Record & Stats
Record22-2 (20 finishes)Born
Feb 6, 1985
Age
41Y, 8M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
20 (83%)
KO/TKO
13 (54%)
Submissions
7 (29%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record2-0 (1 finish)BellatorHeavyweight
Vitaly Minakov MMA record
Vitaly Minakov retired with a professional MMA record of 22-2 (20 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 24 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Minakov's most recent fight was a loss to Said Sowma on Oct 23, 2021.
Minakov won the Bellator heavyweight championship. He went 2-0 in major title fights, with one win by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Oct 23, 2021 | 36 | Said Sowma | L | TKO | 3 | Finger injury | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 23 | Aug 24, 2019 | 34 | Timothy Johnson | W | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 22 | Feb 16, 2019 | 34 | Cheick Kongo | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 21 | Dec 16, 2017 | 32 | Tony Johnson | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 20 | Jun 2, 2017 | 32 | AntΓ΄nio Silva | W | KO | 2 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 19 | Feb 23, 2017 | 32 | DJ Linderman | W | KO | 3 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 18 | Jun 17, 2016 | 31 | Peter Graham | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 17 | Dec 11, 2015 | 30 | Josh Copeland | W | SUB | 2 | Kimura | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 16 | Sep 25, 2015 | 30 | Geronimo dos Santos | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 15 | Jul 31, 2015 | 30 | Adam Maciejewski | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 14 | Apr 4, 2014 | 29 | Cheick Kongo | W | UD | 5 | β | ! Bellator World Championship | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 13 | Nov 15, 2013 | 28 | Alexander Volkov | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | + Bellator World Championship | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 12 | Jul 31, 2013 | 28 | Ryan Martinez | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 11 | Jun 19, 2013 | 28 | Ron Sparks | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 10 | Nov 2, 2012 | 27 | Vladimir Starcencov | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | β | Bellator |
| 9 | Sep 17, 2012 | 27 | Fabiano Scherner | W | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 8 | Jun 7, 2012 | 27 | Eddie Sanchez | W | KO | 1 | Punch | β | Heavyweight | Fight Nights Global |
| 7 | Apr 14, 2012 | 27 | Karol Celinski | W | TKO | 1 | Corner stoppage | β | β | β |
| 6 | Jun 29, 2011 | 26 | Ivan Frolov | W | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | β | β |
| 5 | Apr 21, 2011 | 26 | Juan Espino | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | League S-70 |
| 4 | Dec 10, 2010 | 25 | Valery Scherbakov | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | β | M-1 |
| 3 | Jul 22, 2010 | 25 | Vitalii Yalovenko | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | M-1 |
| 2 | Jul 14, 2010 | 25 | Alexander Zubachov | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | β |
| 1 | Apr 10, 2010 | 25 | Ruslan Kabdulin | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | β | M-1 |