Biography

He is best known for his knee strikes, notably used to score knockout wins over Nicolas Pettas and Carter Williams. Ignashov is considered by his fans to be one of the most talented and technically sound heavyweight kickboxers in the world.

However, he is also considered by many frustratingly inconsistent, occasionally appearing lackluster or inactive in the ring, such as in his K-1 Final quarterfinal match against Peter Aerts in 2003. He suffered a knee injury in a fight against Bjorn Bregy in 2005. Since then, his performance has diminished.

Ignashov was trained in a Muay Thai background with the Chinuk gym in Belarus, but has also branched out and trained in locales such as New Zealand and Japan.

Ignashov is considered to be an exceptionally technical kickboxer. His fans cite his technical style, beautiful knockouts, and calm demeanor in the ring among the reasons they enjoy watching his fights.

Record

In MMA:

Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time

Loss Shinsuke Nakamura Submission (Forearm Choke) K-1 MMA-ROMANEX 5/22/2004 2 1:51 Win Steve Williams KO (Knees) K-1-Beast 2004 3/14/2004 1 0:22 NC Shinsuke Nakamura No Contest K-1-Premium 2003 Dynamite 12/31/2003 3 1:19

Results on K-1 35 Fights 25 Wins 9 Losses 13 KOs

Career

• W.M.C. World Heavyweight Champion (1999)
• W.M.C. World Heavyweight Champion (2000)
• I.S.K.A. World Heavyweight Champion (1999)
• I.S.K.A. World Heavyweight Champion (2000)
• W.P.K.L. European Champion
• K-1 Europe & Russia Elimination-D Champion
• K-1 World GP Nagoya Champion '01