Yaroslav Amosov

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Yaroslav Amosov
BornYaroslav Amosov
(1993-09-09) September 9, 1993 (age 30)
Irpin, Ukraine
Native nameЯрослав Амосов
Other namesDynamo
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Middleweight
Welterweight
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Style Sambo
Fighting out ofIrpin, Ukraine
TeamCombat Dobro
Amosov Team
American Top Team [1]
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total28
Wins27
By knockout9
By submission10
By decision8
Losses1
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's Combat Sambo
WCSF World Championships
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Dushanbe −82 kg [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Moscow −90 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Moscow −82 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Moscow −82 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 Moscow −82 kg

Yaroslav Amosov (born 9 September 1993) is a Ukrainian mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Welterweight Champion. [3] As of October 10, 2023, he is #2 in the Bellator men's pound-for-pound rankings. [4]

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He is a four-time world sambo champion, a two-time European and Eurasia champion, and European Cup winner. Amosov is also the winner of many national and international competitions.

Sambo career

Yaroslav Amosov was born on September 9, 1993,  in the city of Irpin, Kyiv region. He began to actively engage in combat sambo at the age of fifteen at the initiative of his stepfather, trained at the Kyiv club "Hermes" under the guidance of coaches Fedor Mykolayovych Seredyuk and Vadym Mykhailovych Korytny. [5]

He achieved his first serious success at the adult international level in 2012, when he won the European Combat Sambo Cup. Subsequently, he achieved significant success in this martial arts: he became the world champion three times according to the version of the international federation WCSF (2013, 2014, 2015) and twice the champion of Europe according to the version of the European federation ECSF (2013, 2014). In September 2014, he became the champion of Eurasia in professional combat sambo, defeating the experienced Russian fighter Shamil Zavurov in the final with a suffocating reception. He repeatedly won championships and Cups of Ukraine in combat sambo. In March 2015, he was awarded the honorary title "Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine" for his outstanding sports achievements. [5]

In September 2012, though early into his Combat Sambo career, Amosov came finished in third place against Ikram Aliskerov in European Combat Sambo Federation sanctioned competition that was being hosted in Moldova. [6] In December of that same year, Amosov again came in third place against Aliskerov in World Combat Sambo Federation sanctioned competition that was held in Moscow. [7] [8]

Mixed martial arts career

In June 2016, after winning sixteen fights in a row in Tech-Krep FC, Amosov beat Croatian fighter Roberto Soldić to win the vacant Tech-Krep welterweight title. [9]

In 2017, Amosov made two successful defences of the Tech-Krep FC welterweight title against Diogo Cavalcanti and Nathan Oliveira. Amosov won both fights via submission in the first round. [10] [11]

Bellator MMA

In November 2017. Bellator announced they had signed Yaroslav Amosov to the promotion following an undefeated run of 19 fights which only included two decisions. [12]

Amosov made his Bellator debut against Gerald Harris on 13 July 2018 at Bellator 202. Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision. [13]

Amosov then faced Erick Silva on 16 February 2019 at Bellator 216. Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision. [14]

Amosov then faced David Rickels on 24 August 2019 at Bellator 225 in a catchweight bout. Amosov defeated Rickels via brabo choke in the second round. This was Rickels' first submission loss in his career. [15]

Amosov then faced three-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion from Penn State Ed Ruth on 21 February 2020 at Bellator 239. Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision. [16]

Amosov faced Mark Lemminger on 21 August 2020 at Bellator 244. [17] He won the fight via TKO between rounds 1 and 2 due to a cut rendering Lemminger unable to continue.

Amosov faced four-time NCAA Division I All-American from Minnesota Logan Storley on November 12, 2020, at Bellator 252. [18] He won the back-and-forth bout by split decision. [19]

Bellator Welterweight Championship

Amosov fought for the Bellator Welterweight World Championship against current champ Douglas Lima at Bellator 260 on June 11, 2021. [20] He won the fight by unanimous decision by outwrestling Lima throughout all 5 rounds. [21] [22]

Amosov was scheduled to make his first title defense against Michael Page on May 13, 2022, at Bellator 281. [23] However, Amosov was forced to pull out of the bout due to his participation in the war in Ukraine on the side of Ukraine, leaving Page to compete against Logan Storley for the interim title. [24] [25]

After being unable to fight for all of 2022 due to the war, Amosov returned to defend his title in a rematch against interim champion Logan Storley on February 25, 2023, at Bellator 291. [26] He successfully defended the title after defeating Storley by unanimous decision, the fight scored 50–45 on all three judges scorecards. [27]

Amosov made his second title defense against Jason Jackson on November 17, 2023 at Bellator 301. [28] He lost via knockout in the third round, marking his first professional loss in MMA. [29]

