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Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko
	Shevchenko in 2020
Born	Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko; March 7, 1988 (age 36); Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union; (now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Native name	Валентина Шевченко
Other names	Bullet
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Nationality	Kyrgyzstani; Peruvian; Russian
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
Division	Bantamweight (MMA); Flyweight (MMA) ; Lightweight (Muay Thai)
Reach	66+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Style	Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Team	Tiger Muay Thai
Trainer	Pavel Fedotov
Rank	2nd dan black belt and Master of Sports in Taekwondo ; International Master of Sports in Muay Thai ; Master of Sports in Boxing ; Master of Sports in Kickboxing ; Black belt and Master of Sports in Judo
Years active	2003–present
Professional boxing record
Total	2
Wins	2
By knockout	1
Losses	0
Kickboxing record
Total	60
Wins	57
By knockout	4
Losses	3
Mixed martial arts record
Total	29
Wins	24
By knockout	8
By submission	7
By decision	9
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	2
Draws	1
Other information
University	University of Arts Kyrgyzstan
Notable relatives	Antonina Shevchenko (sister)
	Boxing record from BoxRec
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Women's Muay Thai
Representing Kyrgyzstan
World Championships
Representing Russia
World Championships
Representing Peru
World Championships
World Combat Games

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Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko^[b] (born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian^[12] professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer.^[12] She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a two-time and current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion and both the first Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian fighter to win a UFC championship. As of September 17, 2024, she is #1 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.^[13]

Early and personal life

Shevchenko was born in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union on March 7, 1988, to a Russian-Ukrainian family of military servicemen,^[14]^[15] but she has described herself as being Russian^{[note 1]} in a Russian interview and her native language is Russian.^[16] Her family had Soviet, and later Kyrgyzstan citizenship.^[17] Her mother, Elena Shevchenko, is the president of Kyrgyzstan's national Muay Thai association and a former multiple-time Muay Thai champion.^[18]^[9] Her father, Anatoly Shevchenko, served in the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Navy for three years during the Cold War, and played for the Kyrgyzstan national football team.^[19]^[20]

After becoming interested in combat sports at an early age, Valentina began Taekwondo at age 5, under the influence of her older sister Antonina and her mother, who both participated in the sport.^[21] At age 12 she branched out into Muay Thai kickboxing and then freestyle Vale Tudo. Her kickboxing career began in 2000 when, also at age 12, she knocked out a 22-year-old opponent, earning her the moniker "Bullet" from her trainer Pavel Fedotov because of her speed in the ring.^[6]^[22]^[23] She traveled to Peru with Fedotov and Antonina in 2007, where they became martial arts teachers, and Fedotov eventually relocated his team there permanently. She gained Peruvian citizenship in 2008^[9] and is fluent in Russian, English, and Spanish.^[24] She also speaks Thai.

Shevchenko earned an undergraduate degree in Film Directing from the National Academy of Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic.^[25] In December 2021, the university awarded her the title of an Honored Professor.^[26]

In April 2019, she was awarded by Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov with the Dank Order.^[27]^[28] She was awarded during her first visit to Kyrgyzstan in seven years, during which Jeenbekov praised Shevchenko's role in her profession, saying that she "defended the honour of our Kyrgyzstan".^[29] Valentina and Antonina made UFC history by becoming the first pair of sisters to feature on the same fight card at UFC 255.^[30]

Muay Thai and kickboxing career

From 2003 to 2015, Shevchenko collectively won more than 90 amateur/pro matches in K-1, Muay Thai and kickboxing (eight were won by technical knockout, two by knockout). She received her first loss in kickboxing when she fought Debby Urkens (WFCA) in 2008 and her second one against Cong Wang in 2015.^[31] Shevchenko won 8 gold medals (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) when she competed in the IFMA world championships, as well as the IMFA Royal World Cup in 2015. During these competitions, Shevchenko defeated future UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk three times and future UFC fighter Lina Länsberg once. Shevchenko is considered to be one of the best female Muay Thai fighters in the world.^[32]^[33]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Shevchenko made her professional debut in mixed martial arts at the age of 15 on April 21, 2003, at Kyrgiz Federation of Kulatuu against fellow debuting fighter Eliza Aidaralieva. She won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Competing in regional Kyrgiz, Russian and Korean promotions she went undefeated in her next 6 fights, winning all of them via a first-round finish, before deciding to take a hiatus from MMA in 2006 to focus on her Muay Thai and kickboxing career.^[34]

She returned to active competition and made her US debut against a future UFC title contender Liz Carmouche on September 30, 2010, at C3 Fights in Concho, Oklahoma. Despite dominating her opponent for the majority of the first round, Shevchenko suffered her first loss after a controversial doctor stoppage due to a large cut caused by an illegal upkick. The referee decided not to call foul, which would result in a disqualification win for Shevchenko, and the fight was instead waved off by the doctor and ruled as a TKO win for Carmouche.^[35]^[36] After successfully rebounding from her loss in the following year by defeating Akjarkyn Baiturbaeva via unanimous decision and earning the first decision win of her career in the process, Shevchenko took another break from the sport, during which she continued to compete in amateur Muay Thai bouts.

She made her return again in 2013 under the banner of a South American MMA promotion Fusion FC, where she earned two TKO wins with a turnaround of just two months between the fights. With these victories, she improved her professional record to 10–1.^[34]

Legacy Fighting Championship

In 2014, it was announced that Legacy FC had signed Shevchenko for MMA and kickboxing.^[37] She faced Jan Finney on February 27, 2015, at Legacy Fighting Championship 39, winning the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27).^[38]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Shevchenko made her UFC debut as a short-notice replacement for Germaine de Randamie against Sarah Kaufman at UFC on Fox 17.^[39] She won the fight via split decision (28–29, 29–28, and 29–28).^[40]

In her second fight for the promotion, Shevchenko faced Amanda Nunes at UFC 196 on March 5, 2016. Although she made an impressive and strong performance in the third round, her slow start in the first two gave the rounds to Nunes. She lost the fight by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, and 29–27).^[41]

In her third UFC fight, Shevchenko faced former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm at UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko on July 23, 2016. After losing the first round, she rallied back to take over the fight and won a dominant unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, and 49–46).^[42]

Shevchenko faced Julianna Peña in a possible title eliminator match in the main event at UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña on January 28, 2017.^[43] She won the fight by armbar submission in the second round. The win also earned Shevchenko her first Performance of the Night bonus.^[44]

UFC Bantamweight title fight

Shevchenko was expected to rematch the current women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes on July 8, 2017, at UFC 213, but on the day of the fight, Nunes fell ill and pulled out of the fight. The doctors cleared Nunes to fight, but she didn't feel up to it, so the fight was called off.^[45] Joanna Jędrzejczyk offered to replace Nunes, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission could not clear her on such short notice.^[46]

The rematch against Nunes was rescheduled to UFC 215 on September 9, 2017, in Edmonton, Alberta. After a very close back-and-forth fight, Shevchenko lost the fight via split decision (48–47, 48–47, and 47–48). In the post-fight press conference, she voiced her disagreement with the judges' decision but also said she respected the outcome.^[47] Out of 22 media outlets, 10 scored it for Nunes, 10 for Shevchenko, and 2 scored it a draw.^[48]

Flyweight division

In September 2017, Shevchenko revealed plans to join the 125-pound flyweight division.^[49]

Shevchenko faced promotional newcomer Priscila Cachoeira on February 3, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 125. She won the fight in an extremely dominant fashion and via rear-naked choke in round two, outstriking her opponent 230–3. This win earned her the Performance of the Night bonus.^[50]

Shevchenko was scheduled to face champion Nicco Montaño on September 8, 2018, at UFC 228. However, prior to the weigh-ins for the event, Montano was transported to a hospital due to the effects of weight cutting. The bout was canceled and Montano was stripped of the Women's Flyweight title.^[51] UFC officials then announced that Shevchenko would fight for the vacant 125-pound flyweight title later in 2018.^[52]

UFC Women's Flyweight Championship

On September 20, 2018, it was announced that Shevchenko would face Joanna Jędrzejczyk, who was returning to Flyweight, on December 8, 2018, at UFC 231 for the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.^[53] Due to UFC 230 being in need of a main event, Shevchenko was booked against Sijara Eubanks.^[54] Eubanks was expected to face Jessica Eye at UFC 232, before being moved to face Shevchenko.^[55] After the UFC announced a Heavyweight Championship bout between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis to serve as the main event of UFC 230, UFC confirmed the bout between Shevchenko and Eubanks was canceled and that Shevchenko would return to her original bout at UFC 231 against Jędrzejczyk.^[56] Shevchenko defeated Jędrzejczyk by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, and 49–46) to become the new UFC Women's Flyweight Champion.^[57]

