Introduction
Nestoras Batzelas (Greek: Νέστορας Μπατζέλας; born January 7, 1980 in Larissa, Thessalia) is a Greek MMA fighter and retired amateur freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. Batzelas has been selected to the nation's Olympic wrestling team when Greece hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also trained as a member of the wrestling team for E.A. Larissa, under his personal coach Konstantinos Avramis.
Batzelas qualified for the Greek squad in the men's super heavyweight class (120 kg), when Greece welcomed the world to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He filled up an entry by the International Federation of Association Wrestling and the Hellenic Olympic Committee, as Greece received an automatic berth for being the host nation. He lost his opening match to 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Alexis Rodríguez of Cuba on technical superiority, but bounced back to dismantle Ukraine's Serhii Priadun with a 5–0 decision in front of the home crowd inside Ano Liossia Olympic Hall. Placing second in the prelim pool and thirteenth overall, Batzelas' performance fell short to put him further into the quarterfinals.
Championships and accomplishments
MMA
- No Limits
- No Limits Heavyweight Champion (1 Time)
Professional mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 9 matches | 7 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 6-2 | Ioannis Arzoumanidis | Decision (Unanimous) | MMA Challenge Pro 2 | September 13, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Thessaloniki, Greece | For MMA Challenge Pro Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 6-1 | George Katsinopoulos | TKO (Punches) | No Limits 23 | May 11, 2014 | 3 | Athens, Greece | Wins No Limits Heavyweight Championship. | |
| Loss | 5-1 | Ricco Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | Final Fight Championship 10 | December 13, 2013 | 2 | 3:33 | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| Win | 5-0 | Julian Chilikov | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | GFC - Greek Fighting Championship 4 | May 18, 2013 | 1 | Larissa, Greece | ||
| Win | 4-0 | Emil Zahariev | Submission (Heel Hook) | No Limits 20 | December 1, 2012 | 1 | Athens, Greece | ||
| Win | 3-0 | Emil Zahariev | TKO (RTD) | May 2012 | 1 | 5:00 | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Win | 2-0 | Borislav Balabanov | TKO (Punches) | Throwdown MMA Championship | February 18, 2012 | 1 | Greece | ||
| Win | 1-0 | Marian Rusu | Submission (Punches) | GFC - Greek Fighting Championship 2 | June 4, 2011 | 1 | 3:27 | Athens, Greece |
Amateur mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Allen Crowder | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | Battle In The South VI | May 31, 2013 | 1 | 1:26 | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | Fight was for the Heavyweight Title. |