Yaroslav Amosov

Yaroslav Amosov
Born	Ярослав Амосов (1993-09-09) September 9, 1993 (age 28) Irpin, Ukraine
Other names	Dynamo
Nationality	Ukrainian
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division	Welterweight
Reach	75 in (191 cm)
Style	Sambo
Fighting out of	Irpin, Ukraine
Team	Combat Dobro Amosov Team American Top Team[1]
Rank	4x World Champion in Combat Sambo[2]
Years active	2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	26
Wins	26
By knockout	9
By submission	10
By decision	7
Losses	0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Men's Combat Sambo WCSF World Championships Representing  Ukraine 2017 Dushanbe −82 kg[3] 2015 Moscow −90 kg 2014 Moscow −82 kg 2013 Moscow −82 kg 2012 Moscow −82 kg

Yaroslav Amosov (born 9 September 1993) is a Ukrainian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Welterweight Champion.^[4] As of October 19, 2021, he is #5 in the Bellator men's pound-for-pound rankings.^[5]

He is a four-time world sambo champion, a two-time European and Eurasia champion, and European Cup winner. Amosov is also the winner of many national and international competitions.

Sambo career[]

Yaroslav Amosov had no prior interest in martial arts until he joined a sambo (martial art) club at the age of 15. While there, he trained at the Hermes Club in Kyiv under coaches and Vadim Korytny.

Amosov made his first breakthrough at the international adult level in 2012 when he won the European Sambo Fighting Cup and subsequently achieved significant success in single combat. He became world champion for WCSF four times (in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017), and European champion for ECSF twice (2013 and 2014).

In September 2014, Amosov became the Professional Combat Sambo champion of Eurasia after defeating the Caucasian fighter Shamil Zavurov by submission.

Amosov has repeatedly won several combat sambo championships in Ukraine, and in March 2015, he became a Ukrainian sports-master.

Mixed martial arts career[]

In June 2012, Amosov made his MMA debut against Vitaliy Maystenko. Amosov won via TKO in the first round.

In September 2014, Amosov made his middleweight debut beating Aydin Aikhan via TKO in the first round.

Amosov fought in various Ukrainian promotions for his first nine fights before being signed by the Russian organization Tech-Krep FC.

In June 2016, after winning seven fights in a row in Tech-Krep FC, Amosov beat Croatian fighter Roberto Soldić to win the vacant Tech-Krep welterweight title.^[6]

In 2017, Amosov made two successful defences of the Tech-Krep FC welterweight title against Diogo Cavalcanti and Nathan Oliveira. Amosov won both fights via submission in the first round.^{[7] [8]}

Bellator MMA[]

In November 2017. Bellator announced they had signed Yaroslav Amosov to the promotion following an undefeated run of 19 fights which only included two decisions.^[9]

Amosov made his Bellator debut against Gerald Harris on 13 July 2018 at Bellator 202. Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision.^[10]

Amosov then faced Erick Silva on 16 February 2019 at Bellator 216. Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision.^[11]

Amosov then faced David Rickels on 24 August 2019 at Bellator 225 in a catchweight bout. Amosov defeated Rickels via brabo choke in the second round. This was Rickels' first submission loss in his career.^[12]

Amosov then faced three-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion from Penn State Ed Ruth on 21 February 2020 at Bellator 239. Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision.^[13]

Amosov faced Mark Lemminger on 21 August 2020 at Bellator 244.^[14] He won the fight via TKO between rounds 1 and 2 due to a cut rendering Lemminger unable to continue.

Amosov faced four-time NCAA Division I All-American from Minnesota Logan Storley on November 12, 2020 at Bellator 252.^[15] He won the back-and-forth bout by split decision.^[16]

Amosov fought for the Bellator Welterweight World Championship against current champ Douglas Lima at Bellator 260 on June 11, 2021.^[17] He won the fight by unanimous decision by outwrestling Lima throughout all 5 rounds to become the new Welterweight World Champion.^[18][19]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Mixed martial arts[]

• Bellator Fighting Championships
  • Bellator Welterweight World Championship (One time, current)
  • First Ukrainian-born champion in Bellator MMA history
• Tech-Krep FC
  • Tech-Krep FC Welterweight Championship
    • Two successful title defences

Sambo[]

• World Combat Sambo Championship Bronze Medalist in 2012 at 82kg^[20]
• European Combat Sambo Championship Bronze Medalist in 2012 at 82kg ^[21]
• Combat Jiu-Jitsu World Cup Gold Medalist in 2013 at 92kg^[22]
• World Combat Sambo Championship Gold Medalist in 2014 at 82kg^[23]
• Combat Jiu-Jitsu World Championship Gold Medalist in 2014 at 84kg^[24]
• Combat Sambo Eurasia Championship Gold Medalist in 2014 at 82kg ^[25]

Mixed martial arts record[]

See also[]

• List of current Bellator fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of undefeated mixed martial artists

References[]