| Oleg Popov | |
| Birth Name: | Oleg Sergeyevich Popov |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Yashaltinsky District, Kalmykia, Russia |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Weight: | 248lb |
| Weight Class: | Heavyweight |
| Fighting Out Of: | Krasnodar, Russia |
| Team: | FedorTeam |
| Rank: | Master of Sports in ARB |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 9 |
| Mma Subwin: | 3 |
| Mma Decwin: | 7 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 209999 |
Oleg Sergeyevich Popov (ru|Олег Сергеевич Попов; born 10 January 1992) is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the MMA promotion the Professional Fighters League (PFL) in the heavyweight division. A professional mixed martial arts competitor since 2015, he has previously fought in AMC Fight Nights and Bellator MMA.
Prior to his MMA career, Popov was champion of the Southern Military District in ARB, Winner of the Armed Forces Cup in ARB and is Master of Sports of Russia in ARB.[1]
Popov started his professional MMA career in 2015 and mainly fought in Russia, particularly AMC Fight Nights and the MMA Series, the latter in where he won the heavyweight title.[2] He amassed a record of 15–1 prior to being signed by Bellator MMA.[3]
In his last bout before Bellator, Popov faced Antônio Silva at MMA Series 53 on June 24, 2022. He won the bout by knockout 15 seconds into the 2nd round.[4]
Popov faced Gökhan Saricam on February 25, 2023, at Bellator 291.[5] He won the bout by unanimous decision.[6]
Popov debuted with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) at PFL 1 on April 4, 2024, and won her bout against Steve Mowry by TKO in the second round.[7] [8]
Popov faced Davion Franklin at PFL 4 on June 13, 2024. He won the bout by unanimous decision.[9]
Popov was scheduled to face Valentin Moldavsky in the semifinals of the 2024 Heavyweight tournament at PFL 7 on August 2, 2024, however Moldavsky was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Linton Vassell.[10] Popov won the bout via unanimous decision.[11]
Popov faced Denis Goltsov in the finals of the 2024 Heavyweight tournament at PFL 10 on November 29, 2024 and lost the fight via a triangle choke submission in the first round.[12]
|-|Loss|align=center|19–2|Denis Goltsov|Technical Submission (triangle choke)|PFL 10 (2024)||align=center|1|align=center|2:55|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ||-|Win|align=center|19–1|Linton Vassell|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 7 (2024)||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Nashville, Tennessee, United States ||-|Win|align=center|18–1|Davion Franklin|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 4 (2024)||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States ||-|Win|align=center|17–1|Steve Mowry|TKO (punches)|PFL 1 (2024)||align=center|2|align=center|3:47|San Antonio, Texas, United States ||-|Win|align=center|16–1|Gökhan Saricam|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 291||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dublin, Ireland ||-|Win|align=center|15–1|Antônio Silva|KO (punch)|MMA Series 53||align=center|2|align=center|0:15|Moscow, Russia ||-|Win|align=center|14–1|Alejandro Solorzano|TKO (corner stoppage)|MMA Series 43||align=center|2|align=center|N/A|Moscow, Russia||-|Win|align=center|13–1|Marcos Brigagão|Submission (triangle choke)|Blacksmith Fight Championship 3||align=center|3|align=center|2:10|Anapa, Russia||-|Win|align=center|12–1 |Fernando Batista|TKO (punches)|Open Fighting Championship 6||align=center|2|align=center|2:46|Krasnodar, Russia||-|Win|align=center|11–1|Fayoz Shomurodov|Submission (armbar)|MMA Series 33||align=center|1|align=center|1:39|Rublyovka, Russia||-|Win|align=center|10–1|Abdul Elwahab Saeed|KO (punches)|MMA Series 26||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Voronezh, Russia||-|Win|align=center|9–1|Sergey Alekseevich|Submission (triangle choke)|MMA Series 7||align=center|2|align=center|3:13|Sochi, Russia ||-|Win|align=center|8–1|Magomedbag Agaev|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Nights Global 97||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Elista, Russia ||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Denis Arkhireev|TKO (punches)|MMA Series 7||align=center|1|align=center|5:00|Taganrog, Russia ||-|Win|align=center|6–1|Gerônimo dos Santos|TKO (punches)|S-70: Plotforma Cup 2019||align=center|2|align=center|1:49|Sochi, Russia ||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Alexander Soldatkin|Decision (unanimous)|Battle on Volga 10||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Tolyatti, Russia||-|Win|align=center|4–1|Yuriy Fedorov|TKO (punches)|M-1 Challenge 98||align=center|2|align=center|2:38|Chelyabinsk, Russia ||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Adam Bogatyrev|Decision (unanimous)|M-1 Challenge 95||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Nazran, Russia ||-|Loss|align=center|2–1|Yusup Suliemanov|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Nights Global 54: Pavlovich vs. Kudin||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rostov-on-Don, Russia ||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Timofey Mishev|Decision (unanimous)|Fight Nights Global 48: Enomoto vs. Molodtsov||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Moscow, Russia ||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Anton Vyazigin|KO (punches)|Fight Nights Global 42||align=center|1|align=center|2:56|Saint Petersburg, Russia|