Viktor Kolesnik
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
- Born
- Russia
- Camps
- Tiger Muay Thai·Kuznya
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Viktor Kolesnik 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
368-218-7
.628 win rate
Winning-record opponents
20 of 30
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
34
30 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 34 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 8 sub · 11 decM-1 · RIZIN · Tech-Krep FC · Rostov Region Pankration Federation · ProFC Special 1 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Koji Takeda19-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Mar 7, 2026 |
| L | Rajabali Shaidullaev | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:33 | RIZIN | Sep 28, 2025 |
| W | Keisuke Sasu14-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punch to the Body | R1 | 4:43 | RIZIN | Jun 14, 2025 |
| W | Yoshiki Nakahara18-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Apr 29, 2024 |
| W | Ryo Takagi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Oct 1, 2023 |
| W | Atsushi Kishimoto12-10-3 | KO/TKO | Leg Kick | R2 | 2:57 | RIZIN | May 6, 2023 |
| W | Jonathas Cavalcanti17-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Series 54 | Jul 30, 2022 |
| W | Mahmoud Abdel Razek6-8 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:46 | MMA Series 51 | May 21, 2022 |
| W | Bruno Roverso19-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:35 | OFC 15 | Dec 19, 2021 |
| W | William Dias17-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:22 | SBC 35 | Sep 18, 2021 |
| W | Wanderson Pantoja da Silva16-6 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 2:13 | OFC 6 | Jul 4, 2021 |
| L | Elismar Lima33-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:53 | OFC 2 | Feb 20, 2021 |
| W | Kurban Chokuev13-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:39 | MMA Series 17 | Oct 10, 2020 |
| W | Thiago Luis Silva27-18 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RCC 7 | Dec 14, 2019 |
| L | Nate Landwehr18-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jun 28, 2019 |
| W | Daniel Swain20-11-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Leg Kicks | R1 | 4:21 | M-1 | Aug 25, 2018 |
| W | David Silva de Souza | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:44 | M-1 | Mar 10, 2018 |
| L | Nate Landwehr18-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Nov 10, 2017 |
| W | Brian Hooi23-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:36 | M-1 | Sep 23, 2017 |
| W | Felipe Rego | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | May 19, 2017 |
| D | Young Bok Kil8-3-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Mar 3, 2017 |
| W | Almaz Moldobaev1-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rostov Region Pankration Federation | Sep 16, 2016 |
| W | Marat Tokhtamyshev6-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tech-Krep FC | Aug 5, 2016 |
| W | Oleg Ryabchikov0-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Tech-Krep FC | Jun 18, 2016 |
| W | Yonghao Xu3-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:34 | Kunlun Fight 29 | Aug 15, 2015 |
| W | Denis Patsera0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:58 | Rostov Region Pankration Federation | Dec 29, 2014 |
| W | Ivan Zapara4-4 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:42 | Rostov Region Pankration Federation | Sep 29, 2014 |
| W | Ilya Freymanov13-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | White Rex | May 17, 2014 |
| W | Roman Avdal15-11 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:35 | Tech-Krep FC | Mar 21, 2014 |
| W | Artur Sviridov6-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | ProFC Special 1 | Dec 15, 2013 |
| W | Alexander Shtapov1-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:45 | ProFC Special 1 | Dec 15, 2013 |
| W | Alexander Kutkov2-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | Territory MMA Stalingrad | Dec 13, 2013 |
| L | Dzhihad Yunusov19-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tech-Krep FC | Oct 4, 2013 |
| W | Rasul Mirzaev0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Tech-Krep FC | Aug 16, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-2across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsWW · White Rex
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Viktor Kichigin16-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:56 | WW | Jun 20, 2015 |
| L | Valeriy Mitrichuk3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:34 | White Rex | Oct 26, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.