
Artur Minev
Artur Minev, “Headhunter”, is a Lightweight from Ukraine with an official record of 7-1. Cage Brothers holds 9 of those bouts: 8 wins and 1 loss, the wins coming 5 by knockout, 2 by submission and 1 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round knockout loss to Tommy Gantt at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa on 16 May 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | Tommy Gantt | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 2:51 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa |
| Jan 18, 2026 | Derek Campos | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:05 | Fury Fighting Championship 113 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Junior Maranhao | WIN | DECDecision - Majority | R5 · 5:00 | Fury Fighting Championship 106 |
| Mar 23, 2025 | Shane Keefe | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:01 | Fury Fighting Championship 103 |
| Mar 23, 2025 | Shane Keefe | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Fury Fighting Championship 103 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | Cristobal Ibanez | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:28 | Fury Fighting Championship 98 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Brandon Evans | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 3:29 | XFC 51: Evolution |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tony Pike | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | Combat FC 5: Pilla vs. Douma |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Matt Denning | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | NEF 53: American Valor |
Wins, losses and draws are Artur Minev’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 9 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Artur Minev’s record, in numbers
Artur Minev’s official record is 7-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 9 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 8 wins, 1 loss — because the history we hold carries 1 more bout than the official record lists.
The 8 wins break down as 5 by knockout, 2 by submission and 1 by decision — 7 of 8 inside the distance, a finish rate of 88%. Across all 9 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 5 minutes 19 seconds.
Artur Minev has been stopped once in the 9 bouts on file, by knockout — 11% of them.
Of the 9 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Seven of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 623 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Artur Minev has a finish rate above 84% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 64% of them and a two-year bout count higher than all of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Artur Minev is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 69in, fights orthodox and is 22, born 26 September 2003.
These figures are recomputed from Artur Minev’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.


















