- Mikhail Zayats
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Mikhail Zayats Born October 14, 1981 [1]
Karachev, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionResidence St. Petersburg, Russia[1] Nationality Russian[1] Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)[1] Division Light Heavyweight Style Jujutsu, Grappling, Sambo, Army hand-to-hand fight[2] Fighting out of St. Petersburg, Russia Team Alexander Nevsky MMA Club Rank Master of Sports in Combat Sambo [3]
black belt in JujutsuYears active 2006-present Mixed martial arts record Total 20 Wins 14 By knockout 1 By submission 8 By decision 5 Losses 6 By knockout 2 By submission 3 By decision 1 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Medal record Competitor for 
RussiaMen's Combat Sambo World Championships Gold 2008 St. Petersburg -90 kg Mikhail Zayats (born October 14, 1981) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweigh division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Zayats mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran.
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Mixed martial arts career
M-1 Global
Mikhail Zayats defeated powerful Georgian wrestler David Tkeshelashvili by rear-naked choke at 2:26 of the first round.[4]
Mikhail Zayats delivered an impressive beatdown to Frenchman Malik Merad in their light heavyweight contest. He took his opponent down right away and started a methodical ground-and-pound attack, hitting Merad with punches to the head and elbows to the body; he even tried to apply a straight neck crank. Merad made it to the second round, but he was once again quickly put on his back. Zayats trapped his right hand behind the back and finished the fight with a series of unanswered right hands 49 seconds into the round.[5]
Championships and Accomplishments
- M-1 Global
- Champion M-1 Challenge 2008
- Champion of Europe in Jiujitsu
Army hand-to-hand fight
- Champion of Volga-Ural Military District
- Champion of Russian Armed Forces
- Champion of Russia
- Combat Sambo
- Champion of Russia in Combat Sambo
- World Champion in Combat Sambo
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 20 matches 14 wins 6 losses By knockout 1 3 By submission 8 2 By decision 5 1 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 14-6 Vinny Magalhaes TKO (head kick and punches) М-1 Challenge XXVII: Garner vs. Grishin October 14, 2011 3 1:13 Phoenix, Arizona, United States For M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Championship Win 14-5 Malik Merad TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Enomoto April 28, 2011 2 0:49 St. Petersburg, Russia Win 13-5 David Tkeshelashvili Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge XXII: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky December 12, 2010 1 2:26 Moscow, Russia Win 12-5 Matias Baric Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner October 28, 2010 3 3:12 St. Petersburg, Russia Win 11-5 Toni Valtonen Submission (armbar) Fight Festival Goes Kaisaniemi June 16, 2010 1 4:45 Helsinki, Finland Loss 10-5 Robert Jocz TKO (punches) BOTE: Chahbari vs. Souwer March 13, 2010 2 4:05 Zutphen, Netherlands Win 10-4 Lee Sang-Soo Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 20: 2009 Finals March 13, 2009 3 5:00 St. Petersburg, Russia Loss 9-4 Lucio Linhares Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough August 28, 2009 1 1:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States Loss 9-3 Alexandre Machado Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 15: Brazil September 5, 2009 3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil Loss 9-2 Jae Young Kim TKO (head kick) M-1 Challenge 12: USA February 21, 2009 2 4:02 Tacoma, Washington, United States Win 9-1 David Haagsma Submission (armbar) M-1 Challenge 11: 2008 Challenge Finals January 11, 2009 1 3:25 Amstelveen, Netherlands Win 8-1 Seung Bae Whi Decision (majority) M-1 Challenge 9: Russia November 21, 2008 2 5:00 St. Petersburg, Russia Win 7-1 Alexei Kalistartov Submission RMAU: Battle of the Champions 3 May 10, 2008 N/A N/A Moscow, Russia Win 6-1 John Cornett Submission (hand injury) M-1 Challenge 7: UK September 27, 2008 2 0:44 Nottingham, England Win 5-1 Lucio Linhares Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 4: Battle on the Neva 2 June 27, 2008 2 5:00 St. Petersburg, Russia Loss 4-1 Daniel Tabera Submission (rear naked choke) M-1 MFC: Fedor Emelianenko Cup May 15, 2008 N/A N/A Belgorod, Russia Win 4-0 Christophe Daffreville Decision (unanimous) M-1: Slamm March 2, 2008 2 5:00 Almere, Netherlands Win 3-0 Łukasz Jurkowski Submission (choke) M-1 MFC: Battle on the Neva July 21, 2007 3 N/A St. Petersburg, Russia Win 2-0 Jin O Kim Submission (armbar) M-1 MFC: Russia vs. Korea January 20, 2007 1 2:00 Seoul, South Korea Win 1-0 Christophe Durant Decision (unanimous) M-1 MFC: Mix-Fight October 7, 2006 3 5:00 Belgorod, Russia References
- ^ a b c d e "Mikhail Zayats". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mikhail-Zayats-17466. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Michail Zayats". www.mixfight.ru. http://www.mixfight.ru/mma/interviews/2009/11/26/zayac/. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ http://www.mossambo.ru/page_55.html
- ^ "Mikhail Zayats vs. National Champion in Freestyle wrestling David Tkeshelashvili". www.sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fioravanti-Magalhaes-Win-Dandois-Narkun-Fall-at-M-1-Challenge-28700. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ "Mikhail Zayats vs. Malik Merad". www.sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Magalhaes-Captures-Title-Zavurov-Defends-Crown-at-M-1-Challenge-25-31964. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
External links
Categories:- Living people
- Russian mixed martial artists
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- Russian practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Russian sambo practitioners
- M-1 Global
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