Guram Gugenishvili

Guram Gugenishvili
Born July 23, 1986 (1986-07-23) (age 25)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Other names The Handsome
Nationality Georgian[1]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 113 kg (249.1 lb; 17.8 st)
Division Heavyweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Grappling, Freestyle Wrestling, Sambo
Fighting out of Donetsk, Ukraine
Team Aris
Xtreme Couture
Rank Master of Sport in Sambo
Years active 2009-present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 11
By submission 10
By decision 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Guram Gugenishvili (born July 23, 1986) is a Georgian mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight for M-1 Global. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Gugenishvili has mostly competed in Russia, most notably for M-1 Global. He is undefeated in his career to date, having taken the majority of his victories by submission. Gugenishvili is the current M-1 Global Western European Heavyweight Champion and M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion.

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Gugenishvili began his professional mixed martial arts career in the M-1 Global organisation, debuting at M-1 - Donbas Open Mix Fight in Donetsk, Ukraine, where he faced Roman Bragin.[2] Gugenishvili defeated Bragin via rear naked choke in the opening round.[3] Despite the win, Gugenishvili was not retained by the organisation; instead, he joined the Makfight team, who host events as well as providing training facilities.[4] In his next bout, Gugenishvili defeated Oleg Matveev[5] again via rear naked choke, this time in just 31 seconds.[6] This emphatic win earned Gugenishvili a place with M-1 Global, with their "Ukraine Selections" events. Gugenishvili went undefeated in these events, winning two by rear naked choke and a third by unanimous decision.[4]

M-1 Global tournament

Gugenishvili was then signed to take part in M-1 Global's Western Europe championship tournament. His opening round matchup was against Jur Dekker;[7] Gugenishvili defeated Dekker via rear naked choke in just 36 seconds.[8] In the semi-final, Gugenishvili appeared at the Eastern Europe Round 3 event, despite being part of the Western Europe tournament. In just two minutes, Gugenishvili was able to force his opponent, Valery Scherbakov,[9] to tap out due to punches.[10]

In the Western Europe championship final (held at the M-1 Selection Eastern Europe finals[11]), Gugenishvili faced fellow-Ukrainian Alexander Romaschenko.[12] In another strong performance, Gugenishvili secured yet another rear naked choke and became the M-1 Global Western Europe champion.[13] As Western European Champion, Gugenishvili was due to face Eastern European Heavyweight Champion Maxim Grishin,[14] but an M-1 Global Ukraine Selections event was scheduled before that championship bout. Gugenishvili faced Vladimir Gerasimchik[15] at this selections event, with Gugenishvili again emerging victorious within the first minute of the opening round, this time due to a neck crank.[16]

M-1 Global Championships

Gugenishvili next fight was for the M-1 Global Heavyweight title. A month before the fight, Maxim Grishin was forced to withdraw with a knee injury that occurred during a national hand-to-hand combat fighting championship in Ufa.[17] Consequently, M-1 Selection Americas Champion Kenny Garner[18] instead fought Gugenishvili for the title.[19] The fight took place in St. Petersburg at M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner on October 28, 2010.[20] Gugenishvili struggled with the American but forced Garner to pass out in a guillotine choke, Gugenishvili winning via technical submission[1] and becoming the inaugural M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion.

Maxim Grishin challenged Gugenishvili for the combined M-1 Global Heavyweight title[17] on March 5, 2011. Gugenishvili won the fight via submission in the first round, improving his record to 11-0 (10-0 M-1 Global).

