| Vener Galiev Венер Галиев Венер Ғәлиев | |
| Other Names: | Bashkir |
| Birth Date: | July 1, 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Sterlitamak, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence: | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Ethnicity: | Bashkir |
| Weight: | 167lb |
| Style: | Combat Sambo, ARB |
| Fighting Out Of: | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia |
| Team: | RusFighters Sport Club |
| Rank: | Grand Master of Sports in Combat Sambo International Master of Sports in Unifight Master of Sports in Greco-Roman Wrestling |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 17 |
| Mma Subwin: | 5 |
| Mma Decwin: | 13 |
| Mma Koloss: | 7 |
| Mma Subloss: | 3 |
| Mma Decloss: | 5 |
| Sherdog: | 23616 |
Vener Zaynullovich Galiev (Russian: Венер Зайнуллович Галиев; Bashkir: Ғәлиев Венер Зәйнулла улы) born 1 July 1975) is a Russian amateur wrestler, sambist and mixed martial artist. He started his professional mixed martial arts career in 2004.
Galiev was born to a working class Bashkir family and started his competitive sports career in Greco-Roman wrestling, becoming the Bashkortostan champion.[1] He later participated in Combat Sambo and Unifight on the international level.[2] Galiev became the Combat Sambo World Champion (74 kg) at 2008 World Sambo Championships and 2009 World Sambo Championships.
On 5 December 2009, he participated in the Combat Sambo rules category of the special event Bitva Chempionov IV of the Russian Martial Arts Association in Moscow and defeated the 2009 European Combat Sambo Champion Paul Lening of Germany by points.[3] [4] On 19 November 2010, Galiev faced Dagestan Kudo world champion (76 kg) and mixed martial artist Shamkhal Kerimov in an amateur MMA bout at Bitva Chempionov V in Moscow and defeated his opponent by split decision.[5] [6] On 5 November 2011, he participated in the event Bitva 5 held in Moscow and beat Roman Bagdasaryan in a bout under kickboxing rules.[7]
Galiev holds International Class Master of Sports rank in Combat Sambo and Unifight, as well as Master of Sports rank in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Galiev works as a police lieutenant in Ufa. He is married to Alena and has a son named Timur.[1]
|-|Loss |align=center|36–15|Aurel Pîrtea|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 176: Ramos vs. Abdulkhalikov||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Ufa, Russia||-|Win|align=center|36–14|Hacran Dias|TKO (punches)|ACA 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias||align=center|1|align=center|1:20|Ufa, Russia||-|Win|align=center|35–14|Levan Makashvili|TKO (punches)|ACA 156: Koshkin vs Boyko||align=center|1|align=center|1:39|Moscow, Russia||-|Win|align=center|34–14|Denis Silva|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 148: Magomedov vs Olenichev||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Sochi, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|33–14|Mukhamed Kokov|TKO (leg injury)|ACA 140: Ramos vs. Reznikov||align=center|1|align=center|2:17|Sochi, Russia||-|Win|align=center| 33–13|Artem Damkovsky|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|ACA 134: Bagov vs. Koshkin||align=center|3|align=center|4:00|Krasnodar, Russia||-| Loss| align=center| 32–13| Herdeson Batista| TKO (punches)|ACA 124: Galiev vs. Batista||align=center|3|align=center|2:29|Kazan, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 32–12| Ermek Tlauov| TKO (punches)|ACA 116: Froes vs Balaev||align=center|2|align=center|3:47|Moscow, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 31–12| Amirkhan Adaev| Decision (unanimous)| ACA 108: Galiev vs. Adaev| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00|Grozny, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 31–11| Ermek Tlauov| TKO (punches)|ACA 102: Tumenov vs. Ushukov||align=center|2|align=center|1:38|Almaty, Kazakhstan| |-| Win| align=center| 30–11| Fabio Ferrari| TKO (punches)| Mixfight Promotion: Ural Batyr| | align=center|1| align=center|0:27| Ufa, Russia||-| Loss| align=center| 29–11| Diego Brandão| TKO (doctor stoppage)| RCC 5| | align=center|1| align=center|0:50| Yekaterinburg, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 29–10| Nikolay Gaponov| KO (punches)| Fight Nights Global 82: Minakov vs. Johnson| | align=center|1| align=center|4:14| Moscow, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 28–10| Diego Brandão| KO (punches)| Fight Nights Global 67: Brandão vs. Galiev| | align=center|1| align=center| 0:39| Yekaterinburg, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 28–9| Marcio Andrade| KO (punch)| MixFace 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:50| Yekaterinburg, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 27–9| Akhmed Aliev| Decision (unanimous)| Fight Nights Global 51: Pavlovich vs. Gelegaev| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kaspiysk, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 27–8| Akop Stepanyan| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Fight Nights Global 45: Galiev vs. Stepanyan | | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:16| Ufa, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 26–8| Akhmed Aliev| TKO (punches)| Fight Nights Global 41: Makhachkala | | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:59| Makhachkala, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 25–8| Adil