Mikhail Zayats (24-8, 16) was born in Karachev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on October 14, 1981. At the age of 24 years on October 7, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Christophe Durant, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Zayats' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Caio Magalhaes at M-1 Challenge 91 - Swain vs. Nuertiebieke at age 36 on May 12, 2018. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Mikhail Zayats' best fights have been against Renato Sobral, Jacob Noe, Aaron Rosa, Caio Magalhaes, Christophe Durant, Jin O'Kim and Lukasz Jurkowski.
Zayats has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | May 12, 2018 36 years, 6 months 24-8 (16) | 30 years, 4 months 10-4 (7) | M-1 | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
31 | Aug 5, 2017 35 years, 9 months 23-8 (16) | Marcus Vanttinen | M-1 | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Feb 28, 2014 32 years, 4 months 22-8 (16) | 33 years, 1 months 11-3 (9) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Oct 11, 2013 31 years, 11 months 22-7 (16) | 30 years, 4 months 18-5 (10) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
28  | Mar 28, 2013 31 years, 5 months 21-7 (15) | 29 years, 1 months 20-7-1 (10) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Feb 21, 2013 31 years, 4 months 21-6 (15) | 32 years, 6 months 10-1 (9) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
26  | Jan 17, 2013 31 years, 3 months 20-6 (14) | 37 years, 4 months 37-10 (23) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Spinning back fist and punches |
25 | Nov 2, 2012 31 years 19-6 (13) | Marcin Elsner | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
24 | Sep 27, 2012 30 years, 11 months 18-6 (12) | Mathias Schuck | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Aug 11, 2012 30 years, 9 months 17-6 (12) | Alexei Varagushin | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22 | Apr 27, 2012 30 years, 6 months 16-6 (11) | Bogdan Savchenko | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
21 | Mar 3, 2012 30 years, 4 months 15-6 (10) | Juha Saarinen | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
20  | Oct 14, 2011 30 years 14-6 (9) | 27 years, 3 months 8-5 (8) | M-1 | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches For M-1 Global light-heavyweight title |
19 | Apr 28, 2011 29 years, 6 months 14-5 (9) | Malik Merad | M-1 | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18 | Dec 10, 2010 29 years, 1 months 13-5 (8) | David Tkeshelashvili | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
17 | Oct 28, 2010 29 years 12-5 (7) | Matias Baric | M-1 | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16 | Jun 16, 2010 28 years, 8 months 11-5 (6) | Toni Valtonen | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
15 | Mar 13, 2010 28 years, 4 months 10-5 (5) | Robert Jocz | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
14 | Dec 3, 2009 28 years, 1 months 10-4 (5) | Lee Sang-Soo | M-1 | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Aug 28, 2009 27 years, 10 months 9-4 (5) | Lucio Linhares | M-1 | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Sep 5, 2009 27 years, 10 months 9-3 (5) | Alexandre Machado | M-1 | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | Feb 21, 2009 27 years, 4 months 9-2 (5) | Jae Young Kim | M-1 | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick | |
10 | Jan 11, 2009 27 years, 2 months 9-1 (5) | David Haagsma | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9 | Nov 21, 2008 27 years, 1 months 8-1 (4) | Seung Bae Whi | M-1 | 2 | MD | WIN | |
8 | May 10, 2008 26 years, 6 months 7-1 (4) | Alexei Kalistartov | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Sep 27, 2008 26 years, 11 months 6-1 (3) | John Cornett | M-1 | 2 | SUB | WIN Hand injury | |
6 | Jun 27, 2008 26 years, 8 months 5-1 (2) | Lucio Linhares | M-1 | 2 | UD | WIN | |
5 | May 15, 2008 26 years, 7 months 4-1 (2) | Daniel Tabera | M-1 | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Mar 2, 2008 26 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Christophe Daffreville | M-1 | 2 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jul 21, 2007 25 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | Lukasz Jurkowski | M-1 | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
2 | Jan 20, 2007 25 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Jin O'Kim | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Oct 7, 2006 24 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Christophe Durant | M-1 | 3 | UD | WIN |
