Linton Vassell (24-10, 18) was born in Milton Keynes, England on June 3, 1983. At the age of 25 years on September 13, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Greig, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Vassell's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Oleg Popov at PFL 7 at age 41 on August 2, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Linton Vassell's best fights have been against Timothy Johnson, Valentin Moldavsky, Virgil Zwicker, Zelg Galešic, Sergei Kharitonov, Ronny Markes and Liam McGeary.
Vassell has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Aug 2, 2024 41 years, 1 months 24-10 (18) | 32 years, 6 months 18-1 (12) | PFL | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34  | Jun 13, 2024 41 years 24-9 (18) | 32 years, 4 months 13-3 (5) | PFL | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
33  | Apr 4, 2024 40 years, 10 months 23-9 (18) | 33 years, 9 months 32-8 (25) | PFL | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
32 | Mar 10, 2023 39 years, 9 months 23-8 (18) | 31 years, 1 months 11-2 (4) | Bellator | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches and elbows |
31  | Apr 15, 2022 38 years, 10 months 22-8 (17) | 37 years, 1 months 15-8 (11) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
30 | Nov 12, 2021 38 years, 5 months 21-8 (16) | Tyrell Fortune | Bellator | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Dec 10, 2020 37 years, 6 months 20-8 (16) | 32 years, 7 months 19-7 (12) | Bellator | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
28  | Nov 15, 2019 36 years, 5 months 19-8 (15) | 39 years, 2 months 30-7 (28) | Bellator | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27 | Mar 22, 2019 35 years, 9 months 18-8 (14) | 27 years, 1 months 7-1 (4) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | May 25, 2018 34 years, 11 months 18-7 (14) | 33 years, 8 months 18-4 (8) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
25  | Nov 3, 2017 34 years, 5 months 18-6 (14) | 34 years, 4 months 23-5 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
24  | May 19, 2017 33 years, 11 months 18-5 (14) | 34 years, 7 months 12-1 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
23  | Nov 19, 2016 33 years, 5 months 17-5 (13) | 35 years, 1 months 25-11 (17) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Feb 19, 2016 32 years, 8 months 16-5 (13) | 32 years 25-9-1 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Sep 19, 2015 32 years, 3 months 15-5 (13) | 34 years, 8 months 15-4 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Feb 27, 2015 31 years, 8 months 15-4 (13) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Oct 24, 2014 31 years, 4 months 14-4 (12) | 30 years, 8 months 24-7-1 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
18  | Jul 25, 2014 31 years, 1 months 14-3 (12) | 32 years 12-3 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17 | Mar 28, 2014 30 years, 9 months 13-3 (11) | Trevor Carlson | Bellator | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
16 | Nov 8, 2013 30 years, 5 months 12-3 (10) | Matt Jones | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Feb 2, 2013 29 years, 7 months 11-3 (10) | 33 years, 11 months 11-7 (11) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
14 | Aug 18, 2012 29 years, 2 months 10-3 (9) | Nick Chapman | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
13 | Feb 4, 2012 28 years, 8 months 9-3 (8) | Aurelijus Kerpe | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Won UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
12 | Oct 8, 2011 28 years, 4 months 8-3 (7) | Zsolt Balla | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Apr 24, 2011 27 years, 10 months 7-3 (6) | Simon Carlsen | CW | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Feb 5, 2011 27 years, 8 months 6-3 (6) | Rolandas Cizauskas | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Oct 29, 2010 27 years, 4 months 5-3 (5) | Matti Mäkelä | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
8 | Oct 23, 2010 27 years, 4 months 5-2 (5) | Adrian Preda | LHW | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke | |
7 | Jun 5, 2010 27 years 5-2 (5) | Kevin Thompson | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Mar 20, 2010 26 years, 9 months 4-2 (4) | Nick Nembherd | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Nov 28, 2009 26 years, 5 months 3-2 (3) | Stav Economou | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
4 | Jun 28, 2009 26 years 3-1 (3) | Svajunas Siacuila | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
3 | Mar 22, 2009 25 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Reza Mahdavian | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Nov 8, 2008 25 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | Shola Adeniran | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
1 | Sep 13, 2008 25 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Greig | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
