# Michail Tsarev

Michail Yuryevich Tsarev (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Царев; born June 22, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist fighter in the welterweight division for the Bellator Fighting Championships.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Tsarev made his professional debut in October 2005. Tsarev trains with Andrey Koreshkov, Alexander Sarnavskiy, Bellator veteran Alexander Shlemenko and with Sambo World Champion Vener Galiev.
His biggest victory to date was against American MMA fighter Kyacey Uscola via submission (triangle choke) in first round.

### Bellator Fighting Championships

In August 2012, it was announced that Tsarev would make his U.S. debut for Bellator Fighting Championships.
Tsarev faced Tim Welch on September 28, 2012 at Bellator 74. This was the opening round of the season seven Welterweight tournament. He won via submission in the second round. He faced Lyman Good in the semifinals on October 26, 2012 at Bellator 78. He lost via controversial TKO in the second round as Tsarev said he had been poked in the right eye, but referee Greg Franklin did not acknowledge it.
Tsarev faced Douglas Lima in welterweight tournament on January 24, 2013 at Bellator 86 on Spike TV. He lost the fight via TKO due to brutal leg kicks in the second round.

### Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Michail Tsarev is expected to face KSW welterweight champion Borys Mańkowski on February 21, 2015 at KSW 30. However, Tsarev pulled out of the fight in late-February citing an injury and was replaced by Norway's Mohsen Bahari.

### League S-70

Tsarev faced to Jesse Taylor on August 29, 2015 at League S-70: Russia vs. World. He lost the fight via submission (guillotine choke) in the first round.

### Absolute Championship Berkut

Tsarev faced Albert Duraev for the ACB Welterweight belt on May 6, 2016, but he lost the fight via KO (punches) at the ACB 45: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili in the first round.
Tsarev faced Shamil Abdulkhalikov on October 22, 2016 at ACB 48. He won the fight via submission in the first round.

