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Valentina "bullet" Shevchenko narrowly retained her UFC women’s flyweight title. Valentina has just beaten the challenger Taila Santos, via a split decision in the co-main event of UFC 275. Shevchenko was the deserving favorite heading into the fight.
It was a bizarre showing from the UFC Flyweight Champion. Valentina is a traditionally slow starter. Taila Santos took full advantage of that, but it was of no use as Valentina was pretty confident that night.
Valentina Shevchev vs Taila Santos at UFC 275
Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko is the current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 23 wins and 3 losses. Valentina is currently ranked #2 in the UFC Women's pound-for-pound rankings.
Valentina started her combat sports journey at the age of 5 when she started learning taekwondo. She would later start Muay Thai Kickboxing at the age of 12 followed by Vale Tudo. Shevchenko's kickboxing career started at the age of 12 when she defeated a 22-year-old via knockout. Valentina would then go on to have a kickboxing record of 57-2 and a professional boxing record of 2-0
Shevchenko made her professional debut at the age of 15 at the Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu which she won via TKO. Valentina would go on a six-fight win streak in the Korean, Russian and Kyrgyz promotions before taking a hiatus in 2006.
After coming back from her hiatus in 2010, Valentina would suffer a controversial loss before returning to her winning ways and amassing a record of 11-1 before joining the UFC
Shevchenko would make her UFC debut on short notice at UFC On Fox 17 against Sarah Kaufman who she would defeat via split decision. Shevchenko's first UFC defeat would come in her next fight where she faced Amanda Nunes at UFC 196 and lost via unanimous decision. She would regain her momentum by defeating Holly Holm and Julianna Pena before getting a rematch and a title shot against Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Shevchenko would again lose to Nunes in a close fight via split decision at UFC 215 and would go to the Flyweight division after her loss.
Shevchenko would fight Priscila Cachoeira and defeat her in the second round via rear-naked choke to get a UFC Women's Flyweight Title Shot against Nicco Montano at UFC 228. The bout would be canceled as Montano would face the side effects of weight cutting and would thus be stripped of the title and Shevchenko would instead face Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship at UFC 231. Valentina would defeat Joanna via a Unanimous Decision to become the new UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. After her victory, Shevchenko would dominate the flyweight division and defend her title 6 times against the likes of Jessica Eye, Liz Carmouche, Katlyn Chookagian, Jennifer Maia, Jessica Andrade, and Lauren Murphy.
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ResultRecordOpponentMethodEventDateTaila SantosDecision (split)UFC 27512/05/2022Win21-3Jessica AndradeTKO (Elbows)UFC 26124/04/2021Win20-3Jennifer MaiaDecision (Unanimous)UFC 25521/11/2020Win19-3Katlyn ChookagianTKO (Elbows and Punches)UFC 24708/02/2020Win18-3Liz CarmoucheDecision (Unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 210/08/2020Win17-3Jessica EyeKO (Head Kick)UFC 23808/06/2019Win16-3Joanna JedrzejczykDecision (Unanimous)UFC 23108/12/2019Win15-3Priscila CachoeiraSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders03/02/2018Loss14-3Amanda NunesDecision (Split)UFC 21509/09/2017Win14-2Julianna PenaSubmission (Armbar)UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña28/01/2017Win13-2Holly HolmDecision (Unanimous)UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko23/07/2016Loss12-2Amanda NunesDecision (Unanimous)UFC 19605/03/2016Win12-1Sarah KaufmanDecision (Split)UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs Cerrone 219/12/2015Win11-1Jan FinneyDecision (Unanimous)Legacy FC 3927/02/2015Win10-1Hellen BastosTKO (Retirement)26/02/2014Win9-1Priscila OrellanaTKO (Punches)Fusion FC 518/12/2013Win8-1Akjarkyn BaiturbaevaDecision (Unanimous)KF-1 - MMA World Competition30/04/2011Loss7-1Liz CarmoucheTKO (Retirement)C3 Fights: Red River Rivalry30/09/2010Win7-0Yulia NemtsovaSubmission (Ezekiel Choke)Professional Free Fight03/03/2006Win6-0Kyung Aeh KimSubmission (Armbar)WXF: X-Impact World Championships 200509/07/2005Win5-0Roza KalievaSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)Kazakhstan Federation of Pankration 222/03/2005Win4-0Alla IskarenovaSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)Kazakhstan Federation of Pankration21/03/2005Win3-0Erkesh KokoevaTKO (Punches)Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu 215/10/2004Win2-0Mi Choi KimSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)VFX - X-Impact World Championships 200303/12/2003Win1-0Eliza AidaralievaTKO (Punches)KFK - Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu21/04/2003
Valentina Shevchenko has just beaten the challenger Taila Santos, via a split decision in the co-main event of UFC 275. Shevchenko was the deservinfavoritete heading into the fight.