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11–0 Maxim Grishin Submission (rear naked choke) 2011 M-1 Challenge Season#M-1_Challenge_XXIII:_Grishin_vs._Guram 02011-03-05 March 5, 2011 1 3:03 Moscow, Russia Defended M-1 Global Heavyweight Title
Win 10–0 Kenny Garner[18] Submission (guillotine choke) 2010_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXI:_Guram_vs._Garner 02010-10-28 October 28, 2010 2 0:52 St. Petersburg, Russia[19] Won the M-1 Global Heavyweight title[20]
Win 9–0 Vladimir Gerasimchik[15] Submission (neck crank) M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans 02010-09-18 September 18, 2010 1 0:29 Kiev, Ukraine[16]
Win 8–0 Alexander Romaschenko[12] Submission (rear naked choke) M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals 02010-07-22 July 22, 2010 1 1:25 Moscow, Russia[21] M-1 Selection Western Europe final[11]
Win 7–0 Valery Scherbakov[9] Submission (punches) M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 3 02010-05-28 May 28, 2010 1 2:00 Kiev, Ukraine[10]
Win 6–0 Jur Dekker[7] Submission (rear naked choke) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 2 02010-03-27 March 27, 2010 1 0:36 Weesp, Netherlands[22]
Win 5–0 Dmitry Poberezhets[23] Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selections 3 02009-12-24 December 24, 2009 2 5:00 Kiev, Ukraine[24]
Win 4–0 Evgeni Babich[25] Submission (rear naked choke) M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selection 02009-11-29 November 29, 2009 1 0:50 Kiev, Ukraine[26]
Win 3–0 Mikhail Rutskiv[27] Submission (rear naked choke) M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selections 2 02009-09-19 September 19, 2009 1 2:16 Kiev, Ukraine[28]
Win 2–0 Oleg Matveev[5] Submission (rear naked choke) Makfight: Makfight vs. Belarus 02009-08-23 August 23, 2009 1 0:31 Kiev, Ukraine[6]
Win 1–0 Roman Bragin[2] Submission (rear naked choke) M-1: Donbas Open Mix Fight 02009-07-04 July 4, 2009 1 N/A Donetsk, Ukraine[3]

Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog[4]

See Also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Roman Bragin". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Roman-Bragin-69099. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "M-1 Donbas Open Mix Fight". sherdog.com. July 4, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/events/M-1-Donbas-Open-Mix-Fight-14337. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c "Guram Gugenishvili". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Guram-Gugenishvili-53100. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 
  5. ^ a b "Oleg Matveev". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Oleg-Matveev-69107. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
  6. ^ a b "Makfight - Makfight vs. Belarus". sherdog.com. August 23, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/events/Makfight-Makfight-vs-Belarus-14341. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
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  9. ^ a b "Valery Scherbakov". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Valery-Scherbakov-63051. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
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  15. ^ a b "Vladimir Gerasimchik". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Vladimir-Gerasimchik-70888. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
  16. ^ a b "M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010 - Clash of the Titans". sherdog.com. September 18, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/events/M-1-Selection-Ukraine-2010-Clash-of-the-Titans-14743. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
  17. ^ a b "Maxim Grishin: "It's a pity that I can't fight for the title in October"". m-1global.com. October 23, 2010. http://www.m-1global.com/2010/10/23/maxim-grishin-its-a-pity-that-i-cant-fight-for-the-title-in-october/. Retrieved October 24, 2010. 
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  19. ^ a b "To Russia with "Deuce": Kenny Garner catapults into M-1 Challenge XXI Heavyweight title fight". m-1global.com. September 30, 2010. http://www.m-1global.com/2010/09/30/to-russia-with-%e2%80%98deuce%e2%80%99-kenny-garner-catapults-into-m-1-challenge-xxi-heavyweight-title-fight/. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
  20. ^ a b "Zayats vs. Baric Collision set for M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner". m-1global.com. October 21, 2010. http://www.m-1global.com/2010/10/21/zayats-vs-baric-collision-set-for-m-1-challenge-xxi-guram-vs-garner/. Retrieved October 24, 2010. 
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  23. ^ "Dmitry Poberezhets". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dmitry-Poberezhets-53091. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
  24. ^ "M-1 Challenge - 2009 Ukraine Selections 3". sherdog.com. December 24, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/events/M-1-Challenge-2009-Ukraine-Selections-3-12425. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
  25. ^ "Evgeni Babich". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Evgeni-Babich-69117. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
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  27. ^ "Mikhail Rutskiv". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mikhail-Rutskiv-53101. Retrieved October 20, 2010. 
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