Vener Galiev
Russian mixed martial artist (born 1975)
| Vener Galiev Венер Галиев Венер Ғәлиев | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1975-07-01) July 1, 1975 (age 48) Sterlitamak, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | Bashkir |
| Residence | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st) |
| Style | Combat Sambo, ARB |
| Fighting out of | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia |
| Team | RusFighters Sport Club |
| Rank | Grand Master of Sports in Combat Sambo International Master of Sports in Unifight Master of Sports in Greco-Roman Wrestling |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 49 |
| Wins | 35 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 13 |
| Losses | 14 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia | ||
| Combat Sambo | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2008 St. Petersburg | 74 kg |
| 2009 Thessaloniki | 74 kg |
Vener Zaynullovich Galiev (Russian: Венер Зайнуллович Галиев; Bashkir: Ғәлиев Венер Зәйнулла улы) born 1 July 1975) is a 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.[1] He later participated in Combat Sambo and Unifight on the international level.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6] On 5 November 2011, he participated in the event Bitva 5 held in Moscow and beat Roman Bagdasaryan in a bout under kickboxing rules.[7]
Galiev holds International Class Master of Sports rank in Combat Sambo and Unifight, as well as Master of Sports rank in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Personal life
Galiev works as a police lieutenant in Ufa. He is married to Alena and has a son named Timur.[1]
Championships and accomplishments
Unifight
- International Amateur Federation of Unifight
- Unifight European Champion.
ARB (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
| 49 matches | 35 wins | 14 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 7 |
| By submission | 5 | 3 |
| By decision | 13 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 35–14 | Hacran Dias | TKO (punches) | ACA 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias | December 8, 2023 | 1 | 1:20 | Ufa, Russia | |
| Win | 34–14 | Levan Makashvili | TKO (punches) | ACA 156: Koshkin vs Boyko | April 28, 2023 | 1 | 1:39 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 34–14 | Denis Silva | Decision (unanimous) | ACA 148: Magomedov vs Olenichev | November 18, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Loss | 33–14 | Mukhamed Kokov | TKO (leg injury) | ACA 140: Ramos vs. Reznikov | June 17, 2022 | 1 | 2:17 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 33–13 | Artem Damkovsky | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | ACA 134: Bagov vs. Koshkin | December 17, 2021 | 3 | 4:00 | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| Loss | 32–13 | Herdeson Batista | TKO (punches) | ACA 124: Galiev vs. Batista | June 11, 2021 | 3 | 2:29 | Kazan, Russia | |
| Win | 32–12 | Ermek Tlauov | TKO (punches) | ACA 116: Froes vs Balaev | December 18, 2020 | 2 | 3:47 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 31–12 | Amirkhan Adaev | Decision (unanimous) | ACA 108: Galiev vs. Adaev | August 8, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Win | 31–11 | Ermek Tlauov | TKO (punches) | ACA 102: Tumenov vs. Ushukov | November 29, 2019 | 2 | 1:38 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| Win | 30–11 | Fabio Ferrari | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | Mixfight Promotion - Ural Batyr | May 24, 2019 | 1 | 0:27 | Ufa, Russia | |
| Loss | 29–11 | Diego Brandão | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Russian Cagefighting Championship 5 | December 15, 2018 | 1 | 0:50 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Win | 29–10 | Nikolay Gaponov | KO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 82: Minakov vs. Johnson | December 16, 2017 | 1 | 4:14 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 28–10 | Diego Brandão | KO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 67: Brandão vs. Galiev | May 25, 2017 | 1 | 0:39 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Win | 28–9 | Marcio Andrade | KO (punch) | MixFace / Tech-Krep FC: MixFace 1 | December 3, 2016 | 1 | 2:50 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 27–9 | Akhmed Aliev | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 51: Pavlovich vs. Gelegaev | September 25, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Kaspiysk, Russia | |
| Win | 27–8 | Akop Stepanyan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight Nights Global 45: Galiev vs. Stepanyan | April 22, 2016 | 3 | 3:16 | Ufa, Russia | |
| Win | 26–8 | Akhmed Aliev | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights: Dagestan | September 25, 2015 | 2 | 4:59 | Kaspiysk, Russia | |
| Loss | 25–8 | Adil Boranbayev | KO (punch) | Alash Pride - Warriors of the Steppe | November 23, 2014 | 1 | 2:00 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| Win | 25–7 | Yoshiaki Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | Global Fight Club - GFC Challenge | June 2, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| Win | 24–7 | Aziz Amuev | Decision (unanimous) | SVS MMA: Commonwealth Cup 2012 | December 8, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Qashliq, Russia | |
| Win | 23–7 | Vaidas Valancius | Submission (guillotine choke) | ProFC 37 | November 9, 2011 | 3 | 2:14 | Ufa, Russia | |
