Vener Zaynullovich Galiev (russian: Венер Зайнуллович Галиев; ba, Ғәлиев Венер Зәйнулла улы) born 1 July 1975) is a Bashkir born-Russian amateur wrestler, sambist and

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 started his professional mixed martial arts career in 2004.

Early life and martial arts career

Galiev was born to a working class Bashkir family and started his competitive sports career in Greco-Roman wrestling, becoming the

Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

champion. He later participated in

Combat Sambo , aka = Sombo (in English-speaking countries) , focus = Hybrid , country = Soviet Union , pioneers = Viktor Spiridonov, Vasili Oshchepkov, Anatoly Kharlampiev , famous_pract = List of Practitioners , olympi ...

and

Unifight Unifight (or Universal Fight) is a competitive training system with military applications. The competition is formed of two consecutive stages: the first stage is an obstacle course with close quarters battle – any missed obstacle disqualifies ...

on the international level. Galiev became the Combat Sambo World Champion (74 kg) at

2008 World Sambo Championships The 2008 World Sambo Championships was held in St. Petersburg, Russia on 13 to 17 of November, 2008. This tournament included competition in both sport Sambo, and Combat Sambo , aka = Sombo (in English-speaking countries) , focus ...

and 2009 World Sambo Championships. On 5 December 2009, he participated in the Combat Sambo rules category of the special event ''Bitva Chempionov IV'' of the Russian Martial Arts Association in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

and defeated the 2009 European Combat Sambo Champion Paul Lening of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

by points. On 19 November 2010, Galiev faced Dagestan Kudo world champion (76 kg) and mixed martial artist Shamkhal Kerimov in an amateur MMA bout at ''Bitva Chempionov V'' in Moscow and defeated his opponent by split decision. On 5 November 2011, he participated in the event ''Bitva 5'' held in Moscow and beat Roman Bagdasaryan in a bout under kickboxing rules. Galiev holds International Class Master of Sports rank in Combat Sambo and Unifight, as well as Master of Sports rank in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Personal life

Galiev works as a police lieutenant in

Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital city, capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya and Ufa River, Ufa rivers, in the centre-n ...

. He is married to Alena and has a son named Timur.

Championships and accomplishments

Unifight

*International Amateur Federation of Unifight **Unifight European Champion.

ARG (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)

*Russian Union of Martial Arts **3rd Place Russia Championship.

Sambo

*All-Russian Sambo Federation **Combat Sambo Russian National Champion. **Russian Combat Sambo National Championships 2nd Place (2010) *Federation International Amateur de Sambo (FIAS) **Combat Sambo World Champion.

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 34–13 , Denis Silva , Decision (unanimous) , ACA 148: Magomedov vs Olenichev , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Sochi, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 33–14 , Mukhamed Kokov , TKO (leg injury) , ACA 140: Ramos vs. Reznikov , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:17 , Sochi, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 33–13 , Artem Damkovsky , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , ACA 134: Bagov vs. Koshkin , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 32–13 , Herdeson Batista , TKO (punches) , ACA 124: Galiev vs. Batista , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:29 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 32–12 , Ermek Tlauov , TKO (punches) , ACA 116: Froes vs Balaev , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:47 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 31–12 , Amirkhan Adaev , Decision (unanimous) , ACA 108: Galiev vs. Adaev , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 31–11 , Ermek Tlauov , TKO (punches) , ACA 102: Tumenov vs. Ushukov , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:38 , Almaty, Kazakhstan , , - , Win , align=center, 30–11 , Fabio Ferrari , TKO (Referee Stoppage) , Mixfight Promotion - Ural Batyr , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:27 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–11 ,

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, TKO (doctor stoppage) , Russian Cagefighting Championship 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:50 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 29–10 , Nikolay Gaponov , KO (punches) , Fight Nights Global 82: Minakov vs. Johnson , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:14 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 28–10 ,

, KO (punches) , Fight Nights Global 67: Brandão vs. Galiev , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:39 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 28–9 , Marcio Andrade , KO (punch) , MixFace / Tech-Krep FC: MixFace 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:50 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 27–9 , Akhmed Aliev , Decision (unanimous) , Fight Nights Global 51: Pavlovich vs. Gelegaev , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 27–8 ,