Boranbayev| KO (punch)| Alash Pride: Heroes of the Steppe| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:00| Almaty, Kazakhstan| |-| Win| align=center| 25–7| Yoshiaki Takahashi| Decision (unanimous)| Global Fight Club 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Krasnodar, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 24–7| Aziz Amuev| Decision (unanimous)| Union of Veterans: Commonwealth Cup 2012| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Novosibirsk, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 23–7| Vaidas Valancius| Submission (guillotine choke)| ProFC 37: Global Grand Prix (Stage 5)| | align=center| 3| align=center| 2:14| Ufa, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 22–7| Tursunbeck Asilgazhiev| TKO (punches)| Fight Nights Global: Battle of Moscow 5 | | align=center| 2| align=center| N/A| Moscow, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 21–7| Ian Jones| TKO (punches)| Desert Force 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Amman, Jordan| |-| Win| align=center| 20–7| Ryan Healy| TKO (punches)| Fight Festival 30| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:43| Helsinki, Finland| |-| Win| align=center| 19–7| Gaël Grimaud| Decision (unanimous)| Universal Fighter: Fights With Rules 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Ufa, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 18–7| Shamkhal Kerimov| Decision (split)| RMAU: Battle of the Champions 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Moscow, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 17–7| Shamil Zavurov| Decision (unanimous)|rowspan=2|Fight Nights Global: Battle of Moscow 2|rowspan=2|| align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00|rowspan=2|Moscow, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 17–6| Artur Odilbekov| Submission (armbar)| align=center| 1| align=center| N/A||-| Win| align=center| 16–6| Mikko Suvanto| Decision (unanimous)| RMAU: Battle of the Champions 4| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Helsinki, Finland| |-| Loss| align=center| 15–6| Rustam Khabilov| Decision (split)| M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 4)| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 15–5| Mairbek Taisumov| Decision (unanimous)| Gladiator 2009| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Prague, Czech Republic| |-| Win| align=center| 14–5| Bagavdin Gadzhimuradov| Decision (unanimous)| M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 2)| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 13–5| Josh Shockley| Submission (armbar)| FightFORCE 2: Day of Anger| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:15| Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 13–4| Igor Araújo| Submission (armbar)| Universal Fighter: Gladiators Cup 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:57| Ufa, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 13–3| Okun Almaz| TKO (punches)| Union Of Veterans: Russia vs. The World| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:27| Novosibirsk, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 12–3| Seydina Seck| Decision (unanimous)| Siberian Challenge 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Bratsk, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 11–3| Jaroslav Poborsky| TKO (knee and punches)| M-1: Emelianenko Cup 2008| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:52| Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 10–3| Mukhamed Aushev| Submission (guillotine choke)| FightFORCE 1: Russia vs. The World| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:36| Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 9–3| Roman Potapov| Decision (unanimous)|rowspan=3|Star of Peresvit|rowspan=3|| align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00|rowspan=3|Kyiv, Ukraine| |-| Win| align=center| 8–3| Ivan Zagubinoga| Decision (unanimous)| align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| |-| Win| align=center| 7–3| Rafael Silva| Decision (unanimous)| align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| |-| Loss| align=center| 6–3| Djalili Salmanov| Submission (armbar)|rowspan=3|MFP: Asian Championship 2007|rowspan=3|| align=center| 1| align=center| N/A|rowspan=3|Khabarovsk, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 6–2| Rustam Bogatirev| KO (head kick)| align=center| 1| align=center| 3:30| |-| Win| align=center| 5–2| Le Gou Lian| TKO (punches)| align=center| 1| align=center| 1:21| |-| Loss| align=center| 4–2| Beslan Isaev| TKO (doctor stoppage)| APF: World Pankration Championship 2005| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Astana, Kazakhstan| |-| Loss| align=center| 4–1| Alexander Shlemenko| TKO (injury)|rowspan=3|IAFC: Challenge Cup 6|rowspan=3|| align=center| 1| align=center| N/A|rowspan=3|Ulyanovsk, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Jeihun Aliev| TKO (punches)| align=center| 2| align=center| 4:51| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Sergei Kotin| TKO (punches)| align=center| 1| align=center| 1:04| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Alexander Shlemenko| Decision (unanimous)| Cup Of Empire 2004| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kazan, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Magomed Magomedaliev| KO (punches)| IAFC: Challenge Cup 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:02| Omsk, Russia|