Roman Zentsov

Roman Zentsov (Russian: Роман Зенцов, pronounced [rɐˈman zʲɪnˈʐəf]) (born September 10, 1973 in Bryansk) is a retired Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter who has competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a major MMA organization based in Japan, and BodogFIGHT.^[1] Zentsov has an overall 18-12-0 record in mixed martial arts, and 2-1-0 record in boxing.

Roman Zentsov
Born	(1973-09-10) September 10, 1973 (age 51) Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Other names	The Russian Hammer
Nationality	Russian
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling, Sambo, Karate, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	St. Petersburg, Russia
Team	Red Devil Sport Club
Years active	2000 – 2008 (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total	3
Wins	2
By knockout	2
Losses	1
By knockout	1
Draws	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	30
Wins	18
By knockout	12
By submission	3
By decision	3
Losses	12
By knockout	5
By submission	6
By decision	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Zentsov is part of the Red Devil Sport Club (team) and has trained extensively with Fedor Emelianenko, PRIDE's Heavyweight champion since he joined the group in 2005. In 2007 Fedor began to also spar heavily with young heavyweight Kirill Sidelnikov, while Roman has trained in St. Petersburg primarily over the past couple years. Roman's head coach is a Muay Thai champion Ruslan Nagnibeda.

Personal life

Zensov hopes to unite all radical Russian right-wing organizations under the banner of one nationalist movement, mobilize the Russian nation on the basis of having external enemies, and to create a national-socialist state.^[2] Through his organization, Soprotivlenie ("Resistance"), Zentsov has been known to promote sports as a means of fighting alcoholism, while at the same time being a means of recruiting individuals into right-wing nationalist organizations, such as Demunshkin's SS.^[3]

His upper left arm has a tattoo of the kanji words "宮本武蔵" (the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi).^{[citation needed]}

Championships and Accomplishments

• M-1 Global
  • M-1 MFC Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
  • 2000 M-1 MFC European Championship Tournament Runner up
  • 2000 M-1 MFC World Championship Tournament Semifinalist
• 2 Hot 2 Handle
  • 2H2H 3: Hotter Than Hot Tournament Semifinalist

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

30 matches	18 wins	12 losses
By knockout	12	5
By submission	3	6
By decision	3	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	18–12	Lee Sang-Soo	Submission (triangle choke)	M-1 Challenge 6: Korea	August 29, 2008	1	4:33	South Korea
Win	18–11	Daniel Tabera	Decision	M-1 Challenge 2: Russia	April 3, 2008	2	5:00	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	17–11	Mike Russow	Submission (north/south choke)	Yarennoka!	December 31, 2007	1	2:58	Saitama, Japan
Loss	17–10	Branden Lee Hinkle	Decision (unanimous)	BodogFIGHT: Alvarez vs. Lee	July 14, 2007	3	5:00	Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Win	17–9	Kristof Midoux	TKO (corner stoppage)	BodogFIGHT: Clash of the Nations	April 14, 2007	1	5:00	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	16–9	Lee Sang-Soo	Decision (unanimous)	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. Korea	January 20, 2007	3	5:00	N/A
Win	15–9	Kristof Midoux	TKO (punches)	BodogFIGHT: St. Petersburg	December 15, 2006	2	4:12	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	14–9	Lee Min Jin	Submission (guillotine choke)	M-1: Mix-Fight Tournament	October 12, 2006	1	0:55	Russia
Win	13–9	Gilbert Yvel	KO (punch)	PRIDE FC: Total Elimination Absolute	May 5, 2006	1	4:55	Osaka, Japan	2006 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix Alternate Bout.
Win	12–9	Pedro Rizzo	KO (Punch)	PRIDE 31: Dreamers	February 26, 2006	1	0:25	Saitama, Japan
Win	11–9	Ibragim Magomedov	TKO (punches)	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. France	November 3, 2005	2	4:08	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	10–9	Fabrício Werdum	Submission (triangle armbar)	PRIDE FC: Final Conflict 2005	August 28, 2005	1	6:01	Saitama, Japan
Loss	10–8	Antoine Jaoude	TKO (injury)	Euphoria: Road to the Titles	October 15, 2004	1	3:33	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	10–7	Travis Wiuff	TKO (cut)	Euphoria: Russia vs. USA	March 13, 2004	2	2:46	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	10–6	Michael Knaap	KO (punches)	2H2H: 2 Hot 2 Handle	February 22, 2004	1	2:24	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win	10–5	Bob Schrijber	Submission (choke)	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 6	October 10, 2003	1	2:12	St. Petersburg, Russia	Won the M-1 MFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win	9–5	Andrey Jangolenko	TKO (submission to punches)	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. Ukraine	June 17, 2003	1	0:16	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	8–5	Thomas Rahders	TKO (punches)	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 5	April 6, 2003	1	0:20	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	7–5	Alessio Sakara	Decision	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 4	November 15, 2002	2	5:00	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	6–5	Michailis Deligiannakis	KO	FFG: Heracliones Fight Night	July 28, 2002	1	N/A	Crete, Greece
Win	5–5	Rafael Comes	TKO (punches)	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 3	April 26, 2002	1	3:27	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	4–5	Alistair Overeem	Submission (americana)	2H2H 4: Simply the Best	March 17, 2002	1	1:26	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win	4–4	Bashir Guliev	TKO (kick)	M-1 MFC: Exclusive Fight Night 4	December 27, 2001	1	3:35	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	3–4	Chalid Arrab	KO	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 2	November 11, 2001	1	0:53	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	3–3	Moise Rimbon	Submission (neck crank)	2H2H 3: Hotter Than Hot	October 7, 2001	2	N/A	Rotterdam, Netherlands	2H2H 3: Hotter Than Hot Tournament Semifinal.
Win	3–2	Dave van der Veen	TKO (punches)	2H2H 3: Hotter Than Hot	October 7, 2001	1	2:15	Rotterdam, Netherlands	2H2H 3: Hotter Than Hot Tournament Quarterfinal.
Loss	2–2	Joop Kasteel	Submission (shoulder lock)	MillenniumSports: Veni Vidi Vici	April 22, 2001	N/A	N/A	Veenendaal, Netherlands
Win	2–1	Herman van Tol	KO (head kick)	M-1 MFC - World Championship 2000	November 11, 2000	1	0:10	St. Petersburg, Russia	2000 M-1 MFC World Championship Tournament Semifinal.
Loss	1–1	Andrei Arlovski	TKO (punches)	M-1 MFC - European Championship 2000	April 9, 2000	1	1:18	St. Petersburg, Russia	2000 M-1 MFC European Championship Tournament Final.
Win	1–0	Gennadiy Matsigora	Submission (guillotine choke)	M-1 MFC - European Championship 2000	April 9, 2000	1	1:56	St. Petersburg, Russia	2000 M-1 MFC European Championship Tournament Semifinal.

Professional boxing record

Date	Outcome	Record	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Notes
10 Feb 2005	W	2-1	Konstantin Iganskly	Kentaur Club, Moscow, Russian Federation	TKO	3
16 Jul 2003	W	1-1	Sergei Tretiakov	Conti Casino, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation	TKO	3
24 Jul 2002	L	0-1	Sergey Dychkov	TBC, Vitebsk, Belarus	KO	3

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists