Andreas Michailidis
Active 2020–present · rated in 1 edition · peak overall 69.0
Scouting report
Originating from Athens, Greece, "The Spartan" represents his home nation with European kickboxing and grappling credentials. Michailidis secured a UFC win over KB Bhullar and shared the cage with Alex Pereira at Madison Square Garden, his frame supported by 78 Strength and 75 Boxing, culminating in a 69 Overall score.
Peak ratings
Andreas Michailidis, the Pontic Greek who moved from Kazakhstan to Greece as a child
Andreas Michailidis is of Pontic Greek origin and moved from Kazakhstan to Greece at eight, where he began wrestling and kickboxing at Malios Team and later trained MMA and jiu-jitsu at Gracie Barra Greece, earning a black belt. He won the European Fight League light heavyweight title, then went to the United States to train with Antonio McKee and Quinton Jackson, before a run of fights in Russia, the Emirates and Europe.
Michailidis's ratings, in context
Boxing. Decent at 75. He won a first-round TKO over Arbi Madaev in Russia in 2015.
Kickboxing. Reasonable at 74. He finished Marcel Fortuna with a spinning wheel kick and punches in 2019.
Wrestling. Reasonable at 72. He began wrestling at Malios Team at eight.
BJJ. His lowest at 70, even though he holds a Gracie Barra black belt. He submitted Marcel Grabinski with an arm-triangle in Oktagon in 2023.
Strength. His top mark at 78. He knocked out Louis Glismann in 33 seconds in Oktagon in 2023.
Durability. Reasonable at 74. Alex Pereira finished him with a flying knee in round two in 2021.
Cardio. Reasonable at 74. He went the distance in a unanimous decision win over KB Bhullar in 2021.
Fight IQ. Fine at 72. Rinat Fakhretdinov beat him by unanimous decision in 2022.
Physical strength is his calling card: 78
Strength is the top number at 78, and the highlights back it up: a 33-second knockout of Louis Glismann in the 2023 Oktagon tournament, and a spinning wheel kick that ended Marcel Fortuna in the first round in 2019. He is a physical fighter who can end a fight quickly, which is the case for him on a team that needs power.
The ground game is lower than the belt suggests: BJJ
BJJ is the lowest at 70. He holds a black belt from Gracie Barra Greece but has often been beaten in other ways, and the record shows a rear-naked choke loss to Bojan Velickovic in the Oktagon tournament final in December 2023. The rating reflects a career with mixed results at the highest level, with losses to Alex Pereira and Rinat Fakhretdinov in the big promotion.
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- Francis Carmontbest strength 84 · weakest fight iq 74
- CB Dollawaybest wrestling 81 · weakest kickboxing 68
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Ratings shown are my own estimates, made with AI assistance and informed by how Andreas Michailidis is regarded by the MMA community. They are unofficial and do not constitute an assessment of Andreas Michailidis's real-world abilities. How the ratings are made. See the disclaimer below. Ratings and write-ups by Haaris A. Last reviewed 2026-09-30; spot an error? Tell us. Read our editorial standards.