All MMA fightersMaxim Grishin
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Profile
| Full name | Maxim Gennadievich Grishin |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 2 May 1984 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Birthplace | Vyazma, Russia |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Team | Akhmat Fight Club |
| Height | 191 cm (6′3″) |
| Reach | 198 cm (78″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2008 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 24 May 2008 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly, 12 Apr 2026 |
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Titles and honours
- Former WFCA Light Heavyweight Champion
- M-1 Selection 2010 Eastern Europe Heavyweight tournament winner
Background
Russian light heavyweight from Vyazma who fought for M-1 Global, WFCA and the PFL before a spell in the UFC from 2020 to 2023. He has since competed for ACA and represents Akhmat Fight Club.
Fight history
49 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ACA 202 | 12 Apr 2026 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | Alexey Butorin | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:46 | ACA 195 | 7 Nov 2025 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | Evgeny Egemberdiev | TKO (arm injury) | 2 | 0:47 | ACA 186 | 10 May 2025 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Catchweight (209.2 lb) |
| Win | Oleg Olenichev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ACA 182 | 15 Dec 2024 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | RCC 17 | 15 Dec 2023 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | Catchweight (220 lb) |
| Loss | Philipe Lins | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi | 3 Jun 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | William Knight | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | 12 Feb 2022 | Houston, Texas, USA | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane | 27 Feb 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Catchweight (210.5 lb); Grishin missed weight |
| Win | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:58 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | 17 Oct 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal | 11 Jul 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Heavyweight bout |
| Draw | Jordan Johnson | Draw (majority) | 2 | 5:00 | PFL 9 (2019) | 31 Oct 2019 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | PFL 2019 light heavyweight playoff quarter-final |
| Win | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:48 | PFL 6 (2019) | 8 Aug 2019 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | Jordan Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL 3 (2019) | 6 Jun 2019 | Uniondale, New York, USA | |
| Draw | Smealinho Rama | Draw (majority) | 2 | 5:00 | PFL 9 (2018) | 13 Oct 2018 | Long Beach, California, USA | PFL 2018 light heavyweight playoff quarter-final |
| Win | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:03 | PFL 5 (2018) | 2 Aug 2018 | Uniondale, New York, USA | |
| Win | Jason Butcher | TKO (leg injury) | 1 | 1:41 | PFL 2 (2018) | 21 Jun 2018 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Leonardo Guimarães | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | WFCA 45 | 24 Feb 2018 | Grozny, Russia | Won the WFCA Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Dirlei Broenstrup | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WFCA 42: Malyutin vs. Jacarezinho | 27 Sep 2017 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | Matej Batinić | KO (head kick) | 3 | 2:43 | WFCA 34: Battle in Moscow | 25 Feb 2017 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | Magomed Ankalaev | TKO (punches) | 4 | 1:13 | WFCA 30: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 Final | 4 Oct 2016 | Grozny, Russia | For the vacant WFCA Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Maxim Futin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WFCA 23: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 | 11 Jun 2016 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Win | Marcin Łazarz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WFCA 17: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 | 9 Apr 2016 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Win | Joaquim Ferreira | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:06 | WFCA 9: Grozny Battle | 4 Oct 2015 | Grozny, Russia | Catchweight (212 lb) |
| Win | Malik Merad | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:43 | WFCA 3: Grozny Battle | 13 Jun 2015 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Win | Dorian Ilić | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:15 | WFCA 1: Grozny Battle | 14 Mar 2015 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Win | Trevor Prangley | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:04 | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 17 | 30 Sep 2014 | Moscow, Russia | Catchweight (209 lb) |
| Win | Rodney Wallace | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | NAAFS: Driven MMA 1 | 1 Mar 2014 | Canton, Ohio, USA | |
| Win | Mário Miranda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 13 | 26 Oct 2013 | Moscow, Russia | Catchweight (207.5 lb) |
| Win | Ray Lopez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:25 | NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 9 | 1 Jun 2013 | Cleveland, Ohio, USA | |
| Win | William Hill | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:57 | NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 12 | 20 Oct 2012 | Streetsboro, Ohio, USA | |
| Win | Joachim Christensen | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | M-1 Challenge 32 | 16 May 2012 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | Kenny Garner | TKO (submission to punches) | 5 | 4:07 | M-1 Challenge 27 | 14 Oct 2011 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | For the interim M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Júlio Cézar de Lima | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:22 | League S-70: Russia vs. Brazil | 5 Aug 2011 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | Alan Sobanov | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:30 | SMMAI: Tornado | 8 Jul 2011 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | Samir Akhmetov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:43 | Sochi MMA International | 5 Jul 2011 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | Stanislav Mirzamagomedov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 2:32 | MFT: Fedor Emelianenko Cup | 22 May 2011 | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| Win | Vladimir Kuchenko | TKO (leg kick and punches) | 3 | 3:14 | M-1 Challenge 25 | 28 Apr 2011 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | Guram Gugenishvili | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:38 | M-1 Challenge 23 | 5 Mar 2011 | Moscow, Russia | For the M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Alexander Volkov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:39 | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals | 22 Jul 2010 | Moscow, Russia | Won the M-1 Selection 2010 Eastern Europe heavyweight tournament |
| Win | Arsen Abdulkerimov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:52 | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 3 | 28 May 2010 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Win | Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:05 | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 2 | 10 Apr 2010 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Loss | Dawid Baziak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | KSW 12 | 11 Dec 2009 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Win | Levan Persaev | TKO (knee) | 1 | 1:56 | M-1 Challenge 20: 2009 Finals | 3 Dec 2009 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | Dmitry Zabolotny | TKO (punches) | 1 | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 7 | 3 Oct 2009 | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Loss | Shane del Rosario | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:21 | M-1 Challenge 17 | 4 Jul 2009 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | Joaquim Ferreira | Submission (north-south choke) | 1 | 3:57 | M-1 Challenge 15 | 9 May 2009 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | Magomed Umarov | TKO (punches) | 1 | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 1 | 13 Mar 2009 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Loss | Magomedbag Agaev | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:47 | World Pankration Championship 2008 | 24 May 2008 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | Gela Getsadze | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | World Pankration Championship 2008 | 24 May 2008 | Khabarovsk, Russia | Pro debut |