VG
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Mixed martial artist
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1 July 1975(Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Vener Zaynullovich Galiev (Russian: Венер Зайнуллович Галиев; Bashkir: Ғәлиев Венер Зәйнулла улы) born 1 July 1975) is a Bashkir born-Russian amateur wrestler, sambist and mixed martial artist. He started his professional mixed martial arts career in 2004.
Early life and martial arts career
Galiev was born to a working class Bashkir family and started his competitive sports career in Greco-Roman wrestling, becoming the Bashkortostan champion. He later participated in Combat Sambo and Unifight on the international level. Galiev became the Combat Sambo World Champion (74 kg) at 2008 World Sambo Championships and 2009 World Sambo Championships.
On 5 December 2009, he participated in the Combat Sambo rules category of the special event Bitva Chempionov IV of the Russian Martial Arts Association in Moscow and defeated the 2009 European Combat Sambo Champion Paul Lening of Germany by points. On 19 November 2010, Galiev faced Dagestan Kudo world champion (76 kg) and mixed martial artist Shamkhal Kerimov in an amateur MMA bout at Bitva Chempionov V in Moscow and defeated his opponent by split decision. On 5 November 2011, he participated in the event Bitva 5 held in Moscow and beat Roman Bagdasaryan in a bout under kickboxing rules.
Galiev holds International Class Master of Sports rank in Combat Sambo and Unifight, as well as Master of Sports rank in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Personal life
Galiev works as a police lieutenant in Ufa. He is married to Alena and has a son named Timur.
Championships and accomplishments
Unifight
- International Amateur Federation of Unifight
- Unifight European Champion.
ARG (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)
- Russian Union of Martial Arts
- 3rd Place Russia Championship.
Sambo
- All-Russian Sambo Federation
- Combat Sambo Russian National Champion.
- Russian Combat Sambo National Championships 2nd Place (2010)
- Federation International Amateur de Sambo (FIAS)
- Combat Sambo World Champion.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 35 matches | 27 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 3 |
| By submission | 4 | 3 |
| By decision | 12 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 28-9 | Marcio Andrade | KO | MixFace / Tech-Krep FC: MixFace 1 | 000000002016-12-03-0000December 3, 2016 | 1 | 2:50 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 27-9 | Akhmed Aliev | Decision (unanimous) | EFN - Fight Nights Global 51 | 000000002016-09-25-0000September 25, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Kaspiysk, Russia | |
| Win | 27–8 | Akop Stepanyan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFN - Fight Nights Global 45 | 000000002016-04-22-0000April 22, 2016 | 3 | 3:16 | Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| Win | 26–8 | Akhmed Aliev | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Dagestan | 000000002015-09-25-0000September 25, 2015 | 2 | 4:59 | Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia | |
| Loss | 25–8 | Adil Boranbayev | KO (punch) | Alash Pride - Warriors of the Steppe | 000000002014-11-23-0000November 23, 2014 | 1 | 2:00 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| Win | 25–7 | Yoshiaki Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | Global Fight Club - GFC Challenge | 000000002013-06-02-0000June 2, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| Win | 24–7 | Aziz Amuev | Decision (unanimous) | SVS MMA: Commonwealth Cup 2012 | 000000002012-12-08-0000December 8, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Qashliq, Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| Win | 23–7 | Vaidas Valancius | Submission (guillotine choke) | ProFC 37 | 000000002011-11-09-0000November 9, 2011 | 3 | 2:14 | Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| Win | 22–7 | Tursunbeck Asilgazhiev | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 5 | 000000002011-11-05-0000November 5, 2011 | 2 | N/A | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 21–7 | Ian Jones | TKO (punches) | Desert Force Championship 2 | 000000002011-05-19-0000May 19, 2011 | 1 | N/A | Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan | |
| Win | 20–7 | Ryan Healy | TKO (punches) | Fight Festival 30 | 000000002011-03-12-0000March 12, 2011 | 1 | 0:43 | Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland | |
