Vitalii Yakymenko (Ukrainian: ÃÂÃÂÃÂðûÃÂù ïúøüõýúþ; born August 30, 1996) is a Ukrainian professional mixed martial artist. He is the current KSW Bantamweight Champion. Yakymenko has previously competed on Brave Combat Federation, and Fight Exclusive Night.
Yakymenko made his professional debut on August 23, 2020 against Sergey Litvinov. Yakimenko won the fight via a first-round submission.
After accumulating a career record of 4âÂÂ1, Yakymenko made his debut under Bahraini-based federation Brave Combat Federation on April 23, 2023. He faced Mohammad Farhad. Yakimenko won the fight via Unanimous Decision.
Yakymenko made his debut with Polish federation Fight Exclusive Night against Piotr Kamià Âski on August 25, 2023. Yakimenko won the fight via a second-round TKO.
Yakymenko returned to Brave Combat Federation on December 5, 2023 against Maysara Mohamed. Yakimenko won the fight via a first-round submission.
Yakymenko returned to Fight Exclusive Night on February 17, 2024 against Ismaiel Haidari. Yakimenko won the fight via a second-round knockout.
His next fight came three months later on May 17 against Farid Alibabazade. The bout was originally supposed to be for the vacant FEN Flyweight championship, however Yakymenko missed weight which made him inelligible to win the championship. Yakymenko won the fight via a first-round submission.
His last fight with the federation came six months later on November 23 against Jan Ciepà Âowski. Yakymenko lost the fight via Split Decision.
On August 13, 2025, it was announced that Yakymenko has signed a contract with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki He made his debut a month later on September 20 against former UFC fighter Rogério Bontorin. Yakymenko won the fight via a third-round TKO. This win earned him his first Knockout of the Night bonus.
Yakymenko faced Sebastian Przybysz on February 21, 2026, for the KSW Bantamweight Championship. Yakymenko won the fight via a Split Decision, winning his first career championship.
|- |Win |align=center|11âÂÂ2 |Sebastian Przybysz |Decision (split) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Lubin, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|10âÂÂ2 |Rogério Bontorin |TKO (punches) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:30 |Rzeszów, Poland | |- |Loss |align=center|9âÂÂ2 |Jan Ciepà Âowski |Decision (split) |Fight Exclusive Night 57 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|9âÂÂ1 |Farid Alibabazade |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Fight Exclusive Night 54 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:52 |Pià Âa, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|8âÂÂ1 |Ismaiel Haidari |TKO (punches) |Fight Exclusive Night 52 | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:48 |Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|7âÂÂ1 |Maysara Mohamed |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Brave CF 77 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:10 |Isa Town, Bahrain | |- |Win |align=center|6âÂÂ1 |Piotr Kamià Âski |TKO (retirement) |Fight Exclusive Night 49 | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:34 |Mràgowo, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|5âÂÂ1 |Mohammad Farhad |Decision (unanimous) |Brave CF 70 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Ljubljana, Slovenia | |- |Win |align=center|4âÂÂ1 |Albert Meliksetyan |TKO (punches) |Professional League Storm 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:50 |Poltava, Ukraine | |- |Win |align=center|3âÂÂ1 |Albert Meliksetyan |Decision (unanimous) |World Warriors FC 20 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Kyiv, Ukraine | |- |Loss |align=center|2âÂÂ1 |Roman Akhremchik |KO (flying knee) |World Warriors FC 19 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:15 |Kyiv, Ukraine | |- |Win |align=center|2âÂÂ0 |Ruslan Kolomiets |Submission (D'Arce choke) |Road to Kars FC 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:50 |Kharkiv, Ukraine | |- |Win |align=center|1âÂÂ0 |Sergey Litvinov |Submission (guillotine choke) |Road to World Warriors FC: Kharkiv Open Cup Grand Final | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:07 |Kharkiv, Ukraine |