Valentina Shevchenko’s latest triumph over Talia Santos in a close, controversial and debatable result in June 2022 has tied her for the fifth-most title defenses in UFC history at seven. This win was also Shevchenko’s ninth-straight win as she had never tasted a loss since September 2017, which makes her a top name in BetMGM’s online sportsbook via UFC odds.
But when will the number two-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter in the world be back inside the Octagon to defend her title?
When Is Valentina Shevchenko’s Next Fight?
There has yet to be an official confirmation or announcement from the UFC on who Valentina Shevchenko is fighting next, but the frontrunners to be her next challengers are Talia Santos (in an immediate rematch) and Manon Fiorot.
The “Bullet” is also linked to a trilogy fight with arch-rival Amanda Nunes, to whom she succumbed twice in their first two meetings in March 2016 and September 2017.
Valentina Shevchenko MMA Record and Statistics
- MMA record: 23-3
- Wins by TKO/KO: 8
- Wins by submission: 7
- Wins by decision: 8
- Striking accuracy: 53%
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.19
- Significant strikes absorbed: 1.90
- Takedown average per 15 minutes: 2.53
- Submission average per 15 minutes: 0.37
- Significant strikes defense: 63%
- Takedown defense: 71%
- Knockdown average: 0.06
- Average fight time: 17:20