Maxim Grishin vs Rakim Cleveland

Maxim Grishin is 32-10-2; Rakim Cleveland is 23-18-1. Maxim Grishin is 5 years older than Rakim Cleveland. Maxim Grishin has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Rakim Cleveland. They have met once: Maxim Grishin 1, Rakim Cleveland 0.

Maxim Grishin

“Maximus” · 32-10-2

HeavyweightMet once

Rakim Cleveland

“The Boogeyman” · 23-18-1

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Style & credentials

Maxim Grishin

No background on record

Camp · Akhmat Fight Team

Rakim Cleveland

No background on record

Camp · W4R Training Center

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Maxim Grishinlast 14 fights

64%19%17%

Rakim Clevelandlast 5 fights

100%

DistanceClinchGround

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Maxim Grishin5 UFC fights · 228 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

27%61/214

18%40/56

37%85/92

Clinch

7%17/26

2%5/7

1%2/2

Ground

8%18/36

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Maxim Grishin30 of 48 ended early · 63%18 went the distance

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3 early stoppages have no logged time

Rakim Cleveland33 of 42 ended early · 79%9 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Maxim Grishin2-2

L
Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly
ACA 202· Apr 12, 2026
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Aleksei Butorin
ACA 195: Kornilov vs Vakhaev· Nov 7, 2025
Knockout · R1 · 2:46 · Heavyweight
W
Evgeniy Egemberdiev
ACA 186: Bogatyrev vs Kornilov 2· May 10, 2025
TKO · R2 · 0:47 · Heavyweight
W
Oleg Olenyechev
ACA 182: Odilov vs Ibragimov· Dec 15, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
NC
Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly
RCC 17· Dec 15, 2023
No Contest · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight

Full record · 49 fights

L
Philipe Lins
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi· Jun 3, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
William Knight
UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2· Feb 12, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Dustin Jacoby
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gane· Feb 27, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Gadzhimurad Antigulov
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Jung· Oct 18, 2020
TKO · R2 · 4:58 · Light Heavyweight
L
Marcin Tybura
UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal· Jul 12, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
D
Jordan Johnson
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3· Oct 30, 2019
DRAW · R2 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Mikhail Mokhnatkin
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season· Aug 7, 2019
Knockout · R1 · 0:48 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jordan Johnson
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season· Jun 5, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · Light Heavyweight
D
Smealinho Rama
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2· Oct 12, 2018
DRAW · R2 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rakim Cleveland
Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2018 Regular Season· Aug 1, 2018
