Gennadiy Kovalev
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
- Fighting out of
- Vladivostok, Primorsky
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Gennadiy Kovalev 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.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
280-185-4
.602 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
27
22 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 27 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 10 KO · 2 sub · 6 decFEFoMP · MFP · MFP 241 · AMC Fight Nights 101 · RCC +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nenad Avramovic16-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:20 | MFP 241 | Aug 23, 2023 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:57 | AMC Fight Nights 101 | May 7, 2021 | |
| W | Bo Yan9-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:35 | MFP | Apr 20, 2019 |
| L | Bruno Silva23-13 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 4:10 | RCC | Feb 24, 2018 |
| L | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R3 | 2:49 | FNG | Apr 21, 2017 | |
| W | Alexei Ivanov11-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:51 | EFN | Dec 16, 2016 |
| L | Jim Wallhead33-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFCA 17 | Apr 9, 2016 |
| W | In Ho Cha5-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:15 | Road FC 29 | Mar 12, 2016 |
| W | Yoshiyuki Katahira8-6-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:30 | MFP | Nov 28, 2015 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | League S-70 | Aug 29, 2015 | |
| W | Stepan Poshyvak10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FEFoFP | Jun 6, 2015 |
| L | Anton Radman14-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:10 | FEFoMP | Apr 18, 2015 |
| W | Will Galvao4-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFCI | Mar 15, 2015 |
| W | David Gomez17-10 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 4:28 | FEFoMP | Oct 11, 2014 |
| L | Alexey Kunchenko25-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:13 | FEFoMP | Mar 8, 2014 |
| W | Zahar Mikhaylov | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FEFoMP | Dec 14, 2013 |
| W | Umed Khamraev0-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | FEFoMP | Aug 17, 2013 |
| L | Xavier Foupa-Pokam32-22 | KO/TKO | Knees | R3 | 3:31 | FEFoMP | May 25, 2013 |
| W | Luke Delahunty0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:45 | FEFoMP | Apr 20, 2013 |
| W | Jeremy Knafo1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:55 | FEFoMP | Dec 15, 2012 |
| W | Ernestas Slavickas | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:00 | FEFoMP | Oct 27, 2012 |
| W | Anton Pilipeiko6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | MFP | Sep 14, 2012 |
| L | Kozo Urita17-21-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:35 | FEFoMP | Apr 29, 2012 |
| W | Chris Haseman20-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:28 | Rings | Mar 9, 2012 |
| W | Rustam Yamashev | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FEFoMP | Dec 17, 2011 |
| W | Dmitriy Zhezhel | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:58 | FEFoMP | Nov 26, 2011 |
| W | Maxim Ponomarev | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:12 | FEFoMP | May 28, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionAMC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marcio Santos19-9-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:09 | AMC | May 6, 2022 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.