Timofey Nastyukhin (

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: Тимофей Настюхин; born on November 24, 1989), is a

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 ...

. He is a former

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world champion. He made his MMA debut in 2010 and currently competes in

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Background

Nastyukhin was born in the

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, but after the fall of the

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, his family moved to

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. He was bullied for his Kazakh heritage and took up martial arts as a way to combat bullying he received. Nastyukhin found success in

where he became a four-time national champion and a two-time European champion. Nastyukhin's success in Pankration made the transition to mixed martial arts seamless.

Mixed martial arts career

Nastyukhin made his MMA debut on April 26, 2010, at Siberian League: Siberia vs. Ural. He lost via rear-naked choke to Magomed Guseinov. Nastyukhin was only 18-years-old at the time of his debut, and after the loss he took nearly three years away from active competition to improve his skill set. On April 8, 2013, Nastyukhin returned to action and began a seven-fight win streak that would lead to his signing to ONE Championship against Dmitry Ermolaev at Siberian League: Siberia vs. Kazakhstan. He won via triangle choke in the first round.

ONE Championship

On December 5, 2014, Nastyukhin debuted in ONE Championship against

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. He made an instant impact with a first-round knockout by way of a flying knee and soccer kicks in the first round. At ONE: Defending Honor on November 11, 2016, Nastyukhin squared off against

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. During the first round, Nastyukhin broke his leg. Although he was able to finish the round, a ringside physician called a stop to the bout. Nastyukhin would not return until August 2017. In the opening round of the ONE Championship Lightweight World Grand Prix on March 31, 2019, Nastyukhin was matched up with the debuting

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. Alvarez, a former Bellator and

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lightweight world champion, was seeking another major championship. Nastyukhin stunned the world with a first-round TKO over Alvarez. However, due to injury, Nastyukhin would not be able to advance to the next round and compete in the semi-finals. On November 6, 2020, Nastyukhin returned to action and faced #3-ranked lightweight Pieter Buist at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 2 in a ONE lightweight title eliminator. He won the fight by unanimous decision and secured a title shot against ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee. Nastyukhin's title shot materialized against Christian Lee at ONE on TNT 2 on April 14, 2021. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Nastyukhin faced Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev in a rematch at ONE: Winter Warriors on December 3, 2021. He lost the bout via TKO in the third round. The contest with Arslanaliev was later named 2021 Fight of the Year by ONE Championship. Nastyukhin faced Halil Amir at

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on September 30, 2022. He lost the bout via TKO stoppage at the beginning of the second round.

Championships and accomplishments

** MMA Fight of the Year 2021 **

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(One time) ** Fastest knockout in ONE Championship (0:06)

Mixed martial arts record

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