Submission · R2 · 4:03 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jason Butcher
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2018 Regular Season· Jun 20, 2018
TKO · R1 · 1:40 · Light Heavyweight
W
Leonardo Guimaraes
WFCA 45· Feb 24, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Dirlei Broenstrup
WFCA 42: Malyutin vs Jacarezinho· Sep 27, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Matej Batinić
Akhmat Fight Show 34· Feb 25, 2017
TKO · R3 · 2:43 · Light Heavyweight
L
Magomed Ankalaev
Akhmat Fight Show 30· Oct 4, 2016
TKO · R4 · 1:13 · Light Heavyweight
W
Maxim Futin
Akhmat Fight Show 23· Jun 11, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Marcin Lazarz
Akhmat Fight Show 18· Apr 9, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Joaquim Ferreira
WFCA 9: Grozny Battle 6· Oct 4, 2015
TKO · R3 · 3:06 · Catchweight
W
Malik Merad
WFCA 3: Grozny Battle 3· Jun 13, 2015
Submission · R1 · 4:42 · Light Heavyweight
W
Dorian Ilić
WFCA 1: Grozny Battle 1· Mar 14, 2015
Submission · R1 · 3:15 · Light Heavyweight
W
Trevor Prangley
Fight Nights Global 27· Sep 30, 2014
TKO · R2 · 2:04 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rodney Wallace
NAAFS: Driven MMA· Mar 1, 2014
SD · Light Heavyweight
W
Mario Miranda
Fight Nights Global 20· Oct 26, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Ray Lopez
NAAFS: Fight Night In The Flats 9· Jun 1, 2013
Submission · R1 · 4:25 · Light Heavyweight
W
Bill Hill
NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 12· Oct 20, 2012
TKO · R1 · 3:57 · Light Heavyweight
W
Joachim Christensen
M-1 Challenge 32· May 16, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
L
Kenny Garner
M-1 Challenge 27· Oct 14, 2011
Submission · R5 · 4:07 · Heavyweight
W
Julio Cezar de Lima
S-70: Plotforma Cup 2011· Aug 5, 2011
TKO
W
Alan Sobanov
Sochi Tornado Cup 2· Jul 8, 2011
TKO · R1 · 3:30 · Heavyweight
W
Samir Akhmetov
Sochi Tornado Cup 1· Jul 5, 2011
TKO · R1 · 1:43 · Heavyweight
W
Stanislav Mirzamagomedov
Fedor Emelianenko Cup 2011· May 22, 2011
Submission · R1 · 2:32 · Heavyweight
W
Vladimir Kuchenko
M-1 Challenge 25· Apr 28, 2011
TKO · R3 · 3:14 · Heavyweight
L
Guram Gugenishvili
M-1 Challenge 23· Mar 4, 2011
Submission · R1 · 3:38 · Heavyweight
W
Alexander Volkov
M-1· Jul 22, 2010
Submission · R1 · 2:39 · Heavyweight
W
Arsen Abdulkerimov
M-1· May 28, 2010
TKO · R1 · 1:52 · Heavyweight
W
Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov
M-1· Apr 10, 2010
TKO · R1 · 2:05 · Heavyweight
L
Dawid Baziak
KSW 12 - Najman vs Pudzianowski· Dec 11, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 3:00
W
Levan Persaev
M-1 Challenge 20· Dec 3, 2009
TKO · R1 · 1:56 · Heavyweight
W
Dmitry Zabolotny
M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 7)· Oct 3, 2009
TKO · Heavyweight
L
Shane del Rosario
M-1 Challenge 17· Jul 4, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Heavyweight
L
Joaquim Ferreira
M-1 Challenge 15· May 9, 2009
Submission · R1 · 3:57 · Heavyweight
W
Magomed Umarov
M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 1)· Mar 13, 2009
TKO · Light Heavyweight
L
Baga Agaev
MFP: World Championship 2008· May 24, 2008
Submission · R1 · 0:47 · Heavyweight
W
Gela Getsadze
MFP: World Championship 2008· May 24, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight

