Linton Vassell
UFC DebutNickname“Big Swarm”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Born
- England
- Camp
- Kill Cliff FC
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'4" · 193 cm
Before the UFC
Linton Vassell 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
535-269-5
.665 win rate
Winning-record opponents
26 of 32
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
37
32 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 37 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 9 sub · 6 decBellator · PFL · UCMMA 32 · UCMMA 29 · UCMMA 26 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jose Augusto11-6 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R2 | 2:48 | PFL | |
| L | Oleg Popov23-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | ||
| L | Denis Goltsov36-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:11 | PFL | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 3:03 | Bellator | ||
| W | Tim Johnson18-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:21 | Bellator | |
| W | Tyrell Fortune18-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Ronny Markes25-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:37 | Bellator | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:15 | Bellator | ||
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | ||
| L | Phil Davis25-8 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R3 | 1:05 | Bellator | |
| L | Ryan Bader31-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:58 | Bellator | |
| W | Liam McGeary13-4 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:28 | Bellator | |
| W | Francis Carmont25-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Emanuel Newton26-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| L | Muhammed Lawal21-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:18 | Bellator | ||
| L | Emanuel Newton26-13-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R5 | 0:47 | Bellator | |
| W | Virgil Zwicker17-9-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:02 | Bellator | |
| W | Trevor Carlson12-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:54 | Bellator | |
| W | Matt Jones9-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Zelg Galesic11-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:31 | UCMMA 32 | |
| W | Nick Chapman5-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:55 | UCMMA 29 | |
| W | Aurelijus Kerpe11-22 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:16 | UCMMA 26 | |
| W | Zsolt Balla8-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:09 | UWC 17 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | ||
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:21 | UCMMA 18 | ||
| L | Matti Makela13-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:10 | Superior Challenge 6 | |
| NC | Adrian Preda | No Contest | Accidental Eye Poke | R1 | — | UCMMA 16 | |
| W | Kevin Thompson14-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:21 | OMMAC 5 | |
| W | Nick Nembhard | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:49 | Ultimate Warrior Challenge 12 | |
| L | Stav Economou18-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UWC 11 | |
| W | Svajunas Siacuila | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 0:48 | UWC 10 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:35 | UWC 9 | ||
| L | Shola Adeniran | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:43 | UWC 8 | |
| W | Chris Greig7-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:19 | FX3 | |
| W | Marco Motta | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:57 | UWC 6 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionAMMA FC
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.