)
Cheick Kongo
(20-8-2)
HW
(253.4 vs. 232.8)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 115: Minakov vs. Kongo
5 05:00
11/15/2013 W
(11-0-0)
Alexander Volkov
(19-3-0)
HW
(249.0 vs. 235.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Bellator MMA 108
1 02:57
07/31/2013 W
(10-0-0)
Ryan Martinez
(10-2-0)
HW
(239.1 vs. 262.7)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Bellator 07/31/13
3 04:02
06/19/2013 W
(9-0-0)
Ron Sparks
(5-1-0)
HW
(246.0 vs. 264.6)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 96
1 00:32
11/02/2012 W
(8-0-0)
Vladimir Starcencov
(2-0-0)
HW
(245.8 vs. 260.2)
TKO/RSC
Bellator Fighting Championships 79
2 00:27
NSF 09/17/2012 W
(7-0-0)
Fabiano Scherner
(9-9-0)
HW KO (Strike)
Battle on Desna
1 03:51
NSF 06/07/2012 W
(6-0-0)
Eddie Sanchez
(0-0-0)
HW KO
Battle of Moscow 7
1 01:27
NSF 04/14/2012 W
(5-0-0)
Karol Celinski
(8-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Corner Stoppage)
Foward Challenge 04/14/12
1 00:55
NSF 04/21/2011 W
(4-0-0)
Juan Espino
(2-1-0)
HW TKO/RSC
League S - 70 - Sambo 70 vs. Spain
1 00:09
NSF 12/10/2010 W
(3-0-0)
Valeri Shcherbakov
(0-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Shock and Awe Fuel M-1 Challenge XXII
1 01:07
NSF 07/22/2010 W
(2-0-0)
Vitalii Yalovenko
(1-2-0)
HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
M-1 Global - Selection Eastern Europe 2010
2 05:00
NSF 07/14/2010 W
(1-0-0)
Alexander Zubachov
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
M-1 Global - Sambo -70 / M-1 Global - Sochi Open European Championships
1 00:27
NSF 04/10/2010 W
(0-0-0)
Ruslan Kabdulin
(0-0-0)
HW Submission
M-1 Global - Selection Eastern Europe 2010 Round 2
1 05:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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