| Win | 22–7 | Tursunbeck Asilgazhiev | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 5 | November 5, 2011 | 2 | N/A | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 21–7 | Ian Jones | TKO (punches) | Desert Force Championship 2 | May 19, 2011 | 1 | N/A | Amman, Jordan | |
| Win | 20–7 | Ryan Healy | TKO (punches) | Fight Festival 30 | March 12, 2011 | 1 | 0:43 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 19–7 | Gaël Grimaud | Decision (unanimous) | Fights With Rules 1 | December 10, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Ufa, Russia | |
| Win | 18–7 | Shamkhal Kerimov | Decision (split) | Battle of Champions 5 | November 19, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 17–7 | Shamil Zavurov | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 2 | October 16, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 17–6 | Artur Odilbekov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | N/A | ||||
| Win | 16–6 | Mikko Suvanto | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Festival 27 | March 13, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 15–6 | Rustam Khabilov | Decision (split) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 4 | June 24, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 15–5 | Mairbek Taisumov | Decision (unanimous) | Gladiator - 2009 | May 23, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 14–5 | Bagavdin Gadzhimuradov | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 2 | April 19, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Josh Shockley | Submission (armbar) | fightFORCE - Day of Anger | February 28, 2009 | 1 | 1:15 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–4 | Igor Araújo | Submission (armbar) | Universal Fighter | December 12, 2008 | 1 | 0:57 | Ufa, Russia | |
| Win | 13–3 | Okun Almaz | TKO (punches) | IAFC - Russia vs. the World | November 29, 2008 | 1 | 1:27 | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| Win | 12–3 | Seydina Seck | Decision (unanimous) | FSiberian Challenge 2 | May 18, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Bratsk, Russia | |
| Win | 11–3 | Jaroslav Poborsky | KO (knee and punches) | M-1 MFC: Fedor Emelianenko Cup | May 15, 2008 | 1 | 0:52 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 10–3 | Mukhamed Aushev | Submission (guillotine choke) | FfightFORCE - Russia vs. The World | April 19, 2008 | 2 | 1:36 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 9–3 | Roman Potapov | Decision (unanimous) | SOP - Star of Peresvit | December 7, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 8–3 | Ivan Zagubinoga | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||||
| Win | 7–3 | Rafael Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||||
| Loss | 6–3 | Djalili Salmanov | Submission (armbar) | FEFoMP - World Absolute FC | November 23, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 6–2 | Rustam Bogatirev | KO (head kick) | 1 | 3:30 | ||||
| Win | 5–2 | Le Gou Lian | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:21 | ||||
| Loss | 4–2 | Beslan Isaev | TKO (doctor stoppage) | APF - World Pankration Championship 2005 | December 18, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Astana, Kazakhstan | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Alexander Shlemenko | TKO (injury) | IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup | December 20, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jeihun Aliev | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:51 | ||||
| Win | 3–0 | Sergei Kotin | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:04 | ||||
| Win | 2–0 | Alexander Shlemenko | Decision (unanimous) | COE - Cup Of Empire 2004 | March 18, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Kazan, Russia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Magomed Magomedaliev | KO (punches) | AFC - Stage of Russia Cup 3 | February 19, 2004 | 2 | 2:02 | Omsk, Russia |
References
- ^ a b c Администрация официального сайта газеты Республика Башкортостан. "Республика Башкортостан//СПОРТИВНЫЙ ХАРАКТЕР:В боях без правил травм меньше, чем в футболе.Утверждать это чемпиону мира по боевому самбо позволяет собственный опыт: Наша газета в декабре прошлого года сообщила о том, что уфимец Венер Галиев стал чемпионом мира по боевому самбо. Тогда же мы пообещали читателям организовать с Венером интервью". Agidel.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Vener Galiev". En.rusfighters.ru. 2010-03-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "News St. Petersburg, professional sports club RusFighters". En.rusfighters.ru. 2009-12-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Библиотека изображений "РИА Новости" :: Галерея". Visualrian.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Венер Галиев (боевое самбо) против Шамхала Керимова (кудо) - igry_bitva". Igry2010.livejournal.com. 2010-10-26. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Битва Чемпионов 5. Венер Галиев - Шамхал Керимов". Tomsk.Fm. Archived from the original on 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "«Битва под Москвой 5". FightLife.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Vener "Bashkir" Galiev MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. 1975-07-01. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
- ^ "Vener Galiev". FightLife.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
External links
- Professional MMA record for Vener Galiev from Sherdog
