Valentina Shevchenko (25-4-1, 15) was born in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union on March 7, 1988. At the age of 15 years on April 21, 2003, she made her professional MMA debut against Eliza Aidaralieva, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On December 19, 2015, 27-year old Valentina Shevchenko made her UFC debut on her 13th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 against a 30-year old Sarah Kaufman, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
She became the UFC flyweight champion on December 8, 2018 at age 30 on her 19th professional MMA fight at UFC 231 after defeating a 31-year old Joanna Jędrzejczyk via 5-round unanimous decision.
Shevchenko's last fight was a flyweight (UFC Women's Championship) title defense against Manon Fiorot on May 10, 2025. She won the fight via 5th-round unanimous decision and successfully defended the title. She is on a 2-fight winning streak.
She has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Valentina Shevchenko's best fights have been against Jessica Eye, Jéssica Andrade, Lauren Murphy, Alexa Grasso, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Liz Carmouche and Jennifer Maia.
Shevchenko has 4 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | May 10, 2025 37 years, 2 months 25-4-1 (15) | 35 years, 2 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC Women's flyweight title |
29  | Sep 14, 2024 36 years, 6 months 24-4-1 (15) | 31 years, 1 months 16-3-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC Women's flyweight title |
28 | Sep 16, 2023 35 years, 6 months 23-4-1 (15) | 30 years, 1 months 16-3 (6) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | DRAW Split For UFC Women's flyweight title |
27 | Mar 4, 2023 34 years, 11 months 23-4 (15) | 29 years, 6 months 15-3 (5) | UFC | FL | 4 | SUB | LOSS Face crank Lost UFC Women's flyweight title |
26  | Jun 12, 2022 34 years, 3 months 23-3 (15) | 28 years, 11 months 19-1 (13) | UFC | FL | 5 | SD | WIN Defended UFC Women's flyweight title |
25  | Sep 25, 2021 33 years, 6 months 22-3 (15) | 38 years, 1 months 15-4 (9) | UFC | FL | 4 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches Defended UFC Women's flyweight title |
24  | Apr 24, 2021 33 years, 1 months 21-3 (14) | 29 years, 6 months 21-8 (15) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows Defended UFC Women's flyweight title |
23  | Nov 21, 2020 32 years, 8 months 20-3 (13) | 32 years, 1 months 18-6-1 (9) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC Women's flyweight title |
22 | Feb 8, 2020 31 years, 11 months 19-3 (13) | Katlyn Chookagian | UFC | FL | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches Defended UFC Women's flyweight title |
21  | Aug 10, 2019 31 years, 5 months 18-3 (12) | 35 years, 5 months 13-6 (8) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC Women's flyweight title |
20  | Jun 8, 2019 31 years, 3 months 17-3 (12) | 32 years, 10 months 14-6 (3) | UFC | FL | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick Defended UFC Women's flyweight title |
19  | Dec 8, 2018 30 years, 9 months 16-3 (11) | 31 years, 3 months 15-2 (5) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC Women's flyweight title |
18  | Feb 3, 2018 29 years, 10 months 15-3 (11) | 29 years, 5 months 8-0 (4) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Sep 9, 2017 29 years, 6 months 14-3 (10) | 29 years, 3 months 14-4 (12) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | LOSS For UFC Women's bantamweight title |
16  | Jan 28, 2017 28 years, 10 months 14-2 (10) | 27 years, 5 months 8-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
15  | Jul 23, 2016 28 years, 4 months 13-2 (9) | 34 years, 9 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN |
14 | Mar 5, 2016 27 years, 11 months 12-2 (9) | 27 years, 9 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Dec 19, 2015 27 years, 9 months 12-1 (9) | 30 years, 2 months 17-3 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
12  | Feb 27, 2015 26 years, 11 months 11-1 (9) | 34 years, 10 months 8-10 (5) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Feb 26, 2014 25 years, 11 months 10-1 (9) | Hellen Bastos | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
10 | Dec 18, 2013 25 years, 9 months 9-1 (8) | Priscila Orellana | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Apr 30, 2011 23 years, 1 months 8-1 (7) | Akjarkyn Baiturbaeva | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Sep 30, 2010 22 years, 6 months 7-1 (7) | 26 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
7 | Mar 3, 2006 17 years, 11 months 7-0 (7) | Yulia Nemtsova | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke | |
6 | Jul 9, 2005 17 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | Kim Kyung-aeh | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5 | Mar 22, 2005 17 years 5-0 (5) | Roza Kalieva | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Mar 21, 2005 17 years 4-0 (4) | Alla Iskarenova | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Oct 15, 2004 16 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Erkesh Kokoeva | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Dec 9, 2003 15 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Kim Mi-choi | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Apr 21, 2003 15 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Eliza Aidaralieva | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
