Vladyslav Rudnev Explained

Vladyslav Rudnev
Other Names:Honey
Birth Name:Vladyslav Serhiyovych Rudnev
Birth Date:25 June 1996
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Ukrainian
Weight:155 lb
Weight Class:Lightweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Style:Judo
sambo
Fighting Out Of:Poznań, Poland
Team:Czerwony Smok
Years Active:2019–present
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:6
Sherdog:338795

Vladyslav Serhiyovych Rudnev (Ukrainian: Владислав Сергійович Руднєв; born June 25, 1996) is a Ukrainian sambist and mixed martial artist. As a sambist, he is a four-time world champion, three-time European champion and was a member of Dynamo.

Sambo career

Rudnev won his first medal in the European Sambo Championships in 2016, in which he won a bronze medal in the -82 kg category.[1] He subsequently went on to win a gold medal in this competition in 2018 and 2019 in the same category.[2] [3] He won his third and final gold medal in the European championships in 2021, this time in the -79 kg category.[4] At the World Sambo Championships, Rudnev won a bronze medal in 2017.[5] He would win a gold medal in 2018.[6] He repeated this feat in 2019 and 2020, all in the -82 kg category.[7] [8] Rudnev would win his fourth and final gold medal in the world championships in 2021.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

Rudnev started his professional MMA career in 2019.[10]

Rudnev faced Anthony Dizy on September 7, 2023, at Brave CF 74. He won the bout by unanimous decision.[11]

Rudnev faced Iliyar Askhanov at November 4, 2023, at Rizin Landmark 7. He won the bout by unanimous decision.[12]

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Win| align=center| 9–0| Nika Kupravishvili| Decision (unanimous)| UAE Warriors 50| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates| |-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Iliyar Askhanov| Decision (unanimous)| Rizin Landmark 7| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Baku, Azerbaijan| |-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Anthony Dizy| Decision (unanimous)| BRAVE CF 74| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Nantes, France| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Mikolaj Krukowski| TKO (punches)| EFN 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:59| Nowy Tomyśl, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Ion Petrov| Decision (unanimous)| FEA Take Off| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Ciorescu, Moldova| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Rafael Aronov| Decision (unanimous)| ZWC: International 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Ashkelon, Israel| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Viliyan Viliyanov| Submission (triangle choke)| RPC 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:45| Burgas, Bulgaria| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Anton Radko| Decision (unanimous)| GCFC 10| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kyiv, Ukraine| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Andrey Savchuk| Submission (triangle choke)| GCFC 8| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:12| Kyiv, Ukraine| |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RESULTS OF THE 1 DAY OF THE EUROPEAN SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 IN KAZAN. Sergei. Grishin. Fédération Internationale de Sambo. 13 May 2016.
  2. Web site: WINNERS OF THE 1ST DAY OF THE EUROPEAN SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GREECE. Sergei. Grishin. Fédération Internationale de Sambo. 18 May 2018.
  3. Web site: WINNERS OF THE 2ND DAY OF THE EUROPEAN SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GIJON. Fédération Internationale de Sambo. 18 May 2018.
  4. Web site: WINNERS OF THE 1ST DAY OF THE EUROPEAN SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LIMASSOL. Fédération Internationale de Sambo. 28 May 2021.
  5. Web site: WINNERS OF THE 1ST DAY OF THE WORLD SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 IN SOCHI. FIAS. 10 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Kyrgyzstani takes 2nd place at World Sambo Championship. Ivan. Marchenko. 24.KG. 10 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Three-time combat sambo world champion Rudniev believes gap to Russia is closing. InsideTheGames. 21 November 2020.
  8. Web site: VLADISLAV RUDNEV: "THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE". 17 November 2020. Anton. Orlov.
  9. Web site: Turkmen sambo wrestlers won two more bronze medals in the 2021 World Championship in Tashkent. Türkmenistan: Altyn asyr. 15 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Vladyslav Rudnev. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. July 1, 2024.
  11. Web site: FightBookMMA . 2023-09-08 . BRAVE CF 74 Results: historic night in France highlighted by KO Of The Year contenders . 2023-09-14 . FightBook MMA . en-US.
  12. Web site: FightBookMMA . November 4, 2023 . RIZIN Landmark 7 Full Results . July 1, 2024 . Cageside Press.