Denis Sobolev
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Denis Sobolev makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Aug 21, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
171-106-6
.617 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
10 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 11 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 2 decSOP · Brilliant 2 · Bushido · Union of Veterans of Sport · FEFoMP +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Christian M'Pumbu21-11-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:20 | SOP | Dec 7, 2007 |
| L | Denis Komkin13-17 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:55 | SOP | Dec 7, 2007 |
| W | Telman Sherifov4-7-1 | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | SOP | Dec 7, 2007 |
| L | Martin Malkhasyan25-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R0 | 0:00 | Bushido | May 15, 2007 |
| L | Ibragim Magomedov22-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:45 | Union of Veterans of Sport | Dec 2, 2006 |
| L | Milco Voorn20-11-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 4:55 | FEFoMP | May 20, 2006 |
| W | Peter Mulder7-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R0 | — | WOP | Dec 3, 2005 |
| W | Denis Podolyachin7-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 0:00 | WSFC | Sep 24, 2004 |
| L | Heath Herring28-16 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 0:22 | PRIDE | Mar 25, 2001 |
| L | Roman Savochka24-19 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:27 | Brilliant 2 | Aug 11, 2000 |
| W | Gogita Beruashvili | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body | R1 | 4:44 | Brilliant 2 | Aug 11, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.