Light Heavyweight · “The Janitor”

Vladimir Matyushenko

27-8-0 UFC 7-5-0
6'0"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
55Age
3KO wins
0Sub wins
42.9%Finish rate
8:13Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min1.95
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.59
Striking accuracy46.0%
Striking defense56.4%
Takedowns / 15 min2.89
Takedown accuracy40.4%
Takedown defense69.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.15
Control time35.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
September 26, 2003 vs Andrei Arlovski — 2.52/min (L) Sep '03 September 19, 2009 vs Igor Pokrajac — 2.93/min (W) Sep '09 March 21, 2010 vs Eliot Marshall — 1.87/min (W) Mar '10 November 13, 2010 vs Alexandre Ferreira — 8.14/min (W) Nov '10 April 30, 2011 vs Jason Brilz — 24.0/min (W) Apr '11 December 30, 2011 vs Alexander Gustafsson — 2.26/min (L) Dec '11

Fight history

12 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Ryan Bader 7-3 walk-in Submission · R1 0:50 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · January 26, 2013
0/4Sig. strikes
3/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alexander Gustafsson 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:13 — UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · December 30, 2011
5/8Sig. strikes
10/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jason Brilz 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:20 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · April 30, 2011
8/9Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alexandre Ferreira 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:20 — UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · November 13, 2010
19/33Sig. strikes
6/10Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jon Jones 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:52 — UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko · August 1, 2010
0/5Sig. strikes
15/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Eliot Marshall 3-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · March 21, 2010
28/91Sig. strikes
19/97Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Igor Pokrajac 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort · September 19, 2009
44/106Sig. strikes
17/65Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
6:43Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Andrei Arlovski 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:59 — UFC 44: Undisputed · September 26, 2003
5/17Sig. strikes
9/20Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Pedro Rizzo 7-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 41: Onslaught · February 28, 2003
24/38Sig. strikes
12/37Absorbed
5/19Takedowns
7:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Travis Wiuff 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:10 — UFC 40: Vendetta · November 22, 2002
24/32Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Tito Ortiz 7-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
19/49Sig. strikes
64/84Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Yuki Kondo 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands · June 29, 2001
17/28Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
14:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
27-8-0Pro record
VMATGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 7
Decision 11
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12
IFC 7
IFL 6
Bellator 2
Call to Arms I 1
Affliction 1
Extreme Wars 1
Jungle Fight 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 35 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Joey Beltran Submission (north/south choke) Bellator 116
April 11, 2014
 Bellator 3 3:06
W Houston Alexander Decision (unanimous) Bellator 99
September 13, 2013
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Ryan Bader Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
January 26, 2013
 UFC 1 0:50
L Alexander Gustafsson TKO (punches) UFC 141
December 30, 2011
 UFC 1 2:13
W Jason Brilz KO (punches) UFC 129
April 30, 2011
 UFC 1 0:20
W Alexandre Ferreira TKO (punches and elbows) UFC 122
November 13, 2010
 UFC 1 2:20
L Jon Jones TKO (elbows) UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
August 1, 2010
 UFC 1 1:52
W Eliot Marshall Decision (split) UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
March 21, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W Igor Pokrajac Decision (unanimous) UFC 103
September 19, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jason Lambert Decision (unanimous) Call to Arms I
May 16, 2009
 Call to Arms I 3 5:00
L Antônio Rogério Nogueira KO (knee) Affliction: Day of Reckoning
January 24, 2009
 Affliction 2 4:26
W Jamal Patterson TKO (punches) IFL: New Jersey
April 4, 2008
 IFL 2 3:35
W Alex Schoenauer Decision (unanimous) IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals
November 3, 2007
 IFL 3 4:00
W Tim Boetsch Decision (unanimous) IFL: 2007 Semifinals
August 2, 2007
 IFL 3 4:00
W Aaron Stark TKO (punches) IFL: Everett
June 1, 2007
 IFL 1 2:49
W Justin Levens TKO (punches) IFL: Los Angeles
March 17, 2007
 IFL 1 3:53
W Dwayne Compton Submission (armbar) IFL: Houston
February 2, 2007
 IFL 1 1:47
W Anthony Ruiz Submission (armbar) Extreme Wars 3: Bay Area Brawl
June 3, 2006
 Extreme Wars 1 2:03
W Carlos Barreto TKO (knee injury) Jungle Fight 4
May 21, 2005
 Jungle Fight 1 0:26
L Andrei Arlovski KO (punch) UFC 44
September 26, 2003
 UFC 1 2:14
W Pedro Rizzo Decision (unanimous) UFC 41
February 28, 2003
 UFC 3 5:00
W Travis Wiuff TKO (submission to punches) UFC 40
November 22, 2002
 UFC 1 4:10
W Antônio Rogério Nogueira Decision (unanimous) UFO: Legend
August 8, 2002
 UFO 3 5:00
L Tito Ortiz Decision (unanimous) UFC 33
September 28, 2001
 UFC 5 5:00
W Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) UFC 32
June 29, 2001
 UFC 3 5:00
W Tommy Sauer TKO (cut) WEF: New Blood Conflict
August 26, 2000
 WEF 2 2:17
W John Marsh Decision (unanimous) IFC: Warriors Challenge 6
March 25, 2000
 IFC 3 5:00
L Vernon White Decision (split) IFC: Montreal Cage Combat
October 9, 1999
 IFC 1 25:00
W Travis Fulton Submission (neck crank) IFC: Fighters Revenge
April 2, 1999
 IFC 1 15:33
W Kenji Kawaguchi KO (punches) Vale Tudo Japan 1998
October 25, 1998
 Vale Tudo Japan 1 3:10
W Joe Pardo Decision Rumble in Reno
September 4, 1998
 Rumble in Reno 3 5:00
W Anthony Macias TKO (doctor stoppage) IFC 7: Cage Combat
May 30, 1998
 IFC 1 0:16
W Anthony Macias TKO (submission to punches) IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou
September 5, 1997
 IFC 1 2:59
W Robert Lalonde TKO (submission to punches) IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou
September 5, 1997
 IFC 1 2:27
W Vernon White Submission (neck crank) IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou
September 5, 1997
 IFC 1 5:44

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Vladimir Matyushenko) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 97 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 46.0% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 56.4% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 2.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 40.4% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 69.6% avg 61.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.5
Control time 35.5% avg 20.8%
Finish rate 42.9% avg 64.1%