Vitaly Minakov (22-2, 20) was born in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on February 6, 1985. At the age of 25 years on April 10, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Ruslan Kabdulin, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Minakov's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Said Sowma at Bellator 269 at age 36 on October 23, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Vitaly Minakov's best fights have been against Alexander Volkov, Ron Sparks, Timothy Johnson, Cheick Kongo, Eddie Sanchez, Fabiano Scherner and Peter Graham. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Vitaly Minakov".
Minakov has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Vitaly Minakov Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Oct 23, 2021 36 years, 8 months 22-2 (20) | Said Sowma | Bellator | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Finger injury |
23  | Aug 24, 2019 34 years, 6 months 22-1 (20) | 34 years, 5 months 12-5 (9) | Bellator | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
22  | Feb 16, 2019 34 years 21-1 (19) | 43 years, 8 months 29-10-2 (18) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Dec 16, 2017 32 years, 10 months 21-0 (19) | 31 years, 10 months 11-3 (6) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Jun 2, 2017 32 years, 3 months 20-0 (18) | 37 years, 8 months 19-11 (17) | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Feb 23, 2017 32 years 19-0 (17) | DJ Linderman | HW | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | |
18  | Jun 17, 2016 31 years, 4 months 18-0 (16) | 40 years, 10 months 11-9 (10) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
17 | Dec 11, 2015 30 years, 10 months 17-0 (15) | Josh Copeland | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
16 | Sep 25, 2015 30 years, 7 months 16-0 (14) | Geronimo dos Santos | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
15 | Jul 31, 2015 30 years, 5 months 15-0 (13) | Adam Maciejewski | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Apr 4, 2014 29 years, 1 months 14-0 (12) | 38 years, 10 months 20-8-2 (14) | Bellator | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World heavyweight title |
13  | Nov 15, 2013 28 years, 9 months 13-0 (12) | 25 years 19-3 (15) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Bellator World heavyweight title |
12  | Jul 31, 2013 28 years, 5 months 12-0 (11) | 30 years, 11 months 10-2 (6) | Bellator | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11  | Jun 19, 2013 28 years, 4 months 11-0 (10) | 38 years, 6 months 8-1 (7) | Bellator | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Nov 2, 2012 27 years, 8 months 10-0 (9) | Vladimir Starcencov | Bellator | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Sep 17, 2012 27 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | 40 years, 2 months 10-9 (10) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
8  | Jun 7, 2012 27 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | 29 years, 7 months 15-6 (12) | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
7 | Apr 14, 2012 27 years, 2 months 7-0 (6) | Karol Celinski | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
6 | Jun 29, 2011 26 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Ivan Frolov | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
5  | Apr 21, 2011 26 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | 30 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Dec 10, 2010 25 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Valery Scherbakov | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Jul 22, 2010 25 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Vitalii Yalovenko | M-1 | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jul 14, 2010 25 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Alexander Zubachov | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Apr 10, 2010 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Ruslan Kabdulin | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
