Igor Vovchanchyn
Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Loss 56-10 ( 1 ) Kazuhiro Nakamura Decision ( unanimous ) PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 August 28 , 2005 2 5:00 Saitama , Japan
Loss 56-9 ( 1 ) Alistair Overeem Submission ( standing guillotine choke ) PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 June 26 , 2005 1 1:25 Saitama , Japan
Win 56-8 ( 1 ) Yuki Kondo Decision ( unanimous ) PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 April 23 , 2005 3 5:00 Osaka , Japan
Win 55-8 ( 1 ) Yoshiki Takahashi KO ( punch ) PRIDE 29 February 20 , 2005 1 1:10 Saitama , Japan
Win 54-8 ( 1 ) Sergey Terezimov Submission ( heel hook ) WOP : Water of Peresvit December 4 , 2004 1 1:35 Ukraine
Win 53-8 ( 1 ) Katsuhisa Fujii KO ( punches ) PRIDE Bushido 5 October 14 , 2004 1 4:02 Osaka , Japan
Win 52-8 ( 1 ) Dan Bobish TKO ( punches ) PRIDE 27 February 1 , 2004 2 1:45 Osaka , Japan
Loss 51-8 ( 1 ) Mirko Cro Cop KO ( head kick ) PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 August 10 , 2003 1 1:29 Saitama , Japan
Win 51-7 ( 1 ) Bob Schrijber Submission ( rear-naked choke ) It 's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam June 8 , 2003 2 4:05 Netherlands
Loss 50-7 ( 1 ) Quinton Jackson TKO ( injury ) PRIDE 22 September 29 , 2002 1 7:17 Nagoya , Japan
Loss 50-6 ( 1 ) Heath Herring Decision ( unanimous ) PRIDE 19 February 24 , 2002 3 5:00 Saitama , Japan
Win 50-5 ( 1 ) Valentijn Overeem Submission ( heel hook ) PRIDE 18 December 23 , 2001 1 4:35 Fukuoka , Japan
Win 49-5 ( 1 ) Ricardas Rocevicius TKO ( leg kicks ) RINGS Lithuania : Bushido Rings 3 November 10 , 2001 2 N/A Lithuania
Loss 48-5 ( 1 ) Mario Sperry Submission ( arm-triangle choke ) PRIDE 17 November 3 , 2001 1 2:52 Tokyo , Japan
Win 48-4 ( 1 ) Masaaki Satake Decision ( unanimous ) PRIDE 15 July 29 , 2001 3 5:00 Saitama , Japan
Win 47-4 ( 1 ) Gilbert Yvel Submission ( rear-naked choke ) Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans May 27 , 2001 1 1:52 Yokohama , Japan
Loss 46-4 ( 1 ) Tra Telligman Decision ( unanimous ) Pride 13 - Collision Course March 25 , 2001 3 5:00 Saitama , Japan
Win 46-3 ( 1 ) Mark Kerr Decision ( unanimous ) Pride 12 - Cold Fury December 9 , 2000 3 5:00 Saitama , Japan
Win 45-3 ( 1 ) Nobuhiko Takada TKO ( submission to punches ) Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun October 31 , 2000 2 5:17 Osaka , Japan
Win 44-3 ( 1 ) Enson Inoue TKO ( doctor stoppage ) Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors August 27 , 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo , Japan
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 67 matches 56 wins 10 losses By knockout 41 3 By submission 7 4 By decision 8 3 No contests 1
Igor Yaroslavovych Vovchanchyn (, ; born August 6, 1973) is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist and kickboxer, who competed in early no holds barred MMA contests. After making his professional MMA debut in 1995, he won nine openweight mixed martial arts tournaments (back when tournament format required 3 to 4 consecutive bare-knuckle fights during the same night,) 3 superfights, holds the second longest unbeaten streak in MMA (at 37 fights,) and is the second most successful MMA fighter ever by number of wins achieved by way of knockout. A stand-up striker throughout most of his career, he is widely considered one of the MMA legends, Ukrainian authorities created a MMA tournament named after him, the Igor Vovchanchyn Cup.