There was no argument that the Taila won the first few rounds. However, an accidental clash of heads made Taila’s eye swell up significantly before the championship rounds. It made her slow down and Valentina had a much easier time in rounds 3 and 4.
Valentina ended the fight on top as the two of the judges gave Valentina a nod. They scored it 48-47 and 49-46 respectively for the champ. While one judge scored it for Santos with a scorecard of (48-47).
Image credits: youtube.com
Valentina Shevchenko vs Amanda Nunes at UFC 215
Valentina Shevchenko fought at UFC 231 for the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship. Valentina and Joanna would be neck to neck in terms of total strikes with Joanna edging out 124-118. However, Valentina would dominate Jedrzejczyk on the ground. She would land 5 successful takedowns and maintain ground control for over 8 minutes to win the fight via Unanimous Decision and become the new UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Valentina Shevchenko vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231
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Valentina "bullet" Shevchenko narrowly retained her UFC women’s flyweight title. Valentina has just beaten the challenger Taila Santos, via a split decision in the co-main event of UFC 275. Shevchenko was the deserving favorite heading into the fight.
It was a bizarre showing from the UFC Flyweight Champion. Valentina is a traditionally slow starter. Taila Santos took full advantage of that, but it was of no use as Valentina was pretty confident that night.
Valentina Shevchev vs Taila Santos at UFC 275
Early Life and Career
Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko is the current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 23 wins and 3 losses. Valentina is currently ranked #2 in the UFC Women's pound-for-pound rankings.
Valentina started her combat sports journey at the age of 5 when she started learning taekwondo. She would later start Muay Thai Kickboxing at the age of 12 followed by Vale Tudo. Shevchenko's kickboxing career started at the age of 12 when she defeated a 22-year-old via knockout. Valentina would then go on to have a kickboxing record of 57-2 and a professional boxing record of 2-0
Shevchenko made her professional debut at the age of 15 at the Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu which she won via TKO. Valentina would go on a six-fight win streak in the Korean, Russian and Kyrgyz promotions before taking a hiatus in 2006.
After coming back from her hiatus in 2010, Valentina would suffer a controversial loss before returning to her winning ways and amassing a record of 11-1 before joining the UFC
Valentina Shevchenko UFC
Shevchenko would make her UFC debut on short notice at UFC On Fox 17 against Sarah Kaufman who she would defeat via split decision. Shevchenko's first UFC defeat would come in her next fight where she faced Amanda Nunes at UFC 196 and lost via unanimous decision. She would regain her momentum by defeating Holly Holm and Julianna Pena before getting a rematch and a title shot against Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Shevchenko would again lose to Nunes in a close fight via split decision at UFC 215 and would go to the Flyweight division after her loss.
Shevchenko would fight Priscila Cachoeira and defeat her in the second round via rear-naked choke to get a UFC Women's Flyweight Title Shot against Nicco Montano at UFC 228. The bout would be canceled as Montano would face the side effects of weight cutting and would thus be stripped of the title and Shevchenko would instead face Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship at UFC 231. Valentina would defeat Joanna via a Unanimous Decision to become the new UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. After her victory, Shevchenko would dominate the flyweight division and defend her title 6 times against the likes of Jessica Eye, Liz Carmouche, Katlyn Chookagian, Jennifer Maia, Jessica Andrade, and Lauren Murphy.
