Fight night · PFL
Nemkov defends the heavyweight title against Bilostenniy
Nemkov has not fought since winning the title on December 13, 2025, and all three of his heavyweight bouts ended by choke. Bilostenniy is 4-1 in the PFL and ranked No. 3.
PFL · Heavyweight champion
Vadim Nemkov
ChampionHeavyweight
20–2–01 NCNo contest. The result was voided, so it does not count as a win, a loss, or a draw.
10 KO · 6 SUB · 4 DEC
- Height
- 6′0″183 cm
- Reach
- 76″193 cm
- Weight
- 241.9 lb110 kg
- Age
- 34
- Born
- June 20, 1992
- From
- Stary Oskol, Russia
- Style
- Sambo
- Team
- Fedor Team
- Streak
- 5wins
- Last
- Renan FerreiraWin · December 13, 2025
Vadim Nemkov is the PFL heavyweight champion.
He won the inaugural PFL heavyweight title against Renan Ferreira at PFL Lyon on December 13, 2025, by arm-triangle choke in the first round. He has not defended it.
The title before the move up was Bellator light heavyweight. The no contest is Corey Anderson at Bellator 277 on April 15, 2022, stopped after an accidental clash of heads. The two losses are a split decision to Karl Albrektsson and a first-round stoppage against Jiří Procházka.
He fights out of Stary Oskol and trains at Fedor Team.
Latest news
Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renan Ferreira | Win | Submission (arm-triangle choke)Won the heavyweight title. | 1 | 4:00 | PFL Lyon | |
| Timothy Johnson | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:08 | PFL Champions Series 1 | |
| Bruno Cappelozza | Win | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 2:13 | PFL vs. Bellator | |
| Yoel Romero | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator 297 | |
| Corey Anderson | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator 288 | |
| Corey Anderson | No contest | No contestAccidental clash of heads. | 3 | 4:55 | Bellator 277 | |
| Julius Anglickas | Win | Submission (kimura) | 4 | 4:25 | Bellator 268 | |
| Phil Davis | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator 257 | |
| Ryan Bader | Win | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 3:02 | Bellator 244 | |
| Rafael Carvalho | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:56 | Bellator 230 | |
| Phil Davis | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 209 | |
| Liam McGeary | Win | TKO (leg kicks) | 3 | 4:02 | Bellator 194 | |
| Philipe Lins | Win | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:03 | Bellator 182 | |
| Alison Vicente | Win | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:55 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round | |
| Mikołaj Różanski | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:39 | Fight Nights Global 50 | |
| Karl Albrektsson | Loss | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Rizin 1 | |
| Jiří Procházka | Loss | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 10:00 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 | |
| Goran Reljić | Win | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:58 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 | |
| Joaquim Ferreira | Win | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:22 | League S-70: Plotforma Cup 2015 | |
| Isidor Bunea | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:00 | Steel Battle 2 | |
| Michał Gutowski | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:32 | Liberation 2013 | |
| Andrei Trufaikin | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:29 | Radmer Cup 4 | |
| Magomed Datsiev | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:57 | Way of the Warrior 3 |