Linton Vassell

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Rank State: California
Age: 40
Last 5: W W W W L
Association: Kill Cliff FC
Pro Debut Date: 2008-09-13
Pro Record: 23-9-0
Current Ranking:
#19 Heavyweight
'Big League' Record: 13-6-0
Last 3 Years: 3-1-0
Win Finish %: 78.3%
Combat Age: 54
Quality Perf. %: 59.4%
Last Quality Perf.: 2023-03-10
540 Metric: .733
Rating Points: 289
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2018

#9 Light Heavyweight
Last Fight Date: 4/04/2024 [Professional Fighters League]
Last Opponent: [#16 HW] Denis Goltsov
Opponent's Last 5: W W W L W

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2024 3 #14 Heavyweight 23-8-0
442
01/01/2024 1 #11 Heavyweight 23-8-0
464
10/01/2023 1 #12 Heavyweight 23-8-0
464
07/01/2023 2 #11 Heavyweight 23-8-0
464
04/01/2023 2 #13 Heavyweight 23-8-0
464
01/01/2023   #11 Heavyweight 22-8-0
352
10/01/2022 1 #11 Heavyweight 22-8-0
352
07/01/2022 6 #10 Heavyweight 22-8-0
352
04/01/2022 1 #16 Heavyweight 21-8-0
297
01/01/2022 2 #15 Heavyweight 21-8-0
297
10/01/2021 1 #13 Heavyweight 20-8-0
288
07/01/2021 2 #12 Heavyweight 20-8-0
294
04/01/2021 3 #10 Heavyweight 20-8-0
301
01/01/2021 2 #13 Heavyweight 20-8-0
309
10/01/2020 2 #11 Heavyweight 19-8-0
327
07/01/2020   #13 Heavyweight 19-8-0
327
04/01/2020   #13 Heavyweight 19-8-0
327
01/01/2020 23 #13 Heavyweight 19-8-0
327
10/01/2019   #36 Heavyweight 18-8-0
133
07/01/2019 3 #36 Heavyweight 18-8-0
136
04/01/2019 NR #33 Heavyweight 18-8-0
138
01/01/2019 4 #14 Light Heavyweight 18-7-0
300
10/01/2018 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 18-7-0
308
07/01/2018 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 18-7-0
316
04/01/2018   #10 Light Heavyweight 18-6-0
337
01/01/2018   #10 Light Heavyweight 18-6-0
337
10/01/2017   #10 Light Heavyweight 18-5-0
369
07/01/2017 2 #10 Light Heavyweight 18-5-0
369
04/01/2017 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 17-5-0
262
01/01/2017 3 #13 Light Heavyweight 17-5-0
262
10/01/2016 1 #16 Light Heavyweight 16-5-0
215
07/01/2016   #15 Light Heavyweight 16-5-0
215
04/01/2016 17 #15 Light Heavyweight 16-5-0
215
01/01/2016 1 #32 Light Heavyweight 15-5-0
118
10/01/2015 3 #31 Light Heavyweight 15-5-0
118
07/01/2015   #28 Light Heavyweight 15-4-0
123
04/01/2015 8 #28 Light Heavyweight 15-4-0
123
01/01/2015 3 #36 Light Heavyweight 14-4-0
97
10/01/2014 16 #33 Light Heavyweight 14-3-0
97
07/01/2014 5 #49 Light Heavyweight 13-3-0
66
04/01/2014 1 #54 Light Heavyweight 13-3-0
66
01/01/2014 9 #55 Light Heavyweight 12-3-0
63
10/01/2013 2 #64 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
59
07/01/2013 7 #62 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
59
04/01/2013 29 #69 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
59
01/01/2013 9 #98 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
40
10/01/2012 11 #107 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
40
07/01/2012 8 #118 Light Heavyweight 9-3-0
40
04/01/2012 2 #110 Light Heavyweight 9-3-0
40
01/01/2012 26 #112 Light Heavyweight 8-3-0
38
10/01/2011 7 #138 Light Heavyweight 7-3-0
33
07/01/2011 NR #131 Light Heavyweight 7-3-0
33
01/01/2011 105 #248 Light Heavyweight 5-3-0
21
10/01/2010   #143 Light Heavyweight 5-2-0
31
07/01/2010 NR #143 Light Heavyweight 5-2-0
31


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Denis Goltsov
#34 Heavyweight 		  PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season
Thursday, April 4th 2024 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Valentin Moldavsky
#13 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 292 - Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson
Friday, March 10th 2023 		KO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 1
W Tim Johnson
#22 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 277 - McKee vs. Pitbull 2
Friday, April 15th 2022 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tyrell Fortune
#29 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 271 - Cyborg vs. Kavanagh
Friday, November 12th 2021 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Ronny Markes   Bellator 254 - Macfarlane vs. Velasquez
Thursday, December 10th 2020 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Sergei Kharitonov
#11 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 234 - Kharitonov vs. Vassell
Friday, November 15th 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Valentin Moldavsky
#70 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 218 - Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan
Friday, March 22nd 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Phil Davis
#6 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 200 - Carvalho vs. Mousasi
Friday, May 25th 2018 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 3
L Ryan Bader
#4 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 186 - Bader vs. Vassell
Friday, November 3rd 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Liam McGeary
#10 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 179 - Daley vs. MacDonald
Friday, May 19th 2017 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 3
W Francis Carmont
#23 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 165 - Chandler vs. Henderson
Saturday, November 19th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Emanuel Newton
#17 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 149 - Shamrock vs. Gracie
Friday, February 19th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Muhammed Lawal
#16 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 142: Dynamite 1
Saturday, September 19th 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
#47 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 134 - British Invasion
Friday, February 27th 2015 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Emanuel Newton
#13 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 130
Friday, October 24th 2014 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 5
W Virgil Zwicker
#40 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 122
Friday, July 25th 2014 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Trevor Carlson   Bellator MMA - Bellator 114
Friday, March 28th 2014 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Matt Jones
#182 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 107
Friday, November 8th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Zelg Galesic
#122 Light Heavyweight 		  UCMMA 32 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 32
Saturday, February 2nd 2013 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Nick Chapman   UCMMA 29 - Ultimate Challenge MMA 29
Saturday, August 18th 2012 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Aurelijus Kerpe   UCMMA 26 - The Real Deal
Saturday, February 4th 2012 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Zsolt Balla   UWC 17 - Bad to the Bone
Saturday, October 8th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Simon Carlsen
#135 Light Heavyweight 		  CWFC 41 - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 41
Sunday, April 24th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Rolandas Cizauskas   UCMMA 18 - Face Off
Saturday, February 5th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Matti Makela   SC 6 - Lions Den
Friday, October 29th 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
NC Adrian Preda   UCMMA 16 - Unbelievable
Saturday, October 23rd 2010 		No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
Round 1
W Kevin Thompson
#159 Light Heavyweight 		  OMMAC 5 - Showdown
Saturday, June 5th 2010 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Nick Nembhard   Ultimate Warrior Challenge 12 - Revolution
Saturday, March 20th 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Stav Economou   UWC 11 - Onslaught
Saturday, November 28th 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Svajunas Siacuila   UWC 10 - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 10
Sunday, June 28th 2009 		Submission (Keylock)
Round 1
W Reza Mahdavian   UWC 9 - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 9
Sunday, March 22nd 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Shola Adeniran   UWC 8 - Vendetta
Saturday, November 8th 2008 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Chris Greig   FX3 - Fight Night 9
Saturday, September 13th 2008 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1


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