Vladimir Matyushenko (27-8, 16) was born in Rečyca, Belarusian SSR, USSR on January 4, 1971. At the age of 26 years on September 5, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Vernon White, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 29, 2001, 30-year old Vladimir Matyushenko made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 32 against a 25-year old Yuki Kondo, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Matyushenko's last fight was a 3rd-round submission loss to Joey Beltran at Bellator 116 at age 43 on April 11, 2014. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Vladimir Matyushenko's best fights have been against Travis Wiuff, Alexandre Ferreira, Jason Brilz, Carlos Barreto, Yuki Kondo, Pedro Rizzo and Igor Pokrajac.
Matyushenko has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Apr 11, 2014 43 years, 3 months 27-8 (16) | 32 years, 4 months 14-10 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | SUB | LOSS North/south choke |
34  | Sep 13, 2013 42 years, 8 months 27-7 (16) | 41 years, 5 months 15-9 (13) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Jan 26, 2013 42 years 26-7 (16) | 29 years, 7 months 14-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
32  | Dec 30, 2011 40 years, 11 months 26-6 (16) | 24 years, 11 months 12-1 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
31  | Apr 30, 2011 40 years, 3 months 26-5 (16) | 35 years, 9 months 18-3-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
30  | Nov 13, 2010 39 years, 10 months 25-5 (15) | 31 years, 9 months 18-5 (17) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
29  | Aug 1, 2010 39 years, 6 months 24-5 (14) | 23 years 10-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
28  | Mar 21, 2010 39 years, 2 months 24-4 (14) | 29 years, 8 months 7-1 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
27  | Sep 19, 2009 38 years, 8 months 23-4 (14) | 30 years, 8 months 21-5 (18) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | May 16, 2009 38 years, 4 months 22-4 (14) | 31 years, 7 months 23-9 (19) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
25  | Jan 24, 2009 38 years 21-4 (14) | 32 years, 7 months 15-3 (7) | Affliction | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee |
24 | Apr 4, 2008 37 years, 3 months 21-3 (14) | Jamal Patterson | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
23 | Nov 3, 2007 36 years, 9 months 20-3 (13) | Alex Schoenauer | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
22  | Aug 2, 2007 36 years, 6 months 19-3 (13) | 26 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Jun 1, 2007 36 years, 4 months 18-3 (13) | Aaron Stark | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Mar 17, 2007 36 years, 2 months 17-3 (12) | 26 years, 10 months 9-4 (8) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Feb 2, 2007 36 years 16-3 (11) | Dwayne Compton | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
18  | Jun 3, 2006 35 years, 4 months 15-3 (10) | 28 years, 7 months 12-8 (10) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
17  | May 21, 2005 34 years, 4 months 14-3 (9) | 36 years, 9 months 14-8 (13) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee injury | |
16  | Sep 26, 2003 32 years, 8 months 13-3 (8) | 24 years, 7 months 5-3 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
15  | Feb 28, 2003 32 years, 1 months 13-2 (8) | 28 years, 9 months 12-4 (11) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Nov 22, 2002 31 years, 10 months 12-2 (8) | 24 years, 8 months 12-2 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
13 | Aug 8, 2002 31 years, 7 months 11-2 (7) | 26 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12  | Sep 28, 2001 30 years, 8 months 10-2 (7) | 26 years, 8 months 8-2 (7) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC light-heavyweight title |
11  | Jun 29, 2001 30 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | 25 years, 11 months 31-9-3 (19) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Aug 26, 2000 29 years, 7 months 9-1 (7) | 29 years, 9 months 11-3 (10) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
9 | Mar 25, 2000 29 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | John Marsh | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Oct 9, 1999 28 years, 9 months 7-1 (6) | 28 years, 10 months 12-21-1 (9) | HW | 1 | SD | LOSS | |
7  | Apr 2, 1999 28 years, 2 months 7-0 (6) | 21 years, 10 months 56-14-5 (55) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | |
6 | Oct 25, 1998 27 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | Kenji Kawaguchi | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Sep 4, 1998 27 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Joe Pardo | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4  | May 30, 1998 27 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | 29 years, 3 months 14-4 (10) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
3 | Sep 5, 1997 26 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | 28 years, 6 months 14-3 (10) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
2 | Sep 5, 1997 26 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Robert Lalonde | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Sep 5, 1997 26 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | 26 years, 9 months 10-19-1 (8) | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
