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Linton Vassell
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Linton Vassell

UFC DebutNickname“Big Swarm”
Record
26-10, 1 NC
Streak
W1
Age
43
Date of birth
Jun 3, 1983
Fighting out of
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Born
England
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
Strong
Opponents' combined record
543-278-6
.661 win rate
Winning-record opponents
27 of 34
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
37
34 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

26-10, 1 NCacross 37 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 9 sub · 6 decBellator · PFL · UCMMA 32 · UCMMA 29 · UCMMA 26 +13
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Jose Augusto11-6
KO/TKOPunches and ElbowsR22:48
PFL
Mar 20, 2026
L
Oleg Popov23-2
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
PFL
Aug 2, 2024
W
Valentin Moldavsky15-4
DecisionSplitR35:00
PFL
Jun 13, 2024
L
Denis Goltsov36-9
KO/TKOPunchesR33:11
PFL
Apr 4, 2024
W
Valentin Moldavsky15-4
KO/TKOPunches and ElbowsR13:03
Bellator
Mar 10, 2023
W
Tim Johnson18-13
KO/TKOPunchesR14:21
Bellator
Apr 15, 2022
W
Tyrell Fortune18-3
DecisionSplitR35:00
Bellator
Nov 12, 2021
W
Ronny Markes25-12
KO/TKOPunchesR23:37
Bellator
Dec 10, 2020
W
Sergei Kharitonov35-8
KO/TKOPunchesR23:15
Bellator
Nov 15, 2019
L
Valentin Moldavsky15-4
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Mar 22, 2019
L
Phil Davis25-8
KO/TKOHead KickR31:05
Bellator
May 25, 2018
L
Ryan Bader31-8
KO/TKOPunchesR23:58
Bellator
Nov 3, 2017
W
Liam McGeary13-4
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR32:28
Bellator
May 19, 2017
W
Francis Carmont25-12
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Nov 19, 2016
W
Emanuel Newton26-13-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Feb 19, 2016
L
Muhammed Lawal21-10
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
Bellator
Sep 19, 2015
W
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou19-18
KO/TKOPunchesR23:18
Bellator
Feb 27, 2015
L
Emanuel Newton26-13-1
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR50:47
Bellator
Oct 24, 2014
W
Virgil Zwicker17-9-1
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR11:02
Bellator
Jul 25, 2014
W
Trevor Carlson12-3
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR21:54
Bellator
Mar 28, 2014
W
Matt Jones9-15
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Nov 8, 2013
W
Zelg Galesic11-9
KO/TKOPunchesR14:31
UCMMA 32
Feb 2, 2013
W
Nick Chapman5-3
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR20:55
UCMMA 29
Aug 18, 2012
W
Aurelijus Kerpe11-22
SubmissionArmbarR13:16
UCMMA 26
Feb 4, 2012
W
Zsolt Balla8-12-1
KO/TKOPunchesR12:09
UWC 17
Oct 8, 2011
W
Simon Carlsen8-6
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Cage Warriors
Apr 24, 2011
W
Rolandas Cizauskas2-4
KO/TKOPunchesR14:21
UCMMA 18
Feb 5, 2011
L
Matti Makela13-12
KO/TKOPunchesR34:10
Superior Challenge 6
Oct 29, 2010
NC
Adrian Preda8-2
No ContestAccidental Eye PokeR1—
UCMMA 16
Oct 23, 2010
W
Kevin Thompson14-7
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR14:21
OMMAC 5
Jun 5, 2010
W
Nick Nembhard
KO/TKOPunchesR12:49
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 12
Mar 20, 2010
L
Stav Economou18-5-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
UWC 11
Nov 28, 2009
W
Svajunas Siacuila0-7-1
SubmissionKeylockR10:48
UWC 10
Jun 28, 2009
W
Reza Mahdavian3-3
KO/TKOPunchesR12:35
UWC 9
Mar 22, 2009
L
Shola Adeniran
KO/TKOPunchesR33:43
UWC 8
Nov 8, 2008
W
Chris Greig7-8
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR13:19
FX3
Sep 13, 2008
W
Marco Motta
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR12:57
UWC 6
Mar 1, 2008

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — 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
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Danny Hudson
SubmissionKimuraR11:16
AMMA FC
Nov 17, 2007

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.