Artem Valeryevich Levin (; born December 8, 1986), also known as Artem "The Lion" Levin, is a Russian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Prokopyevsk. He is the former Glory Middleweight Champion, as well as the former It's Showtime 77 MAX champion. He was ranked as a top ten middleweight by Combat Press between September 2014 and March 2022, peaking at #1.
Levin moved up to light heavyweight after the SportAccord Combat Games in 2010.
The much-anticipated fight between Levin and Simon Marcus was scheduled for the third time and set for December 21, 2012, in Ekaterinburg, Russia Fights To Watch In December: Part 2 and then February 23, 2013, before eventually settling on March 15, 2013, at Lion Fight 9 in Las Vegas Simon Marcus set to take on Artem Levin at Lion Fight 9, possibly out of GLORY 5 with the inaugural Lion Fight Light Heavyweight Championship will be on the line. Lion Fight 9 - Fights Announced: Marcus vs. Levin, Ross, Schilling, van Soest Simon Marcus vs. Artem Levin official for Lion Fight 9; Tiffany Van Soest, Kevin Ross, and Joe Schilling all in action as well March Madness: Muay Thai Fights to Watch This Month Although a closely contested bout, it was Marcus' clinching skills that made the difference as he took the unanimous decision win. Lion Fight 9 Preview Lion Fight 9 Live Updates Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus a year in the making, but well worth the wait Lion Fight 9 Live Play by Play and Results
He competed in the four man 85 kg/187 lb tournament at in Ontario, California, United States on September 28, 2013. GLORY 10 Los Angeles: Middleweight Tournament Glory 10 set for Ontario, CA with 4-man middleweight tournament Match ups announced for Glory 10 middleweight tournament After cruising to a unanimous decision over Jason Wilnis in the semi-finals, he lost out to Joe Schilling in the final. He took round one but was knocked down in two when Schilling connected with a right overhand followed by a knee. The bout was ruled a draw after three rounds and went to an extension round in which Schilling scored a controversial knockdown and took the unanimous decision and the belt. GLORY 10 Live Results and Updates GLORY 10 results, LIVE online fight coverage stream for 'Los Angeles' Joe Schilling is the New GLORY Middleweight Champion of the World
He was scheduled to fight Hicham El Gaoui for the WKN light heavyweight title at Diamond Fight: Friendship in Chelyabinsk, Russia on December 13, 2013 Artem Levin back in action this weekend at Diamond Fight in Russia but the match fell through.
Levin defeated Robert Thomas via UD at in Broomfield, Colorado, US on April 3, 2014. UFC Veteran Pat Barry Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss to Zack Mwekassa at Glory 16 Glory 16 Results
Levin was expected to rematch Simon Marcus in a fight for the WMC World Light Heavyweight (175 lbs/79.379 kg) Championship at Monte Carlo Fighting Masters 2014 in Monte Carlo, Monaco on June 14, 2014. The bout was cancelled, however, in order for fighters to compete at which was held a week later. Monte-Carlo Fighting Masters 2 - Fightcard, resultats.
Levin had his first title defense against Simon Marcus during . Levin successfully defended the title, as the fight ended in a majority draw. Referee Marcos Rosales took a point away from Levin in the third round for excessive clinching, with Levin later stating: "The rules allow five-second clinch, active clinch. I am quick, I am hitting knees. This is not right, what they do. I do not like it." Marcus was likewise unhappy with how the fight played out, stating: "This is bullshit, I won this fight."
Briefly moving away from Glory, Levin fought Daniel Alexandru for the WKN World Cruiserweight Muay thai title. Levin won the fight in the second round, knocking Alexandru out in the second round with a knee strike.
In his next two fights, Levin scored decision wins over David Mirkovsky and Zhou Wei.
