Roman Zentsov | |
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Born |
Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
September 10, 1973
Other names | The Russian Hammer |
Nationality | Russian |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Style | Boxing |
Fighting out of | St. Petersburg, Russia |
Team | Red Devil Sport Club |
Years active | 2000 – 2008 (MMA) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 3 |
Wins | 2 |
By knockout | 2 |
Losses | 1 |
By knockout | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 30 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 11 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 12 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 6 |
By decision | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Roman Zentsov (Russian: Роман Зенцов, pronounced [rɐˈman zʲɪnˈʐəf]) (born September 10, 1973 in Bryansk) is a retired Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter who has competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a major MMA organization based in Japan, and BodogFIGHT. Roman has an overall 18-12-0 record in mixed martial arts, and 2-1-0 record in boxing.
His upper left arm has a tattoo of the kanji words "宮本武蔵" (the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi).
Roman is part of the Red Devil Sport Club (team) and has trained extensively with Fedor Emelianenko, PRIDE's Heavyweight champion since he joined the group in 2005.In 2007 Fedor began to also spar heavily with young heavyweight Kirill Sidelnikov, while Roman has trained in St. Petersburg primarily over the past couple years. Roman's head coach is a Muay Thai champion Ruslan Nagnibeda.