Anatoly Malykhin

Anatoly Malykhin
Malykhin in 2019
BornAnatoly Sergeevich Malykhin
(1988-01-11) January 11, 1988
Kemerovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Native nameАнатолий Малыхин
Other namesSladkiy
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight241 lb (109 kg; 17 st 3 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Reach78 in (198 cm)
Fighting out ofPhuket, Thailand
Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast, Russia
TeamTiger Muay Thai
Raty Team
Golden Team
TrainerVladimir Osiya (MMA)
Vladimir Zakharushkin (wrestling)
WrestlingMaster of Sport in freestyle wrestling
Years active2016–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total15
Wins14
By knockout10
By submission4
Losses1
By decision1
Amateur record
Total4
Wins4
By knockout2
By submission2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's freestyle wrestling
Russian Championship
2013 Krasnoyarsk120 kg
President Cup of Buryatia Republic
2013 Ulan-Ude120 kg
Submission grappling
UWW European Championship
2016 Rome+100 kg
Russian Championship
2016 Naro-Fominsk+100 kg
Amateur mixed martial arts
WMMAA World Championship
2017 Astana+93 kg

Anatoly Sergeevich Malykhin (Russian: Анатолий Сергеевич Малыхин; born January 11, 1988) is a Russian mixed martial artist and wrestler. Malykhin is signed to ONE Championship where he is the current Light Heavyweight World Champion, Middleweight World Champion, and the former Heavyweight World Champion. He is the first fighter in history to win major MMA championships in three weight classes and the first to hold them simultaneously. A professional competitor since 2016, Malykhin has also competed for Fight Nights Global. As of March 17, 2024, he is ranked as the #14 light heavyweight in the world by Fight Matrix.

Malykhin is a Master of Sport in freestyle wrestling, and won a bronze medal at the 2013 Russian championship. He also won gold in submission grappling at the 2016 UWW European championships and is a 2017 WMMAA world champion in amateur mixed martial arts (MMA).