Vitaly Minakov
Mixed martial arts record

Vitaly Minakov

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
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Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

Loss	21–1	Cheick Kongo	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 216	February 16, 2019	3	5:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	Bellator Heavyweight title eliminator.

Win	21–0	Tony Johnson	TKO (punches)	Fight Nights Global 82: Minakov vs. Johnson	December 16, 2017	2	0:38	Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Win	20–0	Antônio Silva	KO (punches)	Fight Nights Global 68: Pavlovich vs. Mokhnatkin	June 2, 2017	2	1:37	St. Petersburg, Leningrad oblast, Russia

Win	19–0	DJ Linderman	KO (punches)	Fight Nights Global 59: Minakov vs. Linderman	February 23, 2017	3	3:09	Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Win	18–0	Peter Graham	Submission (armbar)	Fight Nights Global 50: Fedor vs. Maldonado	June 17, 2016	1	1:01	St. Petersburg, Leningrad oblast, Russia

Win	17–0	Josh Copeland	Submission (kimura)	Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 20	December 11, 2015	2	2:50	Moscow, Moscow oblast, Russia

Win	16–0	Geronimo dos Santos	Submission (armbar)	Fight Nights Global: Dagestan	September 25, 2015	1	3:14	Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia	Open Weight bout.

Win	15–0	Adam Maciejewski	TKO (punches)	Fight Nights Global: Sochi	July 31, 2015	1	0:20	Sochi, Krasnodar krai, Russia

Win	14–0	Cheick Kongo	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 115	April 4, 2014	5	5:00	Reno, Nevada, United States	Defended the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship. Later vacated title when he left the promotion.

Win	13–0	Alexander Volkov	TKO (punches)	Bellator 108	November 15, 2013	1	2:57	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Won the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.

Win	12–0	Ryan Martinez	TKO (punches)	Bellator 97	July 31, 2013	3	4:02	Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States

Win	11–0	Ron Sparks	KO (punches)	Bellator 96	June 19, 2013	1	0:32	Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States

Win	10–0	Vladimir Starcencov	TKO (punches)	Bellator 79	November 2, 2012	2	0:27	Rama, Ontario, Canada

Win	9–0	Fabiano Scherner	TKO (punches)	Fight Nights: Battle of Desne	September 17, 2012	1	3:51	Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast, Russia

Win	8–0	Eddie Sanchez	KO (punch)	Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 7	June 7, 2012	1	1:59	Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Win	7–0	Karol Celinski	TKO (corner stoppage)	Faxe Forward Challenge 2: Russia vs. Latvia	April 14, 2012	1	0:55	Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia

Win	6–0	Ivan Frolov	Submission (guillotine choke)	AntMMA: Ultimate Fighting of Bryansk	June 29, 2011	1	0:45	Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast, Russia

Win	5–0	Juan Espino	TKO (punches)	League S-70: Sambo 70 vs. Spain	April 21, 2011	1	0:09	Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Win	4–0	Valery Scherbakov	Submission (armbar)	M-1 Challenge 22: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky	December 10, 2010	1	1:05	Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Win	3–0	Vitalii Yalovenko	Decision (unanimous)	M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals	July 22, 2010	3	5:00	Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Win	2–0	Alexander Zubachov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Sambo-70/M-1 Global: Sochi Open European Championships	July 14, 2010	1	0:27	Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Win	1–0	Ruslan Kabdulin	Submission (armbar)	M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 2	April 10, 2010	1	4:19	Kiev, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine

Sentence(s)

Minakov faced Cheick Kongo in a match at Bellator 216 on February 16, 2019.

final_sentence: Minakov faced Cheick Kongo in a match at Bellator 216 on February 16, 2019.