Valentina Shevchenko (fighter)
| Valentina Shevchenko Валентина Шевченко |
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| Born | Valentina Shevchenko March 7, 1988 Frunze, Kirghizia, Soviet Union |
| Other names | Bullet |
| Nationality |
Soviet (until 1991) Kyrgyz (since 1991) Peruvian |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Bantamweight (MMA) Lightweight (Kickboxing) |
| Reach | 67.0 in (170 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Lima, Peru |
| Team | Tiger Muay Thai Gracie Barra Texas |
| Trainer | Pavel Fedotov |
| Rank | 2nd dan black belt in Taekwondo International Master of Sports in Muay Thai Master of Sports in Boxing Master of Sports in Kickboxing Master of Sports in Taekwondo Black belt & Master of Sports in Judo |
| Years active | 2000 - |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 61 |
| Wins | 58 |
| By knockout | 21 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | University of Arts Kyrgystan |
| Notable relatives | Antonina Shevchenko |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Valentina Shevchenko (Russian: Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко; born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyzstani muay thai fighter and mixed martial artist of Russian descent, who competes in the women's bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Valentina Shevchenko was born in Frunze, Kirghizia, USSR on March 7, 1988 into a Russian family, and became interested in fighting sports at an early age. She began with taekwondo at age 5, under the influence of her mother who had practiced the sport and of her older sister Antonina. At age 12 she branched out into Muay Thai kickboxing then free style Vale Tudo. Her kickboxing career began in Kyrgyzstan when 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.
Shevchenko has held several kickboxing and muay thai titles, such as the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships and World Muaythai Council and been highly regarded as one of the best female Muay Thai fighters in the world. Shevchenko has a 56-2 professional record as in Muay Thai/K-1 defeating the likes of Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Caley Reece.
Valentina Shevchenko has competed in mixed martial arts since 2003 compiling a record of 14-2.
In 2014 it was announced that Legacy FC had signed Shevchenko for MMA and kickboxing. On February 27, 2015, Shevchenko faced Jan Finney at Legacy Fighting Championship 39, winning the fight via unanimous decision.
Shevchenko made her UFC debut as a short-notice replacement for Germaine de Randamie against Sarah Kaufman at UFC on Fox 17. She won the fight via split decision.
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