| Marcus Vänttinen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcus Vänttinen July 23, 1987 |
| Other names | Caveman |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Porvoo, Finland |
| Team | Alliance Porvoo |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 11 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marcus Vänttinen (born July 23, 1987) is a Finnish professional mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Vänttinen has mostly competed in Finland, most notably for M-1 Global.
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Vänttinen began his career and compiled a 3–0 record in just over a year. He then joined Fight Festival in Finland. He was amongst the featured names at Fight Festival 22 whilst holding a 6–0 record, with 5 via submission.[1] At Fight Festival 22, Vänttinen backed up his rising reputation, defeating Samir Bourekba via triangle choke in the third round.
Vänttinen then joined M-1 Global, making his debut at M-1 Challenge 10 in Finland against Christian M'Pumbu. After 2:15 of the first round, M'Pumbu took Vänttinen down with relative ease, before transitioning to Vänttinen's back. M'Pumbu then locked in a rear naked choke for the victory, handing Vänttinen his first professional loss.[2]
Vänttinen returned at M-1 Challenge 12 in the U.S. In the second round against Jason Jones, Vänttinen secured mount and landed multiple punches, before securing Jones' back. However, time ran out and Vänttinen only took the unanimous decision victory.[3]
Vänttinen then fought UFC veteran Rodney Wallace at M-1 Challenge 16, also in the U.S. The event was more high profile than usual M-1 events due to Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi (M-1 employees) being in attendance. Vänttinen was overpowered by Wallace and lost via unanimous decision.[4]
Vänttinen's final appearance in M-1 was at M-1 Challenge 17 - Korea against Emil Zahariev. Late in the third round, Vanttinen made his opponent submit to punches.[5]
Outside of M-1, Vänttinen appeared for Fight Festival three times and for "Cage" twice, winning all five.
On May 14th, Vänttinen took on Attila Vegh at Rock and Brawl, in Kouvola, Finland, and lost via unanimous decision.
Vänttinen has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships and is expected to compete in there upcoming Season 6 light heavyweight tournament.[6]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 24 matches | 21 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 11 | 1 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 21-3 | Malik Merad | Submission (elbows) | Fight Festival 31 | October 1, 2011 | 2 | 3:29 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 20-3 | Attila Vegh | Decision (unanimous) | Rock and Brawl | May 14, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Kouvola, Finland | |
| Win | 20-2 | Edwin Dewees | TKO (punches) | Fight Festival 30 | March 12, 2011 | 1 | 3:13 | Helsinki, Finland | Catchweight of 212 lb. Dewees came in overweight. |
| Win | 19-2 | Ron Faircloth | TKO (punches) | Fight Festival 29 | January 31, 2011 | 1 | 1:43 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 18–2 | Romans Skiba | TKO (punches) | Battle of Porvoo | December 4, 2010 | 1 | 2:20 | Porvoo, Finland | |
| Win | 17–2 | Victor O'Donnell | Decision (unanimous) | Cage 14 - All Stars | November 20, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Espoo, Finland | Defended Cage Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 16–2 | Ivan Serati | Submission (punches) | Fight Festival 28 | October 16, 2010 | 1 | 4:19 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 15–2 | Matteo Minonzio | Submission (rear naked choke) | Fight Festival Goes Kaisaniemi | June 16, 2010 | 3 | 1:31 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 14–2 | Antoni Chmielewski | Decision (unanimous) | Cage 13 - Spring Break | May 8, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Vantaa, Finland | Defended Cage Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 13–2 | Martin Zawada | TKO (punches) | Fight Festival 27 | March 13, 2010 | 3 | 3:04 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 12–2 | Valdas Pocevicius | Submission (rear naked choke) | Cage 11 - Battle of Nations | November 21, 2009 | 1 | 1:40 | Riihimaki, Finland | Won Cage Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 11–2 | Krzysztof Kulak | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Festival 26 | October 17, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 10–2 | Emil Zahariev | Submission (punches) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | July 4, 2009 | 3 | 3:42 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | 9–2 | Rodney Wallace | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | June 5, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 9–1 | Jason Jones | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | February 21, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Christian M'Pumbu | Submission (rear naked choke) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | November 26, 2008 | 1 | 2:15 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 8–0 | Valdas Pocevicius | TKO (cut) | Fight Festival 24 | September 20, 2008 | 3 | N/A | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 7–0 | Samir Bourekba | Submission (triangle choke) | Fight Festival 22 | September 22, 2007 | 3 | 1:26 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 6–0 | Atte Backman | Submission (rear naked choke) | Fight Festival 18 | May 13, 2006 | 2 | 1:50 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 5–0 | Andrejs Zozulja | Submission (rear naked choke) | Fight Festival 18 | May 13, 2006 | 1 | 4:28 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 4–0 | Emir Smajlovic | Submission (rear naked choke) | Fight Festival 17 | March 25, 2006 | 1 | 1:36 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 3–0 | Kalle da Silva | TKO | EKH - MMA Action | January 14, 2006 | 1 | 2:35 | Espoo, Finland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jaakko Korpela | Submission (rear naked choke) | EKH - National Vale Tudo | December 10, 2005 | 1 | 1:08 | Espoo, Finland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Tuomas Peltokangas | Submission (armbar) | EKH - National Vale Tudo | December 11, 2004 | 1 | 1:41 | Espoo, Finland |