Egidijus Valavičius (born December 23, 1978) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist from Marijampolė. A professional competitor since 2000, he has competed for PRIDE FC, Bellator, RINGS, and K-1.
| Egidijus Valavičius | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1978 Marijampolė, Lithuania |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Style | MMA, Hybrid martial arts |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Marijampole, Lithuania |
| Team | Team Gladiator RINGS Lithuania Flawless MMA |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 41 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 12 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Mixed martial arts career
editEarly career
editValavičius made his professional debut in August 2000 in the RINGS promotion. He fought for RINGS in his first seven fights ending with a record of 4 wins and 3 losses. One of those losses was to future PRIDE Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko.
For the first 12 years of his career, he fought in Japan and Eastern European countries such as his native Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Czech Republic. Valavičius made his North American debut in Chicago, Illinois in August 2012.
Bellator MMA
editValavičius made his debut with Bellator MMA in February 2014. He faced Atanas Djambazov at Bellator 110 and won via knockout due to a knee and punch at 48 seconds in the first round.
In the summer of 2014, Valavičius was announced as a participant in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament. He faced Carlos Eduardo in the opening quarterfinals at Bellator 121 and won via split decision. He faced Liam McGeary in the semifinals at Bellator 122 and lost via TKO in the first round.
Valavičius was released from Bellator in August 2014.[1]
Championships and Accomplishments
edit- Bellator MMA
- Fighting Network RINGS
- 2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament Semifinalist[2]
- Sugar Creek Showdown
- SCS Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)[3]
- Bushido FC
- Bushido FC Heavyweight Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 41 matches | 29 wins | 12 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 3 |
| By submission | 7 | 5 |
| By decision | 5 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 29–12 | Tony Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | Sugar Creek Showdown 29: Thunderstruck | March 26, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Hinton, Oklahoma | Lost SWS Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 29–11 | Jeremy Horn | Verbal Submission (injury) | Sugar Creek Showdown 28: Shockwave | November 14, 2015 | 1 | 0:56 | Hinton, Oklahoma | Won SWS Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 28–11 | Yuri Gorbenko | KO (front kick) | Big Fight II in Klaipėda | December 5, 2014 | 1 | 3:55 | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 27–11 | Liam McGeary | TKO (knees and punches) | Bellator 122 | July 25, 2014 | 1 | 2:10 | Temecula, California, United States | Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 27–10 | Carlos Eduardo | Decision (split) | Bellator 121 | June 6, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 26–10 | Atanas Djambazov | KO (knee and punch) | Bellator 110 | February 28, 2014 | 1 | 0:48 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 25–10 | Dan McGlasson | Decision (unanimous) | Flawless FC 3: California Love | May 18, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Loss | 24–10 | Cully Butterfield | Decision (unanimous) | Flawless FC 2: Hated | December 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Middleweight bout. |
| Win | 24–9 | Eric Hammerich | Submission (armbar) | Flawless FC 1: The Beginning | August 4, 2012 | 1 | 0:58 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 23–9 | Krzysztof Morzyszek | TKO (leg kick) | Bushido HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania | November 19, 2011 | 1 | N/A | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 22–9 | Hendrik Oschmann | TKO (punches) | Bushido HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania | November 19, 2011 | 1 | 0:13 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 21–9 | Sergei Sokho | Submission (triangle choke) | BUSHIDO FC 2011 IN LONDON Vol.47 | November 5, 2011 | 1 | 1:14 | London, England | |
| Win | 20–9 | Gheorghe Drucioc | TKO (punches) | King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011 | October 10, 2011 | 1 | N/A | Chișinău, Moldova | |
| Win | 19–9 | Dmitriy Bulgak | KO (punch) | King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011 | June 10, 2011 | 1 | 0:13 | Lublin, Poland | |
