Vadim Nemkov (19-2, 14) was born in Belgorod, Russia on June 20, 1992. At the age of 21 years on June 27, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Andrei Trufaikin, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Nemkov's last fight was a heavyweight title fight against Renan Ferreira for Ferreira's PFL World Championship title on December 13, 2025. He stopped Ferreira via submission and was crowned the new heavyweight PFL champion. He is on a 14-fight winning streak.
Some of Vadim Nemkov's best fights have been against Ryan Bader, Goran Reljić, Philipe Lins, Renan Ferreira, Corey Anderson, Rafael Carvalho and Yoel Romero. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Vadim Nemkov".
Nemkov has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Vadim Nemkov Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Dec 13, 2025 33 years, 5 months 19-2 (14) | 36 years 13-4 (12) | PFL | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke For PFL World heavyweight title |
21  | Jan 25, 2025 32 years, 7 months 18-2 (13) | 39 years, 10 months 18-10 (13) | PFL | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
20  | Feb 24, 2024 31 years, 8 months 17-2 (12) | 34 years, 9 months 15-6 (14) | PFL | HW | 2 | CKO | Win Arm-triangle choke |
19  | Jun 16, 2023 30 years, 11 months 16-2 (12) | 46 years, 1 month 15-6 (13) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | UD | Win Defended Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
18  | Nov 18, 2022 30 years, 4 months 15-2 (12) | 33 years, 1 month 16-5 (8) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | UD | Win Won Bellator World Grand Prix |
17 | Apr 15, 2022 29 years, 9 months 14-2 (12) | 32 years, 6 months 16-5 (8) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | NC | NC Accidental clash of heads |
16  | Oct 16, 2021 29 years, 3 months 14-2 (12) | 30 years, 2 months 10-1 (7) | Bellator | LHW | 4 | SUB | Win Kimura |
15  | Apr 16, 2021 28 years, 9 months 13-2 (11) | 36 years, 6 months 22-5 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | UD | Win |
14  | Aug 21, 2020 28 years, 2 months 12-2 (11) | 37 years, 2 months 27-5 (15) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Head kick and punches Won Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
13  | Oct 12, 2019 27 years, 3 months 11-2 (10) | 33 years, 2 months 16-3 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
12 | Nov 15, 2018 26 years, 4 months 10-2 (9) | 34 years, 1 month 19-4 (9) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | SD | Win |
11  | Feb 16, 2018 25 years, 7 months 9-2 (9) | 35 years, 4 months 12-2 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | Win Leg kicks |
10  | Aug 25, 2017 25 years, 2 months 8-2 (8) | 32 years 10-2 (8) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
9 | Dec 29, 2016 24 years, 6 months 7-2 (7) | Alison Vicente | Rizin | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
8 | Jun 17, 2016 23 years, 11 months 6-2 (6) | Mikołaj Różanski | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
7  | Apr 17, 2016 23 years, 9 months 5-2 (5) | 22 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Rizin | LHW | 3 | SD | Loss |
6  | Dec 31, 2015 23 years, 6 months 5-1 (5) | 23 years, 2 months 15-2-1 (15) | Rizin | HW | 1 | TKO | Loss Retirement |
5  | Dec 29, 2015 23 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | 31 years, 9 months 15-5 (10) | Rizin | HW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
4 | Aug 29, 2015 23 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Joaquim Ferreira | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Punch | |
3 | Apr 24, 2015 22 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Isidor Bunea | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Aug 5, 2013 21 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Michał Gutowski | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
1 | Jun 27, 2013 21 years 1-0 (1) | Andrei Trufaikin | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