In the first defense of her UFC flyweight title, Shevchenko faced Jessica Eye in the co-main event at UFC 238 on June 8, 2019,^[58] She successfully defended her title, winning via a head kick knockout in the second round.^[59] This win earned her the Performance of the Night award.^[60]

Shevchenko faced Liz Carmouche on August 10, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 156.^[61] The pairing met previously under a regional promotion banner in 2010 with Carmouche winning the bout in the second round after the doctor stopped the bout due to a large cut stemming from an upkick.^[62] Shevchenko won the rematch via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, and 50–45).^[63]

Shevchenko defended her Flyweight title for the third time against Katlyn Chookagian on February 8, 2020, at UFC 247.^[64] She won the fight via TKO in the third round.^[65]

Shevchenko was scheduled to face Joanne Calderwood on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250.^[66] However, Shevchenko pulled out of the fight citing a leg injury.^[67]

In the fourth defense of her title, Shevchenko faced Jennifer Maia on November 21, 2020, at UFC 255.^[68] She won the fight via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, and 49–46).^[69]

In her fifth title defense, Shevchenko faced former UFC Women's Strawweight champion Jéssica Andrade on April 24, 2021, at UFC 261.^[70] After dominating Andrade for most of the bout, Shevchenko won via TKO in round two.^[71]

Shevchenko faced Lauren Murphy on September 25, 2021, at UFC 266.^[72] She won the fight via technical knockout in round four, defending her title for the sixth time.^[73]

Shevchenko faced Taila Santos on June 12, 2022, at UFC 275.^[74] She won the close bout via split decision (49–46, 48–47, and 47–48).^[75] This fight earned her the Crypto.com "Fan Bonus of the Night" awards paid in bitcoin of US$30,000 for first place.^[76]

Shevchenko faced Alexa Grasso on March 4, 2023, at UFC 285.^[77] In a surprise upset, she lost the bout and title via a face crank in the fourth round. The defeat marked her first career loss at Flyweight, her first non-decision loss in the UFC and the first time she had been submitted in her MMA career.^[78]

Shevchenko faced Alexa Grasso in a rematch for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship on September 16, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 227.^[79] The match ended in a split draw.^[80] The decision was controversial as one of the three judges scored 10-8 for Alexa Grasso in the last round, but Valentina argued her dominance in the round relating to the new scoring system in UFC. If the judge would have scored the fifth and final round in Valentina's favor, she would have won the fight and consequently the title.^[81]

On February 9, 2024, it was announced that Shevchenko and Grasso would be the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 32 on ESPN+, which would feature contestants from the middleweight and featherweight divisions.^[82] Shevchenko faced Alexa Grasso for the third time on September 14, 2024 at UFC 306.^[83] With nearly 15 minutes of control time, she won by dominant unanimous decision, becoming the only 2-time UFC Women's Flyweight Champion in the process.^[84]

Professional boxing career

Shevchenko made her professional boxing debut on May 8, 2010, at Coliseo Marotta in Callao, Peru against a more experienced Brazilian boxer Halanna dos Santos. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Shevchenko fought from a traditional kickboxing stance and used Muay Thai techniques and grappling tactics multiple times during the match, but wasn't penalized by the referee despite the numerous complaints from her opponent.^[85]

The following year, it was announced that Shevchenko will be fighting the boxing champion Melissa Hernandez for her WIBA Lightweight belt. This announcement was met with much criticism from boxing pundits and other boxers alike, as Shevchenko was an unranked fighter with only one professional boxing match on her record at the time of the announcement. After allegedly being threatened to be stripped of her title for refusing to defend it against Shevchenko, Hernandez vacated the belt in November, commenting that Shevchenko fighting for a world title is like "a slap in the face" and that "it's time someone stands up for women's boxing". Lightweight fighter and multiple-time boxing champion Ann Saccurato stepped in to fight Shevchenko for the vacated WIBA title, but the event was eventually canceled.^[86]

On December 17, 2011, Shevchenko faced Nerys Rincon at Pueblo Libra Reserclub in Lima, Peru. She won via TKO in the fourth round after sending her opponent to the canvas several times in the third round. Like in her professional debut, she largely fought in a kickboxing stance and frequently used Muay Thai grappling, which Rincon unsuccessfully protested on many occasions during the match.^[85]

It was announced that Shevchenko would face a decorated boxer Mary McGee for the vacant WIBA Lightweight championship title on January 14, 2012, in Lima, Peru. However, Shevchenko withdrew from the match for an undisclosed reason later that month and was replaced by Duda Yankovich.^[87]^[88]

Fighting style

A decorated kickboxer, Shevchenko is primarily known for precise counter-striking.^[89] She is recognized for her exceptional ability to gauge the distance of an opponent's attack, then retaliate with a variety of counterattacks.^[89]^[90] In a 2017 interview, Shevchenko noted the challenges of perfecting this technique in mixed martial arts: "It's different to fight a wrestler and stand-up fighter. To feel the distance of her punch, it's different."^[91]

After dodging an opponent's strike, Shevchenko will often counter with a fast right hook, a spinning wheel kick, or a spinning back fist. On offense, she makes regular use of forwarding right hooks and two-punch combinations. She also utilizes an outside leg kick, regularly thrown at the end of a flurry, or in the early stages of a round.^[89]^[90]^[92]

In addition to her striking, Shevchenko is also a highly skilled grappler and has a black belt in Judo, as demonstrated by her multiple take-downs against Holly Holm, Jéssica Andrade and Alexa Grasso (having averaged at least 4 takedowns in every one of their fights), her armbar submission of Julianna Peña, and her rear-naked choke submission over Priscila Cachoeira.^[44]^[93]

Other ventures

In 2013, Shevchenko was a contestant on the fourth season of the Peruvian dance and competition reality show Combate broadcast by ATV. She placed first in the competition together with her dance partner, South American reality television star Alejandro “Zumba” Benitez.^[94] In one of the episodes, she took part in an exhibition wrestling match against Peruvian professional middleweight boxer David Zegarra, which she won by submission in less than a minute.^[95]

In 2015, Shevchenko was elected into the IFMA executive board as a representative of the organization's athletic commission.^[96] She was also an ambassador for IFMA's "Sport is Your Gang" initiative in Peru, which offered Muay Thai training to marginalized youth as a way to give them an alternative to joining a gang or participating in a violent lifestyle. The project won the Muaythai Spirit of Sport Award in 2014.^[97]

Shevchenko has been regularly competing in the IPSC, IDPA, and 3-Gun pistol shooting competitions since 2010. She began her firearms training in 2006 under the guidance of her coach Pavel Fedotov, a veteran of the Soviet army.^[98]

Shevchenko is featured as a playable character in the video games EA Sports UFC 2, EA Sports UFC 3, EA Sports UFC 4, and EA Sports UFC 5..^[99]^[100]^[101]^[102] She is one of two cover athletes for EA Sports UFC 5; the other being mma fighter Alexander Volkanovski.^[102]

Shevchenko appears in the 2020 Netflix sports drama Bruised directed by and starring Halle Berry,^[103] in which Shevchenko plays the role of Lucia "Lady Killer" Chavez, an Argentinian MMA champion and the main rival of Berry's character, Jackie Justice.^[104]

