Timofey Nastyukhin Explained

Timofey Nastyukhin
Birth Name:Timofey Nastyukhin
Birth Date:24 November 1989
Birth Place:Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Russian[1]
Ethnicity:Russian
Weight:170lb
Style:Pankration
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Novokuznetsk,
Team:Raty
Tiger Muay Thai (2014–present)[2] [3]
Years Active:2010–present
Mma Kowin:7
Mma Subwin:4
Mma Decwin:3
Mma Koloss:6
Mma Subloss:2
Sherdog:99259

Timofey Nastyukhin (Russian: Тимофей Настюхин; born on November 24, 1989), is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is a former FILA Pankration world champion. He made his MMA debut in 2010 and currently competes in ONE Championship.[4] [5] [6]

Background

Nastyukhin was born in the Soviet Kazakhstan, but after the fall of the Soviet Union, his family moved to Siberia. He was bullied for his Kazakh heritage and took up martial arts as a way to combat bullying he received. Nastyukhin found success in Pankration where he became a four-time national champion and a two-time European champion.[7]

Nastyukhin's success in Pankration made the transition to mixed martial arts seamless.

Mixed martial arts career

Nastyukhin made his MMA debut on April 26, 2010, at Siberian League: Siberia vs. Ural. He lost via rear-naked choke to Magomed Guseinov. Nastyukhin was only 18-years-old at the time of his debut, and after the loss he took nearly three years away from active competition to improve his skill set.[8]

On April 8, 2013, Nastyukhin returned to action and began a seven-fight win streak that would lead to his signing to ONE Championship against Dmitry Ermolaev at Siberian League: Siberia vs. Kazakhstan. He won via triangle choke in the first round.

ONE Championship

On December 5, 2014, Nastyukhin debuted in ONE Championship against Eduard Folayang. He made an instant impact with a first-round knockout by way of a flying knee and soccer kicks in the first round.[9]

At ONE: Defending Honor on November 11, 2016, Nastyukhin squared off against Kotetsu Boku. During the first round, Nastyukhin broke his leg. Although he was able to finish the round, a ringside physician called a stop to the bout. Nastyukhin would not return until August 2017.[10] [11]

In the opening round of the ONE Championship Lightweight World Grand Prix on March 31, 2019, Nastyukhin was matched up with the debuting Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez, a former Bellator and UFC lightweight world champion, was seeking another major championship. Nastyukhin stunned the world with a first-round TKO over Alvarez. However, due to injury, Nastyukhin would not be able to advance to the next round and compete in the semi-finals.[12] [13]

On November 6, 2020, Nastyukhin returned to action and faced #3-ranked lightweight Pieter Buist at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 2 in a ONE lightweight title eliminator. He won the fight by unanimous decision and secured a title shot against ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian Lee.[14]

Nastyukhin's title shot materialized against Christian Lee at ONE on TNT 2 on April 14, 2021.[15] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[16]

Nastyukhin faced Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev in a rematch at on December 3, 2021.[17] He lost the bout via TKO in the third round.[18] The contest with Arslanaliev was later named 2021 Fight of the Year by ONE Championship.[19]

Nastyukhin faced Halil Amir at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022.[20] He lost the bout via TKO stoppage at the beginning of the second round.[21]

Nastyukhin faced Zhang Lipeng on October 6, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 15.[22] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[23]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|14–8|Zhang Lipeng|TKO (punches)|ONE Fight Night 15 ||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:18|Bangkok, Thailand||-|Loss|align=center|14–7|Halil Amir| TKO (punches)|ONE on Prime Video 2||align=center|2|align=center|0:58|Kallang, Singapore||-|Loss|align=center|14–6| Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev | TKO (punches)|||align=center|3|align=center|0:49 |Kallang, Singapore| |-| Loss| align=center|14–5| Christian Lee| TKO (punches)| ONE on TNT 2| | align=center|1| align=center|1:13| Kallang, Singapore| |-|Win|align=center|14–4|Pieter Buist|Decision (unanimous)|ONE: Inside the Matrix 2|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Kallang, Singapore||-|Win|align=center|13–4|Eddie Alvarez|TKO (punches)|ONE: A New Era|||align=center|1|align=center|4:05|Tokyo, Japan| |-|-|Loss|align=center|12–4|Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev|KO (punches)|ONE: Conquest of Heroes|||align=center|1|align=center|1:57|Jakarta, Indonesia||-|Win|align=center|12–3|Amir Khan|Decision (unanimous)|ONE: Quest for Gold|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Yangon, Myanmar| |-|-|Win|align=center|11–3|Koji Ando|Decision (unanimous)|ONE: Kings & Conquerors|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Macau, SAR, China||-|-|Loss|align=center|10–3|Kotetsu Boku|TKO (doctor stoppage)|ONE: Defending Honor|||align=center|1|align=center|5:00|Kallang, Singapore||-|-|Win|align=center|10–2|Rob Lisita|KO (punch and soccer kick)|ONE: Kingdom of Champions|||align=center|1|align=center|0:06|Bangkok, Thailand||-|-|Loss|align=center|9–2|Herbert Burns|Submission (rear-naked choke)|ONE: Odyssey of Champions||align=center|1|align=center|3:26|Jakarta, Indonesia||-|Win|align=center|9–1|Yusuke Kawanago|TKO (soccer kicks)|ONE: Dynasty of Champions 2|||align=center|1|align=center|1:32|Guangzhou, China| |-|Win|align=center|8–1|Eduard Folayang|KO (flying knee and soccer kicks)|ONE: Warrior's Way||align=center|1|align=center|3:11|Pasay, Philippines||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Sayd-Hamzat Avkhadov|KO (punch)|ACB 9: Grand Prix Berkut 2014||align=center|1|align=center|0:54|Grozny, Russia||-|Win|align=center|6–1|Mairbek Makhanov|KO (punch)|Siberian League: Combat Kuzbass 2||align=center|1|align=center|0:20|Novokuznetsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Nikolay Romanschikov|Submission (triangle choke)|Altay Republik MMA League: Throwdown||align=center|1|align=center|0:46|Gorno-Altaysk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|4–1|Shamil Rafikov|Submission (triangle choke)|Eurasian Fighting Championship: Siberian Challenge||align=center|1|align=center|3:52|Barnaul, Russia||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Levon Oganyan|TKO (punches)|Russian MMA Union: 2013 Russian MMA Super Cup||align=center|1|align=center|3:10|Kemerovo, Russia||-|Win|align=center|2–1|Alexander Vasiliev|Submission (rear-naked choke)|White Rex: Warrior Spirit||align=center|1|align=center|0:33|Novosibirsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|1–1|Dmitry Yermolaev|Submission (triangle choke)|Siberian League: Siberia vs. Kazakhstan||align=center|1|align=center|1:30|Novokuznetsk, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|0–1|Magomedsaigi Guseinov|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Siberian League: Siberia vs. Ural||align=center|1|align=center|5:46|Novokuznetsk, Russia|