## Championships and accomplishments
### Pankration

* Russian Pankration Federation
** Pankration Russian National Champion

### Hand-to-hand combat

* Russian Union of Martial Arts
** Hand-to-hand fight Russian National Champion

## Personal life

Tsarev has wife Inna.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 42 matches | 33 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 6 |
| By submission | 22 | 3 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 33–9 | Vladimir Vasilyev | TKO (punches) | Open Fighting Championship 21 | July 10, 2022 | 2 | 3:50 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 33–8 | Vladimir Ivashkin | Submission (kimura) | Open Fighting Championship 17 | February 5, 2022 | 2 | 2:58 | Barnaul, Russia | |
| Loss | 32–8 | Sergei Martynov | TKO (punches) | RCC: Intro 9 | October 10, 2020 | 1 | 1:55 | Ekaterinburg, Russia | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 32–7 | Artur Guseinov | TKO (punches and elbows) | Fight Nights Global 78: Tsarev vs. Guseinov | November 4, 2017 | 1 | 4:26 | Samara, Russia | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Loss | 31–7 | Piotr Strus | TKO (doctor stoppage) | ACB 53: Young Eagles 15 | February 18, 2017 | 2 | 5:00 | Olsztyn, Poland | Catchweight (194 lb) bout. |
| Win | 31–6 | Shamil Abdulkhalikov | Submission (triangle choke) | ACB 48: Revenge | October 22, 2016 | 1 | 1:32 | Moscow, Russia | Middleweight bout. |
| Loss | 30–6 | Albert Duraev | KO (punches) | ACB 35: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili | May 6, 2016 | 1 | 2:45 | Tbilisi, Georgia | For the ACB Welterweight Championships. |
| Win | 30–5 | Artem Reznikov | Submission (guillotine choke) | Tech-Krep FC: Battle in Siberia | February 1, 2016 | 1 | 0:40 | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| Loss | 29–5 | Jesse Taylor | Submission (guillotine choke) | League S-70: Russia vs. World | August 29, 2015 | 1 | 0:40 | Sochi, Krasnodar krai, Russia | Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 29–4 | Dennis Hallman | TKO (punches) | ProFC 56 | November 1, 2014 | 1 | 2:45 | Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 28–4 | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | TKO (punches) | FEFoMP: Mayor Cup 2014 | May 17, 2014 | 1 | 4:56 | Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| Win | 27–4 | Charles Andrade | TKO (body kick) | ProFC 51 | November 12, 2013 | 1 | 3:35 | Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 26–4 | Robert Sarkozi | TKO (punches) | White Rex: The Birth of a Nation | October 4, 2013 | 1 | 2:06 | Moscow, Moscow oblast, Russia | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 25–4 | Jaime Jara | TKO (punches) | League S-70: Plotforma | August 17, 2013 | 1 | 0:39 | Sochi, Krasnodar krai, Russia | Catchweight (181 lb) bout. |
| Loss | 24–4 | Douglas Lima | TKO (leg kicks) | Bellator 86 | January 24, 2013 | 2 | 1:44 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Tournament quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 24–3 | Lyman Good | TKO (punches) | Bellator 78 | October 26, 2012 | 2 | 3:54 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Bellator Season 7 Welterweight Tournament semifinal. |
| Win | 24–2 | Tim Welch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 74 | September 28, 2012 | 2 | 1:57 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Bellator Season 7 Welterweight Tournament quarterfinal. Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 23–2 | Kyacey Uscola | Submission (triangle choke) | BF - Baltic Challenge 3 | February 23, 2012 | 1 | 1:12 | Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 22–2 | Rasul Magamedov | Submission (triangle choke) | League S-70 - Russian Championship Second Round | February 18, 2012 | 1 | 3:22 | Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 21–2 | Deyan Topalski | KO (head kick) | Union of Veterans of Sport - Russia vs. Europe | November 19, 2011 | 1 | 0:15 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 20–2 | Abdulsupyan Alikhanov | TKO (pucnhes) | ProFC: Battle on the Caucasus | October 22, 2011 | 1 | N\A | Khasavyurt, Republic of Dagestan, Russia | |
| Win | 19–2 | Shamil Abdulkhalikov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pankration Cup of Call: Siberia vs. Caucasus | February 12, 2011 | 1 | 3:21 | Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia | Welterweight bout. |
| Win | 18–2 | Shamil Abdulkhalikov | Submission (armbar) | ProFC 22 | December 17, 2010 | 2 | 2:30 | Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia | Won the ProFC Middleweight Tournament. |
| Win | 17–2 | Bagautdin Sharaputdinov | Submission (triangle choke) | ProFC 21 | November 28, 2010 | 1 | 1:50 | Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia | ProFC Middleweight Semi-Finals. |
| Win | 16–2 | Omari Akhmedov | Submission (guillotine choke) | ProFC 21 | November 28, 2010 | 2 | 4:29 | Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia | ProFC Middleweight Quarter-Finals. |
| Win | 15–2 | Magomed Eldiev | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | Golden Fist Russia | June 10, 2010 | 2 | 0:41 | Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia | Welterweight bout. |
| Win | 14–2 | Sergey Naumov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Siberian League: Siberia vs. Ural | April 26, 2010 | 1 | 0:56 | Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–2 | Gustavo Picone | Submission (rear-naked choke) | IAFC: Russia vs. the World | November 29, 2008 | 1 | 2:25 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–1 | Gadji Zaipulaev | Submission (choke) | Siberian Challenge 2 | May 18, 2008 | 1 | N/A | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | Lightweight bout. |
| Win | 13–0 | Pavel Semenov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WUFC: Championship of Siberia in Pankration | March 30, 2008 | 1 | 1:02 | Berdsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 12–0 | Maxim Motodoev | KO (punch) | Siberian Challenge 1 | October 14, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Brats, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 11–0 | Pavel Kuchumov | Decision (unanimous) | WUFC: Championship of Siberia in Pankration | July 12, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 10–0 | Karen Avetisyan | Submission (armbar) | WUFC: Russia vs. USA | May 9, 2007 | 1 | 0:56 | Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia | Welterweight bout. |
| Win | 9–0 | Edgar Kolyan | Submission (choke) | WUFC: Resistance | November 20, 2006 | N/A | N/A | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 8–0 | Denis Evseev | Submission (armbar) | WUFC: Championship of Russia in Professional Pankration | April 9, 2006 | 1 | 1:10 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 7–0 | Kardash Fatakhov | Submission (armbar) | WUFC: Championship of Russia in Professional Pankration | April 9, 2006 | 1 | 3:00 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | Lightweight debut. |
| Win | 6–0 | Yuri Folomkin | Decision (unanimous) | WUFC - Gladiators Challenge 4th Stage | January 20, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 5–0 | Vladimir Startsev | Submission (guillotine choke) | WUFC - Gladiators Challenge 4th Stage | January 20, 2006 | 1 | 1:13 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Igor Bayer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WUFC: Championship of Novosibirsk in Professional Pankration | November 20, 2005 | 1 | 4:55 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Alexey Pavlov | Submission (guillotine choke) | WUFC: Championship of Novosibirsk in Professional Pankration | November 20, 2005 | 1 | 0:45 | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Gennady Karnaukhov | Submission (armbar) | WUFC: Gladiators Challenge 2nd Stage | November 6, 2005 | 1 | 6:12 | Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Ruslan Magomedov | Submission (armbar) | WUFC: Gladiators Challenge 1st Stage | October 6, 2005 | 1 | 1:05 | Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | Welterweight debut. |