Roman Zentsov (18-12, 15) was born in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on September 10, 1973. At the age of 26 years on April 9, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Gennadiy Matsigora, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Zentsov's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Lee Sang-Soo at M-1 Challenge 6: Korea at age 34 on August 29, 2008. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Roman Zentsov's best fights have been against Bob Schrijber, Pedro Rizzo, Gilbert Yvel, Alessio Sakara, Bashir Guliev, Lee Min Jin and Gennadiy Matsigora. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Roman Zentsov".
Zentsov has 12 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Roman Zentsov Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Aug 29, 2008 34 years, 11 months 18-12 (15) | Lee Sang-Soo | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | Loss Triangle choke |
29 | Apr 3, 2008 34 years, 6 months 18-11 (15) | Daniel Tabera | M-1 | HW | 2 | UD | Win |
28  | Dec 31, 2007 34 years, 3 months 17-11 (15) | 31 years, 1 month 8-1 (7) | HW | 1 | SUB | Loss North/south choke | |
27  | Jul 14, 2007 33 years, 10 months 17-10 (15) | 33 years, 11 months 13-9 (12) | HW | 3 | UD | Loss | |
26 | Apr 14, 2007 33 years, 7 months 17-9 (15) | Kristof Midoux | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Corner stoppage | |
25 | Jan 20, 2007 33 years, 4 months 16-9 (14) | Lee Sang-Soo | M-1 | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
24 | Dec 15, 2006 33 years, 3 months 15-9 (14) | Kristof Midoux | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
23 | Oct 12, 2006 33 years, 1 months 14-9 (13) | Lee Min Jin | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
22  | May 5, 2006 32 years, 7 months 13-9 (12) | 29 years, 10 months 28-11-1 (28) | HW | 1 | KO | Win Punch | |
21  | Feb 26, 2006 32 years, 5 months 12-9 (11) | 31 years, 9 months 14-6 (12) | HW | 1 | KO | Win Punch | |
20 | Nov 3, 2005 32 years, 1 months 11-9 (10) | Ibragim Magomedov | M-1 | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
19  | Aug 28, 2005 31 years, 11 months 10-9 (9) | 28 years 5-0-1 (5) | HW | 1 | SUB | Loss Triangle armbar | |
18  | Oct 15, 2004 31 years, 1 months 10-8 (9) | 27 years, 9 months 3-1 (2) | HW | 1 | TKO | Loss Injury | |
17  | Mar 13, 2004 30 years, 6 months 10-7 (9) | 25 years, 11 months 27-4 (18) | HW | 2 | TKO | Loss Cut | |
16 | Feb 22, 2004 30 years, 5 months 10-6 (9) | Michael Knaap | HW | 1 | KO | Loss Punches | |
15  | Oct 10, 2003 30 years, 1 months 10-5 (9) | 38 years, 7 months 20-14-1 (20) | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Choke Won M-1 MFC heavyweight title |
14 | Jun 17, 2003 29 years, 9 months 9-5 (8) | Andrey Jangolenko | M-1 | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches | |
13 | Apr 6, 2003 29 years, 6 months 8-5 (7) | Thomas Rahders | M-1 | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
12  | Nov 15, 2002 29 years, 2 months 7-5 (6) | 21 years, 2 months 3-1 (3) | M-1 | 2 | UD | Win | |
11 | Jul 28, 2002 28 years, 10 months 6-5 (6) | Michailis Deligiannakis | 1 | KO | Win | ||
10 | Apr 26, 2002 28 years, 7 months 5-5 (5) | Rafael Comes | M-1 | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
9  | Mar 17, 2002 28 years, 6 months 4-5 (4) | 21 years, 10 months 7-3 (7) | 1 | SUB | Loss Americana | ||
8 | Dec 27, 2001 28 years, 3 months 4-4 (4) | Bashir Guliev | M-1 | 1 | TKO | Win Kick | |
7 | Nov 11, 2001 28 years, 2 months 3-4 (3) | Chalid Arrab | M-1 | 1 | KO | Loss | |
6 | Oct 7, 2001 28 years 3-3 (3) | Moise Rimbon | 2 | SUB | Loss Neck crank | ||
5 | Oct 7, 2001 28 years 3-2 (3) | Dave van der Veen | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
4  | Apr 22, 2001 27 years, 7 months 2-2 (2) | 36 years, 7 months 12-9 (10) | 2 | SUB | Loss Shoulder lock | ||
3 | Nov 11, 2000 27 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | Herman van Tol | M-1 | 1 | KO | Win Head kick | |
2  | Apr 9, 2000 26 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | 21 years, 2 months 1-1 (1) | M-1 | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
1 | Apr 9, 2000 26 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Gennadiy Matsigora | M-1 | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
