Victor Nemkov
| Viktor Nemkov Виктор Немков |
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| Born |
January 26, 1987 Zhalgyskan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality |
Russian Kazakh |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Belgorod, Russia |
| Team |
Red Devil Sport Club Lion North-West (BJJ) Fight Spirit Team |
| Trainer |
Sambo & Judo: Vladimir Voronov MMA: Vitaly Bondarenko |
| Rank |
International Master of Sport in Sambo Brown belt in Judo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 10 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Representing  Russia
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| World Championships | ||
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2011 Vilnius | 100 kg |
| Russian Combat Sambo Championships | ||
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2011 St. Petersburg | 100 kg |
Viktor Aleksandrovich Nemkov (Russian: Виктор Александрович Немков; born January 26, 1987 in Kazakhstan) is a Russian-Kazakh sambist, judoka competitor and mixed martial artist. Nemkov won the 2011 World Sambo Championships in Combat Sambo Events. According to the global-mma.com rankings, he is the number 10 ranked Light Heavyweight in the world outside of the UFC.
Victor Nemkov was born in a small village in Zhalgyskan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, now modern-Kazakhstan. In 1999 the family moved to the village Tomarovka, Belgorod Oblast. There, Nemkov began to train in Judo.
Having spent some successful tournaments, Nemkov became a "Master of Sport in Judo."
Nemkov was the 2008 Russian Combat Sambo bronze medalist in the 90 kg weight category and the 2009 World Cup champion.
Nemkov trains at the Red Devil Sport Club; a training facility and team strongly linked with the M-1 Global promotion and Fedor Emelianenko.
Nemkov began his professional mixed martial arts career with a loss to Magomed Sultanakhmedov via TKO, but quickly rebounded against newcomer Christian Bombay. Nemkov was able to secure a triangle choke on Bombay early in the first round to claim his first victory.
Nemkov continued in M-1 with several victories, including one in a fight against Sergey Khramov.
Nemkov's toughest challenge at that point came against the vastly experienced Tony Lopez in South Korea. Lopez' experience was perhaps too great, as he walked away with a submission victory via rear naked choke in the second round, handing Nemkov his second career loss.
Nemkov then signed to fight Khanilav Khanilaev at the M-1 2009 Finals. Nemkov went onto suffer his third career defeat, losing via split decision. Nemkov would bounce back with a victory over Shamil Vajsurov who, going into the fight, had a record of 0-1.
In August 2010, Nemkov was reportedly scouted by World Wrestling Entertainment - whilst on a tour of Russia - who wanted to sign him as a professional wrestler.
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