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, Submission (rear-naked choke) , Fight Nights Global 45: Galiev vs. Stepanyan , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:16 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 26–8 , Akhmed Aliev , TKO (punches) , Fight Nights: Dagestan , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:59 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 25–8 , Adil Boranbayev , KO (punch) , Alash Pride - Warriors of the Steppe , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:00 , Almaty, Kazakhstan , , - , Win , align=center, 25–7 , Yoshiaki Takahashi , Decision (unanimous) , Global Fight Club - GFC Challenge , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 24–7 , Aziz Amuev , Decision (unanimous) , SVS MMA: Commonwealth Cup 2012 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 23–7 , Vaidas Valancius , Submission (guillotine choke) , ProFC 37 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:14 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 22–7 , Tursunbeck Asilgazhiev , TKO (punches) , Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 21–7 , Ian Jones , TKO (punches) , Desert Force Championship 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Amman, Jordan , , - , Win , align=center, 20–7 ,

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, TKO (punches) , Fight Festival 30 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:43 ,

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, Finland , , - , Win , align=center, 19–7 , Gaël Grimaud , Decision (unanimous) , Fights With Rules 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 18–7 , Shamkhal Kerimov , Decision (split) , Battle of Champions 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 17–7 , Shamil Zavurov , Decision (unanimous) , Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 17–6 , Artur Odilbekov , Submission (armbar) , Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 16–6 , Mikko Suvanto , Decision (unanimous) , Fight Festival 27 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Finland , , - , Loss , align=center, 15–6 ,

Rustam Khabilov Rustam Khabilov (born 4 November 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. He is a Combat Sambo World Champion and a former member of the Legion Sport Club fight team in Rostov-on- ...

, Decision (split) , M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 15–5 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , Gladiator - 2009 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Czech Republic , , - , Win , align=center, 14–5 , Bagavdin Gadzhimuradov , Decision (unanimous) , M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–5 , Josh Shockley , Submission (armbar) , fightFORCE - Day of Anger , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:15 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–4 ,

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, Submission (armbar) , Universal Fighter , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:57 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 13–3 , Okun Almaz , TKO (punches) , IAFC - Russia vs. the World , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:27 , Novosibirsk, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 12–3 , Seydina Seck , Decision (unanimous) , FSiberian Challenge 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Bratsk, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 11–3 , Jaroslav Poborsky , KO (knee and punches) , M-1 MFC: Fedor Emelianenko Cup , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:52 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 10–3 , Mukhamed Aushev , Submission (guillotine choke) , FfightFORCE - Russia vs. The World , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:36 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 9–3 , Roman Potapov , Decision (unanimous) , SOP - Star of Peresvit , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Ukraine , , - , Win , align=center, 8–3 , Ivan Zagubinoga , Decision (unanimous) , SOP - Star of Peresvit , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Ukraine , , - , Win , align=center, 7–3 , Rafael Silva , Decision (unanimous) , SOP - Star of Peresvit , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Ukraine , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–3 , Djalili Salmanov , Submission (armbar) , FEFoMP - World Absolute FC , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Khabarovsk, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2 , Rustam Bogatirev , KO (head kick) , FEFoMP - World Absolute FC , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:30 , Khabarovsk, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2 , Le Gou Lian , TKO (punches) , FEFoMP - World Absolute FC , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:21 , Khabarovsk, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2 , Beslan Isaev , TKO (doctor stoppage) , APF - World Pankration Championship 2005 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Kazakhstan , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–1 ,

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, TKO (injury) , IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Jeihun Aliev , TKO (punches) , IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:51 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Sergei Kotin , TKO (punches) , IAFC - Stage of Russia Cup , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:04 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , COE - Cup Of Empire 2004 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Magomed Magomedaliev , KO (punches) , AFC - Stage of Russia Cup 3 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:02 , Omsk, Russia , *Record confirmed through Sherdog.com and FightLife.ru

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galiev, Vener Living people 1975 births Russian male mixed martial artists Russian sambo practitioners Russian police officers Bashkir people People from Sterlitamak Russian male sport wrestlers Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo Mixed martial artists utilizing ARB Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling