Women's Bantamweight5 rounds scheduled

Holly Holm

“The Preacher's Daughter”

15-7-0 (1 NC)

RESULT

Valentina Shevchenko def. Holly Holm (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00

WIN

Valentina Shevchenko

“Bullet”

26-4-1

Sunday, July 24, 2016

United Center, Chicago, United States

Valentina Shevchenko defeated Holly Holm by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko, held Sunday, July 24, 2016 at United Center, Chicago. The judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, 49-46, Valentina Shevchenko won the decision.

Fight stats

Holly Holm

Valentina Shevchenko

Knockdowns

54 of 211

Significant strikes

87 of 185

26%

Sig. strike accuracy

47%

73 of 231

Total strikes

119 of 217

0 of 0

Takedowns

3 of 7

Takedown accuracy

43%

Submission attempts

Reversals

1:45

Control time

2:44

Significant strikes by target

20 of 139

Head

44 of 120

11 of 29

Body

3 of 13

23 of 43

Leg

40 of 52

50 of 207

Distance

83 of 178

4 of 4

Clinch

1 of 3

0 of 0

Ground

3 of 4

By round

ROUND 1

15 of 28

Sig. str.

13 of 27

23 of 36

Total str.

21 of 35

0 of 0

Takedowns

1 of 1

Sub. att

1:03

Ctrl

0:04

ROUND 2

11 of 38

Sig. str.

18 of 33

15 of 42

Total str.

24 of 39

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 1

Sub. att

0:20

Ctrl

0:01

ROUND 3

4 of 17

Sig. str.

14 of 18

10 of 24

Total str.

32 of 36

0 of 0

Takedowns

2 of 2

Sub. att

0:22

Ctrl

2:39

ROUND 4

9 of 50

Sig. str.

21 of 49

9 of 50

Total str.

21 of 49

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 2

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 5

15 of 78

Sig. str.

21 of 58

16 of 79

Total str.

21 of 58

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 1

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato

#	Holm	Shevchenko
1	-	-
2	-	-
3	-	-
4	-	-
5	-	-

Total4649

Brian Puccillo

#	Holm	Shevchenko
1	-	-
2	-	-
3	-	-
4	-	-
5	-	-

Total4649

Rick Winter

#	Holm	Shevchenko
1	-	-
2	-	-
3	-	-
4	-	-
5	-	-

Total4649

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

Holm

Shevchenko

●49-46 Shevchenko×20●48-47 Shevchenko

All 21 media scorecards▾

Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com49-46Shevchenko
MMAMania.com49-46Shevchenko
Dallas Winston · BloodyElbow.com49-46Shevchenko
Nathan McCarter · BleacherReport.com49-46Shevchenko
Chuck Mindenhall · MMAFighting.com49-46Shevchenko
Mike Sloan · Sherdog.com49-46Shevchenko
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com49-46Shevchenko
Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com49-46Shevchenko
MMAJunkie.com49-46Shevchenko
Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com49-46Shevchenko
Rob Young · CombatPress.com49-46Shevchenko
Alexandre Matos · MMABrasil.com.br49-46Shevchenko
Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com49-46Shevchenko
Jim Edwards · MMALatestNews.com49-46Shevchenko
Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com49-46Shevchenko
Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com49-46Shevchenko
Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com49-46Shevchenko
Matthew Wells · mmalatestnews.com49-46Shevchenko
John Pollock · Fight Network49-46Shevchenko
Steven Kelliher · Tapology.com49-46Shevchenko
MMAForum.com.br48-47Shevchenko

Fan Scorecards

Holm

Draw

90%

Shevchenko

135 fan scorecards submitted

●49-46 Shevchenko68.1%●48-47 Shevchenko8.9%●48-47 Holm5.9%●50-45 Shevchenko4.4%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

91%

Holm

96%

Shevchenko

95%

Shevchenko

83%

Shevchenko

83%

Shevchenko

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Holly Holm

-202

67% implied win probability

Open: -404Best: -180

Valentina Shevchenko

+170

37% implied win probability

Open: +305Best: +225

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Holly Holm	Valentina Shevchenko
BetOnline	-180	+155
Bookmaker	-185	+156
Bovada	-200	+160
Pinnacle	-181	+160
sports-interaction	-310	+225
unibet	-200	+165

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenko?

What were the judges' scorecards for Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenko?

The judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, 49-46, Valentina Shevchenko won the decision.

Was Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenko a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 90% of 135 fan cards scored it for Valentina Shevchenko; 100% of 21 media scores picked Valentina Shevchenko.

Full robbery index →

Referee

Robert Madrigal

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Holly Holm 72%28% Valentina Shevchenko

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Holly Holm

Complete Fighter

3 edges

Valentina Shevchenko

Striking Technician

8 edges

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power93

94Speed97

92Precision96

97Durability93

93Engine96

90Wrestling93

86Ground93

Biggest edge Valentina Shevchenko, Submissions +9

Attribute by attribute

90Punch power92

96Kick power94

92Punch speed96

96Kick speed97

92Accuracy96

90Takedowns93

88Ground striking93

83Submissions92

97Chin94

96Body strength92

93Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

15-7-0 (1 NC)

Record

26-4-1

1748

Power Index rating

1588

Win Streak

Age

5'8"

173 cm

Height

5'5"

165 cm

69"

175 cm

Reach

66"

168 cm

Southpaw

Stance

Southpaw

Women's Bantamweight

Weight Class

Women's Bantamweight

United States

Nationality

Kyrgyzstan / Peru

Style Matchup

BoxingKickboxing

Muay ThaiTaekwondoKickboxing

Holly Holm

2012WBF female light welterweight championship · WBF
2012WBAN world welterweight championship · WBAN
2010WIBA light welterweight championship · WIBA
2008WBAN lineal world super welterweight (light middleweight) championship · WBAN

Camp Jackson Wink MMA Academy · Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Valentina Shevchenko

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

Camp Tiger Muay Thai · Phuket, Thailand

Striking Profile

3.13

SLpM

3.04

40%

Str. Acc.

52%

2.92

SApM

2.00

55%

Str. Def.

63%

Grappling Profile

0.87

TD Avg.

2.65

30%

TD Acc.

61%

76%

TD Def.

76%

0.10

Sub. Avg.

0.30

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Common Opponents

Holly Holm

Valentina Shevchenko

vs
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LTKOR1 · 4:10Sun, Jul 7, 2019 LSplit DecisionR5 · 5:00Sat, Sep 9, 2017

Head-to-Head History

Unanimous Decision

R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 19 fights

51.9

Avg sig. strikes

57.9

1.00

Avg takedowns

3.37

3:55

Avg control time

5:59

154

Career high strikes

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Holly Holm

Strike target

Valentina Shevchenko

47%

Head

66%

30%

Body

14%

23%

Leg

21%

Holly Holm

Strike position

Valentina Shevchenko

82%

Distance

72%

11%

Clinch

Ground

19%