Valentina Shevchenko Record
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ResultRecordOpponentMethodEventDateTaila SantosDecision (split)UFC 27512/05/2022Win21-3Jessica AndradeTKO (Elbows)UFC 26124/04/2021Win20-3Jennifer MaiaDecision (Unanimous)UFC 25521/11/2020Win19-3Katlyn ChookagianTKO (Elbows and Punches)UFC 24708/02/2020Win18-3Liz CarmoucheDecision (Unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 210/08/2020Win17-3Jessica EyeKO (Head Kick)UFC 23808/06/2019Win16-3Joanna JedrzejczykDecision (Unanimous)UFC 23108/12/2019Win15-3Priscila CachoeiraSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders03/02/2018Loss14-3Amanda NunesDecision (Split)UFC 21509/09/2017Win14-2Julianna PenaSubmission (Armbar)UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña28/01/2017Win13-2Holly HolmDecision (Unanimous)UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko23/07/2016Loss12-2Amanda NunesDecision (Unanimous)UFC 19605/03/2016Win12-1Sarah KaufmanDecision (Split)UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs Cerrone 219/12/2015Win11-1Jan FinneyDecision (Unanimous)Legacy FC 3927/02/2015Win10-1Hellen BastosTKO (Retirement)26/02/2014Win9-1Priscila OrellanaTKO (Punches)Fusion FC 518/12/2013Win8-1Akjarkyn BaiturbaevaDecision (Unanimous)KF-1 - MMA World Competition30/04/2011Loss7-1Liz CarmoucheTKO (Retirement)C3 Fights: Red River Rivalry30/09/2010Win7-0Yulia NemtsovaSubmission (Ezekiel Choke)Professional Free Fight03/03/2006Win6-0Kyung Aeh KimSubmission (Armbar)WXF: X-Impact World Championships 200509/07/2005Win5-0Roza KalievaSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)Kazakhstan Federation of Pankration 222/03/2005Win4-0Alla IskarenovaSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)Kazakhstan Federation of Pankration21/03/2005Win3-0Erkesh KokoevaTKO (Punches)Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu 215/10/2004Win2-0Mi Choi KimSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)VFX - X-Impact World Championships 200303/12/2003Win1-0Eliza AidaralievaTKO (Punches)KFK - Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu21/04/2003
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Valentina Shevchenko vs Taila Santos
Valentina Shevchenko has just beaten the challenger Taila Santos, via a split decision in the co-main event of UFC 275. Shevchenko was the deservinfavoritete heading into the fight.
There was no argument that the Taila won the first few rounds. However, an accidental clash of heads made Taila’s eye swell up significantly before the championship rounds. It made her slow down and Valentina had a much easier time in rounds 3 and 4.
Valentina ended the fight on top as the two of the judges gave Valentina a nod. They scored it 48-47 and 49-46 respectively for the champ. While one judge scored it for Santos with a scorecard of (48-47).
Image credits: youtube.com
Valentina Shevchenko vs Amanda Nunes 2
Valentina Shevchenko rematched at UFC 215 for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Valentina would have a more competitive showing than the first fight but would yet again come out short as Amanda would land more strikes at 90 to 85. The major difference between the fighters would be at the ground where Amanda was able to land 2 successful takedowns and have a ground control time of 2 minutes and 32 seconds as compared to Valentina who had no ground control time to her name. Valentina would lose the fight via a split decision.Valentina Shevchenko vs Amanda Nunes at UFC 215
Valentina Shevchenko vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Valentina Shevchenko fought at UFC 231 for the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship. Valentina and Joanna would be neck to neck in terms of total strikes with Joanna edging out 124-118. However, Valentina would dominate Jedrzejczyk on the ground. She would land 5 successful takedowns and maintain ground control for over 8 minutes to win the fight via Unanimous Decision and become the new UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Valentina Shevchenko vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231
FAQs on Valentina Shevchenko
Q1 Who has Valentina Shevchenko lost to in the UFC
Valentina has lost 3 fights so far those are with two bouts from Amanda Nunes and one from Liz Carmouche.Q2 How many fights has Valentina Shevchenko had in the UFC
Valentina had 26 fights with a current record of 23-3-0.Q3 Why is Valentina Shevchenko nicknamed Bullet
Valentina Shevchenko has a tattoo of a Glock 19 pistol and bullets on her waist area. The tattoo matches her moniker 'Bullet' and is a sign of her love for shooting.Q4 What is Valentina Shevchenko s current rank in the UFC
Valentina is currently ranked #2.* Latest updated on 31st October 2022
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