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Russia
Dagestan
Bozigit Ataev
"
Volk
"
AGE
45
/
Mar 12, 1979
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
230 lbs
/
104.33 kg
ASSOCIATION
N/A
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
20
KO
/
TKO
15
75%
SUBMISSIONS
4
20%
DECISIONS
1
5%
Draws
1
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
3
60%
SUBMISSIONS
2
40%
DECISIONS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Emiliano Sordi
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3
Oct / 31 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Herb Dean
1
4:26
draw
Viktor Nemkov
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3
Oct / 31 / 2019
Draw (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
2
5:00
loss
Emiliano Sordi
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season
Aug / 08 / 2019
KO (Punches)
Gary Copeland
1
1:23
win
Dan Spohn
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season
Jun / 06 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Kevin MacDonald
1
3:25
loss
Vinny Magalhaes
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2
Oct / 13 / 2018
Submission (Kimura)
Mike Beltran
1
1:58
win
Emiliano Sordi
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2
Oct / 13 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Frank Trigg
1
1:43
win
Sean O'Connell
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2018 Regular Season
Aug / 30 / 2018
TKO (Spinning Back Kick and Punches)
Bill Bookwalter
1
3:30
loss
Dan Spohn
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2018 Regular Season
Jun / 21 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Rob Madrigal
3
4:31
win
Jeremy May
Kunlun Fight - Kunlun Fight MMA 10
Apr / 06 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
1
2:15
win
Valdas Pocevicius
K-1 - Hero's Lithuania
Nov / 11 / 2006
KO (Punches)
1
2:02
win
Beneilton Pereira da Silva
Rings Russia - CIS vs. The World
Aug / 20 / 2005
TKO
1
0:00
win
Mindaugas Kulikauskas
Shooto Lithuania - King of Bushido Stage 1
Nov / 14 / 2003
Submission (Armbar)
1
1:57
loss
Alistair Overeem
Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3
Dec / 23 / 2002
TKO (Knee to the Body)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
4:59
win
Kestutis Arbocius
Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 5: Shock
Nov / 09 / 2002
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2
2:58
win
Chris Franco
Shoot Boxing - S-Cup 2002
Jul / 07 / 2002
Submission (Neck Crank)
Naoyuki Taira
1
2:31
win
Tsuyoshi Kosaka
Rings - World Title Series 5
Dec / 21 / 2001
Decision (Majority)
3
5:00
win
Aaron Brink
Rings - 10th Anniversary
Aug / 11 / 2001
KO (Spinning Back Kick)
1
1:09
win
Maynard Marcum
Rings - World Title Series 2
Jun / 15 / 2001
KO (Punch)
1
1:08
win
Rolandas Digrys
Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 2
May / 08 / 2001
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:00
win
Dimitar Doichinov
Rings Russia - Russia vs. Bulgaria
Apr / 06 / 2001
TKO
1
4:12
win
Islam Dadalov
IAFC - Pankration Russian Championship 2001
Feb / 08 / 2001
TKO (Submission to Knees and Punches)
1
0:48
win
Vitali Shkraba
IAFC - Pankration Russian Championship 2001
Feb / 08 / 2001
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
1
2:45
win
Yuri Zhernikov
IAFC - Pankration Russian Championship 2001
Feb / 08 / 2001
TKO (Submission to Punches)
1
2:26
win
Tikhon Gladkov
IAFC - Pankration Russian Championship 2001
Feb / 08 / 2001
TKO (Punches)
1
1:40
win
Arunas Juskevicius
Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 1
Oct / 24 / 2000
KO (Punches)
1
N/A
win
Vasilin Bazhirov
Rings Russia - Russia vs. Bulgaria
May / 21 / 2000
TKO (Punches)
1
0:00
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