Athlete record · men's pool · professional MMA
Linton Vassell
All-time rank#352of 143,147 rated · by peak
Peak rating2,313Mar 10, 2023
Current rating2,280after last rated bout
Rated record26–1036 rated bouts
StatusActivelast fought Mar 2026
FIG. 1 Rating trajectoryrating after every rated bout
FIG. 2 The fight record37 professional bouts
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Jose Augusto | W | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | 2 | 2:48 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2 | 2,280 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Oleg Popov | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs | 2,261 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Valentin Moldavsky | W | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season | 2,282 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Denis Goltsov | L | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:11 | Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season | 2,271 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Valentin Moldavsky | W | KO (Punches and Elbows) | 1 | 3:03 | Bellator 292 - Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson | 2,313 |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Tim Johnson | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:21 | Bellator 277 - McKee vs. Pitbull 2 | 2,277 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Tyrell Fortune | W | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 271 - Cyborg vs. Kavanagh | 2,247 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Ronny Markes | W | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:37 | Bellator 254 - Macfarlane vs. Velasquez | 2,239 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Sergei Kharitonov | W | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:15 | Bellator 234 - Kharitonov vs. Vassell | 2,216 |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Valentin Moldavsky | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 218 - Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan | 2,157 |
| May 25, 2018 | Phil Davis | L | KO (Head Kick) | 3 | 1:05 | Bellator 200 - Carvalho vs. Mousasi | 2,189 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Ryan Bader | L | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:58 | Bellator 186 - Bader vs. Vassell | 2,205 |
| May 19, 2017 | Liam McGeary | W | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 3 | 2:28 | Bellator 179 - Daley vs. MacDonald | 2,226 |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Francis Carmont | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 165 - Chandler vs. Henderson | 2,178 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Emanuel Newton | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 149 - Shamrock vs. Gracie | 2,146 |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Muhammed Lawal | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Bellator 142 - Dynamite | 2,103 |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | W | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:18 | Bellator 134 - British Invasion | 2,114 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Emanuel Newton | L | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 5 | 0:47 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 130 | 2,081 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Virgil Zwicker | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:02 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 122 | 2,102 |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Trevor Carlson | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:54 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 114 | 2,066 |
| Nov 8, 2013 | Matt Jones | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 107 | 2,032 |
| Feb 2, 2013 | Zelg Galesic | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:31 | UCMMA 32 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 32 | 2,018 |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Nick Chapman | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 0:55 | UCMMA 29 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 29 | 1,969 |
| Feb 4, 2012 | Aurelijus Kerpe | W | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:16 | UCMMA 26 - The Real Deal | 1,945 |
| Oct 8, 2011 | Zsolt Balla | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:09 | UWC 17 - Bad to the Bone | 1,932 |
| Apr 24, 2011 | Simon Carlsen | W | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | CWFC 41 - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 41 | 1,901 |
| Feb 5, 2011 | Rolandas Cizauskas | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:21 | UCMMA 18 - Face Off | 1,854 |
| Oct 29, 2010 | Matti Makela | L | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 4:10 | Superior Challenge 6 - Lion's Den | 1,832 |
| Oct 23, 2010 | Adrian Preda | NC | No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke) | 1 | N/A | UCMMA 16 - Unbelievable | · |
| Jun 5, 2010 | Kevin Thompson | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:21 | OMMAC 5 - Showdown | 1,928 |
| Mar 20, 2010 | Nick Nembhard | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:49 | Ultimate Warrior Challenge 12 - Revolution | 1,843 |
| Nov 28, 2009 | Stav Economou | L | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UWC 11 - Onslaught | 1,785 |
| Jun 28, 2009 | Svajunas Siacuila | W | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 0:48 | UWC 10 - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 10 | 1,821 |
| Mar 22, 2009 | Reza Mahdavian | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:35 | UWC 9 - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 9 | 1,805 |
| Nov 8, 2008 | Shola Adeniran | L | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:43 | UWC 8 - Vendetta | 1,712 |
| Sep 13, 2008 | Chris Greig | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:19 | FX3 - Fight Night 9 | 1,857 |
| Mar 1, 2008 | Marco Motta | W | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:57 | UWC 6 - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 6 | 1,763 |
1 bout shown with “·” did not move the rating — DQ, no-contest, or unresolvable outcome are excluded by the methodology.