Vitaly "The New Emperor" Minakov
| First Name: Vitaly | Last Name: Minakov |
| Nickname: The New Emperor | |
| Date of Birth: Feb 06, 1985 | Age: 39 |
| Weight: 113.0 | Height: 191.0 |
| Reach: 198.0 | |
| Location: Fairfield, New Jersey | |
| Hometown: Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |
| Fighting Styles: 4 x Sambo World Champion, Freestyle Wrestling, Judo Black Belt, | |
| Affiliations: Sambo 70, RusFighters Sport Club (USA), Fight Nights Team, Greg Jackson | |
| Fight Stats | |||||
| Record | 22 - 2 | Last 5 Fights | |||
| Total Fights | 24 fights | Professional Fights | 24 fights | ||
| Amateur Fights | 0 fights | Years Fighting | 14 years | ||
| Days Last Fought | 916 days | Rounds Fought | 42 rounds | ||
| Finish Wins | 20 finishes | Finish Losses | 1 finish losses | ||
| Finish Win Percentage | 90 % | Finish Loss Percentage | 50 % | ||
| Knockout Wins | 5 KOs | Knockout Losses | 0 KO losses | ||
| TKO Wins | 8 TKOs | TKO Losses | 1 TKO losses | ||
| KO/TKO Win Percentage | 59 % | KO/TKO Loss Percentage | 50 % | ||
| Submission Wins | 7 subs | Submission Losses | 0 sub losses | ||
| Submission Win Percentage | 31 % | Submission Loss Percentage | 0 % | ||
| Decision Wins | 2 decision wins | Decision Losses | 1 decision losses | ||
| Decision Win Percentage | 9 % | Decision Loss Percentage | 50 % | ||
| Unanimous Decision Wins | 2 UD wins | Unanimous Decision Losses | 1 UD losses | ||
| Split Decision Wins | 0 SD wins | Split Decision Losses | 0 SD losses | ||
Professional Fights
Bellator 269
October 23, 2021 SaturdayVTB Arena, Moscow, Russia
TKO (Finger Injury) Round: 3 Time: 3:08
Bellator 225
August 24, 2019 SaturdayWebster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:45
Bellator 216
February 16, 2019 SaturdayMohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00
FNG 82
December 16, 2017 SaturdayRussia Hall, Moscow, Russia
TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 0:38
Fight Nights Global 68
June 02, 2017 FridayYubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
KO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 1:37
EFN
February 23, 2017 ThursdayKrylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
KO (Punches) Round: 3 Time: 3:09
EFN 50
June 17, 2016 FridaySibur Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 1:02
EFN
December 11, 2015 FridayRussia Concert Hall, Moscow, Russia
Submission (Kimura) Round: 2 Time: 2:50
EFN
September 25, 2015 FridayAli Aliyev Sports Complex, Kaspiysk, Republic of Dagestan, Russia
Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 3:14
Bellator 115
April 04, 2014 FridayReno Events Center, Reno, Nevada, United States
Decision (Unanimous) Round: 5 Time: 5:00
Bellator 108
November 15, 2013 FridayRevel Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:57
Bellator 97
July 31, 2013 WednesdaySanta Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
TKO (Punches) Round: 3 Time: 4:02
Bellator 96
June 19, 2013 WednesdayWinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 0:32
Bellator Fighting Championships 79
November 02, 2012 FridayCasino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 0:27
Fight Nights - Battle of Desne
September 17, 2012 MondayBryansk Ice Palace, Bryansk, Bryansk Oblast, Russia
TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 3:51
Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 7
June 07, 2012 ThursdayAquarium Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia
KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 1:59
FFC 2
April 14, 2012 SaturdayRiga Arena, Riga, Latvia
TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round: 1 Time: 0:55
AntMMA - Ultimate Fighting of Bryansk
June 29, 2011 WednesdayBryansk State Circus, Bryansk, Russia
Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round: 1 Time: 1:06
League S-70
April 21, 2011 ThursdayMoscow Arena, Moscow, Russia
TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 0:09
M-1 Challenge 22
December 10, 2010 FridayDruzhba Arena Moscow, Russia
Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 1:05
M-1 Selection 2010
July 22, 2010 ThursdayMoscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00
Sambo-70 / M-1 Global - Sochi Open European Champi
July 14, 2010 WednesdaySochi, Russia
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 0:27
M-1 Selection 2010
April 10, 2010 SaturdayNational Circus of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: TBD
