Jordan Radev Explained

Jordan Radev
Native Name:Йордан Радев
Birth Date:4 March 1976
Birth Place:Pomorie, Bulgaria
Residence:New York City, NY, United States
Nationality:Bulgarian
Weight:170lb
Weight Class:Welterweight (2009–2011)
Middleweight (2002–2009)
Reach:70 in
Stance:NJ
Team:Fight Factory
Years Active:8 (2002-present)
Mma Kowin:5
Mma Subwin:5
Mma Decwin:12
Mma Dqwin:1
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Decloss:3
Sherdog:5925

Jordan Radev (Bulgarian: Йордан Радев; born March 4, 1976) is a Bulgarian wrestler and professional mixed martial artist. He was the second[1] Bulgarian mixed martial artist to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in its middleweight division.

Radev had two bouts in the UFC - at UFC Fight Night 10 against Andrew McFedries, and at UFC 79 against Dean Lister. After the UFC bouts, his next fight was scheduled to be against the Cuban/Australian judoka Hector Lombard in the Australian promotion Cage Fighting Championships. However, he was denied a visa to Australia and therefore did not appear.

Besides the UFC, Radev has fought in various other organizations, marking notable wins against the Polish MMA legend Grzegorz Jakubowski in KSW 9 – Konfrontacja, Yuya Shirai in M-1 Global, and against Alexander Shlemenko in the Helsinki Fight Festival. He is also the head MMA coach of the Bulgarian National MMA team in the M-1 Challenge fighting league.

While still active as an MMA fighter, Radev is currently also the head MMA trainer in the Fight Factory in Brooklyn, New York, - the largest boxing and MMA gym on the US East Coast.

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 23–5| Paul Daley| Decision (unanimous)| BAMMA 7: Trigg vs. Wallhead| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Birmingham, England| |-| Win| align=center| 23–4| Maro Perak| Decision (split)| M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Helsinki, Finland| |-| Win| align=center| 22–4| Wanderson Silva| Decision (unanimous)| BMMAF - Warriors 12| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Ruse, Bulgaria| |-| Win| align=center| 21–4| Alexander Shlemenko| KO (punch)| FF 26 – Fight Festival 26| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:27| Helsinki, Finland| |-| Win| align=center| 20–4| Danny Smit| Decision (unanimous)| M-1 Challenge 15: Brazil| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| São Paulo, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 19–4| Herbert Goodman| TKO (punches)| M-1 Challenge 13: Bulgaria| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:59| Burgas, Bulgaria| |-| Win| align=center| 19–3| Rafael Rodriguez| Technical Submission (rear naked choke)| M-1 Challenge 10: Finland| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:08| Helsinki, Finland| |-| Win| align=center| 18–3| Faycal Hussin| Decision (unanimous)| BMMAF: Warriors 6| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Stara Zagora, Bulgaria| |-| Win| align=center| 17–3| Damir Mihajlovic| Decision (unanimous)| BMMAF: Warriors 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Plovdiv, Bulgaria| |-| Win| align=center| 16–3| Yuya Shirai| Decision (majority)| M-1 Challenge 6: Korea| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Win| align=center| 15–3| Denis Smith| Submission (heel hook)| BMMAF: Warriors 4| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:22| Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria| |-| Win| align=center| 14–3| Alexander Stefkovski| Submission (keylock)| BMMAF: Warriors 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:15| Burgas, Bulgaria| |-| Win| align=center| 13–3| Grzegorz Jakubowski| Decision| KSW IX: Konfrontacja| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Warsaw, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 12–3| Rosen Dimitrov| Decision (unanimous)| Real Pain Challenge 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Sofia, Bulgaria| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–3| Dean Lister| Decision (unanimous)| UFC 79| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–2| Drew McFedries| KO (punches)| UFC Fight Night 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:33| Hollywood, Florida, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 11–1| Ivan Brguljan| Decision| Kam Lung: Only the Strongest Survive 5| | align=center| 2| | Zuidland, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 10–1| Martin Zawada| Decision| 2H2H: Road to Japan| | align=center| 1| align=center| 10:00| Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 9–1| Antony Rea| TKO| 2H2H: Road to Japan| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:24| Netherlands| |-| Loss| align=center| 8–1| Robert Jocz| Decision| KSW V: Konfrontacja| | | | Warsaw, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Martin Malkhasyan| Decision| Fury FC 2: 93 kg GP| | align=center| 2| | Warsaw, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Brian Maulany| TKO (rope escape)| K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006| | align=center| 2| | Utrecht, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Jorge Santiago| Decision (unanimous)| It's Showtime Boxing & MMA Event 2005 Amsterdam| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Amsterdam, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Arshak Dabagiyan| TKO (strikes)| 2 Hot 2 Handle| | align=center| 2| align=center| n/a| Rotterdam, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Lars Besand| KO (head kick)| Mix Fight Gala| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:08| Almere Stad, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Nordin Ben-Sallah| Submission (toe hold)| Rings Holland: The Untouchables| | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:31| Utrecht, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Rafles la Rose| KO (punch)| 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 5:49| Rotterdam, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Dennis Scholten| Submission (choke)| Together Productions: Night of the Sensation| | align=center| 1| align=center| n/a| Steenwijk, Netherlands|

Notes and References

  1. https://mma.bg/novini/mma-novini/parviyat-balgarin-v-ufc-valeri-ignatov-trenirah-nik-dias-otkakto-beshe-na-16 Валери Игнатов