Zaza Tkeshelashvili (9-6, 7) was born in Vani, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union on March 19, 1965. At the age of 27 years on October 29, 1992, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Dolman, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
Tkeshelashvili's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Volk Han at Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 at age 36 on May 8, 2001. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Zaza Tkeshelashvili's best fights have been against Volk Han, Joop Kasteel, Travis Fulton, Chris Dolman, Yoshihisa Yamamoto and Sander Thonhauser.
Tkeshelashvili has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15  | May 8, 2001 36 years, 1 months 9-6 (7) | 40 years 21-8 (12) | Rings | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armlock | |
14  | Oct 9, 2000 35 years, 6 months 9-5 (7) | 30 years, 9 months 22-5-3 (17) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
13 | Aug 16, 2000 35 years, 4 months 9-4 (7) | 39 years, 4 months 17-7 (10) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
12  | May 20, 2000 35 years, 2 months 9-3 (7) | 22 years, 11 months 73-24-6 (70) | Rings | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
11  | Feb 26, 2000 34 years, 11 months 8-3 (6) | 33 years, 3 months 12-2 (10) | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
10  | Oct 28, 1999 34 years, 7 months 8-2 (6) | 24 years, 1 months 7-0 (7) | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | ||
9 | Oct 8, 1999 34 years, 6 months 8-1 (6) | 38 years, 5 months 14-6 (8) | 1 | KO | WIN | ||
8 | Jun 24, 1999 34 years, 3 months 7-1 (5) | 38 years, 2 months 14-5 (8) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Apr 23, 1999 34 years, 1 months 6-1 (5) | Sander Thonhauser | 1 | TKO | WIN 5 lost points | ||
6  | May 29, 1998 33 years, 2 months 5-1 (4) | 33 years, 9 months 6-2 (5) | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
5 | Dec 23, 1997 32 years, 9 months 4-1 (3) | Ricardo Morais | Rings | 1 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jan 22, 1997 31 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Masayuki Naruse | Rings | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
3  | Oct 21, 1995 30 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | 30 years, 3 months 0-1 (0) | Rings | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
2 | Oct 23, 1994 29 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Oct 29, 1992 27 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Dolman | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