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-11-08 || Win ||align=left| Armen Petrosyan|| Russian National Muaythai Championship, final (86 kg) || Magnitogorsk, Russia || DEC || 3 || 3:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-11-07 || Win ||align=left| Mikhail Sartakov || Russian National Muaythai Championship, semifinal (86 kg)|| Magnitogorsk, Russia || DEC || 3 || 3:00 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-11-05 || Win ||align=left| Dmitry Khabibullin || Russian National Muaythai Championship, quarterfinal (86 kg) || Magnitogorsk, Russia || TKO || 1 || 0:30 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-08-30 || Win ||align=left| Armen Petrosian || Russian National Muaythai Championship, final (86 kg) || Sevastopol || DEC || 3 || 3:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-08-28 || Win ||align=left| Vladislav Zhilenko || Russian National Muaythai Championship, quarterfinal (86 kg) || Sevastopol || KO || 1 || 3:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-10-23 || Win || align=left| Dmitry Valent || SportAccord World Combat Games, final (81 kg)|| Saint-Petersburg, Russia || DEC || 3 || 3:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-10-21 || Win || align=left| Boumama Kadda || SportAccord World Combat Games, semifinal (81 kg)|| Saint-Petersburg, Russia || DEC || 3 || 3:00 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-10-19 || Win || align=left| Damian Bujan || SportAccord World Combat Games, quarterfinal (81 kg)|| Saint-Petersburg, Russia || DEC || 3 || 3:00 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-08-22 || Win || align=left| Evgeny Lyrschikov || Russian National Muaythai Championship, final (81 kg)|| Kemerovo, Russia || DEC || 3 || 3:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-08-21 || Win || align=left| Nikolay Filonov || Russian National Muaythai Championship, semifinal (81 kg) || Kemerovo, Russia || DEC || 3 || 3:00 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-08-19 || Win || align=left| Ahmed Ozdoev || Russian National Muaythai Championship, quarterfinal (81 kg) || Kemerovo, Russia || TKO || 1 || 3:00 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-09-13 || Win ||align=left| Marc de Bonte || IFMA 2012 World Muaythai Championships, final (81 kg) || Saint-Petersburg, Russia || DEC || 4 ||3:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-09-11 || Win ||align=left| Dmitry Abdullin || IFMA 2012 World Muaythai Championships, semifinal (81 kg) || Saint-Petersburg, Russia || TKO || 3 ||3:00 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-09-10 || Win ||align=left| Rickard Pettersson || IFMA 2012 World Muaythai Championships, quarterfinal (81 kg) || Saint-Petersburg, Russia || DEC || 4 || 3:00 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-09-07 || Win ||align=left| Jabar Al-Kinani || IFMA 2012 World Muaythai Championships, preliminary bout (81 kg) || Saint-Petersburg, Russia || TKO (Knee to the body) || 3 || 1:35 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-04-22 || Win ||align=left| Filip Kulawinski || IFMA 2012 European Muaythai Championships, final (81 kg) || Antalya, Turkey || DEC || 4 ||3:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-04-21 || Win ||align=left| Dmitry Abdullin || IFMA 2012 European Muaythai Championships, 1/2 final (81 kg) || Antalya, Turkey || DEC || 4 || || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-04-19 || Win ||align=left| Boumama Kadda || IFMA 2011 European Muaythai Championships, 1/4 final (81 kg) || Antalya, Turkey || DEC || 4 || || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-04-29 || Win ||align=left| Rasmus Zøylner || IFMA 2011 European Muaythai Championships, final (81 kg) || Antalya, Turkey || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-04-28 || Win ||align=left| Boumama Kadda || IFMA 2011 European Muaythai Championships, 1/2 final (81 kg) || Antalya, Turkey || TKO (Corner Stoppage) || 2 || 2:35 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-04-27 || Win ||align=left| Dmitry Abdullin || IFMA 2011 European Muaythai Championships, 1/4 final (81 kg) || Antalya, Turkey || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-04-25 || Win ||align=left| Jokke Siljuberg || IFMA 2011 European Muaythai Championships, 1/8 final (81 kg) || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (5:0) outclassed || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-09-02 || Win ||align=left| Yodsaenklai Fairtex || 2010 World Combat Games -75 kg Muay Thai, Final || Beijing, China || Decision (3:2) || 4 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-08-31 || Win ||align=left| Jesse Lacombe || 2010 World Combat Games -75 kg Muay Thai, Semi finals || Beijing, China || || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-08-29 || Win ||align=left| Emil Zoraj || 2010 World Combat Games -75 kg Muay Thai, Quarter finals || Beijing, China || Decision (5:0) || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-05-30 || Win ||align=left| Niels Peter Larsen || IFMA 2010 European Muaythai Championships final (75 kg) || Velletri, Italy || TKO (Right Cross) || 1 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-05-29 || Win ||align=left| Vladimir Artemenko || IFMA 2010 European Muaythai Championships 1/2 final (75 kg) || Velletri, Italy || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-05-27 || Win ||align=left| Dmitry Valent || IFMA 2010 European Muaythai Championships 1/4 final (75 kg) || Velletri, Italy || Decision (5:0) || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-05-26 || Win ||align=left| Emil Zoraj || IFMA 2010 European Muaythai Championships 1/8 final(75 kg) || Velletri, Italy || Decision (5:0) || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2009-12-01 || Loss ||align=left| Emil Zoraj || IFMA 2009 World Muaythai Championships 1/4 finals (75 kg) || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-11-30 || Win ||align=left| K. Sapchakhorn || IFMA 2009 World Muaythai Championships || Bangkok, Thailand || TKO (Referee stoppage) || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-05-22 || Win ||align=left| Ivan Grigoriev || IFMA European Amateur Muaythai championships || Liepāja, Latvia || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-05-20 || Win ||align=left| Dmitry Valent || IFMA European Amateur Muaythai championships || Liepāja, Latvia || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-05-19 || Win ||align=left| Waldemar Wiebe || IFMA European Amateur Muaythai championships || Liepāja, Latvia || Decision (5:0) outclassed || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | 2008-10-03 || Win ||align=left| Jan de Kayzer || 4th Busan TAFISA World Games || Busan, Korea || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | 2008-09-30 || Win ||align=left| Tarik Slimani || 4th Busan TAFISA World Games || Busan, Korea || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2008-09-28 || Win ||align=left| Ivan Grigoriev || 4th Busan TAFISA World Games || Busan, Korea || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | 2008-09-27 || Win ||align=left| Oman Matevz || 4th Busan TAFISA World Games || Busan, Korea || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 1 || || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-12-05 || Win ||align=left| Yuri Gorbachov || WMC IFMA World Muaythai Championships || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-12-04 || Win ||align=left| Petr Nakonechnyi || WMC IFMA World Muaythai Championships || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-12-03 || Win ||align=left| Amnart Noenhrathok || WMC IFMA World Muaythai Championships || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-11-29 || Win ||align=left| Ahmet Labinot || WMC IFMA World Muaythai Championships || Bangkok, Thailand || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 2 || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-06-28 || Win ||align=left| Serhat Sener || Muaythai Russia vs Turkey || Moscow, Russia || DEC || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-06-07 || Win ||align=left| Petr Nakonechnyi || WMC IFMA World Muaythai Championships finals || Bangkok, Thailand || || || || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-06-06 || Win ||align=left| Yuri Gorbachov || WMC IFMA World Muaythai Championships 1/2 finals || Bangkok, Thailand || || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-06-05 || Win ||align=left| Cheick Sidibé || WMC IFMA World Muaythai Championships 1/4 finals || Bangkok, Thailand || || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-06-02 || Win ||align=left| Dam Sricham || WMC IFMA World Muaythai Championships 1/8 finals || Bangkok, Thailand || || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-03-26 || Win ||align=left| Jonathan Camara || WMF World Muaythai Championships finals || Bangkok, Thailand || || || || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-03-24 || Win ||align=left| Spirk Srdan || WMF World Muaythai Championships 1/2 finals || Bangkok, Thailand || || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-05-00 || Win ||align=left| Elgam Arabalaev || Russian Muaythai Championships finals || Arzamas, Russia || Decision (5:0) || 4 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-05-00 || Win ||align=left| Alexander Vitkin || Russian Muaythai Championships || Arzamas, Russia || KO || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-03-26 || Win ||align=left| || WMF World Muaythai Championships finals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (5:0) || 4 || 2:00 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-03-24 || Win ||align=left| Rachamom Sarakhamom || WMF World Muaythai Championships 1/2 finals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (5:0) || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-03-19 || Win ||align=left| Ali Soueda || WMF World Muaythai Championships 1/4 finals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-03-17 || Win ||align=left| Adam Pengsavang || WMF World Muaythai Championships 1/8 finals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 4 || 2:00 || |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
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