Guram Gugenishvili
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Guram Gugenishvili is a Georgia
n 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.
organisation, debuting at M-1 - Donbas Open Mix Fight in Donetsk, Ukraine, where he faced Roman Bragin. Gugenishvili defeated Bragin via rear naked choke
in the opening round. 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. In his next bout, Gugenishvili defeated Oleg Matveev again via rear naked choke, this time in just 31 seconds. 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.
In the Western Europe championship final (held at the M-1 Selection Eastern Europe finals), Gugenishvili faced fellow-Ukrainian Alexander Romaschenko. In another strong performance, Gugenishvili secured yet another rear naked choke and became the M-1 Global Western Europe champion. As Western European Champion, Gugenishvili was due to face Eastern European Heavyweight Champion Maxim Grishin
, but an M-1 Global Ukraine Selections event was scheduled before that championship bout. Gugenishvili faced Vladimir Gerasimchik at this selections event, with Gugenishvili again emerging victorious within the first minute of the opening round, this time due to a neck crank.
was forced to withdraw with a knee injury that occurred during a national hand-to-hand combat fighting championship in Ufa
. Consequently, M-1 Selection Americas Champion Kenny Garner
instead fought Gugenishvili for the title. The fight took place in St. Petersburg at M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner on October 28, 2010. Gugenishvili struggled with the American but forced Garner to pass out in a guillotine choke, Gugenishvili winning via technical submission and becoming the inaugural M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion.
Maxim Grishin challenged Gugenishvili for the combined M-1 Global Heavyweight title 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
).
| Win
| align="center" | 11–0
|
Maxim Grishin
| Submission (rear naked choke
)
| M-1 Challenge XXIII: Grishin vs. Guram
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 3:03
|Moscow, Russia
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 10–0
|
Kenny Garner
| Submission (guillotine choke
)
| M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner
|
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 0:52
|St. Petersburg, Russia
| Won the M-1 Global Heavyweight title
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 9–0
|
Vladimir Gerasimchik
| Submission (neck crank)
| M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:29
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 8–0
| Alexander Romaschenko
| Submission (rear naked choke
)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1:25
|Moscow, Russia
| M-1 Selection Western Europe final
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 7–0
| Valery Scherbakov
| Submission (punches)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 3
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2:00
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 6–0
|
Jur Dekker
| Submission (rear naked choke
)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 2
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:36
|Weesp, Netherlands
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 5–0
| Dmitry Poberezhets
| Decision (unanimous)
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selections 3
|
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 5:00
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 4–0
| Evgeni Babich
| Submission (rear naked choke
)
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selection
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:50
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 3–0
| Mikhail Rutskiv
| Submission (rear naked choke
)
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selections 2
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2:16
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 2–0
|
Oleg Matveev
| Submission (rear naked choke
)
| Makfight: Makfight vs. Belarus
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:31
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 1–0
| Roman Bragin
| Submission (rear naked choke
)
| M-1: Donbas Open Mix Fight
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | N/A
|Donetsk, Ukraine
|
Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
n mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
who competes as a heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
for M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Gugenishvili has mostly competed in Russia, most notably for M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
. 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.
Early career
Gugenishvili began his professional mixed martial arts career in the M-1 GlobalM-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
organisation, debuting at M-1 - Donbas Open Mix Fight in Donetsk, Ukraine, where he faced Roman Bragin. Gugenishvili defeated Bragin via rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
in the opening round. 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. In his next bout, Gugenishvili defeated Oleg Matveev again via rear naked choke, this time in just 31 seconds. 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.
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; Gugenishvili defeated Dekker via rear naked choke in just 36 seconds. 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, to tap out due to punches.In the Western Europe championship final (held at the M-1 Selection Eastern Europe finals), Gugenishvili faced fellow-Ukrainian Alexander Romaschenko. In another strong performance, Gugenishvili secured yet another rear naked choke and became the M-1 Global Western Europe champion. As Western European Champion, Gugenishvili was due to face Eastern European Heavyweight Champion Maxim Grishin
Maxim Grishin
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. He defeated Alexander Volkov for the 2010 M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight...
, but an M-1 Global Ukraine Selections event was scheduled before that championship bout. Gugenishvili faced Vladimir Gerasimchik at this selections event, with Gugenishvili again emerging victorious within the first minute of the opening round, this time due to a neck crank.
M-1 Global Championships
Gugenishvili next fight was for the M-1 Global Heavyweight title. A month before the fight, Maxim GrishinMaxim Grishin
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. He defeated Alexander Volkov for the 2010 M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight...
was forced to withdraw with a knee injury that occurred during a national hand-to-hand combat fighting championship in Ufa
Ufa
-Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local...
. Consequently, M-1 Selection Americas Champion Kenny Garner
Kenny Garner
Kenny "Deuce" Garner is an American mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the heavyweight division. Garner began his MMA career in 2008 and has competed mostly for M-1 Global, where he became the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Heavyweight Champion by defeating Patrick Bennett.-Early...
instead fought Gugenishvili for the title. The fight took place in St. Petersburg at M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner on October 28, 2010. Gugenishvili struggled with the American but forced Garner to pass out in a guillotine choke, Gugenishvili winning via technical submission and becoming the inaugural M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion.
Maxim Grishin challenged Gugenishvili for the combined M-1 Global Heavyweight title 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
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
).
Mixed martial arts
- M-1 GlobalM-1 GlobalM-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
- M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion (One time, Current, One successful title defense)
- M-1 Global Western Europe champion (One time)
- M-1 Global Won Fight of the Night (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
| align="center" | 11–0
|
Maxim GrishinMaxim Grishin
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. He defeated Alexander Volkov for the 2010 M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight...
| Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
| M-1 Challenge XXIII: Grishin vs. Guram
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 3:03
|Moscow, Russia
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 10–0
|
Kenny GarnerKenny Garner
Kenny "Deuce" Garner is an American mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the heavyweight division. Garner began his MMA career in 2008 and has competed mostly for M-1 Global, where he became the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Heavyweight Champion by defeating Patrick Bennett.-Early...
| Submission (guillotine choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
)
| M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner
|
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 0:52
|St. Petersburg, Russia
| Won the M-1 Global Heavyweight title
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 9–0
|
Vladimir Gerasimchik| Submission (neck crank)
| M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Clash of the Titans
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:29
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 8–0
|
Alexander Romaschenko| Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1:25
|Moscow, Russia
| M-1 Selection Western Europe final
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 7–0
|
Valery Scherbakov| Submission (punches)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 3
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2:00
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 6–0
|
Jur Dekker| Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
| M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 2
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:36
|Weesp, Netherlands
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 5–0
|
Dmitry Poberezhets| Decision (unanimous)
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selections 3
|
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 5:00
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 4–0
|
Evgeni Babich| Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selection
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:50
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 3–0
|
Mikhail Rutskiv| Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
| M-1 Challenge: 2009 Ukraine Selections 2
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2:16
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 2–0
|
Oleg Matveev| Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
| Makfight: Makfight vs. Belarus
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:31
|Kiev, Ukraine
|
|-
| Win
| align="center" | 1–0
|
Roman Bragin| Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
| M-1: Donbas Open Mix Fight
|
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | N/A
|Donetsk, Ukraine
|
Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog
Sherdog
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