Vadim Nemkov
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Vadim Nemkov
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Historical pacing issues in high-intensity long-duration bouts
- Willingness to engage in brawls that expose him to counters
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Fight IQ are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression84
- Cardio84
- Wrestling82
- Fight IQ87
- Distance Control94
- Finishing80
Prep for camp: Vadim Nemkov
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- High-volume aggression with heavy forward pressure
- Utilizes powerful leg kicks to compromise opponent mobility
- Integrates World Combat Sambo skills for seamless striking-to-grappling transitions
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Vadim Nemkov.
How Vadim has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injury or status information found.
Checked 6/22/2026
Recent Form
- W2025-12-13vs UnknownSub · R1 · PFL
- Wvs Bruno CappelozzaSub · R1 · PFL vs. Bellator
- W2023-06-16vs Yoel RomeroU Dec · R5 · Bellator 297
- W2022-11-18vs Corey AndersonU Dec · R5 · Bellator 288
- W2020-08-21vs Ryan BaderKO/TKO · R2 · Bellator 244
Availability
Listed with a scheduled bout on Tapology for Dec 2025.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Vadim Nemkov is a world-class Combat Sambo specialist and former Bellator Light Heavyweight champion now competing at Heavyweight. He is known for his relentless pressure, elite-level finishing ability across both striking and submissions, and represents the highly touted Fedor Team.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- High-volume aggression with heavy forward pressure
- Utilizes powerful leg kicks to compromise opponent mobility
- Integrates World Combat Sambo skills for seamless striking-to-grappling transitions
- Employs dynamic explosive striking combinations early in rounds
- Comfortable controlling the center of the cage to force opponents backward
Signature Moves
- Calf kicks
- Arched head-kick
- Rear-naked choke
- Overhand right
- Sambo hip tosses
Weaknesses
- Historical pacing issues in high-intensity long-duration bouts
- Willingness to engage in brawls that expose him to counters