Egidijus Valavičius

Egidijus Valavičius (born December 23, 1978) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist from Marijampolė. A professional competitor since 2000, he has competed for PRIDE FC, Bellator, RINGS, and K-1.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Valavičius made his professional debut in August 2000 in the RINGS promotion. He fought for RINGS in his first seven fights ending with a record of 4 wins and 3 losses. One of those losses was to future PRIDE Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko.

For the first 12 years of his career, he fought in Japan and Eastern European countries such as his native Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and the Czech Republic. Valavičius made his North American debut in Chicago, Illinois in August 2012.

Bellator MMA Valavičius made his debut with Bellator MMA in February 2014. He faced Atanas Djambazov at Bellator 110 and won via knockout due to a knee and punch at 48 seconds in the first round.

In the summer of 2014, Valavičius was announced as a participant in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament. He faced Carlos Eduardo in the opening quarterfinals at Bellator 121 and won via split decision. He faced Liam McGeary in the semifinals at Bellator 122 and lost via TKO in the first round.

Valavičius was released from Bellator in August 2014.

Championships and accomplishments Bellator MMA Bellator 2014 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinalist Fighting Network RINGS 2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament Semifinalist Sugar Creek Showdown SCS Light Heavyweight Championship (One time) Bushido FC Bushido FC Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Tony Lopez Decision (unanimous) Sugar Creek Showdown 29: Thunderstruck

Hinton, United States Lost SWS Light Heavyweight Championship. Win

Jeremy Horn Verbal Submission (injury) Sugar Creek Showdown 28: Shockwave

Hinton, United States Won SWS Light Heavyweight Championship. Win

Yuri Gorbenko KO (front kick) Big Fight II in Klaipėda

Klaipėda, Lithuania Loss

Liam McGeary TKO (knees and punches) Bellator 122

Temecula, United States Win

Carlos Eduardo Decision (split) Bellator 121

Thackerville, United States Win

Atanas Djambazov KO (knee and punch) Bellator 110

Uncasville, United States Win

Dan McGlasson Decision (unanimous) Flawless FC 3: California Love

Inglewood, United States Loss

Cully Butterfield Decision (unanimous) Flawless FC 2: Hated

Chicago, United States Middleweight bout Win

Eric Hammerich Submission (armbar) Flawless FC 1: The Beginning

Chicago, United States Win

Krzysztof Morzyszek TKO (leg kick) Bushido HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Hendrik Oschmann TKO (punches) Bushido HERO'S World GP 2011 Lithuania

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Sergei Sokho Submission (triangle choke) BUSHIDO FC 2011 IN LONDON Vol.47

London, United Kingdom Win

Gheorghe Drucioc TKO (punches) King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011

Chișinău, Moldova Win

Dmitriy Bulgak KO (punch) King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011

Lublin, Poland Loss

Malik Merad TKO (doctor stoppage) King of Kings: World Grand Prix 2011

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Sergy Soha TKO (knee injury) Hero's Lithuania 2010

Vilnius, Lithuania Loss

Attila Vegh Decision (unanimous) HG: Heroes Gate 1

Prague, Czech Republic Win

Denis Bogdanov Submission (neck crank) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Vilnius

Vilnius, Lithuania Won vacant Bushido FC Heavyweight Championship. Win

Alexander Grebenkin TKO (doctor stoppage) Bushido Lithuania: Hero's 2009

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Antoni Chmielewski Decision (unanimous) Hell Cage Championship: Hell Cage 4

Prague, Czech Republic Win

Jean-Pierre Waflard KO (punch) Bushido Lithuania: HERO'S 2008

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Matteo Minonzio KO (punches) Bushido Lithuania: The Battle Field 2008

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Jason Jones Decision (majority) HERO'S Lithuania 2007

Vilnius, Lithuania Loss

Dmitry Zabolotny Submission (armbar) International Absolute Fighting Council: Championship Cup

Moscow, Russia Heavyweight bout. Win

Olexandr Tsurpikov TKO (referee stoppage) Hero's Lithuania

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Juha Saarinen TKO (punches) ZST: Prestige

Turku, Finland Win

Boris Jonstomp Decision (unanimous) K-1: World Max Eastern Europe

Vilnius, Lithuania Loss

Jair Goncalves Submission (rear-naked choke) Hero's Lithuania 2005

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Andre Fyeet Submission (triangle choke) RINGS Russia: CIS vs. The World

Turku, Finland Loss

Mikko Rupponen TKO Fight Festival 14

Helsinki, Finland Win

Andre Fyeet TKO (punches) Shooto Lithuania: Bushido

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Igor Kolacin KO (punches) Shooto: Lithuania Gladiators

Vilnius, Lithuania Loss

Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (guillotine choke) PRIDE Bushido 2

Yokohama, Japan Middleweight (93 kg) debut. Win

Gela Getsadze Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto Lithuania: King of Bushido Stage 1

Vilnius, Lithuania Loss

Fedor Emelianenko Submission (kimura) RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 7: Adrenalinas

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Krzysztof Gerke TKO (corner stoppage) RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 5: Shock

Vilnius, Lithuania Loss

Chris Haseman Submission (armbar) RINGS: World Title Series 5

Yokohama, Japan 2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament Semifinals. Win

Yasuhito Namekawa TKO (towel) RINGS: World Title Series 4

Yokohama, Japan 2001 RINGS Absolute Class Tournament First Round. Loss

Andrei Kopylov Decision (unanimous) RINGS: World Title Series 2

Vilnius, Lithuania Win

Achmed Sagidgusenov Submission (armbar) RINGS Lithuania: Bushido RINGS 1

Vilnius, Lithuania Heavyweight debut. Win

Denis Baykov TKO RINGS: Russia vs. Georgia

Tula, Russia