Together with Berry, Shevchenko was featured on the digital cover of the December 2021 issue for Women's Health magazine.^[105]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Bruised	Lucia "Lady Killer" Chavez	^[106]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Women's Flyweight Championship (Two times, Current)
  - First Kyrgyzstani UFC champion
  - Seven successful title defenses (First reign)
  - Most title wins in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (9)^[107]
    - Second most title fight wins in UFC Women's history (9) (behind Amanda Nunes)^[108]
    - Most consecutive title defenses in the UFC Women's Flyweight division history (7)^[109]
    - Most consecutive single title defenses by a woman in UFC history (7)
    - Second most combined title defenses by a woman in UFC history (7)^[110]
  - First woman to defend the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship
  - First and only two-time UFC Women's Flyweight Champion^[108]
- Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Julianna Peña, Priscila Cachoeira, and Jessica Eye^[50]^[44]^[60]
- Most wins in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (10)^[107]
- Most consecutive wins in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (9)^[107]
- Most knockout wins in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (4)^[111]
- Second most finishes in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (5)^[109] (behind Gillian Robertson)
- Most total fight time in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (3:42:47)^[107]
- Longest average fight time in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (18:34)^[107]
- Most takedowns landed in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (47)^[107]
- Most control time in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (1:25:33)^[107]
- Most top position time in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (1:14:08)^[107]
  - Second highest top position percentage in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (33.3%)^[107]
- Second highest significant strike accuracy in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (55.3%)^[107]
- Fewest strikes absorbed per minute in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (1.75)^[107]
- Fifth most significant strikes landed in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (755)^[107]
  - Most total strikes landed in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (1790)^[107]
- Second highest takedown accuracy percentage in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (68.1%)^[107]
- Third highest significant strike defense percentage in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (67.1)^[107]
- Holds victories over five former UFC champions - Holly Holm, Julianna Peña, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Jéssica Andrade and Alexa Grasso
- UFC.com Awards
  - 2016: Ranked #10 Upset of the Year vs. Holly Holm^[112]
  - 2017: Ranked #5 Submission of the Year vs. Julianna Peña^[113]
  - 2018: Ranked #5 Fighter of the Year^[114]
  - 2019: Top 10 Fighter of the Year^[115] & Ranked #2 Knockout of the Year vs. Jessica Eye^[116]
  - 2020: Ranked #6 Fighter of the Year^[117]
  - 2023: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year vs. Alexa Grasso 1^[118] & Ranked #10 Fight of the Year vs. Alexa Grasso 2^[118]
MMAJunkie.com
- 2019 June Knockout of the Month vs. Jessica Eye^[119]
CombatPress.com
- 2020 Female Fighter of the Year^[120]
Cageside Press
- 2020 Female Fighter of the Year^[121]
BT Sport
- 2020 Female Fighter of the Year^[122]
- 2021 Female Fighter of the Year^[123]
Daily Mirror
- 2021 Female Fighter of the Year^[124]
World MMA Awards
- 2022 Female Fighter of the Year^[125]

Kickboxing

Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight Championship (1 title defense)^[126]
2014 Kunlun Fight Female -60kg Tournament Champion
2013 World K-1 Champion WKC, Peru (60 kg)
2013 World K-1 Champion WKC, Mexico (60 kg)
2005 World Champion KF-1 MMA Pro, Korea, Seoul (57 kg)
2004 World Kickboxing Champion WAKO, Italy (56 kg)
2003 World Champion KF-1 MMA Pro, Korea, Seoul (55 kg)
2003 World Kickboxing Championship WAKO Bronze Medal, France (56 kg)^[127]
2003 Asia Cup Champion (55 kg)^[128]
2002 Kyrgyzstan National Champion (55 kg)^[129]

Judo

2002 Kyrgyzstan National Champion (58 kg)^[130]

Boxing

2007 Russian Women's National Amateur Champion (57 kg)^[131]

Taekwondo

2005 ITF and WTF European Championship, Gold Medal (58 kg)^[132]
2005 ITF and WTF European Championship Team Pattern, Gold Medal ^[133]
2003 ITF World Championship, Bronze Medal (58 kg)^[134]
2002 ITF Asian Championship, Gold Medal (58 kg)^[135]

Muay Thai^[126]

2015 I.F.M.A. Royal World Cup Tournament Championship (60 kg)
2014 I.F.M.A. World Championship (60 kg)
2013 World Combat Games, Muay Thai Gold Medalist (60 kg)
2012 WMC Muaythai Female Super Lightweight World Champion^[136]
2012 I.F.M.A. World Championship (60 kg)оо
2011 I.F.M.A. World Championship, Silver Medal (60 kg)
2011 WMC-I.F.M.A. South American Championship (63.5 kg)
2010 I.F.M.A. Panamerican Championship (60 kg)^[137]
2010 World Combat Games, Muay Thai Gold Medalist (60 kg)
2010 I.F.M.A. World Championship (63.5 kg)
2009 I.F.M.A. World Championship (60 kg)
2008 I.F.M.A. World Championship (57 kg)
2008 R.M.F. Russian National Championship (57 kg)^[138]
2007 I.F.M.A. World Championship (57 kg)
2007 R.M.F. Russian National Championship (57 kg)^[139]
2006 I.F.M.A. World Championship (57 kg)
2006 World Muay Thai WMF Champion, Thailand (57 kg)
2003 I.F.M.A. World Championship (57 kg)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
29 matches	24 wins	4 losses
By knockout	8	1
By submission	7	1
By decision	9	2
Draws	1


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	24–4–1	Alexa Grasso	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 306	September 14, 2024	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Draw	23–4–1	Alexa Grasso	Draw (split)	UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2	September 16, 2023	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Loss	23–4	Alexa Grasso	Submission (face crank)	UFC 285	March 4, 2023	4	4:34	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Lost the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win	23–3	Taila Santos	Decision (split)	UFC 275	June 12, 2022	5	5:00	Kallang, Singapore	Defended the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win	22–3	Lauren Murphy	TKO (elbows and punches)	UFC 266	September 25, 2021	4	4:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win	21–3	Jéssica Andrade	TKO (elbows)	UFC 261	April 24, 2021	2	3:19	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Defended the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win	20–3	Jennifer Maia	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 255	November 21, 2020	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win	19–3	Katlyn Chookagian	TKO (elbows and punches)	UFC 247	February 8, 2020	3	1:03	Houston, Texas, United States	Defended the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win	18–3	Liz Carmouche	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	August 10, 2019	5	5:00	Montevideo, Uruguay	Defended the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win	17–3	Jessica Eye	KO (head kick)	UFC 238	June 8, 2019	2	0:26	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Defended the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win	16–3	Joanna Jędrzejczyk	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 231	December 8, 2018	5	5:00	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Won the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win	15–3	Priscila Cachoeira	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders	February 3, 2018	2	4:25	Belém, Brazil	Return to Flyweight. Performance of the Night.
Loss	14–3	Amanda Nunes	Decision (split)	UFC 215	September 9, 2017	5	5:00	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Win	14–2	Julianna Peña	Submission (armbar)	UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña	January 28, 2017	2	4:29	Denver, Colorado, United States	Performance of the Night.
Win	13–2	Holly Holm	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko	July 23, 2016	5	5:00	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss	12–2	Amanda Nunes	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 196	March 5, 2016	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	12–1	Sarah Kaufman	Decision (split)	UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	December 19, 2015	3	5:00	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	11–1	Jan Finney	Decision (unanimous)	Legacy FC 39	February 27, 2015	3	5:00	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	10–1	Hellen Bastos	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Fusion FC 6	February 26, 2014	2	3:00	Lima, Peru
Win	9–1	Priscila Orellana	TKO (punches)	Fusion FC 5	December 18, 2013	1	0:50	Lima, Peru
Win	8–1	Akjarkyn Baiturbaeva	Decision (unanimous)	KF-1: MMA World Competition	April 30, 2011	3	5:00	Seoul, South Korea
Loss	7–1	Liz Carmouche	TKO (retirement)	C3 Fights: Red River Rivalry	September 30, 2010	2	3:00	Concho, Oklahoma, United States	Return to Bantamweight.
Win	7–0	Yulia Nemtsova	Submission (ezekiel choke)	Professional Free Fight	March 3, 2006	1	1:11	Krasnodar, Russia	Flyweight debut.
Win	6–0	Kim Kyung-aeh	Submission (armbar)	WXF: X-Impact World Championships 2005	July 9, 2005	1	1:09	Seoul, South Korea
Win	5–0	Roza Kalieva	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Kazakhstan Federation of Pankration 2	March 22, 2005	1	1:09	Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Win	4–0	Alla Iskarenova	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Kazakhstan Federation of Pankration 1	March 21, 2005	1	1:12	Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Win	3–0	Erkesh Kokoeva	TKO (punches)	Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu 2	October 15, 2004	1	N/A	Kyrgyzstan
Win	2–0	Kim Mi-choi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	WXF: X-Impact World Championships 2003	December 9, 2003	1	1:55	Seoul, South Korea
Win	1–0	Eliza Aidaralieva	TKO (punches)	Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu 1	April 21, 2003	2	N/A	Kyrgyzstan	Bantamweight debut.