| Win | 19–7 | Gaël Grimaud | Decision (unanimous) | Fights With Rules 1 | 000000002010-12-10-0000December 10, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| Win | 18–7 | Shamkhal Kerimov | Decision (split) | Battle of Champions 5 | 000000002010-11-19-0000November 19, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 17–7 | Shamil Zavurov | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 2 | 000000002010-10-16-0000October 16, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 17–6 | Artur Odilbekov | Submission (armbar) | Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 2 | 000000002010-10-16-0000October 16, 2010 | 1 | N/A | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 16–6 | Mikko Suvanto | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Festival 27 | 000000002010-03-13-0000March 13, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland | |
| Loss | 15–6 | Rustam Khabilov | Decision (split) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 4 | 000000002009-06-24-0000June 24, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 15–5 | Mairbek Taisumov | Decision (unanimous) | Gladiator - 2009 | 000000002009-05-23-0000May 23, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 14–5 | Bagavdin Gadzhimuradov | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 2 | 000000002009-04-19-0000April 19, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Josh Shockley | Submission (armbar) | fightFORCE - Day of Anger | 000000002009-02-28-0000February 28, 2009 | 1 | 1:15 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–4 | Igor Araújo | Submission (armbar) | Universal Fighter | 000000002008-12-12-0000December 12, 2008 | 1 | 0:57 | Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| Win | 13–3 | Okun Almaz | TKO (punches) | IAFC - Russia vs. the World | 000000002008-11-29-0000November 29, 2008 | 1 | 1:27 | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| Win | 12–3 | Seydina Seck | Decision (unanimous) | FSiberian Challenge 2 | 000000002008-05-18-0000May 18, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 11–3 | Jaroslav Poborsky | KO (knee and punches) | M-1 MFC: Fedor Emelianenko Cup | 000000002008-05-15-0000May 15, 2008 | 1 | 0:52 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 10–3 | Mukhamed Aushev | Submission (guillotine choke) | FfightFORCE - Russia vs. The World | 000000002008-04-19-0000April 19, 2008 | 2 | 1:36 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 9–3 | Roman Potapov | Decision (unanimous) | SOP - Star of Peresvit | 000000002007-12-07-0000December 7, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Win | 8–3 | Ivan Zagubinoga | Decision (unanimous) | SOP - Star of Peresvit | 000000002007-12-07-0000December 7, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Win | 7–3 | Rafael Silva | Decision (unanimous) | SOP - Star of Peresvit | 000000002007-12-07-0000December 7, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Loss | 6–3 | Djalili Salmanov | Submission (armbar) | FEFoMP - World Absolute FC | 000000002007-11-23-0000November 23, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 6–2 | Rustam Bogatirev | KO (head kick) | FEFoMP - World Absolute FC | 000000002007-11-23-0000November 23, 2007 | 1 | 3:30 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 5–2 | Le Gou Lian | TKO (punches) | FEFoMP - World Absolute FC | 000000002007-11-23-0000November 23, 2007 | 1 | 1:21 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Beslan Isaev | TKO (doctor stoppage) | APF - World Pankration Championship 2005 | 000000002005-12-18-0000December 18, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Astana, Kazakhstan | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Alexander Shlemenko | TKO (injury) | IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup | 000000002004-12-20-0000December 20, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jeihun Aliev | TKO (punches) | IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup | 000000002004-12-20-0000December 20, 2004 | 2 | 4:51 | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Sergei Kotin | TKO (punches) | IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup | 000000002004-12-20-0000December 20, 2004 | 1 | 1:04 | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Alexander Shlemenko | Decision (unanimous) | COE - Cup Of Empire 2004 | 000000002004-03-18-0000March 18, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Magomed Magomedaliev | KO (punches) | AFC - Stage of Russia Cup 3 | 000000002004-02-19-0000February 19, 2004 | 2 | 2:02 | Omsk, Russia |
- Record confirmed through Sherdog.com and FightLife.ru