Vener Galiev

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. He is ranked #10 in the ACA lightweight rankings.[1]

Vener Galiev
Венер Галиев
Венер Ғәлиев
Born (1975-07-01) July 1, 1975
Sterlitamak, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union
Other namesBashkir (Башкир)
ResidenceYekaterinburg, Russia
NationalityRussian
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st)
Fighting out ofUfa, Bashkortostan, Russia
TeamRusFighters Sport Club
RankGrand Master of Sports in Combat Sambo
International Master of Sports in Unifight
Master of Sports in Greco-Roman Wrestling
Years active2004–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total44
Wins32
By knockout16
By submission4
By decision12
Losses12
By knockout5
By submission3
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Vener Galiev
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Combat Sambo
World Championships
2008 St. Petersburg 74 kg
2009 Thessaloniki 74 kg

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.[2] He later participated in Combat Sambo and Unifight on the international level.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6][7] On 5 November 2011, he participated in the event Bitva 5 held in Moscow and beat Roman Bagdasaryan in a bout under kickboxing rules.[8]

Galiev holds International Class Master of Sports rank in Combat Sambo and Unifight, as well as Master of Sports rank in Greco-Roman wrestling.[2]

Personal life

Galiev works as a police lieutenant in Ufa. He is married to Alena and has a son named Timur.[2]

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
44 matches 32 wins 12 losses
By knockout 16 5
By submission 4 3
By decision 12 4
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 2 October 16, 2010 1 N/A Moscow, Russia
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 Kiev, Ukraine
Win 8–3 Ivan Zagubinoga Decision (unanimous) SOP - Star of Peresvit December 7, 2007 3 5:00 Kiev, Ukraine
Win 7–3 Rafael Silva Decision (unanimous) SOP - Star of Peresvit December 7, 2007 3 5:00 Kiev, Ukraine
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) FEFoMP - World Absolute FC November 23, 2007 1 3:30 Khabarovsk, Russia
Win 5–2 Le Gou Lian TKO (punches) FEFoMP - World Absolute FC November 23, 2007 1 1:21 Khabarovsk, Russia
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) IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup December 20, 2004 2 4:51 Ulyanovsk, Russia
Win 3–0 Sergei Kotin TKO (punches) IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup December 20, 2004 1 1:04 Ulyanovsk, Russia
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
  • Record confirmed through Sherdog.com[9] and FightLife.ru[10]

References

  1. "Rankings | ACA". www.aca-mma.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  2. 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. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  3. "Vener Galiev". En.rusfighters.ru. 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  4. "News St. Petersburg, professional sports club RusFighters". En.rusfighters.ru. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
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  8. "«Битва под Москвой 5". FightLife.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  9. "Vener "Bashkir" Galiev MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. 1975-07-01. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
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