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Russia
Bryansk, Bryansk
Vitaly Minakov
AGE
40
/
Feb 6, 1985
HEIGHT
6'2"
/
187.96 cm
WEIGHT
265 lbs
/
120.2 kg
ASSOCIATION
Eagles MMA
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
22
KO
/
TKO
13
59%
SUBMISSIONS
7
32%
DECISIONS
2
9%
Losses
2
KO
/
TKO
1
50%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
1
50%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Said Sowma
Bellator 269 - Fedor vs. Johnson
Oct / 23 / 2021
TKO (Finger Injury)
Bryan Miner
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
3:08
win
Tim Johnson
Bellator 225 - Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2
Aug / 24 / 2019
KO (Punches)
Keith Peterson
1
1:45
loss
Cheick Kongo
Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley
Feb / 16 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Todd Anderson
3
5:00
win
Tony Johnson
FNG - Fight Nights Global 82
Dec / 16 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
2
0:38
win
Antonio Silva
FNG - Fight Nights Global 68
Jun / 02 / 2017
KO (Punches)
Herb Dean
2
1:37
win
D.J. Linderman
FNG - Fight Nights Global 59
Feb / 23 / 2017
KO (Punches)
Gennady Zuev
3
3:09
win
Peter Graham
EFN 50 - Emelianenko vs. Maldonado
Jun / 17 / 2016
Submission (Armbar)
Viktor Korneev
1
1:02
win
Josh Copeland
EFN - Fight Nights Moscow
Dec / 11 / 2015
Submission (Kimura)
Gennady Zuev
2
2:50
win
Geronimo dos Santos
EFN - Fight Nights Dagestan
Sep / 25 / 2015
Submission (Armbar)
Herb Dean
1
3:14
win
Adam Maciejewski
Fight Nights - Sochi
Jul / 31 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Gennady Zuev
1
0:20
win
Cheick Kongo
Bellator MMA - Bellator 115
Apr / 04 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Alexander Volkov
Bellator MMA - Bellator 108
Nov / 15 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:57
win
Ryan Martinez
Bellator MMA - Bellator 97
Jul / 31 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Raul Porrata
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3
4:02
win
Ron Sparks
Bellator MMA - Bellator 96
Jun / 19 / 2013
KO (Punches)
John McCarthy
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1
0:32
win
Vladimir Starcencov
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 79
Nov / 02 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
2
0:27
win
Fabiano Scherner
Fight Nights - Battle of Desne
Sep / 17 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Valentin Tarasov
1
3:51
win
Eddie Sanchez
Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 7
Jun / 07 / 2012
KO (Punch)
Valentin Tarasov
1
1:59
win
Karol Celinski
FFC 2 - Russia vs. Latvia
Apr / 14 / 2012
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
1
0:55
win
Ivan Frolov
AntMMA - Ultimate Fighting of Bryansk
Jun / 29 / 2011
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Mikhail Zayats
1
1:06
win
Juan Espino
League S-70 - Sambo 70 vs. Spain
Apr / 21 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Viktor Korneev
1
0:09
win
Valeriy Shcherbakov
M-1 Challenge 22 - Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
Dec / 10 / 2010
Submission (Armbar)
Mika Sinkkonen
1
1:05
win
Vitalii Yalovenko
M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals
Jul / 22 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Alexander Zubachov
Sambo-70 / M-1 Global - Sochi Open European Championships
Jul / 14 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
0:27
win
Ruslan Kabdulin
M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 2
Apr / 10 / 2010
Submission (Armbar)
Vyacheslav Kiselev
1
4:19
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