Personal life

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, after seeing his family evacuated to a safe zone, Amosov stayed in Ukraine and joined several other notable fighters, including former boxing heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and his brother, former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, current unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, and former lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, in defending Ukraine from the Russian invasion. During this time, Amosov was the Bellator Welterweight Champion. [30] After the liberation of his hometown Irpin from the battle over the town, Amosov published a video of himself rescuing the Bellator Welterweight Champion belt, which was hidden at his mother's home. [31]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Sambo

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
28 matches27 wins1 loss
By knockout91
By submission100
By decision80
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss27–1 Jason Jackson KO (punches) Bellator 301 November 17, 202332:08 Chicago, Illinois, United StatesLost the Bellator Welterweight World Championship.
Win27–0 Logan Storley Decision (unanimous) Bellator 291 February 25, 202355:00 Dublin, IrelandDefended and unified the Bellator Welterweight World Championship.
Win26–0 Douglas Lima Decision (unanimous) Bellator 260 June 11, 202155:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United StatesWon the Bellator Welterweight World Championship.
Win25–0 Logan Storley Decision (split) Bellator 252 November 12, 202035:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win24–0Mark LemmingerTKO (doctor stoppage) Bellator 244 August 21, 202015:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United StatesCatchweight (175 lb) bout.
Win23–0 Ed Ruth Decision (unanimous) Bellator 239 February 21, 202035:00 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Win22–0 David Rickels Submission (D'Arce сhoke) Bellator 225 August 24, 201924:05 Bridgeport, Connecticut, United StatesCatchweight (175 lb) bout.
Win21–0 Erick Silva Decision (unanimous) Bellator 216 February 16, 201935:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win20–0 Gerald Harris Decision (unanimous) Bellator 202 July 13, 201835:00 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Win19–0Nathan OliveiraSubmission (anaconda choke)Tech-Krep FC: Prime Selection 17August 18, 201713:20 Krasnodar, RussiaDefended the Tech-KREP FC Welterweight Championship.
Win18–0Diogo CavalcantiSubmission (north-south choke)Tech-Krep FC: Prime Selection 12March 18, 201714:48 Krasnodar, RussiaDefended the Tech-KREP FC Welterweight Championship.
Win17–0 Roberto Soldić Decision (split)Tech-Krep FC: Prime Selection 8June 18, 201635:00 Krasnodar, RussiaWon the vacant Tech-KREP FC Welterweight Championship.
Win16–0Khasanbek AbdulaevTKO (punches)Tech-Krep FC: Southern Front 3March 3, 201622:47 Krasnodar, Russia
Win15–0Maxim KonovalovSubmission (anaconda choke)Tech-Krep FC: Battle in SiberiaFebruary 12, 201612:34 Novosibirsk, Russia
Win14–0Islam BerzegovSubmission (rear-naked choke)Tech-Krep FC: Prime Selection 7October 9, 201511:27 Krasnodar, RussiaMiddleweight bout.
Win13–0Diego GonzalezKO (punch)Tech-Krep FC: Prime Selection 4: GrandmastersJuly 24, 201522:38 Krasnodar, Russia Welterweight debut.
Win12–0Ravil RisaevSubmission (north-south choke)Tech-Krep FC: Ermak Prime ChallengeApril 3, 201511:27 Anapa, Russia
Win11–0Avtandil GachechiladzeSubmission (armbar)ECSF: Steel WarriorsMarch 5, 201521:45 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win10–0Oleg OlenichevDecision (unanimous)Tech-Krep FC: Battle of HeroesDecember 12, 201435:00 St. Petersburg, Russia
Win9–0Boris SelanovTKO (punches)GEFC: Mega FightNovember 22, 201413:40 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win8–0Aydin AikhanTKO (punches)ECSF: Ukraine vs. TurkeySeptember 18, 201411:40 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win7–0Aleksey NimirovichTKO (punches)CSFU: Voshod Open CupJuly 26, 201412:40 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win6–0Andrei ShalavaiTKO (punches)13:10
Win5–0Valeri ShpakSubmission (armbar)GEFC: Warriors EmpireDecember 8, 201312:50 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win4–0Vadim SandulskiySubmission (rear-naked choke)League S-70: Plotforma 4thAugust 17, 201333:03 Sochi, RussiaCatchweight (176 lb) bout.
Win3–0Vitaliy MatornikaSubmission (rear-naked choke)CSFU: MMA Kiev Cup 2April 2, 201314:47 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win2–0Artiom CulaTKO (punches)ECSF: Battle of BessarabiaMarch 24, 201321:49 Chisinau, Moldova
Win1–0Vitaliy MaystrenkoTKO (punches)CSFU: MMA Kyiv CupJune 14, 201214:49 Kyiv, Ukraine

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