, 82 kg Rosen Dimitrov ( bg, Росен Димитров; born May 10, 1982) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

Sambo , aka = Sombo (in English-speaking countries) , focus = Hybrid , country = Soviet Union , pioneers = Viktor Spiridonov, Vasili Oshchepkov, Anatoly Kharlampiev , famous_pract = List of Practitioners , olym ...

practitioner who is three times world champion in Combat Sambo. He is the trainer of the Bulgarian national team of combat sambo. He is also a

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. He has more than 20 MMA fights. With his twin brother

Rumen Dimitrov Rumen Dimitrov ( bg, Румен Димитров; born May 10, 1982) is a Bulgarian Sambo practitioner and mixed martial artist who has won gold and two bronze medals at the Combat Sambo World Championships. Sambo career Part of the Dimitrov ...

they founded the organization TWINS MMA.

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 21-3 , Herman Kungu , TKO (Doctor Stoppage) , MAXFIGHT: Warriors 34 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:16 ,

Sveti Vlas Sveti Vlas (also known as St. Vlas; bg, Свети Влас; ), is a town and resort on the Black Sea coast in Nesebar municipality, Burgas Province, Bulgaria. In July, 2007 its population was 3,869. History The town is located at the foot o ...

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 20-3 , Aleksey Martinov , Submission (Punches) , Cage Of Glory 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, ,

Obzor Obzor ( bg, Обзор ) is a small town and seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. It is part of Nesebar Municipality, Burgas Province. On February 28th, 2021, the citizens of Obzor and six nearby villages voted in a referendum to sepa ...

, Bulgaria , , - , Loss , align=center, 19-3 , Ronny Alexander , KO (Spinning Back Kick) , MAXFIGHT: Warriors 31 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:01 ,

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. ...

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 19-2 , Pavel Malazov , TKO (Punches) , MAXFIGHT: Warriors 28 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:25 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 18-2 , Borche Ivanovski , Submission (guillotine choke) , MAXFIGHT: Warriors 27 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:28 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 17-2 , Tikhon Delovski , Submission (guillotine choke) , BoG: Battle of Gabrovo , , align=center, 1 , align=center, ,

Gabrovo Gabrovo ( bg, Габрово ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an internati ...

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 16-2 , Boyan Jekov , Submission (achilles lock) , BoG: Battle of Gabrovo , , align=center, 1 , align=center, ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 15-2 , Nikolai Alexiev , Submission (rear-naked choke) , BMMAF: Warriors 24 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:44 ,

Sunny Beach Slanchev Bryag ( bg, Слънчев бряг , en, Sunny Beach) is a seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, north of Burgas. Created in 1958 as a weekend getaway for Bulgarian families, Sunny Beach has become the largest tourist a ...

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 14-2 , Danijel Dzebic , Submission (punches) , RPC: Battle of the Fortress , , align=center, 2 , align=center, ,

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 13-2 , Jesus Rodriguez , TKO (punches) , MAXFIGHT-21 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:15 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 12-2 , Ivica Trushchek , Submission (guillotine) , MAXFIGHT-19 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:57 , Sofia, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 11-2 , Ivan Ivanov , TKO (punches) , MAXFIGHT-16 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:15 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 10-2 , Deivison Ribeiro , TKO (punches) , MAXFIGHT-15 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:35 , Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 9-2 , Riccardo Schiesaro , Submission (achilles lock) , Real Pain Challenge: Domination , , align=center, 1 , align=center, , Sofia, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 8-2 , Lubomir Guedjev , Decision (unanimous) , BMMAF: Warriors 10 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Kardzhali Kardzhali ( bg, Кърджали , ''Kărdžali''; tr, Kırcaali; gr, Κάρτζαλι, ''Kártzali''), sometimes spelt Kardžali or Kurdzhali, is a town in the Eastern Rhodopes in Bulgaria, centre of Kardzhali Municipality and Kardzhali Prov ...

, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 7-2 , Ivan Brguljan , Submission (rear-naked choke) , BMMAF: Warriors 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:10 , Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 6-2 , Mikko Suvanto , Decision (majority) , M-1 Challenge 17: Korea , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...

, South Korea , , - , Win , align=center, 5-2 , Nikolay Dobrudzhanski , Decision (unanimous) , BMMAF: Warriors 7 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Stara Zagora Stara Zagora ( bg, Стара Загора, ) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province. Name The name comes from the Slavic root ''star'' ("old") and the name of the medieva ...

, Bulgaria , , - , Loss , align=center, 4-2 , Sergey Kornev , TKO (punches) , M-1 Challenge 7: UK , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:59 ,

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 4-1 , Oliver Miller , Submission (guillotine choke) , RPC 2: Real Pain Challenge 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:30 ,

, Bulgaria , , - , Loss , align=center, 3-1 , Jordan Radev , Decision (Unanimous) , RPC 1: Real Pain Challenge 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Sofia, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 3-0 , Loncar Andrija , Submission (achilles lock) , BCM: MMA Open Sofia , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:21 , Sofia, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 2-0 , Nikolay Parchev , Submission (verbal) , Shooto: Bulgaria , , align=center, 1 , align=center, n/a , Sofia, Bulgaria , , - , Win , align=center, 1-0 , Petar Mateev , Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: Bulgaria , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:15 , Sofia, Bulgaria , MMA Debut

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimitrov, Rosen Living people Bulgarian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Bulgarian sambo practitioners Sportspeople from Sofia 1982 births Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo