Women's Flyweight · Champion

Valentina Shevchenko

Bullet

26-4-1

Age
38
Height
5'5"
Reach
5'7"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
Tiger Muay Thai
Out of
Kyrgyzstan
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
A · 84
Finish rate
27%
Win rate
87%

Career methods

KO/TKO
7
Sub
7
Dec
12

FightMetric

SLpM

3.04

SApM

1.96

Str Acc

70%

Str Def

67%

TD Avg

2.65

TD Acc

62%

TD Def

86%

Sub Avg

0.29

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — high-IQ problem solver, southpaw

Fight IQ

84A

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

A

Ground

C

Defense

B+

Counter

C+

Reaction

proxy

B

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

B

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Fight IQ

    High fight IQ. Changes lanes mid-fight, rarely gives up a finish, and wins more than one way.

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Striking defense

    Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

Scouting report

Valentina Shevchenko “Bullet” is a 38-year-old Southpaw women's flyweight out of Kyrgyzstan, camped at Tiger Muay Thai. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — high-iq problem solver, southpaw. Career mark 26-4-1 — 7 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 12 by decision. Fight IQ grades A (84).

What works. Fight IQ is the standout at 84 (A). High fight IQ. Changes lanes mid-fight, rarely gives up a finish, and wins more than one way. Ground game C on 2.65 TD/15 and 0.29 sub attempts. Striking defense B+ at 67% / 1.96 SApM. Counter punching C+; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 86% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (54, C). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (7 bouts): W Weili (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W Fiorot (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W Grasso (Decision - Unanimous R5) · D Grasso (Draw R5) · L Grasso (Submission R4). Form index positive over the last 5. 5 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

54 C

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 2.65 takedowns / 15 at 62% accuracy
  • 0.29 submission attempts / 15 · 7 career sub wins

Striking defense

82 B+

Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.

  • 67% striking defense · 1.96 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 4 defeats

Counter punching

67 C+

Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live.

  • 70% accuracy on 3.04 SLpM
  • 0.11 knockdowns / 15 · 7 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

72 B

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 67% · TD def 86% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 1.96 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

58 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.04 SLpM at 70% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 1.96 SApM

Takedown reaction

69 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 86% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

83 B+

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 4 losses
  • 12 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Nov 16, 2025Zhang WeiliWDecision - Unanimous5 5:0041/68
May 11, 2025Manon FiorotWDecision - Unanimous5 5:0072/149
Sep 15, 2024Alexa GrassoWDecision - Unanimous5 5:0045/80
Sep 17, 2023Alexa GrassoDDraw5 5:0080/179
Mar 5, 2023Alexa GrassoLSubmission4 4:3487/145
Jun 12, 2022Fighter 3170347WDecision - Split5 5:0077/139
Sep 26, 2021Lauren MurphyWKO/TKO4 4:0098/170