Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
| Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | |
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Vasilevsky in 2016
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| Born | Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Vasilevsky June 16, 1988 Zelenogorsk, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Other names | The Crushin Russian Saint Fist Slava |
| Nationality |
 Russian
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight (current) Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Fairfield, New Jersey |
| Team | Red Fury fight team Tiger Muay Thai Fightspirit Tean |
| Trainer | Murat Keshtov Grappling: Rustam Chsiev |
| Rank |
1st Razryad Grand Master in Combat Sambo Black Belt in Judo Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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| Representing Russia
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| Men's Combat Sambo | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2015 Casablanca | -90 kg |
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2013 St. Petersburg | -90 kg |
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2012 Minsk | -90 kg |
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2010 Tashkent | -90 kg |
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2009 Thessaloniki | -90 kg |
| European Championships | ||
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2014 Bucharest | -90 kg |
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2008 Tbilisi | -90 kg |
| Russian Championships | ||
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2015 Krasnoyarsk | -90 kg |
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2014 Ulan-Ude | -90 kg |
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2013 Gubkin | -90 kg |
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2012 Moscow | -90 kg |
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2010 Krasnokamsk | -90 kg |
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2009 Kstovo | -90 kg |
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2008 St. Petersburg | -90 kg |
Vyacheslav "Crushin Russian" Vasilevsky is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Vasilevsky has amassed a 27-3 professional record. He is the inaugural M-1 Global Light Heavyweight World Champion.
Vasilevsky was born and raised in the Siberian closed town of Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. He began training in judo at age 9, ultimately becoming the junior judo champion of Krasnoyarsk Krai, earned national youth judo championship medals, and becoming 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. With just 10 days of preparation, he won a first-round submission victory over Ladislav Zak with a rear naked choke hold.
His next fight was against Spaniard Daniel Tabera which he lost by unanimous decision. Vasilevsky has only lost on one other occasion, losing another unanimous decision to Maiquel Falcão. amassing 15 victories in a row before the loss to Falcao, and since then has gone 2-0 with both wins coming by TKO. Vasilevsky currently holds 7 wins by KO/TKO, 5 by submission, and 6 by Decision.
Due Vyacheslav's extensive ground fighting background in Sambo and Judo, he was awarded a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu only after a few months of training. His BJJ trainer is Cornel Zapadka, a black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter from Poland.
Vasilevsky's road to the 2010 M-1 Global light heavyweight championship bout was not easy. It began with a hard fought split decision victory over Sergey Guzev. Two other bouts in the selection – against Xavier "Professor X" 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 have gone beyond the first round. The difference in experience between Narkun and Vasilevsky has been touted as potentially significant in their title bout on December 10.
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