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Pay-per-view bouts


No.	Event	Fight	Date	Venue	City	PPV Buys
1.	UFC 215	Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2	September 9, 2017	Rogers Place	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	100,000^[141]

Professional boxing record

2 fights	2 wins	0 losses
By knockout	1	0
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
2	Win	2–0	Nerys Rincon	RTD	4 (10)	17 Dec 2011	Coliseo ReserClub de Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru
1	Win	1–0	Halanna Dos Santos	UD	10	8 May 2010	Coliseo Marotta, Callao, Peru

Professional kickboxing and Muay Thai record

K-1, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai record (Incomplete)
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2015-10-31	Loss	Cong Wang	Kunlun Fight 33	Changde, China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Loses the Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight Championship -60 kg.
2015-07-24	Win	Anke Van Gestel	Legacy Kickboxing 3	Houston, Texas, United States	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2015-01-16	Win	Lindsay Haycraft	Legacy Kickboxing 1	Houston, Texas, United States	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2014-10-05	Win	Chali Bassinah	Kunlun Fight 11	Macau, China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Retains the Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight Championship -60 kg.
2014-08-31	Win	Irina Mazepa	Kunlun Fight 9 - 2014 Legend of Mulan Tournament, Final	Shangqiu, China	KO (High kick)	1	2:59
Wins the Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight Championship and the Kunlun Fight 2014 Female -60kg Tournament.
2014-08-31	Win	Yang Yang	Kunlun Fight 9 - 2014 Legend of Mulan Tournament, Semi-finals	Shangqiu, China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-08-31	Win	Elisa Qualizza	Kunlun Fight 9 - 2014 Legend of Mulan Tournament, Quarter Finals	Shangqiu, China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-12-1	Win	Maria Ruso	WKL Championship	Cordoba, Argentina	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00
2013-06-22	Win	Fabiana Dutra	South American Muay Thai Championship^[142]	Asunción, Paraguay	TKO (Spinning back kick to the body)	1	1:31
2013-03-02	Win	Malena Muñoz	WKC K-1 World Championships 2013	Lima, Peru	TKO (Spinning back kick to the body)	1	2:30
Retains the WKC K-1 Lightweight World Championship -60 kg
2013-01-06	Win	Tania Gonzales	WKC K-1 World Championships 2013	Mexico	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins the WKC K-1 Lightweight World Championship -60 kg
2012-12-02	Win	Patricia Silva	Super Luta Feminina^[142]	Porto Alegre, Brazil	Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2012-08-24	Win	Laura Soledad Griffa	Titulo Mondial de Kickboxing^[142]	Lima, Peru	Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2012-04-28	Win	Stephanie Ielö Page	Double championnat du monde WMC	Brest, France	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the WMC Muaythai Female Super Lightweight World Champion.
2011-11-06	Win	Ilona Wijmans	Muaythai Premier League: Third Round Netherlands	The Hague, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2011-09-02	Win	Angélique Pitiot	Muaythai Premier League: First Round California	Long Beach, California, USA	Decision (Split)	5	3:00
2011-05-16	Win	Ruth Stephanie Aquino	South American Muay Thai Championship	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
Wins the WMC-I.F.M.A. South American Muay Thai Championship -63.5 kg.
2011-02-09	Win	Martina Jindrová	Bangla Boxing Stadium^[143]	Phuket, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00
2010-12-14	Win	Carla Nadu	Andaman Coast Muay Thai Championship^[144]	Phuket, Thailand	Decision	5	2:00
2010-10-04	Win	Tainara Lisboa	INKA Fight Championship	Lima, Peru	Decision (Unanimous)	4	2:00
2010-02-9	Win	Ning Le	K-1 event in China	China	TKO (Knee and punches)	1	1:19
2010-01-29	Win	Nombum Honchenjin	N/A^[145]	Phuket, Thailand	TKO (Corner stoppage)	4	2:00
2010-01-14	Win	Madeleine Vall	Andaman Coast Muay Thai Championship^[146]	Phuket, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-01-13	Win	Geraldine O'Callaghan	N/A	Thailand	Decision	4	N/A
2010-01-3	Loss	Bai Ling	Wu Lin Feng: China vs. Africa^[147]	Zhangzhou, China	Technical Decision (Unanimous)^[148]	4	N/A
2009-10-02	Win	Mahalia Rocha de Morais	Martial Arts Festival XVIII	Lima, Peru	TKO (Punches)	N/A	N/A
2008-05-03	Win	Chajmaa Bellekhal	Next Generation Warriors	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2008-04-19	Loss	Debby Urkens	Temple of Thaiboxing	Bladel, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2008-01-29	Win	Sumwan Thorat	Andaman Coast Muay Thai Championship^[149]	Ko Samui, Thailand	KO (Elbow)	4	1:56
2005-10-?	Win	Yulia Yelskaya	Russian Muay Thai Championship^[150]	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	Decision	4	N/A
2005-04-?	Win	Irina Yakhno	N/A^[151]	Krasnodar, Russia	TKO (Corner stoppage)	4	2:00
2005-?-?	Win	Maria Ostapchuk	N/A	Krasnodar, Russia	TKO	5	N/A
2005-?-?	Win	Ingrid Graziani	Russia vs. France^[152]	Krasnodar, Russia	KO (Punch)	1	1:24
2004-08-?	Win	Ekaterina Azadova	Asian Open Junior Kickboxing Championship^[153]	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	N/A
2004-03-10	Win	Oksana Chernikova	BARS: Female Fights^[154]	Moscow, Russia	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004-?-?	Win	Svetlana Kulakova	N/A^[155]	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Decision	3	2:00
2003-?-?	Win	Gulzara Azizova	Asian Cup Kickboxing Final^[156]	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Decision	6	2:00
Wins the Asia Cup -55 kg.
2003-02-?	Win	Tina Zakarian	Kickboxing: Kyrgyzstan vs. Lebanon^[157]	Muscat, Oman	Decision	3	2:00

Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai record (Incomplete)
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
(Muay Thai) 55 wins, 1 losses, 0 draws^[137]
2015-08-23	Win	Mariya Valent	I.F.M.A. Royal World cup Tournament 2015, Finals -60 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. Royal World cup Tournament Gold Medal -60 kg.
2015-08-20	Win	Anke Van Gestel	I.F.M.A. Royal World cup Tournament 2015, Semi-finals -60 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	KO (Slam)	1	2:58
2015-08-16	Win	Nili Block	I.F.M.A. Royal World cup Tournament 2015, Quarter Finals -60 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2015-08-14	Win	Kaoutar Houkman	I.F.M.A. Royal World cup Tournament 2015, Eighth Finals -60 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-10	Win	Mariya Valent	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2014, Finals -60 kg	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -60 kg.
2014-05-06	Win	Janice MacAulay	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2014, Semi-finals -60 kg	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-05	Win	Gia Winberg	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2014, Quarter Finals -60 kg	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-01	Win	Siobhan Foley	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2014, Eighth Finals -60 kg	Langkawi, Malaysia	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013-10-23	Win	Anastasia Sharmonova	2013 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Final	St. Petersburg, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
Wins the 2013 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai Gold Medal.
2013-10-21	Win	Pimnipa Tanawatpipat	2013 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Semi-final	St. Petersburg, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2013-10-19	Win	Zuunast Altansukh	2013 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Quarter Final	St. Petersburg, Russia	TKO (Body kick)	3	N/A
2012-09-12	Win	Katsiaryna Viaryha	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2012, Finals -60 kg	St. Petersburg, Russia	Decision	4	2:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -60 kg.
2012-09-11	Win	Magdalena Edyta	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2012, Semi-finals -60 kg	St. Petersburg, Russia	Decision	4	2:00
2012-09-10	Win	Lambert Laetitia	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2012, Quarter Finals -60 kg	St. Petersburg, Russia	Decision	4	2:00
2012-09-07	Win	Alfia Ishirgakova	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2012, First Round -60 kg	St. Petersburg, Russia	Decision	4	2:00
2011-09-26	Loss	Aicha El Majydy	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2011, Finals -60 kg	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Decision	N/A	N/A
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Silver Medal -60 kg.
2011-09-23	Win	Alfia Ishirgakova	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2011, Semi-finals -60 kg	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	TKO (Punches)	4	1:07
2011-09-21	Win	Anke Van Gestel	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2011, Quarter Finals -60 kg^[158]	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Decision	N/A	N/A
2010-12-06	Win	Lina Länsberg	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2010, Finals -63.5 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -63.5 kg.
2010-12-05	Win	Anna Willberg	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2010, Semi-finals -63.5 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-12-03	Win	Marja Belush	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2010, Quarter Finals -63.5 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO (Spinning back kick to the body)	3	1:46
2010-11-29	Win	Valentina Gupalo	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2010, Eight Finals -63.5 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-09-02	Win	Caley Reece	2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Final	Beijing, China	Decision (Unanimous)	4	2:00
Wins the 2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai Gold Medal.
2010-08-31	Win	Ania Fucz	2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Semi-finals^[159]	Beijing, China	KO (Slam)	2	1:47
2010-08-29	Win	Madeleine Ross	2010 World Combat Games -60 kg/132 lb Muay Thai, Quarter Finals^[160]	Beijing, China	Decision (Unanimous)	4	2:00
2010-04-07	Win	Adriana Rocha	I.F.M.A. Panamerican Championship Tournament 2009, Finals -60 kg^[161]	Vitoria, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. Panamerican Championship Tournament Gold Medal -60 kg.
2009-12-04	Win	Alena Muratova	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2009, Finals -60 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -60 kg.
2009-12-?	Win	Carly Reece	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2009, Semi-finals -60 kg^[162]	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2009-12-?	Win	Emma Thyni	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2009, Quarter Finals -60 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2008-09-?	Win	Joanna Jędrzejczyk	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2008, Finals -57 kg	Busan, South Korea	Decision	3	3:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -57 kg.
2008-09-?	Win	Gozde Bayergi	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2008, Semi-finals -57 kg	Busan, South Korea	Decision	3	3:00
2008-09-?	Win	Alla Ivashkevich	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2008, Quarter Finals -57 kg	Busan, South Korea	Decision	3	3:00
2008-09-?	Win	Mikaela Mélante	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2008, First Round -57 kg	Busan, South Korea	Decision	3	3:00
2007-12-?	Win	Vipavat Lasuwan	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2007, Finals -57 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -57 kg.
2007-12-?	Win	Liisi Airo	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2007, Semi-finals -57 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2007-11-29	Win	Joanna Jędrzejczyk	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2007, Quarter Finals -57 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2006-06-07	Win	Misty Sutherland	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2006, Finals -57 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -57 kg.
2006-06-?	Win	Heather O’Donnell	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2006, Semi-finals -57 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2006-05-31	Win	Joanna Jędrzejczyk	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2006, Quarter Finals -57 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2006-03-26	Win	Nicola Simson	WMF World Championship Tournament 2006, Finals -57 kg^[163]	Bangkok, Thailand	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wins the WMF World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -57 kg.
2006-03-?	Win	Maria Pymakova	WMF World Championship Tournament 2006, Semi-finals -57 kg^[164]	Bangkok, Thailand	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006-03-24	Win	Ursula Trump	WMF World Championship Tournament 2006, Quarter Finals -57 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004-?-?	Win	Oksana Kinak	WAKO World Championship Tournament 2004, Finals -56 kg^[165]	Massa, Italy	Decision	3	2:00
Wins the WAKO Full Contact World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -56 kg.
2004-?-?	Win	Ivana Didovich	WAKO World Championship Tournament 2004, Semi-finals -56 kg^[166]	Massa, Italy	Decision	3	2:00
2004-?-?	Win	Kristina Tomasz	WAKO World Championship Tournament 2004, Quarter Finals -56 kg	Massa, Italy	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003-09-?	Win	Yulia Semenova	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2003, Finals -57 kg^[167]	Almaty, Kazakhstan	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wins the I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament Gold Medal -57 kg.
2003-09-?	Win	Vikki Brangar	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2003, Semi-finals -57 kg	Almaty, Kazakhstan	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003-09-?	Win	N/A	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2003, Quarter Finals -57 kg^[168]	Almaty, Kazakhstan	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003-09-?	Win	N/A	I.F.M.A. World Championship Tournament 2003, First Round -57 kg	Almaty, Kazakhstan	N/A	N/A	N/A
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

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^ русская" [ru], meaning Russian ethnicity, as opposed to nationality, "Россияне" [ru]

Notes

^ Expatriate^[1]
^ Russian: Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко;^[10]^[11]

External links

Awards and achievements
Vacant Title last held by Nicco Montaño	2nd UFC Women's Flyweight Champion December 8, 2018 – March 4, 2023	Succeeded by Alexa Grasso
Preceded by Alexa Grasso	4th UFC Women's Flyweight Champion September 14, 2024 – present	Incumbent

