Michail Tsarev (33-9, 30) was born in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on June 22, 1986. At the age of 19 years on October 6, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Ruslan Magomedov, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 6, 2005, 19-year old Michail Tsarev made his UFC debut on his 1st professional MMA fight at WUFC: Gladiators Challenge 1st Stage against Ruslan Magomedov, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Tsarev's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Vladimir Vasilyev at age 36 on July 10, 2022. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michail Tsarev's best fights were against Dennis Hallman, Omari Akhmedov and Tim Welch. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Michail Tsarev".
Tsarev has 9 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Michail Tsarev Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Jul 10, 2022 36 years 33-9 (30) | Vladimir Vasilyev | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
41 | Feb 5, 2022 35 years, 7 months 33-8 (30) | Vladimir Ivashkin | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
40 | Oct 10, 2020 34 years, 3 months 32-8 (29) | Sergei Martynov | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
39 | Nov 4, 2017 31 years, 4 months 32-7 (29) | Artur Guseinov | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
38 | Feb 18, 2017 30 years, 7 months 31-7 (28) | Piotr Strus | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
37 | Oct 22, 2016 30 years, 4 months 31-6 (28) | Shamil Abdulkhalikov | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
36 | May 6, 2016 29 years, 10 months 30-6 (27) | Albert Duraev | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches For ACB welterweight titles | |
35 | Feb 1, 2016 29 years, 7 months 30-5 (27) | Artem Reznikov | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
34  | Aug 29, 2015 29 years, 2 months 29-5 (26) | 32 years, 7 months 28-12 (18) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
33  | Nov 1, 2014 28 years, 4 months 29-4 (26) | 38 years, 10 months 53-15-2 (43) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
32 | May 17, 2014 27 years, 10 months 28-4 (25) | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
31 | Nov 12, 2013 27 years, 4 months 27-4 (24) | Charles Andrade | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Body kick | |
30 | Oct 4, 2013 27 years, 3 months 26-4 (23) | Robert Sarkozi | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29 | Aug 17, 2013 27 years, 1 months 25-4 (22) | Jaime Jara | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28  | Jan 24, 2013 26 years, 7 months 24-4 (21) | 25 years 22-5 (19) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg kicks |
27  | Oct 26, 2012 26 years, 4 months 24-3 (21) | 27 years, 5 months 13-2 (6) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26 | Sep 28, 2012 26 years, 3 months 24-2 (21) | Tim Welch | Bellator | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
25 | Feb 23, 2012 25 years, 8 months 23-2 (20) | Kyacey Uscola | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
24 | Feb 18, 2012 25 years, 7 months 22-2 (19) | Rasul Magamedov | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
23 | Nov 19, 2011 25 years, 4 months 21-2 (18) | Deyan Topalski | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
22 | Oct 22, 2011 25 years, 4 months 20-2 (17) | Abdulsupyan Alikhanov | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Pucnhes | |
21 | Feb 12, 2011 24 years, 7 months 19-2 (16) | Shamil Abdulkhalikov | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
20 | Dec 17, 2010 24 years, 5 months 18-2 (15) | Shamil Abdulkhalikov | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
19 | Nov 28, 2010 24 years, 5 months 17-2 (14) | Bagautdin Sharaputdinov | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
18  | Nov 28, 2010 24 years, 5 months 16-2 (13) | 23 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
17 | Jun 10, 2010 23 years, 11 months 15-2 (12) | Magomed Eldiev | WL | 2 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | |
16 | Apr 26, 2010 23 years, 10 months 14-2 (12) | Sergey Naumov | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Nov 29, 2008 22 years, 5 months 13-2 (11) | Gustavo Picone | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
14 | May 18, 2008 21 years, 10 months 13-1 (11) | Gadji Zaipulaev | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Choke | |
13 | Mar 30, 2008 21 years, 9 months 13-0 (11) | Pavel Semenov | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12 | Oct 14, 2007 21 years, 3 months 12-0 (10) | Maxim Motodoev | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
11 | Jul 12, 2007 21 years 11-0 (9) | Pavel Kuchumov | UFC | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
10 | May 9, 2007 20 years, 10 months 10-0 (9) | Karen Avetisyan | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
9 | Nov 20, 2006 20 years, 4 months 9-0 (8) | Edgar Kolyan | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Choke |
8 | Apr 9, 2006 19 years, 9 months 8-0 (7) | Denis Evseev | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
7 | Apr 9, 2006 19 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | Kardash Fatakhov | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
6 | Jan 20, 2006 19 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Yuri Folomkin | UFC | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
5 | Jan 20, 2006 19 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | Vladimir Startsev | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
4 | Nov 20, 2005 19 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Igor Bayer | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
3 | Nov 20, 2005 19 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Alexey Pavlov | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
2 | Nov 6, 2005 19 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Gennady Karnaukhov | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
1 | Oct 6, 2005 19 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Ruslan Magomedov | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
