Valentina Shevchenko: record, fights and statistics
Valentina Shevchenko (“Bullet”) is a women's flyweight fighter from Kyrgyzstan with a published career record of 26-4-1. StatsNext stores 18 UFC bouts for Valentina Shevchenko (15-3). In the 2 fights stored since May 10, 2025, Valentina Shevchenko is 2-0.
Profile
| Height | 5'5" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 66" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight class | Women's Flyweight |
| Born | 1988 |
| Current UFC ranking | Women's Flyweight #1, Women's Pound-for-Pound #1 (as of Oct 16, 2026) |
What are Valentina Shevchenko's fighting stats?
Across 18 stored UFC bouts with statistics (327 minutes) through November 15, 2025, Valentina Shevchenko lands 3.12 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 1.96, with 53.4% striking accuracy and 64.1% striking defense. Grappling: 2.75 takedowns per 15 minutes at 61.9% accuracy, 77.4% takedown defense, 0.27 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 15-3 in 18 stored UFC bouts, 6 of 15 wins inside the distance.
Valentina Shevchenko: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 3.12 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 1.96 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 53.4% |
| Significant striking defense | 64.1% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.09 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 2.75 |
| Takedown accuracy | 61.9% |
| Takedown defense | 77.4% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.27 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 5.31 |
| Share of fight time in control | 35.4% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 18 (327.3) |
Significant strikes landed: 64.8% head, 14.1% body, 21.1% legs; 70.9% at distance, 9.6% in the clinch, 19.5% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 4 | 0 |
| Submission | 2 | 1 |
| Decision | 9 | 2 |
15-3 in the 18 stored UFC bouts since December 19, 2015, averaging 18.2 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since May 10, 2025
- 2 wins: 2 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since May 10, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 113 of 217 (52.1%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 103 of 258 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 1 |
| Takedowns landed | 7 of 15 |
| Opponent takedowns | 1 of 13 (92.3% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 15:16 |
Totals over 2 of 2 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | Zhang Weili (10-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 41 of 68 (32) | 5 of 6 | 13:24 |
| May 10, 2025 | Manon Fiorot (7-0) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 72 of 149 (71) | 2 of 9 | 1:52 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Alexa Grasso (8-3) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 45 of 80 (18) | 8 of 12 | 16:04 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Alexa Grasso (7-3) | Loss | Submission | R4 4:34 | 19.6 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 87 of 145 (59) | 4 of 6 | 5:24 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Taila Santos (4-1) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 77 of 139 (55) | 3 of 5 | 4:15 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Lauren Murphy (6-4) | Win | KO/TKO | R4 4:00 | 19 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 98 of 170 (11) | 3 of 4 | 4:04 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Jessica Andrade (12-6) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 3:19 | 8.3 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 32 of 39 (10) | 7 of 7 | 5:11 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Jennifer Maia (3-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 62 of 119 (36) | 5 of 6 | 9:34 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Katlyn Cerminara (6-2) | Win | KO/TKO | R3 1:03 | 11.1 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 40 of 65 (17) | 3 of 3 | 3:32 |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Liz Carmouche (5-4) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 42 of 115 (18) | 1 of 1 | 7:54 |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Jessica Eye (4-5) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 0:26 | 5.4 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 8 of 11 (2) | 2 of 2 | 4:15 |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk (8-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 89 of 191 (78) | 5 of 14 | |
| Feb 4, 2018 | Priscila Cachoeira (0-0) | Win | Submission | R2 4:25 | 9.4 | Women's Flyweight | 95 of 113 (2) | 2 of 2 | |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Amanda Nunes (7-1) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Bantamweight (title) | 72 of 194 (86) | 0 of 1 | |
| Jan 29, 2017 | Julianna Peña (4-0) | Win | Submission | R2 4:29 | 9.5 | Women's Bantamweight | 13 of 17 (27) | 2 of 2 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
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