| Maxim Grishin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maxim Grishin May 2, 1984 Tambov, USSR |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Weight | 101 kg (222.7 lb; 15.9 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Style | Hand-to-hand combat, Muay Thai, Sambo |
| Fighting out of | Stary Oskol, Belgorod, Russia |
| Team | Red Devil Sport Club Imperial Team |
| Rank | Master of Sport in Hand-to-hand combat |
| Years active | 2008 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Maxim Grishin is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Grishin has fought all over the world, though mostly in Central and Eastern Europe.[1] He defeated Alexander Volkov[2] for the 2010 M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight Championship.[3] and was due to face Western Europe Champion Guram Gugenishvili[4][5] for the M-1 Global heavyweight title until a knee injury forced his withdrawal.[6] Grishin is expecting to challenge the winner of upcoming Gugenishvili / Garner bout for the title.[7]
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Grishin competes in the heavyweight division, despite weighing around 220 lb,[1] a mere 15 lb over the light heavyweight weight limit. Grishin, therefore, is regarded as a small heavyweight, though he has fast striking ability.[8]
He trains with the Red Devil Sport Club[1] – the training facility of Fedor Emelianenko and other top Russian fighters.[8][9] As part of the Red Devil Sport Club, Grishin has also trained in Stary Oskol at the St. Alexander Nevsky Sport Palace.[10] In the build-up for his intended M-1 Global title fight against Guram Gugenishvili, Grishin trained with Kirill Sidelnikov, Dmitry Samoilov, Viktor Nemkov and Alexei Nazarov.[10] Unfortunately, Grishin was forced to withdraw from the bout with a knee injury that occurred during a national hand-to-hand combat fighting championship in Ufa.[7] Consequently, M-1 Global Americas Champion Kenny Garner gained the opportunity to challenge fight Gugenishvili for the M-1 Heavyweight Challenge Title.[6]
Grishin made his professional mixed martial arts debut against Gela Getsadze[11] at the World Pankration Championship.[12] After going the two-round distance, Grishin was declared the winner via unanimous decision.[8] However, that same night, Judo ace Baga Agaev[13] used an armbar to force Grishin to submit just 47 seconds into their match.[1]
Grishin joined M-1 Global in 2009, claiming a TKO victory in his first bout in March of that year.[1] Grishin faced Joaquim Ferreira[14] in Brazil soon after, but lost via north-south choke.[15] Grishin suffered a further loss at the hands of Shane del Rosario[16] in South Korea, defeated by TKO in just 21 seconds.[17]
After a further two wins in the M-1 Global organisation,[1] Grishin appeared for the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki promotion at KSW 12, where he faced Dawid Baziak.[18] Baziak defeated Grishin via unanimous decision.[19] Returning to M-1 organisation, Grishin joined their Eastern European tournament. His opening round fight was against Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov,[20] which Grishin won via TKO in round 1[21] to progress to the semi-final. There, Grishin met Arsen Abdulkerimov,[22] again winning via TKO to reach the final.[23]
In the final, Grishin had to face his training partner Alexander Volkov.[10] Despite Volkov's superior record of 7–1, Grishin won the fight via rear naked choke in the opening round.[2] Consequently, Grishin became the M-1 Global Eastern European Heavyweight Champion. As Eastern European Champion, Grishin was scheduled to face Guram Gugenishvili, the Western European Champion,[5] for the inaugural M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship.[10] However, a month before the fight, Grishin withdrew with a knee injury providing M-1 Selection Americas Champion Kenny Garner with an opportunity to challenge for the title.[6] Grishin has stated that he expects to challenge the winner of Gugenishvili / Garner bout for the title.[7]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 17 matches | 11 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 1 |
| By submission | 2 | 4 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 11–6 | Kenny Garner | Submission (punches) | 2011_M-1_Challenge_Season#М-1_Challenge_XXVII:_Magalhaes_vs._Zayats | October 14, 2011 | 5 | 4:07 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | For Interim M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–5 | Julio Cezar de Lima | TKO (punches) | League S-70: Russia vs. Brazil | May 22, 2011 | 1 | 1:22 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 10–5 | Samir Akhmetov | TKO (punches) | Sochi MMA International | May 22, 2011 | 1 | 1:43 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 9–5 | Stanislav Mirzamagomedov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | MFT: Fedor Emelianenko Cup | May 22, 2011 | 1 | 2:32 | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| Win | 8–5 | Vladimir Kuchenko | TKO (leg kick and punches) | 2011_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXV:_Zavurov_vs._Enomoto | April 28, 2011 | 3 | 3:14 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 7–5 | Guram Gugenishvili | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2011_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXIII:_Grishin_vs._Guram | March 5, 2011 | 1 | 3:38 | Moscow, Russia | For M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 7–4 | Alexander Volkov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals | July 22, 2010 | 1 | 2:39 | Moscow, Russia | Became the M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight Champion |
| Win | 6–4 | Arsen Abdulkerimov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 3 | May 28, 2010 | 1 | 1:52 | Kiev, Ukraine | M-1 Global Eastern Europe semi-final |
| Win | 5–4 | Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 2 | April 10, 2010 | 1 | 2:05 | Kiev, Ukraine | M-1 Global Eastern Europe opening round |
| Loss | 4–4 | Dawid Baziak | Decision (unanimous) | KSW XII | December 11, 2009 | 3 | 3:00 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Win | 4–3 | Levan Persaev | TKO (knee) | M-1 Challenge 20: 2009 Finals | December 3, 2009 | 1 | 1:56 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 3–3 | Dmitry Zabolotny | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 7 | October 3, 2009 | 1 | N/A | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Shane del Rosario | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 17: Korea | July 4, 2009 | 1 | 0:21 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Joaquim Ferreira | Submission (north-south choke) | M-1 Challenge 15: Brazil | May 9, 2009 | 1 | 3:57 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–1 | Magomed Umarov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 1 | March 13, 2009 | 1 | N/A | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Baga Agaev | Submission (armbar) | WAFC: World Pankration Championship 2008 | May 24, 2008 | 1 | 0:47 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Gela Getsadze | Decision (unanimous) | WAFC: World Pankration Championship 2008 | May 24, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk, Russia |
Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog[1]