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Valentina Shevchenko

"Bullet"
26-4-1ChampionWomen's Flyweight#1Women's Pound-for-Pound★ 3bonusesKyrgyzstan / PeruLast 5
Amateur kickboxing 4-0Amateur Muay Thai 45-1Boxing 2-0Kickboxing 18-2Muay Thai 15-1
26-4-1 · 15 finishes · Full stats →
NEXT FIGHT

No upcoming fight scheduled.

CAREER SUMMARY

Valentina Shevchenko holds a professional MMA record of 26-4-1. Valentina Shevchenko has won 26 fights: 8 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 11 by decision. Of 5 career losses, 1 came by KO/TKO and 1 by submission. In the UFC, Valentina Shevchenko lands 3.04 significant strikes per minute with 52% accuracy and averages 2.65 takedowns per 15 minutes. Valentina Shevchenko also has 16 recorded Muay Thai bouts. Valentina Shevchenko also has 20 recorded Kickboxing bouts. Valentina Shevchenko also has 2 recorded Boxing bouts. Most recent fight: November 15, 2025. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
5'5"165 cm
Weight
125 lbs57 kg
Reach
66"168 cm
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1988-03-07
Age
38
Nationality
Kyrgyzstan / Peru
Birthplace
Frunze, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseMuay ThaiTaekwondoKickboxing
  • 2015Champion · IFMA Royal World Cup · 60 kg
  • 2014Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight Championship · Kunlun Fight
  • 2014Champion · IFMA · IFMA World Championships 60 kg
  • 2013World K-1 Champion (60 kg) · WKC
  • 2013Champion · World Combat Games
  • 2012WMC Female Super Lightweight World Championship · World Muaythai Council (WMC)
  • 2012Champion · IFMA · IFMA World Championships
  • 2011Silver · World Combat Games
  • 2010Champion · IFMA · IFMA World Championships
  • 2010Champion · World Combat Games
  • 2009Champion · IFMA · IFMA World Championships
  • 2008Champion · IFMA · IFMA World Championships
  • 2007Champion · IFMA · IFMA World Championships
  • 2007Champion · Russian Nationals · 57 kg
  • 2006Champion · IFMA · IFMA World Championships
  • 2005World Champion 57 kg · KF-1 MMA Pro (Korea)
  • 2005Champion · Itf Wtf European Championships · 58 kg
  • 2004Champion · WAKO · 56 kg
  • 2003World Champion 55 kg · KF-1 MMA Pro (Korea)
  • 2003Champion · IFMA · junior · IFMA World Championships
  • 2003Bronze · WAKO · 56 kg
  • 2003Champion · Asia Cup · 55 kg
  • 2003Bronze · Itf World Championships · 58 kg
  • 2002Champion · Kyrgyzstan Nationals · 55 kg
  • 2002Champion · Itf Asian Championships · 58 kg
  • 2002Champion · Kyrgyzstan Nationals · 58 kg
  • 2002Champion · Kyrgyzstan Nationals · 58 kg
  • 2nd Dan · Taekwondo
  • International Master of Sport · Muay Thai
  • Master of Sport · Boxing
  • Master of Sport · Taekwondo
  • Muay Thai 8 IFMA world championship golds (2003, 2006-2010, 2012, 2014) · Record
  • Boxing Russian national amateur champion 2007 (57 kg) · Record
  • AGE 5Started in Taekwondo
  • AGE 12Started in Muay Thai
  • AGE 12Started in Kickboxing
  • AGE 5Started in Taekwondo
  • AGE 12Started in Muay Thai
  • AGE 12Started in Kickboxing
  • Boxing 2-0 (1 KO) · Professional record · Professional boxing record.

Camp

  • Tiger Muay Thai · Phuket, Thailand
  • Fedotov's team, Lima · Lima, Peru Former

Coaches

  • Pavel Fedotov · Head coach

Training partners

  • Antonina Shevchenko

Fight DNA

Striking Technician

UFCalendar's style model · Women's Flyweight roster (9 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Fast Hands
96 · best in division
Punch power92
Kick power94
Punch speed96
Kick speed97
Accuracy96
Takedowns93
Ground striking93
Submissions92
Chin94
Body strength92
Cardio96

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

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 15-4-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed3.04per min
52% accuracy
Strikes absorbed2.00per min
63% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed2.65per 15 min
61% success
Takedowns stuffed76%
Submission attempts0.3per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Valentina Shevchenko sits in the top 25.

Bonus résumé

Valentina Shevchenko has won 3 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $150,000.

★ POTN ×3
  1. ★ POTNvs Jessica Eye · UFC 238: Cejudo vs MoraesJun 8, 2019
  2. ★ POTNvs Priscila Cachoeira · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs AndersFeb 4, 2018
  3. ★ POTNvs Julianna Pena · UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs PeñaJan 28, 2017

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

All-time bonus leaders →

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Valentina Shevchenko earns per fight.

