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Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
Vasilevsky in 2016
Born	Вячеслав Николаевич Василевский (1988-06-16) June 16, 1988 (age 36) Zelenogorsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Other names	The Crushin Russian
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight
Reach	74 in (188 cm)
Fighting out of	Fairfield, New Jersey, U.S. Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Russia
Team	Red Fury fight team Tiger Muay Thai Fightspirit Team
Rank	Master of Sport in combat sambo Purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Years active	2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	45
Wins	36
By knockout	14
By submission	10
By decision	12
Losses	9
By knockout	4
By submission	2
By decision	3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and sambo competitor. He has competed in professional MMA since 2008. He was the inaugural M-1 Global Light Heavyweight World Champion and also fought for Bellator MMA and Absolute Championship Akhmat. Vasilevsky is a multi-time world champion and Master of Sport in combat sambo.

Competitive career

Vasilevsky was born and raised in the Siberian closed town of Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. He began training in judo at age nine, ultimately becoming the junior judo champion of Krasnoyarsk Krai, a national youth judo championship medalist, and the judo champion of Siberia as an adult. By age 19, he was training in boxing and combat sambo, and his success in combat sambo led to invitations to compete in MMA.

Vasilevsky made his debut with a first-round submission victory over Ladislav Zak via rear naked choke.

His next fight was against Daniel Tabera which he lost by unanimous decision.

M-1 Global

Vasilevsky's road to the 2010 M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Championship started with a split decision victory over Sergey Guzev. Two other bouts in the selection – against Xavier Foupa-Pokam and Shamil Tinagadjiev went into the third round, though he also achieved a first-round victory over Alihan Magomedov. By contrast, none of Tomasz Narkun's professional fights had gone beyond the first round.

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky defeated Tomasz Narkun via second-round TKO at M-1 Challenge XXII to become the inaugural M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion. However, after the fight, Vasilevsky moved down to middleweight.

Bellator MMA

Vasilevsky signed with Bellator after a successful career in Russia where he compiled a 15-1 record.

Vyacheslav faced Victor O'Donnell on March 16 at Bellator LXI in a middleweight tournament bout. He won the fight via unanimous decision to advance to the semifinal round.

In the semifinal round, Vyacheslav faced Maiquel Falcão on April 20 at Bellator LXVI. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Vasilevsky was expected to face Doug Marshall in the Bellator Season Eight Middleweight tournament before being replaced by Andreas Spang.

Return to M-1 Global

Vasilevsky defeated Charles Andrade on May 23, 2013 at M-1 Challenge 39. He won via unanimous decision. Vasilevsky then faced Vitor Nobrega on October 20, 2013 at M-1 Challenge 42. He won by TKO via punches in the first round.

He then faced Ramazan Emeev for M-1 Challenge Middleweight Championship at M-1 Challenge 51 on September 7, 2014. Vasilevsky won the fight via TKO in the fourth round.

Vasilevsky faced former Bellator MMA Middleweight Champion Alexander Shlemenko on February 19, 2016 at M-1 Challenge 68. He lost this fight via split decision.

Vasilevsky returned to M-1 four months later to replace the injured Ramazan Emeev against Alexander Shlemenko in a rematch on June 16, 2016 at M-1 Challenge 64. Shlemenko won the fight via guillotine choke in the third round.

Absolute Championship Berkut

In September 2016, Vasilevsky signed with the ACB. He was expected to face Albert Duraev on April 15, 2017 at the ACB 57: Payback for the vacant middleweight title. However, Duraev pulled out of the fight on 7 April and was replaced by Ibragim Chuzhigaev.

Vasilevsky faced Will Noland on July 22, 2017 at ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev. He won the fight via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts

• Bellator Fighting Championships
  • Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Semifinalist
• M-1 Global
  • M-1 Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; first)
  • M-1 Challenge Middleweight Championship (One time)
  • 2010 M-1 Selection Eastern European Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
• Mix Fight Combat
  • MFC European Middleweight Championship (One time; first)

Sambo

• Fédération Internationale Amateur de Sambo
  • 2017 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
  • 2015 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
  • 2013 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
  • 2012 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
  • 2010 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
  • 2009 FIAS World Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
• European Sambo Federation
  • 2014 European Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
  • 2008 European Combat Sambo Championships Gold Medalist
• All-Russia Sambo Federation
  • Russian Combat Sambo National Championship (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)
  • Russian Combat Sambo National Championship Runner-up (2008, 2014)
  • 2010 Baltic Cup Combat Sambo Silver Medalist
  • 2009 S.D. Seliverstova Memorial Combat Sambo Gold Medalist
  • 2008 A.A. Kharlampiev Memorial Combat Sambo Gold Medalist

Mixed martial arts record

Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog.

See also

• List of Bellator MMA alumni
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. ^ "Vasilevski: Moving Up the Light Heavyweight Ladder as a European Prospect". sherdog.com. September 23, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
2. ^ "Vyacheslav Vasilevsky". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
3. ^ "Вячеслав Василевский". kstovo-sport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
4. ^ "Заслуженный мастер спорта России Вячеслав Василевский: "Чувашия – это лидирующий регион по количеству молодых ребят, которые занимаются самбо"". sport.cap.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
5. Вячеслав Василевский(+ENG SUBS): Сейчас готовлюсь к следующему бою в октябре on YouTube
6. "Ladislav Zak". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
7. "Daniel "The Gladiator" Tabera". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
8. "The M-1 Challenge XXII Light Heavyweight Championship Showdown: Tomasz Narkun vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevski". m-1global.com. December 7, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
9. "Sergey Guzev". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
10. "Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
11. "Shamil Tinagadjiev". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
12. "Alihan Magomedov". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
13. "Tomasz "Giraffe" Narkun". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
14. "Bellator LXI fight card updates". bellator.com. March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
15. "Bellator 66 adds Falcao-Vasilevsky middleweight-tourney semifinals". mmajunkie.com. 2012-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
16. "Bellator MMA Fight Card". bellator.com. 2013-02-01.
17. "Fastpanel".
18. "Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Vitor Nobrega added to M-1 Challenge 42". pitbullmma.net. October 7, 2013.
19. "Vitor Nobrega vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky". tapology.com. October 20, 2013.
20. "M-1 CHALLENGE 51: Fightspirit RAMAZAN EMEEV vs. VYACHESLAV VASILEVSKY". sherdog.com. August 30, 2014.
21. "M-1 Challenge 51: Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Ramazan Emmev". tapology.com. September 7, 2014.
22. "M-1 Challenge 64: Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky event preview". bloodyelbow.com. 18 February 2016.
23. "VVyacheslav Vasilevsky has signed a contract with ACB". hmatchtv.ru. 17 September 2016.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Vyacheslav Vasilevsky from Sherdog

• 1988 births
• Living people
• People from Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai
• Russian male mixed martial artists
• Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
• Russian male judoka
• Russian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• Russian sambo practitioners
• Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo
• Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
• Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• Sportspeople from Krasnoyarsk Krai
• 21st-century Russian sportsmen