Egidijus Valavičius (born December 23, 1978) is a Lithuanian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

from

Marijampolė Marijampolė (; also known by several other names) is a cultural and industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Mar ...

. A professional competitor since 2000, he has competed for

PRIDE FC PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts eve ...

, Bellator,

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, and K-1.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Valavičius made his professional debut in August 2000 in the

promotion. He fought for RINGS in his first seven fights ending with a record of 4 wins and 3 losses. One of those losses was to future PRIDE Heavyweight champion

Fedor Emelianenko Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko ( rus, Фёдор Влади́мирович Емелья́ненко, r=Fyodor Vladimirovich Yemelyanenko, p=ˈfʲɵdər vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ jɪmʲɪˈlʲjænʲɪnkə, IPA; born ...

. For the first 12 years of his career, he fought in Japan and Eastern European countries such as his native Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Czech Republic. Valavičius made his North American debut in Chicago, Illinois in August 2012.

Bellator MMA

Valavičius made his debut with Bellator MMA in February 2014. He faced Atanas Djambazov at Bellator 110 and won via knockout due to a knee and punch at 48 seconds in the first round. In the summer of 2014, Valavičius was announced as a participant in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament. He faced Carlos Eduardo in the opening quarterfinals at Bellator 121 and won via split decision. He faced

Liam McGeary Liam McGeary (born 4 October 1982) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division. He is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career McGe ...

in the semifinals at Bellator 122 and lost via TKO in the first round. Valavičius was released from Bellator in August 2014.

Championships and Accomplishments

* Bellator MMA ** Bellator 2014 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinalist * Fighting Network RINGS **2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament Semifinalist *Sugar Creek Showdown **SCS Light Heavyweight Championship (One time) *

Bushido FC Lithuania Bushido Federation ( lt, Lietuvos Bušido federacija), also known as Bushido Lithuania, is the largest combat sports promotion in Lithuania. LBF was founded in 1999 with the name ''Lietuvos Bušido RINGS federacija'' as the Lithuanian ...

**Bushido FC Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Won SWS Light Heavyweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 28–11 , Yuri Gorbenko , KO (front kick) , Big Fight II in Klaipeda , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:55 , Klaipeda, Lithuania , , - , Loss , align=center, 27–11 ,

, TKO (knees and punches) , Bellator 122 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:10 ,

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, , - , Loss , align=center, 24–10 , Cully Butterfield , Decision (unanimous) , Flawless FC 2: Hated , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Middleweight bout. , - , Win , align=center, 24–9 , Eric Hammerich , Submission (armbar) , Flawless FC 1: The Beginning , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:58 ,

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, , - , Win , align=center, 23–9 , Krzysztof Morzyszek , TKO (leg kick) , Bushido HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 22–9 , Hendrik Oschmann , TKO (punches) , Bushido HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:13 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 21–9 , Sergei Sokho , Submission (triangle choke) , BUSHIDO FC 2011 IN LONDON Vol.47 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:14 ,

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, , - , Win , align=center, 20–9 , Gheorghe Drucioc , TKO (punches) , King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Chisinau, Moldova , , - , Win , align=center, 19–9 , Dmitriy Bulgak , KO (punch) , King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:13 ,

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, , - , Loss , align=center, 18–9 , Malik Merad , TKO (doctor stoppage) , King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 18–8 , Sergy Soha , TKO (knee injury) , Hero's Lithuania 2010 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:44 ,

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, , - , Loss , align=center, 17–8 , Attila Vegh , Decision (unanimous) , HG: Heroes Gate 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, , - , Win , align=center, 17–7 , Denis Bogdanov , Submission (neck crank) , K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Vilnius , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:14 ,

, Won vacant Bushido FC Heavyweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 16–7 , Alexander Grebenkin , TKO (doctor stoppage) , Bushido Lithuania: Hero's 2009 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:20 ,

, , - , Win , align=center, 15–7 , Antoni Chmielewski , Decision (unanimous) , Hell Cage Championship: Hell Cage 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, , - , Win , align=center, 14–7 , Jean-Pierre Waflard , KO (punch) , Bushido Lithuania: HERO'S 2008 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:08 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 13–7 , Matteo Minonzio , KO (punches) , Bushido Lithuania: The Battle Field 2008 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:56 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 12–7 , Jason Jones , Decision (majority) , HERO'S Lithuania 2007 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–7 , Dmitry Zabolotny , Submission (armbar) , International Absolute Fighting Council: Championship Cup , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:15 ,

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, Heavyweight bout. , - , Win , align=center, 11–6 , Olexandr Tsurpikov , TKO (referee stoppage) , Hero's Lithuania , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:41 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 10–6 , Juha Saarinen , TKO (punches) , ZST: Prestige , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:44 ,

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, , - , Win , align=center, 9–6 , Boris Jonstomp , Decision (unanimous) , K-1: World Max Eastern Europe , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–6 , Jair Goncalves , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Hero's Lithuania 2005 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:55 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 8–5 , Andre Fyeet , Submission (triangle choke) , RINGS Russia: CIS vs. The World , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:28 ,

, , - , Loss , align=center, 7–5 , Mikko Rupponen , TKO , Fight Festival 14 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:47 ,

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, , - , Win , align=center, 7–4 , Andre Fyeet , TKO (punches) , Shooto Lithuania: Bushido , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:45 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 6–4 , Igor Kolacin , KO (punches) , Shooto: Lithuania Gladiators , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:51 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–4 ,

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, Submission (guillotine choke) , PRIDE Bushido 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:07 ,

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, Japan , Middleweight (93 kg) debut. , - , Win , align=center, 5–3 , Gela Getsadze , Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto Lithuania: King of Bushido Stage 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:31 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–3 ,

, Submission (kimura) , RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 7: Adrenalinas , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:11 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Krzysztof Gerke , TKO (corner stoppage) , RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 5: Shock , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–2 ,

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, Submission (armbar) , RINGS: World Title Series 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:08 ,

, Japan , 2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament Semifinals. , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 ,

, TKO (towel) , RINGS: World Title Series 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:18 ,

, Japan , 2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament First Round. , - , Loss , align=center, 2–1 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , RINGS: World Title Series 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Achmed Sagidgusenov , Submission (armbar) , RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:37 ,

, Lithuania , Heavyweight debut. , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Denis Baykov , TKO , RINGS: Russia vs. Georgia , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 18:29 , Tula,

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Valavicius, Egidijus 1978 births Living people Lithuanian male mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Lithuanian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Marijampolė