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.onefc.com/athletes/timofey-nastyukhin/// Timofey Nastyukhin profile at ONE Championship
  2. Web site: Timofey Nastyukhin discusses injury nightmare and comeback fight. James Goyder. November 6, 2020. asianmma.com.
  3. Web site: Nastyukhin finding his way to top of ONE Championship featherweight division. Dana Becker. July 6, 2015. asiaone.com.
  4. Web site: Timofey Nastyukhin ONE Championship - Athletes. ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. February 2017 . en-US. 2019-11-14.
  5. Web site: Timofey Nastyukhin Dreams of ONE Championship Gold. 2016-11-01. AsiaOne. en. 2019-11-14.
  6. Web site: Family Has Helped Timofey Nastyukhin Through Incredibly Tough Times. fightnewsA-riza. 2018-02-16. Fight News Asia. 2019-11-14.
  7. Web site: ONE: A NEW ERA: Who is Timofey Nastyukhin?. 2019-03-28. FanSided. en-US. 2019-11-14.
  8. Web site: Timofey Nastyukhin MMA Fighter Page. Tapology. en. 2019-11-14.
  9. Web site: ONE FC 23 Results: Fernandes vs. Kim. Al-Shatti. Shaun. 2014-12-05. MMA Fighting. en. 2019-11-14.
  10. Web site: Timofey Nastyukhin recalls surgery in Singapore, recovery in Russia after loss to Koketsu Boku. Altatis. Conan. 2018-09-15. Top Sports Asia. en. 2019-11-14.
  11. Web site: Back from injury, Timofey Nastyukhin eyeing redemption inside the cage. Corp. ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN SPORTS. en. 2019-11-14.
  12. Web site: Video: Watch Timofey Nastyukhin spoil Eddie Alvarez's ONE Championship debut with TKO. 2019-03-31. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-11-14.
  13. Web site: Eddie Alvarez, Eduard Folayang back in ONE tournament after Nastyukhin injury. Cruz. Guilherme. 2019-07-15. MMA Fighting. en. 2019-11-14.
  14. Web site: Nastyukhin Dominates Buist In Lightweight World Title Eliminator. ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. 2020-11-06. 2020-11-07.
  15. Web site: ONE Championship to debut live primetime event series on TNT on April 7 following AEW wrestling. Damon Martin. January 27, 2021. mmafighting.com.
  16. Web site: admincsp. 2021-04-14. ONE on TNT II: Christian Lee Notches Another Title Defense, Stops Timofey Nastyukhin. 2021-04-15. Cageside Press. en-US.
  17. Web site: Saygid Arslanaliev rematches Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE: 'Winter Warriors'. Asian MMA. 2021-11-12. 2021-11-16.
  18. Web site: ONE Championship 'Winter Warriors' Results: Stamp Wins Grand Prix, Eersel Defends. 2021-12-03. Combat Press. en-US.
  19. Web site: ONE Championship 2021 MMA awards – best fight, KO, submission, upset and more. South China Morning Post. 2022-01-07. 2022-01-08.
  20. Web site: Navas . Julio Fernando . Timofey Nastyukhin vs. Halil Amir agregada al ONE on Prime Video 2 . mma.uno . 10 September 2022 . 31 August 2022.
  21. Web site: Al-Shatti . Shaun . 2022-09-30 . Video: Halil Amir makes Timofey Nastyukhin do the splits with savage knockout in ONE debut . 2022-10-22 . MMA Fighting . en.
  22. Web site: 2023-08-14 . Leonte . Tudor . Timofey Nastyukhin vs. Lipeng Zhang Booked for ONE on Prime Video 15 . 2023-08-14 . Sherdog.com . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2023-10-07 . Tawanchai, Pacio, Musumeci Score Victories At ONE Fight Night 15 . 2023-10-07 . ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts . en-US.
  24. Web site: Timofey Nastyukhin Breaks Down How He Defeated Eddie Alvarez. ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. 2019-04-17. 2022-03-05.
  25. Web site: Exclusive ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong to award US$50,000 performance bonuses at every event – starting with 'Dagi' and Timofey Nastyukhin. South China Morning Post. 2022-01-12. 2022-03-05.

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