Julianna Pena vs Valentina Shevchenko

Julianna Pena is 13-6-0; Valentina Shevchenko is 26-4-1. Valentina Shevchenko is 1 year older than Julianna Pena. Julianna Pena has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Valentina Shevchenko. Julianna Pena is 1" · 3 cm taller than Valentina Shevchenko. They have met once: Julianna Pena 0, Valentina Shevchenko 1.

Julianna Pena

“The Venezuelan Vixen” · 13-6-0

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Met once

Valentina Shevchenko

“Bullet” · 26-4-1

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Style & credentials

Julianna Pena

No background on record

Camp · Valle Flow Striking · United States

Valentina Shevchenko

Muay ThaiTaekwondoKickboxing

—2nd Dan · Taekwondo
2014Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight ChampionshipKunlun Fight
2013World K-1 Champion (60 kg)WKC
2012WMC Female Super Lightweight World ChampionshipWorld Muaythai Council (WMC)

Camp · Tiger Muay Thai · Phuket, Thailand

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

78%

Head

66%

19%

Body

14%

Leg

21%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Julianna Penalast 3 fights

63%32%

Valentina Shevchenkolast 4 fights

53%11%36%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Julianna Pena· from fights outside the UFC Valentina Shevchenko· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.103.04

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Julianna Pena · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersValentina Shevchenko · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.562.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Julianna Pena · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersValentina Shevchenko · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.702.65

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Julianna Pena · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersValentina Shevchenko · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

55%62%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Julianna Pena · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersValentina Shevchenko · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

24%76%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Julianna Pena · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fightersValentina Shevchenko · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.800.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Julianna Pena · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersValentina Shevchenko · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.10

Strikes landed / min

3.04

2.56

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.00

1.70 / 3.1

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.65 / 4.3

55%

Takedown accuracy

62%

24%

Takedown defence

76%

3:46

Control time / fight

5:59

0.80

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Julianna Pena12 UFC fights · 493 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

55%271/772

6%30/44

1%4/7

Clinch

1%4/10

10%51/62

2%10/12

Ground

23%112/191

2%11/11

0%0/0

Valentina Shevchenko19 UFC fights · 1100 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

43%474/1265

9%99/163

20%217/265

Clinch

5%56/101

4%43/49

0%5/5

Ground

17%192/224

1%8/9

1%6/9

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Julianna Pena11 of 17 ended early · 65%6 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Valentina Shevchenko17 of 31 ended early · 55%14 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Julianna Pena3-2

L
Kayla Harrison
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025
Submission · R2 · 4:55 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Raquel Pennington
UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
L
Amanda Nunes
UFC 277: Peña vs Nunes · Jul 30, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Amanda Nunes
UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
Submission · R2 · 3:26 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Sara McMann
UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 · Jan 24, 2021
Submission · R3 · 3:39 · Women's Bantamweight

Full record · 17 fights

L
Germaine de Randamie
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana · Oct 4, 2020
Submission · R3 · 3:25 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Nicco Montano
UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · Jul 13, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
L
Valentina Shevchenko
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Peña · Jan 28, 2017
Submission · R2 · 4:29 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Cat Zingano
UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · Jul 9, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Jessica Eye
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 3, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Milana Dudieva
UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · Apr 4, 2015
TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Jessica Rakoczy
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale · Nov 30, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Ultimate Fighter 18 Women's Bantamweight
L
DeAnna Bennett
Showdown Fights 10 · Feb 8, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
L
Sarah Moras
Conquest of the Cage 11 · Apr 19, 2012
TKO · R2 · 5:00
W
Rachael Swatez
Conquest of the Cage 10 · Dec 15, 2011
W
Stephanie Webber
CageSport 8 · Dec 5, 2009
· R2 · 2:54 · Bantamweight
W
Robyn Dunne
IFC 34: Return To Canada · Aug 15, 2009
TKO · Catchweight

Valentina Shevchenko3-1-1

W
Zhang Weili
VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
W
Manon Fiorot
UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
W
Alexa Grasso
UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
D
Alexa Grasso
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 16, 2023
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
L
Alexa Grasso
UFC 285: Jones vs Gane · Mar 4, 2023
Submission · R4 · 4:34 · Women's Flyweight

Full record · 31 fights

W
Taila Santos
UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka · Jun 12, 2022
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
W
Lauren Murphy
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
TKO · R4 · 4:00 · Women's Flyweight
W
Jessica Andrade
UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2 · Apr 24, 2021
TKO · R2 · 3:19 · Women's Flyweight
W
Jennifer Maia
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs Perez · Nov 21, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
W
Katlyn Cerminara
UFC 247: Jones vs Reyes · Feb 8, 2020
TKO · R3 · 1:03 · Women's Flyweight
W
Liz Carmouche
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche · Aug 10, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
W
Jessica Eye
UFC 238: Cejudo vs Moraes · Jun 8, 2019
TKO · R2 · 0:26 · Women's Flyweight
W
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega · Dec 8, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
W
Priscila Cachoeira
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · Feb 4, 2018
Submission · R2 · 4:25 · Women's Flyweight
L
Amanda Nunes
UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Julianna Pena
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Peña · Jan 28, 2017
Submission · R2 · 4:29 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Holly Holm
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
L
Amanda Nunes
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · Mar 5, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Sarah Kaufman
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Jan Finney
Legacy FC 39 · Feb 27, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Hellen Bastos
Fusion FC 6 · Feb 26, 2014
TKO · R2 · 3:00
W
Priscilla Orellana
Fusion FC 5 · Dec 18, 2013
TKO · R2 · 0:50
W
Akjarkyn Baiturbaeva
2011 KF-1 MMA World Competition · Apr 30, 2011
Unanimous Decision
L
Liz Carmouche
C3 Fights · Sep 30, 2010
TKO
W
Yulia Nemtsova
South Russian Pankration Championship 2006 · Mar 3, 2006
Submission · R1 · 1:11 · Flyweight
W
Kyung-Ae Kim
WXF: World Championships 2005 · Jul 9, 2005
Submission · R1 · 1:09 · Bantamweight
W
Roza Kalieva
APF · Mar 22, 2005
Submission · R2 · 1:29 · Bantamweight
W
Alla Iskarenova
APF · Mar 21, 2005
Submission · Bantamweight
W
TBA
Kyrgyzstan Regional · Oct 15, 2004
TKO
W
Mi Choi Kim
WXF 2003 X-Impact World Championships · Dec 3, 2003
Submission · R1 · 1:55 · Bantamweight
W
TBA
Kyrgyzstan Regional · Apr 21, 2003
TKO

Head-to-Head History

UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Peña
Sat, Jan 28, 2017
Valentina Shevchenko
Submission · ROUND 2 · 4:29

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Julianna PenaValentina Shevchenko

Frequently asked questions

Have Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Peña (Sat, Jan 28, 2017), where Valentina Shevchenko won by Submission.

What are the records of Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko?

Julianna Pena is 13-6-0 and Valentina Shevchenko is 26-4-1.

Who has the longer reach, Julianna Pena or Valentina Shevchenko?

Julianna Pena has the longer reach: 69" · 175 cm against 66" · 168 cm for Valentina Shevchenko, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Julianna Pena or Valentina Shevchenko?

Julianna Pena is taller at 5'6" · 168 cm; Valentina Shevchenko stands 5'5" · 165 cm.

Who is older, Julianna Pena or Valentina Shevchenko?

Valentina Shevchenko is 38 and Julianna Pena is 37.

Who has more finishes, Julianna Pena or Valentina Shevchenko?

Julianna Pena has 5 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Valentina Shevchenko has 15 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).

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