Vladimir Matyushenko
| Vladimir Matyushenko | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 4, 1971 Rečyca, Byelorussian SSR, USSR |
| Other names | The Janitor |
| Residence | El Segundo, California, United States |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | El Segundo, California |
| Team | VMAT |
| Years active | 1997 – 2014 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 27 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Website | http://www.vmatgym.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko (Belarusian: Владимир Владимирович Матющенко, Uladzimir Uladzimiravič Maciušenka; born January 4, 1971) is a retired Belarusian mixed martial artist who fought in the Light Heavyweight division. He has competed for Bellator MMA, UFC, Affliction, Jungle Fight, and is the former IFL Light Heavyweight Champion.
Matyushenko is an accomplished freestyle wrestling athlete who competed for both the Soviet Union and Belarus. He was a Soviet and Belorussian National Wrestling Champion. At 90 kg, he won a silver medal in the 1994 European championships, and placed 11th in the 1994 world championships. He utilized his wrestling background extensively in his fights.
His nickname of "The Janitor" was coined by Dave Schultz as a joke to the U.S. wrestling team after Matyushenko beat members of their formidable squad (including Olympian Kevin Jackson) during a meet in Siberia. Their first impression of him had been when he was cleaning the mats in poor-looking clothing.
He was also a two-time National Junior College champion at Lassen College, winning the 177–184 lb weight class in 1996 and the HWT weight class in 1997, before moving on to the University of Nevada, graduating with a degree in Health Science in 1999.
Matyushenko made his professional MMA debut by winning three fights on the same night at IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou. With a 9-1 record in smaller promotions, Matyushenko made his UFC debut defeating Yuki Kondo by unanimous decision at UFC 32. After his win at UFC 32 Matyushenko was given a title shot against then Light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz. He lost by unanimous decision. In his next fight Matyushenko defeated Antônio Rogério Nogueira at UFO: Legend. Matyushenko made his return to the UFC in the Heavyweight division defeating Travis Wiuff at UFC 40. He then defeated Pedro Rizzo by unanimous decision at UFC 41. Matyushenko was then defeated by Andrei Arlovski at UFC 44.
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