Valentina Shevchenko's salary & career earnings →

Career history

  1. WIN
    vs Zhang Weili×11Title bout · Title win #11
    UFCVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev· Nov 15, 2025· Women's Flyweight· 26-4-1 vs 26-4
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  2. WIN
    vs Manon Fiorot×10Title bout · Title win #10
    UFCUFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena· May 10, 2025· Women's Flyweight· 25-4-1 vs 12-2
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  3. WIN
    vs Alexa Grasso×9Title bout · Title win #9
    UFCUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili· Sep 14, 2024· Women's Flyweight· 24-4-1 vs 16-4-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  4. LOSS
    vs Alexa GrassoTitle bout
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2· Sep 16, 2023· Women's Flyweight· 23-5 vs 17-3
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  5. LOSS
    vs Alexa GrassoTitle bout
    UFCUFC 285: Jones vs Gane· Mar 4, 2023· Women's Flyweight· 23-4 vs 16-3
    SUB
    R4 · 4:34
  6. WIN
    vs Taila Santos×8Title bout · Title win #8
    UFCUFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka· Jun 12, 2022· Women's Flyweight· 23-3 vs 19-2
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  7. WIN
    vs Lauren Murphy×7Title bout · Title win #7
    UFCUFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega· Sep 25, 2021· Women's Flyweight· 22-3 vs 15-5
    TKO
    R4 · 4:00
  8. WIN
    vs Jessica Andrade×6Title bout · Title win #6
    UFCUFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2· Apr 24, 2021· Women's Flyweight· 21-3 vs 21-9
    TKO
    R2 · 3:19
  9. WIN
    vs Jennifer Maia×5Title bout · Title win #5
    UFCUFC 255: Figueiredo vs Perez· Nov 21, 2020· Women's Flyweight· 20-3 vs 18-7-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  10. WIN
    vs Katlyn Cerminara×4Title bout · Title win #4
    UFCUFC 247: Jones vs Reyes· Feb 8, 2020· Women's Flyweight· 19-3 vs 13-3
    TKO
    R3 · 1:03
  11. WIN
    vs Liz Carmouche×3Title bout · Title win #3
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche· Aug 10, 2019· Women's Flyweight· 18-3 vs 13-7
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  12. WIN
    vs Jessica Eye×2Title bout · Title win #2
    UFCUFC 238: Cejudo vs Moraes· Jun 8, 2019· Women's Flyweight· 17-3 vs 14-7
    TKO
    R2 · 0:26
    POTN
  13. WIN
    vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk×1Title bout · Title win #1
    UFCUFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega· Dec 8, 2018· Women's Flyweight· 16-3 vs 15-3
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  14. WIN
    vs Priscila Cachoeira
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders· Feb 4, 2018· Women's Flyweight· 15-3 vs 8-1
    SUB
    R2 · 4:25
    POTN
  15. LOSS
    vs Amanda NunesTitle bout
    UFCUFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2· Sep 9, 2017· Women's Bantamweight· 14-3 vs 15-4
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  16. WIN
    vs Julianna Pena
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Peña· Jan 28, 2017· Women's Bantamweight· 14-2 vs 7-3
    SUB
    R2 · 4:29
    POTN
  17. WIN
    vs Holly Holm
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko· Jul 23, 2016· Women's Bantamweight· 13-2 vs 10-2
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  18. LOSS
    vs Amanda Nunes
    UFCUFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz· Mar 5, 2016· Women's Bantamweight· 12-2 vs 12-4
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  19. WIN
    vs Sarah Kaufman
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2· Dec 19, 2015· Women's Bantamweight· 12-1 vs 17-4
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  20. WIN
    vs Jan Finney
    Legacy FC 39· Feb 27, 2015· Bantamweight· 11-1 vs 8-11
    UD
  21. WIN
    vs Hellen Bastos
    Fusion FC 6· Feb 26, 2014· 10-1 vs 2-2
    TKO
    R2 · 3:00
  22. WIN
    vs Priscilla Orellana
    Fusion FC 5· Dec 18, 2013· 9-1 vs 0-1
    TKO
    R2 · 0:50
  23. WIN
    vs Akjarkyn Baiturbaeva
    2011 KF-1 MMA World Competition· Apr 30, 2011· 8-1 vs 0-1
    UD
  24. LOSS
    vs Liz Carmouche
    C3 Fights· Sep 30, 2010· 7-1 vs 5-0
    TKO
  25. WIN
    vs Yulia Nemtsova
    South Russian Pankration Championship 2006· Mar 3, 2006· Flyweight· 7-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 1:11
  26. WIN
    vs Kyung-Ae Kim
    WXF: World Championships 2005· Jul 9, 2005· Bantamweight· 6-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 1:09
  27. WIN
    vs Roza Kalieva
    APF· Mar 22, 2005· Bantamweight· 5-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R2 · 1:29
  28. WIN
    vs Alla Iskarenova
    APF· Mar 21, 2005· Bantamweight· 4-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
  29. WIN
    vs TBA
    Kyrgyzstan Regional· Oct 15, 2004· 3-0
    TKO
  30. WIN
    vs Mi Choi Kim
    WXF 2003 X-Impact World Championships· Dec 3, 2003· Bantamweight· 2-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 1:55
  31. WIN
    vs TBA
    Kyrgyzstan Regional· Apr 21, 2003· 1-0
    TKO

