Welterweight · Men

Denis Vertenov

Russia debut 2014
Held by Vsevolod Setskiy
Form L W W W L
Elo 1,186 peak 1,271 · 14 Jun 2026 85 below it
Sherdog
5-3pro record
1L current streak
1,094best win, Elo
1,079average opponent
-- born 18 Jun 1997
72.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,064 Sub1,162 Dec1,103

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2026): 1,186 Elo, 5-3, aged 29, average opponent 1,079.

  1. David Karp then 1,178, 5-3, aged 29 3-8 after peaked 1,193
  2. Christopher Moly then 1,210, 5-3, aged 29 2-2 after peaked 1,229
  3. Shane WhiteEagle then 1,184, 5-3, aged 30 2-1 after peaked 1,280 ▲
  4. Roy Spoon then 1,183, 5-3, aged 28 2-2 after peaked 1,332 ▲
  5. Travis Sveum then 1,118, 5-3, aged 29 3-4 after peaked 1,195 ▲
  6. Denis Dzhivovsky then 1,130, 5-3, aged 29 2-1 after peaked 1,244 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Armin Mohammad Pour KO/TKO R3 · 14 Jun 2026 · Day In The Cage 1,094
  2. Dmitriy Vasev KO/TKO R2 · 28 Feb 2025 · Tula MMA Federation 1,072
  3. Aziretaly Makanbaev Submission R1 · 16 Feb 2026 · Sech 1,067
  4. Nikita Prytkov Submission R2 · 25 Oct 2020 · Russian Battle Masters 1,033
  5. Ayk Khachatryan Submission R2 · 13 May 2021 · Wrestling Club Championship 799

Losses

Newest first
  1. Vsevolod Setskiy KO/TKO R2 · 11 Jul 2026 · Open Fighting Championship 1,282
  2. Mansur Dadaev Decision R2 · 12 Mar 2022 · Russian Cagefighting Championship 1,256
  3. Manaf Damirli KO/TKO R2 · 9 Feb 2014 · Professional Fighters League 1,030

Fight history

8 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
8 11 Jul 202629.1 yrs L5-3 Vsevolod Setskiy 5-3 Welterweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R2 0.00 1,271→1,186 -85 1,282 – Open Fighting Championship 67 Open Fighting Championship
7 14 Jun 202629.0 yrs W5-2 Armin Mohammad Pour debut · 19.9 yrs Welterweight KO/TKO R3 1.00 1,212→1,271 +59 1,094 – Sech 2: Day of Russia Day In The Cage
6 16 Feb 202628.7 yrs W4-2 Aziretaly Makanbaev 2-2 Welterweight SubKneebar R12:50 1.00 1,143→1,212 +69 1,067 – Sech 1: Andrey "Ogneborets" Rakhov Memorial Tournament Sech
5 28 Feb 202527.7 yrs W3-2 Dmitriy Vasev debut Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,050→1,143 +93 1,072 – Tula MMA Federation - Battle for Tula: Spec-Operation Oreshnik Tula MMA Federation
4 12 Mar 202224.7 yrs L2-2 Mansur Dadaev 2-0 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,096→1,055 -41 1,256 – RCC: Intro 20 Russian Cagefighting Championship
3 13 May 202123.9 yrs W2-1 Ayk Khachatryan 0-5 Welterweight SubRear-Naked Choke R26:05 1.00 1,065→1,096 +31 799 – WCC: Natural Selection Wrestling Club Championship
2 25 Oct 202023.4 yrs W1-1 Nikita Prytkov 1-3 · 28.4 yrs Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R28:25 1.00 959→1,065 +106 1,033 – RBM 6: Apocalipse Russian Battle Masters
1 9 Feb 201416.6 yrs L0-1 Manaf Damirli debut Middleweight KO/TKOHead Kick, Punches R26:35 0.00 1,030→943 -88 1,030 – CSFR: Sergey Bavilin Memorial 2014 Professional Fighters League