Heavyweight · Men

Vitaly Minakov

Russia Fight Nights Team debut 2010
Elo 1,779 peak 1,987 · 16 Dec 2017 208 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4787329
22-2pro record
1L current streak
1,781best win, Elo
1,438average opponent
-- born 6 Feb 1985
75.0" / 76.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,763 Sub1,265 Dec1,329

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Alexander Volkov KO/TKO R1 · 15 Nov 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,781
  2. Cheick Kongo Decision R5 · 4 Apr 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,760
  3. Tony Johnson Jr. KO/TKO R2 · 16 Dec 2017 · Fight Nights Global 1,706
  4. Ryan Martinez KO/TKO R3 · 31 Jul 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,676
  5. Tim Johnson KO/TKO R1 · 24 Aug 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,607

Losses

Newest first
  1. Said Sowma KO/TKO R3 · 23 Oct 2021 · Bellator MMA 1,621
  2. Cheick Kongo Decision R3 · 16 Feb 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,882

Fight history

24 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
24 23 Oct 202136.7 yrs L22-2 Said Sowma 7-2 · 29.8 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOInjury (Broken Finger) R313:08 0.00 1,929→1,779 -150 1,621 -300→-377 Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson Bellator MMA
23 24 Aug 201934.5 yrs W22-1 Tim Johnson 12-5 · 34.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:45 1.00 1,967→1,986 +20 1,607 -314→-314 Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2 Bellator MMA
22 16 Feb 201934.0 yrs L21-1 Cheick Kongo 29-10-2 · 43.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.57* 1,978→1,967 -12 1,882 -455→-560 Bellator 216: MVP vs. Daley Bellator MMA
21 16 Dec 201732.9 yrs W21-0 Tony Johnson Jr. 11-3 · 31.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R25:38 1.00 1,953→1,987 +34 1,706 -400→-420 Fight Nights Global 82 Fight Nights Global
20 2 Jun 201732.3 yrs W20-0 Antônio Silva 19-11 (1) · 37.7 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R26:37 1.00 1,941→1,953 +11 1,476 -475→-475 Fight Nights Global 68: Pavlovich vs. Mokhnatkin AMC Fight Nights Global
19 23 Feb 201732.0 yrs W19-0 DJ Linderman 20-11 · 33.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R313:09 1.00 1,930→1,941 +12 1,473 – Fight Nights Global 59 Fight Nights Global
18 17 Jun 201631.4 yrs W18-0 Peter Graham 12-9 · 40.9 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R11:02 1.00 1,906→1,930 +24 1,587 – EFN 50: Emelianenko vs. Maldonado Fight Nights Global
17 11 Dec 201530.8 yrs W17-0 Josh Copeland 12-2 · 33.1 yrs Heavyweight SubKimura R27:50 1.00 1,884→1,906 +21 1,539 – EFN - Fight Nights Moscow Fight Nights Global
16 25 Sep 201530.6 yrs W16-0 Gerônimo dos Santos 37-15 · 35.1 yrs Super Heavyweight SubArmbar R13:14 1.00 1,867→1,884 +17 1,482 – EFN - Fight Nights Dagestan Fight Nights Global
15 31 Jul 201530.5 yrs W15-0 Adam Maciejewski 13-5-1 · 35.1 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:21 1.00 1,849→1,867 +19 1,481 – Fight Nights - Sochi Fight Nights Global
14 4 Apr 201429.2 yrs W14-0 Cheick Kongo 20-8-2 · 38.9 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.69* 1,851→1,862 +12 1,760 -245→-245 Bellator 115: Minakov vs. Kongo Bellator MMA
13 15 Nov 201328.8 yrs W13-0 Alexander Volkov 19-3 · 25.1 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R12:57 1.00 1,757→1,851 +94 1,781 -190→-190 Bellator 108: Rampage vs. Beltran Bellator MMA
12 31 Jul 201328.5 yrs W12-0 Ryan Martinez 10-2 · 31.0 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R314:02 1.00 1,667→1,757 +90 1,676 -304→-304 Bellator 97: Chandler vs. Rickels Bellator MMA
11 19 Jun 201328.4 yrs W11-0 Ron Sparks 8-1 · 38.6 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:32 1.00 1,637→1,667 +30 1,366 -625→-625 Bellator 96: King Mo vs. Petruzelli Bellator MMA
10 2 Nov 201227.7 yrs W10-0 Vladimir Starcencov 2-0 · 29.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R25:27 1.00 1,615→1,637 +22 1,281 – Bellator 79 Bellator MMA
9 17 Sep 201227.6 yrs W9-0 Fabiano Scherner 10-9 (3) · 40.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R13:51 1.00 1,578→1,615 +37 1,347 – Fight Nights - Battle of Desne Fight Nights Global
8 7 Jun 201227.3 yrs W8-0 Eddie Sanchez 15-6 · 30.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R11:59 1.00 1,493→1,578 +85 1,485 – Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 7 Fight Nights Global
7 14 Apr 201227.2 yrs W7-0 Karol Celiński 9-3 · 31.8 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R10:55 1.00 1,415→1,493 +78 1,376 – Forward Challenge 2 Union of Mixed Martial Arts
6 29 Jun 201126.4 yrs W6-0 Ivan Frolov 0-1 Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:06 1.00 1,404→1,415 +11 939 – AntMMA - Ultimate Fighting of Bryansk AntMMA
5 21 Apr 201126.2 yrs W5-0 Juan Espino 2-0 · 30.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:09 1.00 1,354→1,404 +50 1,195 – League S-70 - Sambo 70 vs. Spain S-70
4 10 Dec 201025.8 yrs W4-0 Valery Scherbakov 1-1 · 25.2 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R11:05 1.00 1,307→1,354 +47 1,133 – M-1 Challenge 22: Narkun vs. Vasilevskiy M-1 Global
3 22 Jul 201025.5 yrs W3-0 Vitaly Yalovenko 1-2 Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,286→1,307 +21 1,121 – M-1: European Selection 2010 (Stage 8) M-1 Global
2 14 Jul 201025.4 yrs W2-0 Alexander Zubachov debut Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:27 1.00 1,241→1,286 +44 1,054 – Sambo-70 / M-1 Global - Sochi Open European Championships S-70
1 10 Apr 201025.2 yrs W1-0 Ruslan Kabdulin debut Heavyweight SubArmbar R14:19 1.00 1,154→1,241 +88 1,154 – M-1: European Selection 2010 (Stage 4) M-1 Global