Official UFC Ranking

Valentina Shevchenko's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Champion Women's Flyweight · #1 Women's Pound-for-Pound
Meta rank
Champion Women's Flyweight
Peak
Champion Women's Flyweight
First ranked
Dec 21, 2015
Times ranked
431

Men's Pound-for-Pound

#1#5#10#152020Mar 26, 2019 · #15May 13, 2019 · #14Jun 11, 2019 · #13Aug 12, 2019 · #12Sep 16, 2019 · #11Jan 20, 2020 · #12#12

Women's Pound-for-Pound

#1#5#10#15202120222023202420252026Jan 27, 2020 · #2Mar 9, 2020 · #3Nov 23, 2020 · #2Dec 13, 2021 · #1Aug 1, 2022 · #2Mar 7, 2023 · #3Jun 20, 2023 · #2Aug 22, 2023 · #3Sep 17, 2024 · #1Sep 22, 2026 · #1#1

Women's Flyweight

C#5#10#152019202120232025Feb 7, 2018 · #1Dec 12, 2018 · CMar 7, 2023 · #1Sep 17, 2024 · CSep 22, 2026 · CC

Women's Bantamweight

#1#5#10#15201620172018Dec 21, 2015 · #12Jan 4, 2016 · #11Feb 29, 2016 · #10Mar 7, 2016 · #11Apr 12, 2016 · #10Apr 25, 2016 · #9May 31, 2016 · #7Jul 27, 2016 · #3Nov 16, 2016 · #2Jan 2, 2017 · #1Jan 29, 2018 · #1#1

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1856▲15
Peak
1856Nov 16, 2025
Rated fights
29
1500160017001800200420082012201620202024Dec 3, 2003 · 1541Mar 21, 2005 · 1573Mar 22, 2005 · 1605Jul 9, 2005 · 1634Mar 3, 2006 · 1660Sep 30, 2010 · 1542Apr 30, 2011 · 1557Dec 18, 2013 · 1551Feb 26, 2014 · 1573Feb 27, 2015 · 1586Dec 19, 2015 · 1603Mar 5, 2016 · 1588Jul 24, 2016 · 1622Jan 29, 2017 · 1662Sep 9, 2017 · 1655Feb 4, 2018 · 1693Dec 9, 2018 · 1732Jun 9, 2019 · 1766Aug 11, 2019 · 1776Feb 9, 2020 · 1797Nov 22, 2020 · 1807Apr 25, 2021 · 1825Sep 26, 2021 · 1840Jun 12, 2022 · 1845Mar 5, 2023 · 1821Sep 17, 2023 · 1813Sep 15, 2024 · 1827May 11, 2025 · 1841Nov 16, 2025 · 18561856

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Frequently asked questions

When does Valentina Shevchenko fight next?

Valentina Shevchenko has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Valentina Shevchenko's record?

Valentina Shevchenko's professional MMA record is 26-4-1.

Who is Valentina Shevchenko fighting next?

Valentina Shevchenko's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Valentina Shevchenko fight last?

Valentina Shevchenko most recently fought Zhang Weili at VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev on Saturday, November 15, 2025, WIN (Unanimous Decision).

What weight class does Valentina Shevchenko fight in?

Valentina Shevchenko fights at Women's Flyweight.

Is Valentina Shevchenko ranked in the UFC?

Valentina Shevchenko is the current UFC Women's Flyweight champion.

How many knockouts does Valentina Shevchenko have?

Valentina Shevchenko has 8 wins by KO/TKO and 7 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Valentina Shevchenko won?

Valentina Shevchenko has won 3 UFC post-fight bonuses: 3× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Valentina Shevchenko?

Valentina Shevchenko is 5'5" (165 cm) tall.

How much does Valentina Shevchenko weigh?

Valentina Shevchenko weighs 125 lbs (57 kg).

What is Valentina Shevchenko's reach?

Valentina Shevchenko has a reach of 66" (168 cm).

How old is Valentina Shevchenko?

Valentina Shevchenko is 38 years old (born Mar 7, 1988).

Where is Valentina Shevchenko from?

Valentina Shevchenko is from Kyrgyzstan / Peru.