Valentina Shevchenko is one of the greatest female Muay Thai fighters who has achieved a lot and won various championships and medals. Known for her southpaw stance and fighting style, she has garnered a huge following on social media with over 600,000 followers on Instagram and more than 750,000 followers on Twitter.

Born name

Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko

nickname

Kugel

Sun sign

fish

Place of birth

Bischkek, Kirgisistan

Residence

Houston, Texas, United States

nationality

training

Valentina Shevchenko attended the Kyrgyzstan University of Arts and studied film directing.

occupation

Mixed Martial Artist

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – Antonina Shevchenko (Older Sister)

Manager

Valentina Shevchenko manages her career herself.

classification

• Bantamweight (MMA)
• Flyweight (MMA)
• Lightweight (Kickboxing)

Reach

67 inches or 170 cm

Style

Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Boxing, Judo

attitude

southpaw

team

Tiger Muay Thai, Gracie Barra Texas

Trainer

Pavel Fedotov

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm

weight

57 kg or 125.5 lbs

friend/spouse

Valentina Shevchenko has rarely spoken about her personal life when dealing with the media, which makes it difficult for us to find out about her dating history.

race/ethnicity

White

She is of Ukrainian heritage.

hair colour

Blond

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• broad forehead
• Visible abs and toned midsection
• She has a tattoo of a Glock with 3 bullets on the left side of her stomach.

brand promotion

Valentina Shevchenko has promoted or endorsed several brands such as:

• GuardLab
• Brownells, Inc.
• Smith & Wesson Corp.
• Neat scrappers
• LUCHO Schuhe
• Girl with gun clothes
• VEOSPORT

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• As one of the top rated professional mixed martial artists with roots from Peru and Kyrgyzstan
• Her achievements in various competitions including winning over 8 golds in IFMA (International Muay Thai Federation) championship, winning gold at World Combat Games in 2010 and 2013 and winning world championship in KF-1 MMA Pro in Seoul
• #1 in the official UFC flyweight rankings for July 2018

Erstes Wrestling Match

On April 21, 2003, she made her MMA debut in the Kyrgyz Federation of Kulatuu in Kyrgyzstan against Eliza Aidaralieva, winning the match 1-0 by TKO (punches).

First TV show

In 2011, she made her first televised sports show appearance in Ins Feuer .

Personal trainer

Valentina Shevchenko trains under the supervisioneyes of trainer Pavel Fedotov. When training for a fight, she usually starts early in the morning and the training is divided into 2-3 sessions per day. The intensity of the training increases day by day as it gets closer to combat.

During her combat training, she pays special attention to her striking and grappling techniques. During the afternoon she does additional conditioning outdoors, which gradually becomes more strenuous. On a normal day, she practices sambo, judo, wrestling, boxing, taekwondo, and works out at the gym.

As for her diet, she maintains a clean diet throughout, focusing on healthy and nutritious foods.

Valentina Shevchenko favorite things

• Grappling technique – chokes
• Strike technique – recoil
• Kämpfer – Benny “The Jet” Urquidez

Valentina Shevchenko Fakten

1. She started her Taekwondo training at the age of 5 as it was a family tradition.
2. Her mother, who was also a martial artist, has inspired Valentina since she was young.
3. Since her early years she has trained in various disciplines such as sambo, judo, wrestling, boxing and taekwondo.
4. She competed in her first competition at the age of 7.
5. She was given the name “Bullet” by her trainer Pavel Fedotov after beating her 22-year-old opponent with speed in the ring.
6. Valentina has held several places including 2nd Dan Black Belt and Champion of Sports in Taekwondo, International Champion of Sports in Muay Thai, Champion of Sports in Boxing, Champion of Sports in Kickboxing and a Black Belt and Champion of Sports in Judo .
7. She was featured in online Waffenkult Magazine in their April 2018 issue.
8. She has achieved a lot in Muay Thai/K-1 with 56 wins 2 losses, with a combined professional record of 67 wins 3 losses through 2017.
9. Valentina considers her family, friends and supporters to be her true heroes.
10. She can speak Russian and Spanish.
11. She has beaten Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the longtime UFC woman Strawweight Champion , many times.
12. She also has a great passion for shooting Glock pistols.
13. In her free time she likes to dance.
14. Visit their official website @ bulletko.com.
15. Follow Valentina Shevchenko on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.