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-{{short description|Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian mixed martial artist (born 1988)}}
+{{short description|Kyrgyzstani mixed martial artist (born 1988)}}
 {{Distinguish|Valentyna Shevchenko (disambiguation){{!}}Valentyna Shevchenko}}
 {{family name hatnote|Anatolyevna|Shevchenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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 | birth_name      = Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko
 | birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|7|mf=yes}}
-| birth_place     = [[Bishkek|Frunze]], Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union<br />(now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
+| birth_place     = [[Bishkek|Frunze]], [[Kirghiz SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<br />(now [[Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]])
-| residence       = [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.<br />[[Bishkek]], Kyrgyzstan
+| residence       = [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.<br />[[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]]
 | death_date      =
 | death_place     =
 | death_cause     =
-| nationality     = Kyrgyzstani / Russian{{efn|Expatriate<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/6/7/18650518/valentina-shevchenko-a-woman-of-many-nations-ahead-of-first-ufc-title-defense|title=Valentina Shevchenko a woman of many nations ahead of first UFC title defense|last=Lee|first=Alexander K.|date=June 7, 2019|website=MMA Fighting|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=June 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623021819/https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/6/7/18650518/valentina-shevchenko-a-woman-of-many-nations-ahead-of-first-ufc-title-defense|url-status=live}}
+| nationality     = Kyrgyzstani<br />Peruvian<br />Russian{{efn|Expatriate<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/6/7/18650518/valentina-shevchenko-a-woman-of-many-nations-ahead-of-first-ufc-title-defense|title=Valentina Shevchenko a woman of many nations ahead of first UFC title defense|last=Lee|first=Alexander K.|date=June 7, 2019|website=MMA Fighting|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=June 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623021819/https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/6/7/18650518/valentina-shevchenko-a-woman-of-many-nations-ahead-of-first-ufc-title-defense|url-status=live}}
 * {{Cite web|url=https://www.ufcespanol.com/news/valentina-shevchenko-historia-de-kirguistan-peru|title=Valentina Shevchenko, Historia De Kirguistán A Perú|website=UFC|date=September 14, 2018|language=es|access-date=February 4, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111171427/https://www.ufcespanol.com/news/valentina-shevchenko-historia-de-kirguistan-peru|url-status=live}}
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 | reach_footnote  =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.espn.com/extra/mma/playercard?playerId=2554705&src=desktop|title=Valentina Shevchenko UFC Profile|work=ESPN.com|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909165417/http://m.espn.com/extra/mma/playercard?playerId=2554705&src=desktop|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | style           = [[Muay Thai]]
-| stance          = Southpaw
+| stance          = [[Southpaw]]
-| fighting_out_of = Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
+| fighting_out_of = [[Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]]
 | team            = [[Tiger Muay Thai]]<ref>{{cite news|title= 16 x World Muay Thai Champion Valentina Shevchenko|publisher= Tiger Muay Thai|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7uS_Bqd7Qk|access-date= October 26, 2014|archive-date= June 9, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220609134032/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7uS_Bqd7Qk|url-status= live}}{{cite web |url=https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2015/12/13/valentina-shevchenko-signs-with-the-ufc-faces-kaufman-in-debut/ |title=Valentina Shevchenko Signs with the UFC; Faces Kaufman in Debut &#124; Wombat Sports |website=Wombatsports.wordpress.com |date=December 13, 2015 |access-date=December 17, 2015 |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411181018/https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2015/12/13/valentina-shevchenko-signs-with-the-ufc-faces-kaufman-in-debut/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-'''Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko'''{{efn|{{lang-ru|Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко}};<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://24.kg/vlast/114197_pozdravlyaem_valentina_shevchenko_nagrajdena_ordenom_dank_/|title = Поздравляем! Валентина Шевченко награждена орденом "Данк"|date = April 8, 2019|access-date = November 20, 2021|archive-date = June 10, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220610130454/https://24.kg/vlast/114197_pozdravlyaem_valentina_shevchenko_nagrajdena_ordenom_dank_/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://24smi.org/celebrity/75320-valentina-shevchenko.html|title=Валентина Шевченко|access-date=November 20, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609130707/https://24smi.org/celebrity/75320-valentina-shevchenko.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
+'''Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko'''{{efn|{{langx|ru|Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко}};<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://24.kg/vlast/114197_pozdravlyaem_valentina_shevchenko_nagrajdena_ordenom_dank_/|title = Поздравляем! Валентина Шевченко награждена орденом "Данк"|date = April 8, 2019|access-date = November 20, 2021|archive-date = June 10, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220610130454/https://24.kg/vlast/114197_pozdravlyaem_valentina_shevchenko_nagrajdena_ordenom_dank_/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://24smi.org/celebrity/75320-valentina-shevchenko.html|title=Валентина Шевченко|access-date=November 20, 2021|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609130707/https://24smi.org/celebrity/75320-valentina-shevchenko.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
-(born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|last=Nag|first=Anwesha|date=May 16, 2021|title=How old are Valentina and Antonina Shevchenko and where are they from?|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-how-old-valentina-antonina-shevchenko-from|access-date=August 1, 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|archive-date=June 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612100106/https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-how-old-valentina-antonina-shevchenko-from|url-status=live}}</ref> professional [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] and former [[Muay Thai]] [[kickboxer]].<ref name="auto3"/> She currently competes in the women's [[Flyweight (MMA)|Flyweight]] division for the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC), where she is a two-time and current [[UFC Women's Flyweight Championship|UFC Women's Flyweight Champion]]. As of September 17, 2024, she is #1 in the [[List of current UFC fighters#Rankings|UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions |url=https://www.ufc.com/rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613123822/https://www.ufc.com/rankings |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.ufc.com}}</ref>
+(born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|last=Nag|first=Anwesha|date=May 16, 2021|title=How old are Valentina and Antonina Shevchenko and where are they from?|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-how-old-valentina-antonina-shevchenko-from|access-date=August 1, 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|archive-date=June 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612100106/https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-how-old-valentina-antonina-shevchenko-from|url-status=live}}</ref> professional [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]], former [[Muay Thai]] fighter and [[Kickboxing|kickboxer]].<ref name="auto3"/> She currently competes in the women's [[Flyweight (MMA)|Flyweight]] division of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC), where she is a two-time and current [[UFC Women's Flyweight Championship|UFC Women's Flyweight Champion]] and both the first Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian fighter to win a UFC championship. As of September 17, 2024, she is #1 in the [[List of current UFC fighters#Rankings|UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions |url=https://www.ufc.com/rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613123822/https://www.ufc.com/rankings |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.ufc.com}}</ref>
 ==Early and personal life==
-Shevchenko was born in [[Bishkek|Frunze]], [[Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic|Kirghiz SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] on March 7, 1988, to a [[Russians|Russian]]-[[Ukrainian people|Ukrainian]] family of military servicemen,<ref name="USA Today">{{Cite web|date=May 12, 2018|title=MMA star Valentina Shevchenko checks out first NASCAR race|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2018/05/12/mma-star-valentina-shevchenko-checks-out-first-nascar-race/34845539/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US|quote=Shevchenko was born into a Ukrainian family in the former Soviet Union, and began learning martial arts when she was 5.|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925151142/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2018/05/12/mma-star-valentina-shevchenko-checks-out-first-nascar-race/34845539/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Life">{{Cite web|title=Valentina Shevchenko: 5 Things To KnowAbout Shocking Winner Of UFC's Fox 23|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/01/29/valentina-shevchenko-ufc-winner-facts-fox-23-fighter/|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=Hollywood Life|language=en-US|quote=Shevchenko is one of the most famous Ukrainian last names, but her family was forced to flee the-then USSR state during Stalin's Communist rule. Ukraine is now an independent country in its own right.|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925151141/https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/01/29/valentina-shevchenko-ufc-winner-facts-fox-23-fighter/|url-status=live}}</ref> but she has described herself as being [[Russians|Russian]]{{refn|group=note|{{interlanguage link|русская"|ru}}, meaning Russian ethnicity, as opposed to nationality, {{interlanguage link|"Россияне"|ru}}}} in a Russian interview and her native language is [[Russian language|Russian]].<ref>"MMABoxing.ru" [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808200512/https://mmaboxing.ru/news/news-mma/Valentina-Shevchenko-Konechno-ya-russkaya-39641.html], September 10 2018. Retrieved on August 8 2020.</ref> Her family had [[Soviet Union|Soviet]], and later [[Kyrgyzstan]] citizenship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sovsport.ru/mma/articles/1072794-valentina-shevchenko-moja-istorija-s-nunies-ne-zakonchena|title= Valentina Shevchenko: "My history with Nunes is not finished"|publisher=sovsport.ru|date=September 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911121746/https://www.sovsport.ru/mma/articles/1072794-valentina-shevchenko-moja-istorija-s-nunies-ne-zakonchena|archive-date=September 11, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018}}</ref> Her mother Elena Shevchenko is the president of Kyrgyzstan's national Muay Thai association and a former multiple-time Muay Thai champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-255-mma-news-i-am-so-proud-to-be-her-daughter-valentina-shevchenko-reveals-big-news-on-her-mother|title = "I Am So Proud to be Her Daughter" - Valentina Shevchenko Reveals Big News on Her Mother|date = November 19, 2020|access-date = January 14, 2021|archive-date = November 30, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211130191835/https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-255-mma-news-i-am-so-proud-to-be-her-daughter-valentina-shevchenko-reveals-big-news-on-her-mother/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3041788/who-halle-berrys-sparring-partner-bruised-meet-ufc|title=Who is Valentina Shevchenko, UFC champ in Bruised?