Linton Vassell (born 3 June 1983) is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the Heavyweight division of Bellator.
[3] Vassell fought Stav Economou to a decision loss for the vacant UWC Heavyweight Championship.
[6] On 4 February 2012, Vassell defeated Aurelijus Kerpe to become the new UCMMA Light Heavyweight Champion which was made vacant after Jimi Manuwa signed to BAMMA.
[7] He successfully defended his title for the first time when he defeated Nick Chapman by submission early into the second round.
[8] Linton Vassell fought Zelg Galesic for UCMMA Light Heavyweight Championship on 2 February 2013.
[citation needed] Vassell was scheduled to face Jason Jones at BAMMA 11, but had to pull out due to injury.
[13] Vassell challenged Emanuel Newton for his light heavyweight title at Bellator 130 on 24 October 2014.
Vassell was supposed to fight Francis Carmont at Bellator 158 but a cut over his left eye forced him to withdraw.
[19] After a three-fight winning streak, Vassell faced newly crowned light heavyweight champion, Ryan Bader, at Bellator 186 on 3 November 2017.
[22] Vassell faced Valentin Moldavsky on March 22, 2019 at Bellator 218, where he lost by unanimous decision.
[42] Vassell, as a replacement for Valentin Moldavsky, faced Oleg Popov in the semifinals of the 2024 Heavyweight tournament at PFL 7 on August 2, 2024, losing the bout via unanimous decision.