| Loss | 18–9 | Malik Merad | TKO (doctor stoppage) | King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011 | March 19, 2011 | 1 | N/A | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 18–8 | Sergy Soha | TKO (knee injury) | Hero's Lithuania 2010 | November 20, 2010 | 1 | 4:44 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 17–8 | Attila Vegh | Decision (unanimous) | HG: Heroes Gate 1 | May 5, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 17–7 | Denis Bogdanov | Submission (neck crank) | K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Vilnius | April 10, 2010 | 1 | 2:14 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Won vacant Bushido FC Heavyweight Championship.[4] |
| Win | 16–7 | Alexander Grebenkin | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Bushido Lithuania: Hero's 2009 | November 14, 2009 | 1 | 4:20 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 15–7 | Antoni Chmielewski | Decision (unanimous) | Hell Cage Championship: Hell Cage 4 | September 20, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 14–7 | Jean-Pierre Waflard | KO (punch) | Bushido Lithuania: HERO'S 2008 | November 8, 2008 | 1 | 0:08 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 13–7 | Matteo Minonzio | KO (punches) | Bushido Lithuania: The Battle Field 2008 | March 16, 2008 | 1 | 4:56 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 12–7 | Jason Jones | Decision (majority) | HERO'S Lithuania 2007 | November 10, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 11–7 | Dmitry Zabolotny | Submission (armbar) | International Absolute Fighting Council: Championship Cup | December 2, 2006 | 1 | 2:15 | Moscow, Russia | Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 11–6 | Olexandr Tsurpikov | TKO (referee stoppage) | Hero's Lithuania | November 11, 2006 | 1 | 0:41 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 10–6 | Juha Saarinen | TKO (punches) | ZST: Prestige | September 23, 2006 | 1 | 3:44 | Turku, Finland | |
| Win | 9–6 | Boris Jonstomp | Decision (unanimous) | K-1: World Max Eastern Europe | March 10, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jair Goncalves | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Hero's Lithuania 2005 | November 20, 2005 | 3 | 2:55 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 8–5 | Andre Fyeet | Submission (triangle choke) | RINGS Russia: CIS vs. The World | August 20, 2005 | 1 | 2:28 | Turku, Finland | |
| Loss | 7–5 | Mikko Rupponen | TKO | Fight Festival 14 | April 9, 2005 | 1 | 3:47 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 7–4 | Andre Fyeet | TKO (punches) | Shooto Lithuania: Bushido | November 10, 2004 | 1 | 0:45 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 6–4 | Igor Kolacin | KO (punches) | Shooto: Lithuania Gladiators | September 29, 2004 | 1 | 0:51 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Yasuhito Namekawa | Submission (guillotine choke) | PRIDE Bushido 2 | February 15, 2004 | 1 | 1:07 | Yokohama, Japan | Middleweight (93 kg) debut. |
| Win | 5–3 | Gela Getsadze | Submission (guillotine choke) | Shooto Lithuania: King of Bushido Stage 1 | November 14, 2003 | 1 | 1:31 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Fedor Emelianenko | Submission (kimura) | RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 7: Adrenalinas | April 5, 2003 | 2 | 1:11 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 4–2 | Krzysztof Gerke | TKO (corner stoppage) | RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 5: Shock | November 9, 2002 | 1 | 5:00 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Chris Haseman | Submission (armbar) | RINGS: World Title Series 5 | December 21, 2001 | 1 | 3:08 | Yokohama, Japan | 2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament Semifinals. |
| Win | 3–1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | TKO (towel) | RINGS: World Title Series 4 | October 20, 2001 | 1 | 2:18 | Yokohama, Japan | 2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament First Round. |
| Loss | 2–1 | Andrei Kopylov | Decision (unanimous) | RINGS: World Title Series 2 | May 8, 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 2–0 | Achmed Sagidgusenov | Submission (armbar) | RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 1 | October 24, 2000 | 2 | 4:37 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Denis Baykov | TKO | RINGS: Russia vs. Georgia | August 16, 2000 | 1 | 18:29 | Tula, Russia |
References
edit- ^ "Bellator releases Attila Vegh, Shahbulat Shamhalaev and eleven other fighters". mmafighting.com. August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling History".
- ^ "SCS #28 Results - Sugar Creek Showdown - MMA Cage Fighting". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Bušido čempionas E.Valavičius nesijaučia esąs geriausias".
External links
edit- Professional MMA record for Egidijus Valavicius from Sherdog
- Egidijus Valavicius mma record MMA Universe
