Linton Vassell
“Big Swarm”
Linton Vassell is ranked 23rd of 235 heavyweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,94523rd of 235 · Heavyweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.66Skill ahead of fame
▼ −0.02 in 30 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,977, 10 Mar 2023
- Record
- 26–10Pro, 1 NC
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2026 | Won vs Jose AugustoProfessional Fighters League - PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2 · TKO (Punches and Elbows), R2 | +6 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Lost to Oleg PopovProfessional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −16 |
| 13 Jun 2024 | Won vs Valentin MoldavskyProfessional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · Decision (Split), R3 | +20 |
| 4 Apr 2024 | Lost to Denis GoltsovProfessional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season · TKO (Punches), R3 | −36 |
| 10 Mar 2023 | Won vs Valentin MoldavskyBellator 292 - Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson · KO (Punches and Elbows), R1 | +29 |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Won vs Tim JohnsonBellator 277 - McKee vs. Pitbull 2 · TKO (Punches), R1 | +31 |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Won vs Tyrell FortuneBellator 271 - Cyborg vs. Kavanagh · Decision (Split), R3 | +14 |
| 10 Dec 2020 | Won vs Ronny MarkesBellator 254 - Macfarlane vs. Velasquez · TKO (Punches), R2 | +17 |
| 15 Nov 2019 | Won vs Sergei KharitonovBellator 234 - Kharitonov vs. Vassell · TKO (Punches), R2 | +45 |
| 22 Mar 2019 | Lost to Valentin MoldavskyBellator 218 - Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −27 |
| 25 May 2018 | Lost to Phil DavisBellator 200 - Carvalho vs. Mousasi · KO (Head Kick), R3 | −14 |
| 3 Nov 2017 | Lost to Ryan BaderBellator 186 - Bader vs. Vassell · TKO (Punches), R2 | −16 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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