Grigoriy Ponomarev
UFC DebutNickname“Grizzly”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Super Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'6" · 198 cm
Before the UFC
Grigoriy Ponomarev 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
91-56-4
.619 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
8 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 9 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 1 subAMC · ACA 161 · AMC Fight Nights 104 · AMC Fight Nights · AMC Fight Nights 99
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mukhomad Vakhaev13-9-1 | KO/TKO | Leg Injury | R1 | 0:35 | ACA 161 | Aug 11, 2023 |
| W | Yusup Shuaev9-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:07 | AMC | Mar 18, 2023 |
| W | Yusup Shuaev9-3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:03 | AMC | Oct 14, 2022 |
| L | Yusup Shuaev9-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:51 | AMC | Mar 25, 2022 |
| W | Alison Vicente27-26 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:22 | AMC | Jan 28, 2022 |
| W | Alireza Safara | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:29 | AMC | Dec 20, 2021 |
| L | Shamil Gaziev14-3 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R2 | 0:38 | AMC Fight Nights 104 | Sep 24, 2021 |
| W | Timofey Mishev1-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:46 | AMC Fight Nights | Mar 16, 2021 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:43 | AMC Fight Nights 99 | Dec 25, 2020 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
5-2across 7 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsIMMAF-WMMAA · Russian MMA Union
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Pasha Kharkhachaev | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:44 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 17, 2018 |
| W | Delano Human4-2 | Submission | Americana | R1 | 1:09 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 15, 2018 |
| W | Ruslan Moiseienko | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:37 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 14, 2018 |
| W | Shamil Gaziev14-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 13, 2018 |
| L | Rizvan Kuniev13-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:55 | Russian MMA Union | May 13, 2018 |
| W | Alexander Dyachenko | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | Russian MMA Union | May 12, 2018 |
| W | Adam Bogatyrev10-6 | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | Russian MMA Union | May 12, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.