Nestoras Batzelas

Nestoras Batzelas
Nestoras Batzelas
Other names	Titan
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	6
By knockout	3
By submission	3
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By decision	1
Other information
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nestoras Batzelas
Personal information
Full name	Nestoras Batzelas
Nationality	Greek
Born	7 January 1980 (age 45); Larissa, Thessalia,; Greece
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Style	Freestyle
Club	E.A. Larissa
Coach	Konstantinos Avramis

Nestoras Batzelas (Greek: Νέστορας Μπατζέλας; born January 7, 1980, in Larissa, Thessalia) is a Greek MMA fighter and retired amateur freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.^[1] Batzelas has been selected to the nation's Olympic wrestling team when Greece hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also trained as a member of the wrestling team for E.A. Larissa, under his personal coach Konstantinos Avramis.^[2]

Batzelas qualified for the Greek squad in the men's super heavyweight class (120 kg), when Greece welcomed the world to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He filled up an entry by the International Federation of Association Wrestling and the Hellenic Olympic Committee, as Greece received an automatic berth for being the host nation.^[2]^[3] He lost his opening match to 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Alexis Rodríguez of Cuba on technical superiority, but bounced back to dismantle Ukraine's Serhii Priadun with a 5–0 decision in front of the home crowd inside Ano Liossia Olympic Hall. Placing second in the prelim pool and thirteenth overall, Batzelas' performance fell short to put him further into the quarterfinals.^[4]^[5]

Championships and accomplishments

MMA

No Limits
- No Limits Heavyweight Champion (1 Time)

Professional mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches	7 wins	2 losses
By knockout	3	1
By submission	4	0
By decision	0	1


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	6-2	Ioannis Arzoumanidis	Decision (Unanimous)	MMA Challenge Pro 2 ^[6]	September 13, 2014	3	5:00	Thessaloniki, Greece	For MMA Challenge Pro Heavyweight Championship.
Win	6-1	George Katsinopoulos	TKO (Punches)	No Limits 23 ^[7]	May 11, 2014	3		Athens, Greece	Wins No Limits Heavyweight Championship.
Loss	5-1	Ricco Rodriguez	TKO (punches)	Final Fight Championship 10	December 13, 2013	2	3:33	Skopje, North Macedonia
Win	5-0	Julian Chilikov	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	GFC - Greek Fighting Championship 4	May 18, 2013	1		Larissa, Greece
Win	4-0	Emil Zahariev	Submission (Heel Hook)	No Limits 20 ^[8]	December 1, 2012	1		Athens, Greece
Win	3-0	Emil Zahariev	TKO (RTD)		May 2012	1	5:00	Thessaloniki, Greece
Win	2-0	Borislav Balabanov	TKO (Punches)	Throwdown MMA Championship	February 18, 2012	1		Greece
Win	1-0	Marian Rusu	Submission (Punches)	GFC - Greek Fighting Championship 2	June 4, 2011	1	3:27	Athens, Greece

Amateur mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match	0 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1
By submission	0	0
By decision	0	0


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0-1	Allen Crowder	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	Battle In The South VI	May 31, 2013	1	1:26	Wilmington, North Carolina, United States	Fight was for the Heavyweight Title.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nestoras Batzelas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b Με 18 παλαιστές στο ολυμπιακό ταπί της Αθήνας [18 wrestlers in the Olympic mat for Athens] (in Greek). To Vima. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ Abbott, Gary (29 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^ Στον ημιτελικό ο Καρντάνοφ [Kardanov advances to semifinals] (in Greek). Nooz.gr. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ Επική μάχη με νικητή τον Ιωάννη Αρζουμανίδη απέναντι στον Νέστωρα Μπατζέλα στο MMA Challenge Pro 2 ! (vid)(in Greek)
^ Ο Νέστορας Μπατζέλας διατήρησε το αήττητο σερί του στην Ελλάδα κόντρα στον Γιώργο Κατσινόπουλο Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine(in Greek)
^ Νέστωρας Μπατζέλας: Το ήξερα ότι θα είναι εύκολο(in Greek)

External links

Profile – International Wrestling Database

[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nestoras Batzelas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[batzelas-athens-2] Με 18 παλαιστές στο ολυμπιακό ταπί της Αθήνας [18 wrestlers in the Olympic mat for Athens] (in Greek). To Vima. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

[3] Abbott, Gary (29 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[4] "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

[5] Στον ημιτελικό ο Καρντάνοφ [Kardanov advances to semifinals] (in Greek). Nooz.gr. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[6] Επική μάχη με νικητή τον Ιωάννη Αρζουμανίδη απέναντι στον Νέστωρα Μπατζέλα στο MMA Challenge Pro 2 ! (vid)(in Greek)

[7] Ο Νέστορας Μπατζέλας διατήρησε το αήττητο σερί του στην Ελλάδα κόντρα στον Γιώργο Κατσινόπουλο Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine(in Greek)

[8] Νέστωρας Μπατζέλας: Το ήξερα ότι θα είναι εύκολο(in Greek)

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