Linton Vassell
EnglandLinton Vassell, “Big Swarm”, is a Heavyweight from England with an official record of 26-10 (1 NC). Cage Brothers holds 23 of those bouts: 15 wins and 8 losses, the wins coming 6 by knockout, 4 by submission and 5 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round knockout win over Jose Augusto at PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2 on 20 March 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Jose Augusto | WIN | KOGround and Pound | R2 · 2:48 | PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Oleg Popov | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2024 PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Valentin Moldavsky | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | 2024 PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Denis Goltsov | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R3 | 2024 PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Valentin Moldavsky | WIN | KOGround and Pound | R1 · 3:03 | Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Tim Johnson | WIN | KOGround and Pound | R1 · 4:21 | Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Tyrell Fortune | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Ronny Markes | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 3:37 | Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Sergei Kharitonov | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 3:15 | Bellator 234: Kharitonov vs. Vassell |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Valentin Moldavsky | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan |
| May 25, 2018 | Phil Davis | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R3 · 1:05 | Bellator 200: Carvalho vs. Mousasi |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Ryan BaderTitle | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 3:58 | Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell |
| May 19, 2017 | Liam McGeary | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R3 · 2:28 | Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Francis Carmont | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Emanuel Newton | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Muhammed Lawal | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R2 · 5:00 | Bellator 142: Dynamite |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 3:18 | Bellator 134: British Invasion |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Emanuel NewtonTitle | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R5 · 0:47 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 130 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Virgil Zwicker | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 1:02 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 122 |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Trevor Carlson | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 · 1:54 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 114 |
| Nov 8, 2013 | Matt Jones | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 107 |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Nick Chapman | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | UCMMA 29: Ultimate Challenge MMA 29 |
| Nov 28, 2009 | Stav Economou | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | UWCM 4: Rebirth |
Wins, losses and draws are Linton Vassell’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 23 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.
Linton Vassell’s record, in numbers
Linton Vassell’s official record is 26-10 (1 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 23 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 15 wins, 8 losses — because 14 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 15 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 4 by submission and 5 by decision — 10 of 15 inside the distance, a finish rate of 67%. Across all 23 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 30 seconds.
Linton Vassell has been stopped 4 times in the 23 bouts on file — 3 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 17% of them.
Of the 23 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were for a title and 4 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since September 2024.
Set against the 484 Heavyweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Linton Vassell has a finish rate above 29% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 64% of them and a two-year bout count above 69% 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.
Linton Vassell is listed at 6ft 4in with a reach of 80in and is 43, born 2 June 1983.
These figures are recomputed from Linton Vassell’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.