|date=December 12, 2019|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130190253/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3041788/who-halle-berrys-sparring-partner-bruised-meet-ufc|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father Anatoly Shevchenko served in the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Fleet]] of the [[Soviet Navy]] for three years during the [[Cold War]], and played for the Kyrgyzstan national football team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://limon.kg/news:71696|title=20 нокаутирующих фактов о Валентине Шевченко|website=limon.kg|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218220434/http://limon.kg/news:71696|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/martial/mma/reviews/bolshoe-intervyu-s-valentinoy-shevchenko-o-makgregore-amande-nunes-habibe-i-zhizni-v-dzhunglyah-1770563/|title="Жили в Амазонии. Вокруг — сплошные шаманы". Валентина Шевченко — о пираньях, Аманде Нуньес, Макгрегоре и оружии|date=March 23, 2021|website=sport-express.ru|access-date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222131619/https://www.sport-express.ru/martial/mma/reviews/bolshoe-intervyu-s-valentinoy-shevchenko-o-makgregore-amande-nunes-habibe-i-zhizni-v-dzhunglyah-1770563/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shevchenko was born in [[Bishkek|Frunze]], [[Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic|Kirghiz SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] on March 7, 1988, to a [[Russians|Russian]]-[[Ukrainian people|Ukrainian]] family of military servicemen,<ref name="USA Today">{{Cite web|date=May 12, 2018|title=MMA star Valentina Shevchenko checks out first NASCAR race|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2018/05/12/mma-star-valentina-shevchenko-checks-out-first-nascar-race/34845539/|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US|quote=Shevchenko was born into a Ukrainian family in the former Soviet Union, and began learning martial arts when she was 5.|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925151142/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2018/05/12/mma-star-valentina-shevchenko-checks-out-first-nascar-race/34845539/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Life">{{Cite web|title=Valentina Shevchenko: 5 Things To KnowAbout Shocking Winner Of UFC's Fox 23|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/01/29/valentina-shevchenko-ufc-winner-facts-fox-23-fighter/|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=Hollywood Life|language=en-US|quote=Shevchenko is one of the most famous Ukrainian last names, but her family was forced to flee the-then USSR state during Stalin's Communist rule. Ukraine is now an independent country in its own right.|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925151141/https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/01/29/valentina-shevchenko-ufc-winner-facts-fox-23-fighter/|url-status=live}}</ref> but she has described herself as being [[Russians|Russian]]{{refn|group=note|{{interlanguage link|русская"|ru}}, meaning Russian ethnicity, as opposed to nationality, {{interlanguage link|"Россияне"|ru}}}} in a Russian interview and her native language is [[Russian language|Russian]].<ref>"MMABoxing.ru" [https://web.archive.org/web/20200808200512/https://mmaboxing.ru/news/news-mma/Valentina-Shevchenko-Konechno-ya-russkaya-39641.html], September 10 2018. Retrieved on August 8 2020.</ref> Her family had [[Soviet Union|Soviet]], and later [[Kyrgyzstan]] citizenship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sovsport.ru/mma/articles/1072794-valentina-shevchenko-moja-istorija-s-nunies-ne-zakonchena|title= Valentina Shevchenko: "My history with Nunes is not finished"|publisher=sovsport.ru|date=September 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911121746/https://www.sovsport.ru/mma/articles/1072794-valentina-shevchenko-moja-istorija-s-nunies-ne-zakonchena|archive-date=September 11, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018}}</ref> Her mother, Elena Shevchenko, is the president of Kyrgyzstan's national Muay Thai association and a former multiple-time Muay Thai champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-255-mma-news-i-am-so-proud-to-be-her-daughter-valentina-shevchenko-reveals-big-news-on-her-mother|title = "I Am So Proud to be Her Daughter" - Valentina Shevchenko Reveals Big News on Her Mother|date = November 19, 2020|access-date = January 14, 2021|archive-date = November 30, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211130191835/https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-255-mma-news-i-am-so-proud-to-be-her-daughter-valentina-shevchenko-reveals-big-news-on-her-mother/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3041788/who-halle-berrys-sparring-partner-bruised-meet-ufc|title=Who is Valentina Shevchenko, UFC champ in Bruised?|date=December 12, 2019|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130190253/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3041788/who-halle-berrys-sparring-partner-bruised-meet-ufc|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father, Anatoly Shevchenko, served in the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Fleet]] of the [[Soviet Navy]] for three years during the [[Cold War]], and played for the Kyrgyzstan national football team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://limon.kg/news:71696|title=20 нокаутирующих фактов о Валентине Шевченко|website=limon.kg|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218220434/http://limon.kg/news:71696|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/martial/mma/reviews/bolshoe-intervyu-s-valentinoy-shevchenko-o-makgregore-amande-nunes-habibe-i-zhizni-v-dzhunglyah-1770563/|title="Жили в Амазонии. Вокруг — сплошные шаманы". Валентина Шевченко — о пираньях, Аманде Нуньес, Макгрегоре и оружии|date=March 23, 2021|website=sport-express.ru|access-date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222131619/https://www.sport-express.ru/martial/mma/reviews/bolshoe-intervyu-s-valentinoy-shevchenko-o-makgregore-amande-nunes-habibe-i-zhizni-v-dzhunglyah-1770563/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 After becoming interested in combat sports at an early age, Valentina began Taekwondo at age 5, under the influence of her older sister [[Antonina Shevchenko|Antonina]] and her mother, who both participated in the sport.<ref name="wordpress1">{{cite web|url= https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/valentina-shevchenko-talks-cross-sport-success-signing-to-legacy-mma/|title= Valentina Shevchenko Talks Cross Sport Success; Signing to Legacy MMA|publisher= Wombat Sports|date= February 10, 2015|access-date= February 10, 2015|archive-date= May 31, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200531054928/https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/valentina-shevchenko-talks-cross-sport-success-signing-to-legacy-mma/|url-status= live}}</ref> At age 12 she branched out into Muay Thai kickboxing and then freestyle [[Vale Tudo]]. Her kickboxing career began in 2000 when, also at age 12, she knocked out a 22-year-old opponent, earning her the moniker "Bullet" from her trainer Pavel Fedotov because of her speed in the ring.<ref name="marca.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wban.org/biog/vshevchenko.htm|title=Women's Boxing: Valentina Shevchenko Biography|publisher=Wban.org|access-date=December 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129213507/http://www.wban.org/biog/vshevchenko.htm|archive-date=January 29, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Lance |url=http://www.legacyfights.net/legacy-fighting-championship-39-valentina-shevchenko/ |title=Legacy Fighting Championship 39 – Valentina Shevchenko |website=Legacyfights.net |access-date=December 12, 2015 |archive-date=March 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330173342/http://www.legacyfights.net/legacy-fighting-championship-39-valentina-shevchenko/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She traveled to Peru with Fedotov and Antonina in 2007, where they became martial arts teachers, and Fedotov eventually relocated his team there permanently. She gained Peruvian citizenship in 2008<ref name="auto2"/> and is fluent in Russian, English, and Spanish.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Greg|last=Beacham |agency=The Associated Press|date=July 6, 2017|title=Valentina Shevchenko's world travels lead to title shot at UFC 213|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/06/valentina-shevchenko-ufc-213-title-shot/|access-date=November 22, 2020|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314100427/https://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/06/valentina-shevchenko-ufc-213-title-shot/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also speaks Thai.
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 Shevchenko faced [[Alexa Grasso]] in a rematch for the [[UFC Women's Flyweight Championship]] on September 16, 2023, at [[UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2|UFC Fight Night 227]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/06/alexa-grasso-vs-valentina-shevchenko-2-ufc-flyweight-title-rematch-september-16-las-vegas|title=Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2 UFC flyweight title rematch set for September|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|date=2023-06-22|access-date=2023-07-01|website=MMA Junkie}}</ref> The match ended in a split draw.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jay |date=2023-09-17 |title=Noche UFC: Nail-biter Sees Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko Ruled a Draw |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2023/09/17/noche-ufc-alexa-grasso-vs-valentina-shevchenko/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}}</ref> The decision was controversial as one of the three judges scored 10-8 for Alexa Grasso in the last round, but Valentina argued her dominance in the round relating to the new scoring system in UFC. If the judge would have scored the fifth and final round in Valentina's favor, she would have won the fight and consequently the title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Damon |date=2023-09-17 |title=Valentina Shevchenko blasts 10-8 scorecard that cost her title at Noche UFC: 'Completely unfair' |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/9/17/23877079/valentina-shevchenko-blasts-10-8-scorecard-ultimately-cost-her-title-noche-ufc-its-completely-unfair |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=MMA Fighting |language=en}}</ref>
-On February 9, 2024, it was announced that Shevchenko and Grasso  would be the coaches for [[The Ultimate Fighter 32]] on [[ESPN+]], which would feature contestants from the middleweight and featherweight divisions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherdog.com |title=Season 32 of 'The Ultimate Fighter' Set for June With Featherweights, Middleweights |url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Season-32-of-The-Ultimate-Fighter-Set-for-June-With-Featherweights-Middleweights-191964 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Sherdog |language=en}}</ref> Shevchenko faced [[Alexa Grasso]] for the third time on September 14, 2024 at [[UFC 306]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/07/ufc-306-alexa-grasso-vs-valentina-shevchenko-trilogy-booked-sphere|title=Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 3 to co-headline Noche UFC at Sphere|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2024-07-26|access-date=2024-07-26}}</ref> With nearly 15 minutes of control time, she won by dominant unanimous decision, becoming the only 2-time [[UFC Flyweight Championship|UFC Flyweight Champion]] in the process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2024/09/15/ufc-306-valentina-shevchenko-wrestles-her-way-past-alexa-grasso-reclaims-title/|title=UFC 306: Valentina Shevchenko Wrestles Her Way Past Alexa Grasso, Reclaims Title|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Staff|date=2024-09-14|access-date=2024-09-14}}</ref>