Rakim Cleveland1-4

L
Kirill Sidelnikov
Ural FC 8: Asbarov v Boardman· Oct 16, 2024
TKO · R1 · 2:47 · Heavyweight
L
Cody East
Peak Fighting 35· Apr 20, 2024
TKO · R2 · 2:31 · Heavyweight
L
Shelton Graves
PCS 4: Bud Light Fight Night· Jan 20, 2024
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Christian Edwards
Bellator 293: Golm vs James· Mar 31, 2023
Submission · R3 · 3:55 · Heavyweight
L
Tyrell Fortune
Bellator 277: McKee vs Pitbull 2· Apr 15, 2022
TKO · R1 · 1:38

Full record · 43 fights

L
Steve Mowry
Bellator 271: Cyborg vs Kavanagh· Nov 12, 2021
Submission · R1 · 3:28
W
Kelvin Fitial
B2 Fighting Series 132· Aug 21, 2021
TKO · R1 · 4:48 · Heavyweight
W
Scott Hough
North Iowa Fights· Apr 24, 2021
TKO · R2 · 1:27 · Heavyweight
W
Parnell Davis
Caged Aggression 30· Mar 25, 2021
Submission · R2 · 2:57 · Heavyweight
L
Vinny Magalhaes
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season· Aug 7, 2019
Submission · R1 · 1:56 · Light Heavyweight
L
Viktor Nemkov
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season· Jun 5, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · Light Heavyweight
L
Vinny Magalhaes
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2· Oct 12, 2018
Submission · R1 · 1:20 · Light Heavyweight
L
Maxim Grishin
Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2018 Regular Season· Aug 1, 2018
Submission · R2 · 4:03 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rashid Yusupov
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2018 Regular Season· Jun 20, 2018
TKO · R3 · 0:01 · Light Heavyweight
W
Houston Alexander
Primus FC· Dec 9, 2017
TKO · R3 · 3:04 · Light Heavyweight
NC
Vitaly Shemetov
The Legend King Championship 3· Aug 26, 2017
No Contest · Light Heavyweight
W
Houston Alexander
Extreme Challenge 234· Apr 15, 2017
TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Light Heavyweight
L
Tanner Boser
Unified MMA 29· Dec 16, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Calley Kruger
Victory FC 53· Nov 23, 2016
TKO · R1 · 1:37 · Light Heavyweight
W
BJ Lacy
Ascendancy FC 11· Sep 24, 2016
Submission · R1 · 3:20 · Light Heavyweight
L
Mike Rhodes
Victory FC 51· Jun 24, 2016
Submission · R2 · 2:42 · Middleweight
W
Brian Houston
Victory FC 49· Apr 1, 2016
TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Catchweight
W
Jaquis Williams
Victory FC 48· Feb 19, 2016
Submission · R2 · 4:32 · Light Heavyweight
W
Ashdon Lightner
MCC 60: Moreno vs. Stoddard· Sep 4, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:10 · Light Heavyweight
W
Mark Scudder
VFC Fight Night at Harrahs 2· Jun 6, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
John Poppie
MCC 58: Moreno vs. Futrell· Mar 13, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
D
Rob Morrow
MCC 56: Thanksgiving Throwdown 9· Nov 26, 2014
DEC · Light Heavyweight
L
Steve Montgomery
Titan FC 29· Aug 22, 2014
SD · Middleweight
W
Louis DeWerdt
MCC 54: Grigsby vs. Morrow· Jun 27, 2014
TKO · R1 · 0:48 · Light Heavyweight
L
Bubba Bush
Legacy FC 28· Feb 21, 2014
Submission · R2 · 1:30 · Middleweight
W
Wayman Carter
Nov 16, 2013
Submission · R1 · 3:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Armando Herrera Jr.
Fury FC 1· Nov 1, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Light Heavyweight
W
Blake Breitsprecher
World War Fighting Championships· Sep 28, 2013
Submission
W
Andrew Potter
WWFC 12· Jul 13, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:07 · Heavyweight
W
Brian Long
WWFC 11· Apr 27, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:29
W
Ryan Sutton
Shamrock Fighting Championships· Jan 26, 2013
TKO
W
John McElroy
Iowa Challenge· Dec 1, 2012
Submission
L
Nate Rodriguez
Extreme Challenge· Aug 25, 2012
Submission · Light Heavyweight
L
Aaron Davis
IXFA 8: Delta Downs· Jul 7, 2012
SD
L
Derrick Lewis
Legacy FC 9· Dec 16, 2011
TKO · R3 · 1:28 · Heavyweight
W
Dale Mitchell
IXFA Extreme Fighting· Apr 22, 2011
DEC
W
Richard White
Throwdown in Fairfield 1· Feb 18, 2011
Submission · R2 · 2:36
L
Derrick Lewis
Texas Regional· Nov 12, 2010
Submission

Head-to-Head History

Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2018 Regular Season
Wed, Aug 1, 2018
Maxim Grishin
Submission · ROUND 2 · 4:03

Frequently asked questions

Have Maxim Grishin and Rakim Cleveland ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2018 Regular Season (Wed, Aug 1, 2018), where Maxim Grishin won by Submission.

What are the records of Maxim Grishin and Rakim Cleveland?

Maxim Grishin is 32-10-2 and Rakim Cleveland is 23-18-1.

Who has the longer reach, Maxim Grishin or Rakim Cleveland?

Maxim Grishin has the longer reach: 78" · 198 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Rakim Cleveland, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Maxim Grishin or Rakim Cleveland?

Neither. Both stand 6'3" · 191 cm.

Who is older, Maxim Grishin or Rakim Cleveland?

Maxim Grishin is 42 and Rakim Cleveland is 37.

Who has more finishes, Maxim Grishin or Rakim Cleveland?

Maxim Grishin has 23 wins inside the distance (17 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Rakim Cleveland has 21 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission).

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