Vladyslav Rudnev

Vladyslav Serhiyovych Rudnev (; born June 25, 1996) is a Ukrainian sambist and mixed martial artist. As a sambist, he is a two-time gold medalist at the World Games, five-time world champion, four-time European champion and is a member of Dynamo.

Sambo career Rudnev won his first medal in the European Sambo Championships in 2016, in which he won a bronze medal in the -82 kg category. He subsequently went on to win a gold medal in this competition in 2018 and 2019 in the same category. He won his third gold medal in the European championships in 2021, this time in the -79 kg category. At the 2024 European Sambo Championships in Novi Sad. Serbia, he won the gold medal in combat sambo again in the -79 kg category, defeating Ivan Lozhkin in the final.

At the World Sambo Championships, Rudnev won a bronze medal in 2017. He would win a gold medal in 2018. He repeated this feat in 2019 and 2020, all in the -82 kg category. Rudnev would win his fourth gold medal in the world championships in 2021. He won his fifth gold medal at the World Sambo Championships in 2024.

At the 2025 World Games, Rudnev won the gold medal in the Men's 79 kg category. He was also part of the men's team that won the gold medal, after which he declared his amateur career over.

Mixed martial arts career Rudnev started his professional MMA career in 2019.

Rudnev faced Anthony Dizy on September 7, 2023, at Brave CF 74. He won the bout by unanimous decision.

Rudnev faced Iliyar Askhanov at November 4, 2023, at Rizin Landmark 7. He won the bout by unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record Win

Martun Mezhlumyan Submission (rear-naked choke) UAE Warriors 71

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Nonato Junior TKO (punches) Balu Fighting League Pro: Rudnev vs. Nonato Jr.

Kyiv, Ukraine Win

Piotr Niedzielski Decision (unanimous) UAE Warriors 60

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Nurkhan Zhumagazy Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UAE Warriors 51

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Nika Kupravishvili Decision (unanimous) UAE Warriors 50

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Iliyar Askhanov Decision (unanimous) Rizin Landmark 7

Baku, Azerbaijan Win

Anthony Dizy Decision (unanimous) Brave CF 74

Nantes, France Win

Mikolaj Krukowski TKO (punches) Eliminator Fight Night 4

Nowy Tomyśl, Poland Win

Ion Petrov Decision (unanimous) FEA: Take Off

Ciorescu, Moldova Win

Rafael Aronov Decision (unanimous) Zuri MMA International 1

Ashkelon, Israel Win

Viliyan Viliyanov Submission (triangle choke) Real Pain Challenge: Battle for the Docks

Burgas, Bulgaria Win

Anton Radko Decision (unanimous) Golden Coat FC 10

Kyiv, Ukraine Win

Andrey Savchuk Submission (triangle choke) Golden Coat FC 8

Kyiv, Ukraine