+On February 9, 2024, it was announced that Shevchenko and Grasso  would be the coaches for [[The Ultimate Fighter 32]] on [[ESPN+]], which would feature contestants from the middleweight and featherweight divisions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherdog.com |title=Season 32 of 'The Ultimate Fighter' Set for June With Featherweights, Middleweights |url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Season-32-of-The-Ultimate-Fighter-Set-for-June-With-Featherweights-Middleweights-191964 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Sherdog |language=en}}</ref> Shevchenko faced [[Alexa Grasso]] for the third time on September 14, 2024 at [[UFC 306]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/07/ufc-306-alexa-grasso-vs-valentina-shevchenko-trilogy-booked-sphere|title=Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 3 to co-headline Noche UFC at Sphere|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2024-07-26|access-date=2024-07-26}}</ref> With nearly 15 minutes of control time, she won by dominant unanimous decision, becoming the only 2-time [[UFC Flyweight Championship|UFC Women's Flyweight Champion]] in the process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2024/09/15/ufc-306-valentina-shevchenko-wrestles-her-way-past-alexa-grasso-reclaims-title/|title=UFC 306: Valentina Shevchenko Wrestles Her Way Past Alexa Grasso, Reclaims Title|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Staff|date=2024-09-14|access-date=2024-09-14}}</ref>
 ==Professional boxing career==
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 After dodging an opponent's strike, Shevchenko will often counter with a fast right hook, a spinning wheel kick, or a spinning back fist. On offense, she makes regular use of forwarding right hooks and two-punch combinations. She also utilizes an outside leg kick, regularly thrown at the end of a flurry, or in the early stages of a round.<ref name=elbow/><ref name=flo/><ref>{{cite web |last=Richardson |first=Andrew |url=https://www.mmamania.com/2016/7/19/12207172/fighter-on-fighter-breaking-down-ufc-on-fox-20-valentina-shevchenko-chicago-mma |title=Fighter on Fighter: Breaking down UFC on Fox 20's Valentina Shevchenko |publisher=MMAMania.com |date=July 19, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-date=February 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204124137/https://www.mmamania.com/2016/7/19/12207172/fighter-on-fighter-breaking-down-ufc-on-fox-20-valentina-shevchenko-chicago-mma |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In addition to her striking, Shevchenko is also a highly skilled grappler and has a black belt in Judo, as demonstrated by her multiple take-downs against Holly Holm and Jéssica Andrade, her armbar submission of Julianna Peña, and her rear-naked choke submission over Priscila Cachoeira.<ref name=Pena/><ref>{{cite web |last=Okamoto |first=Brett |url=http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/17132150/valentina-shevchenko-upsets-holly-holm-decision |title=Shevchenko takes decision from Holm at UFC Chicago |work=ESPN.com |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131161712/http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/17132150/valentina-shevchenko-upsets-holly-holm-decision |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In addition to her striking, Shevchenko is also a highly skilled grappler and has a black belt in [[Judo]], as demonstrated by her multiple take-downs against [[Holly Holm]], [[Jéssica Andrade]] and [[Alexa Grasso]] (having averaged at least 4 takedowns in every one of their fights), her armbar submission of [[Julianna Peña]], and her rear-naked choke submission over [[Priscila Cachoeira]].<ref name=Pena/><ref>{{cite web |last=Okamoto |first=Brett |url=http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/17132150/valentina-shevchenko-upsets-holly-holm-decision |title=Shevchenko takes decision from Holm at UFC Chicago |work=ESPN.com |date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131161712/http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/17132150/valentina-shevchenko-upsets-holly-holm-decision |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Other ventures==
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 Shevchenko is featured as a playable character in the video games ''[[EA Sports UFC 2]]'', ''[[EA Sports UFC 3]]'', ''[[EA Sports UFC 4]], and [[EA Sports UFC 5]].''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesatlas.com/articles/ea-sports-ufc-2-roster|title=EA SPORTS UFC 2 Roster - All Fighters in UFC 2|first=Jason|last=Worth|website=Games Atlas|date=May 9, 2020 |access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126090838/https://www.gamesatlas.com/articles/ea-sports-ufc-2-roster|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/ufc/ufc-3/fighter-roster-ratings/womens-bantamweight|title=UFC 3 Women's Bantamweight Fighter Roster and Ratings — EA SPORTS Official Site|first=Electronic|last=Arts|date=October 17, 2018|website=Electronic Arts Inc.|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109004642/https://www.ea.com/games/ufc/ufc-3/fighter-roster-ratings/womens-bantamweight|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/ufc/ufc-4/roster|title=EA SPORTS UFC 4 - MMA Fighting Game - Roster|first=Electronic|last=Arts|date=October 8, 2020|website=Electronic Arts Inc.|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824164702/https://www.ea.com/games/ufc/ufc-4/roster|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-05 |title=Alexander Volkanovski, Valentina Shevchenko set as 'EA UFC 5' cover athletes; Israel Adesanya gets special edition |url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/09/ea-ufc-5-cover-athletes-alexander-volkanovski-valentina-shevchenko-israel-adesanya-special-edition |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=MMA Junkie |language=en-US}}</ref> She is one of two cover athletes for EA Sports UFC 5; the other being mma fighter [[Alexander Volkanovski]].<ref name=":0" />
-Shevchenko appears in the [[Netflix]] sports film ''[[Bruised (film)|Bruised]]'' starring [[Halle Berry]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Halle Berry Says She 'Broke Some Bones' Filming with UFC Champ Valentina Shevchenko|first=Ale|last=Russian|url=https://people.com/movies/halle-berry-says-she-broke-some-bones-filming-with-ufc-champ-valentina-shevchenko/|access-date=September 5, 2020|website=PEOPLE.com|date=April 23, 2020|language=EN|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926194733/https://people.com/movies/halle-berry-says-she-broke-some-bones-filming-with-ufc-champ-valentina-shevchenko/|url-status=live}}</ref> in which she plays the role of Lucia "Lady Killer" Chavez, an Argentinian MMA champion and the main rival of Berry's character, Jackie Justice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://breakingac.com/2019/11/halle-berry-has-inspiring-message-for-kids-on-atlantic-city-movie-set/|title=Halle Berry has inspiring message for kids on Atlantic City movie set|date=November 12, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127042856/https://breakingac.com/2019/11/halle-berry-has-inspiring-message-for-kids-on-atlantic-city-movie-set/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Shevchenko appears in the 2020 [[Netflix]] sports drama ''[[Bruised (film)|Bruised]]'' directed by and starring [[Halle Berry]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Halle Berry Says She 'Broke Some Bones' Filming with UFC Champ Valentina Shevchenko|first=Ale|last=Russian|url=https://people.com/movies/halle-berry-says-she-broke-some-bones-filming-with-ufc-champ-valentina-shevchenko/|access-date=September 5, 2020|website=PEOPLE.com|date=April 23, 2020|language=EN|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926194733/https://people.com/movies/halle-berry-says-she-broke-some-bones-filming-with-ufc-champ-valentina-shevchenko/|url-status=live}}</ref> in which Shevchenko plays the role of Lucia "Lady Killer" Chavez, an Argentinian MMA champion and the main rival of Berry's character, Jackie Justice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://breakingac.com/2019/11/halle-berry-has-inspiring-message-for-kids-on-atlantic-city-movie-set/|title=Halle Berry has inspiring message for kids on Atlantic City movie set|date=November 12, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127042856/https://breakingac.com/2019/11/halle-berry-has-inspiring-message-for-kids-on-atlantic-city-movie-set/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 Together with Berry, Shevchenko was featured on the digital cover of the December 2021 issue for ''[[Women's Health (magazine)|Women's Health]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2021/11/18/22789272/ufc-pic-valentina-shevchenko-halle-berry-land-bruised-cover-womens-health-mma|title=Pic: Valentina Shevchenko, Halle Berry land 'Bruised' cover of Women's Health|first=Jesse|last=Holland|date=November 18, 2021|website=MMAmania.com|access-date=November 26, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126083727/https://www.mmamania.com/2021/11/18/22789272/ufc-pic-valentina-shevchenko-halle-berry-land-bruised-cover-womens-health-mma|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 *'''[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]'''
 **[[UFC Women's Flyweight Championship]] (Two times, Current)
+***First Kyrgyzstani UFC champion
 ***Seven successful title defenses (First reign)
 ***[[List of UFC records#Most wins - By division|Most title wins in UFC Women's Flyweight division history]] (9)<ref name="UFCwFLW"/>
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 **Third highest significant strike defense percentage in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (67.1)<ref name="UFCwFLW"/>
 **Holds victories over five former UFC champions - <small>[[Holly Holm]], [[Julianna Peña]], [[Joanna Jędrzejczyk]], [[Jéssica Andrade]] and [[Alexa Grasso]]</small>
+**'''UFC.com Awards'''
+***2016: Ranked #10 Upset of the Year {{small|vs. [[Holly Holm]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/top-10-biggest-upsets-2016|title=Top 10 - The Biggest Upsets of 2016|date=December 20, 2016|author=Thomas Gerbasi|work=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]}}</ref>
+***2017: Ranked #5 Submission of the Year {{small|vs. [[Julianna Peña]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/top-ten-submissions-2017|title=The Top Submissions of 2017|date=January 4, 2018|author=Thomas Gerbasi|work=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]}}</ref>
+***2018: Ranked #5 Fighter of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/best-fighters-2018|title=The Best Fighters of 2018|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=January 6, 2019|work=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]}}</ref>
+***2019: Top 10 Fighter of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-fighters-2019|title=Ten Best – The Fighters of 2019 (No Rankings This Year)|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=January 5, 2020|work=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]}}</ref> & Ranked #2 Knockout of the Year {{small|vs. [[Jessica Eye]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/ten-best-knockouts-2019-ufc-masvidal|title=Ten Best - The Knockouts of 2019|date=January 2, 2020|author=Thomas Gerbasi|work=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]}}</ref>
+*** 2020: Ranked #6 Fighter of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/2020-awards-fighters-year-figueiredo-read|title=The 2020 Awards: The Fighters Of The Year|author=Thomas Gerbasi|date=December 26, 2020|work=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]}}</ref>
+*** 2023: [[2023 in UFC#2023 UFC.com awards|Ranked #9 Fight of the Year]] <small>vs. [[Alexa Grasso]] 1</small><ref name="fotyx2">{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/fights-2023-ufc-com-awards-grasso-rakhmonov-makhachev-hooker-gaethje-hill-pantoja|title=THE FIGHTS - THE 2023 UFC.COM AWARDS|date=23 December 2023|author=UFC Staff|work=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]}}</ref> & [[2023 in UFC#2023 UFC.com awards|Ranked #10 Fight of the Year]] <small>vs. [[Alexa Grasso]] 2</small><ref name="fotyx2"/>
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