Anatoly Malykhin

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeevich and the family name is Malykhin.
Anatoly Malykhin
Malykhin in 2019
BornAnatoly Sergeevich Malykhin
(1988-01-11) January 11, 1988 (age 36)
Kemerovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Native nameАнатолий Малыхин
Other namesSpartak
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Reach78 in (198 cm)
Fighting out ofPhuket, Thailand
Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast, Russia
TeamTiger Muay Thai
Raty Team
Golden Team[1]
TrainerVladimir Osiya (MMA)[2]
Vladimir Zakharushkin (wrestling)[3]
WrestlingMaster of Sport in freestyle wrestling[3][4]
Years active2016–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total14
Wins14
By knockout10
By submission4
Losses0
Amateur record
Total4
Wins4
By knockout2
By submission2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's freestyle wrestling
Russian Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Krasnoyarsk 120 kg[5]
President Cup of Buryatia Republic
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ulan-Ude 120 kg[5]
Submission grappling
UWW European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rome +100 kg[6]
Russian Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Naro-Fominsk +100 kg[7]
Amateur mixed martial arts
WMMAA World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana +93 kg[8]

Anatoly Sergeevich Malykhin (Russian: Анатолий Сергеевич Малыхин; born January 11, 1988) is a Russian mixed martial artist and wrestler. Malykhin is signed to ONE Championship where he is the current Heavyweight World Champion, Light Heavyweight World Champion, and Middleweight World Champion. He is the first fighter in history to win major MMA championships in three weight classes and the first to hold them simultaneously. A professional competitor since 2016, Malykhin has also competed for Fight Nights Global. As of March 17, 2024, he is ranked as the #14 light heavyweight in the world by Fight Matrix.[9]

Malykhin is a Master of Sport in freestyle wrestling,[3][4] and won a bronze medal at the 2013 Russian championship.[5] He also won gold in submission grappling at the 2016 UWW European championships[10] and is a 2017 WMMAA world champion in amateur mixed martial arts (MMA).[3][11]

  1. ^ "Anatoly Malykhin | ONE Championship". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. February 21, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Тренер нашего топового бойца задержан по подозрению в убийстве. Он воспитал Магу Исмаилова и сделал сборную чемпионами мира". sports.ru. May 25, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Otinov, Andrey (October 9, 2017). "Кузбасский спортсмен Анатолий Малыхин чемпион мира по ММА в тяжелом весе". Спортивная борьба (in Russian). Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Турнир памяти Виктора Малютина". Мой город (in Russian). November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Malykhin, Anatoli (RUS)". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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  9. ^ "Anatoly Malykhin". Fight Matrix. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  10. ^ Yarkova, Nadezhda (July 26, 2016). "Кемеровчанин победил на чемпионате Европы по грэпплингу в Риме (фото)". ngs42.ru - новости Кузбасса (in Russian). Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  11. ^ Patterson, Ross (February 12, 2022). "IMMAF | 2017 WMMAA World Gold Medalist Anatoly Malykhin Wins ONE Interim Heavyweight Belt". IMMAF. Retrieved November 22, 2023.