Vitaly Minakov
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Bryansk, Bryansk
- Born
- Russia
- Camp
- Eagles MMA
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Vitaly Minakov 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
350-199-10
.638 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
19 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 24 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 13 KO · 7 sub · 2 decBellator · FNG · Fight Nights · M-1 · EFN +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Said Sowma12-5 | KO/TKO | Finger Injury | R3 | 3:08 | Bellator | Oct 23, 2021 |
| W | Tim Johnson18-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | Bellator | Aug 24, 2019 |
| L | Cheick Kongo31-12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Feb 16, 2019 |
| W | Tony Johnson18-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:38 | FNG | Dec 16, 2017 |
| W | Antonio Silva19-15-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:37 | FNG | Jun 2, 2017 |
| W | D.J. Linderman23-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:09 | FNG | Feb 23, 2017 |
| W | Peter Graham11-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:02 | EFN 50 | Jun 17, 2016 |
| W | Josh Copeland18-7-1 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 2:50 | EFN | Dec 11, 2015 |
| W | Geronimo dos Santos44-26-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:14 | EFN | Sep 25, 2015 |
| W | Adam Maciejewski13-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:20 | Fight Nights | Jul 31, 2015 |
| W | Cheick Kongo31-12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Apr 4, 2014 |
| W | Alexander Volkov40-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:57 | Bellator | Nov 15, 2013 |
| W | Ryan Martinez10-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:02 | Bellator | Jul 31, 2013 |
| W | Ron Sparks | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:32 | Bellator | Jun 19, 2013 |
| W | Vladimir Starcencov | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:27 | BFC | Nov 2, 2012 |
| W | Fabiano Scherner11-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:51 | Fight Nights | Sep 17, 2012 |
| W | Eddie Sanchez15-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:59 | Fight Nights | Jun 7, 2012 |
| W | Karol Celinski18-10-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 0:55 | FFC 2 | Apr 14, 2012 |
| W | Ivan Frolov | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:06 | AntMMA | Jun 29, 2011 |
| W | Juan Espino10-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:09 | League S-70 | Apr 21, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:05 | M-1 | Dec 10, 2010 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| W | Alexander Zubachov | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:27 | Sambo-70 / M-1 Global | Jul 14, 2010 |
| W | Ruslan Kabdulin | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:19 | M-1 | Apr 10, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.