| Romans Skiba | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roman Skiba January 12, 1987 Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 91.0 kg (201 lb; 14.33 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight (MMA) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Liepāja, Latvia |
| Team | K-Sport |
| Years active | (2007–present) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Romans Skiba (Latvian: Romāns Skiba, Роман Скиба; born January 12, 1987)[1] is a Latvian-Russian Light Heavyweight mixed martial artist. He made his MMA debut in 2007 at POS - Planet of Sport 6 against Dimitry Shipulin.[2] In this fight Romans lost by Submission (Armbar) to Latvian athlete Dimitry Shipulin. Romans Skiba competed in WFCA, BoP and many others European MMA promotions. He is famous for fighting Finnish MMA star Marcus Vanttinen[3] and Lithuanian mixed martial artist Tomas Pakutinskas.[4]
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Romans began training in mixed martial arts in 2006, when he joined the K-Sport team. His mixed martial arts debut was at June 16, 2007 against Dimitry Shipulin. Skiba trains in his hometown Liepāja at K-Sport gym with Latvian kickboxer Kristaps Zile. Romans Skiba works as MMA coach in the gym.[5]
Skiba's last fight was against Mihails Levickis.[6] After short stand-up performance Skiba take-down Levickis and started raining punches. Levickis was unable to protect himself and referee stopped the fight. That was his third win via (T)KO.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 10 matches | 3 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 2 |
| By submission | 0 | 2 |
| By decision | 0 | 3 |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 4-7-1 | Nerijus Slepetis | Submission (armbar) | November 30, 2011 | 1 | 0:14 | Klaipeda, Lithuania | ||
| Loss | 3-7-1 | Nikita Petrovs | Decision | Klondaika Fight Arena | October 8, 2011 | 3 | 3:00 | Riga, Latvia | |
| Win | 3-6-1 | Mihails Levickis | TKO (punches) | Ostkom Fight Arena | May 27, 2011 | 1 | N/A | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| Loss | 2-6-1 | Marcus Vanttinen | TKO (punches and elbows) | BoP - Battle of Porvoo | December 4, 2010 | 1 | 2:20 | Porvoo, Eastern Uusimaa, Finland | |
| Win | 2-5-1 | Kalvis Gebauers | TKO (punches) | World Full Contact Association - Fight Club Volume 6 | February 13, 2010 | 2 | 2:03 | Kuldīga, Latvia | |
| Loss | 1-5-1 | Tomas Pakutinskas | Decision (unanimous) | Muay Thai Empire - Fight Festival in the Cage | December 6, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| Draw | 1-4-1 | Aleksei Bezugly | Draw (unanimous) | World Full Contact Association - New Stars 2009 | October 17, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Riga, Latvia | |
| Loss | 1-4 | Martinsh Lukins | Decision (unanimous) | World Full Contact Association - Cage Fight Volume 1 | March 22, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 1-3 | Edgaras Narmontas | Submission (armbar) | World Full Contact Association - Fight Club Riga 2 | September 27, 2008 | N/A | N/A | Riga, Latvia | |
| Win | 1-2 | Sergej Melnikov | KO | Martial Arts Festival - Cēsis 2008 | July 26, 2008 | 1 | N/A | Cēsis, Latvia | |
| Loss | 0-2 | Andrejs Zozulja | KO | World Full Contact Association - Fight Club 1 | September 29, 2007 | N/A | N/A | Riga, Latvia | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Dimitry Shipulin | Submission (armbar) | POS - Planet of Sport 6 | June 16, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Liepāja, Latvia |