Igor Vovchanchyn

"Ice Cold"

AGE	52 / Aug 6, 1973
HEIGHT	5'8" / 172.72 cm
WEIGHT	205 lbs / 92.99 kg

ASSOCIATION
Team Vovchanchyn

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

Wins 56

KO / TKO

73%

SUBMISSIONS

13%

DECISIONS

14%

Losses 10

KO / TKO

30%

SUBMISSIONS

40%

DECISIONS

30%

N/C 1

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 Aug / 28 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	2	5:00
loss	Alistair Overeem	Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 Jun / 26 / 2005	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Minoru Toyonaga	1	1:20
win	Yuki Kondo	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 Apr / 23 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	3	5:00
win	Kazuo Takahashi	Pride 29 - Fists of Fire Feb / 20 / 2005	KO (Punch) Minoru Toyonaga	1	1:10
win	Sergey Terezimov	WOP - Water of Peresvit Dec / 04 / 2004	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	1:35
win	Katsuhisa Fujii	Pride - Bushido 5 Oct / 14 / 2004	KO (Punch and Soccer Kick) Yuji Shimada	1	4:02
win	Dan Bobish	Pride 27 - Inferno Feb / 01 / 2004	TKO (Punches) Minoru Toyonaga	2	1:45
loss	Mirko Filipovic	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 Aug / 10 / 2003	KO (Head Kick) Yuji Shimada	1	1:29
win	Bob Schrijber	It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena Jun / 08 / 2003	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	4:05
loss	Quinton Jackson	Pride 22 - Beasts From The East 2 Sep / 29 / 2002	TKO (Rib Injury) Daisuke Noguchi	1	7:17
loss	Heath Herring	Pride 19 - Bad Blood Feb / 24 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
win	Valentijn Overeem	Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2 Dec / 23 / 2001	Submission (Heel Hook) Keiji Shiozaki	1	4:35
win	Ricardas Rocevicius	Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 3 Nov / 10 / 2001	TKO (Leg Kicks)	2	N/A
loss	Mario Sperry	Pride 17 - Championship Chaos Nov / 03 / 2001	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Keiji Shiozaki	1	2:52
win	Masaaki Satake	Pride 15 - Raging Rumble Jul / 29 / 2001	Decision (Unanimous) Akira Okabayashi	3	5:00
win	Gilbert Yvel	Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans May / 27 / 2001	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Akira Okabayashi	1	1:52
loss	Tra Telligman	Pride 13 - Collision Course Mar / 25 / 2001	Decision (Unanimous) Akira Okabayashi	3	5:00
win	Mark Kerr	Pride 12 - Cold Fury Dec / 23 / 2000	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
win	Nobuhiko Takada	Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun Oct / 31 / 2000	TKO (Submission to Punches) Yuji Shimada	2	3:17
win	Enson Inoue	Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors Aug / 27 / 2000	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Akira Okabayashi	1	10:00
win	Daijiro Matsui	Pride 9 - New Blood Jun / 04 / 2000	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Akira Okabayashi	1	5:03
loss	Mark Coleman	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals May / 01 / 2000	TKO (Submission to Knees) Yuji Shimada	2	3:09
win	Kazushi Sakuraba	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals May / 01 / 2000	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Akira Okabayashi	1	15:00
win	Gary Goodridge	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals May / 01 / 2000	TKO (Punches) Akira Okabayashi	1	10:14
win	Alexander Otsuka	Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round Jan / 30 / 2000	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	1	15:00
win	Francisco Bueno	Pride FC - Pride 8 Nov / 21 / 1999	KO (Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	1:23
NC	Mark Kerr	Pride FC - Pride 7 Sep / 12 / 1999	No Contest (Illegal Knees) Yuji Shimada	2	4:36
win	Carlos Barreto	Pride FC - Pride 6 Jul / 04 / 1999	Decision (Split) Akira Okabayashi	3	5:00
win	Vepcho Bardanashvili	InterPride 1999 - Heavyweight Final May / 08 / 1999	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	N/A
win	Vladimir Solodovnik	InterPride 1999 - Heavyweight Final May / 08 / 1999	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Akira Shoji	Pride FC - Pride 5 Apr / 29 / 1999	Decision (Unanimous) Akira Okabayashi	2	10:00
win	Edson Carvalho	WVC 7 - World Vale Tudo Championship 7 Feb / 02 / 1999	TKO (Punches)	1	3:16
win	Aloisio Freitas Neto	WVC 6 - World Vale Tudo Championship 6 Nov / 01 / 1998	TKO (Submission to Punches)	1	7:26
win	Gary Goodridge	Pride FC - Pride 4 Oct / 11 / 1998	TKO (Punches) Takumi Adachi	1	5:58
win	Nick Nutter	WVC 5 - World Vale Tudo Championship 5 Feb / 03 / 1998	KO (Knee)	1	0:14
win	Elias Rodrigues	WVC 5 - World Vale Tudo Championship 5 Feb / 03 / 1998	TKO (Submission to Punches)	1	10:35
win	Tulio Palhares	WVC 5 - World Vale Tudo Championship 5 Feb / 03 / 1998	TKO (Submission to Punches)	1	5:35
win	Nick Nutter	IAFC - 1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration Nov / 12 / 1997	TKO (Submission to Headbutts)	1	24:42
win	Mikhail Avetisyan	IAFC - 1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration Nov / 12 / 1997	Decision (Split)	1	35:00
win	Valery Pliev	IAFC - 1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration Nov / 12 / 1997	TKO (Submission to Punches)	1	7:13
win	Yuri Mildzikhov	IAFC - Absolute Fighting Russian Open Cup 3 Aug / 29 / 1997	TKO (Forfeit)	1	0:00
win	Igor Gerus	IAFC - Absolute Fighting Russian Open Cup 3 Aug / 29 / 1997	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Vasily Kudin	IAFC - Absolute Fighting Russian Open Cup 3 Aug / 29 / 1997	TKO (Submission to Leg Kicks)	1	N/A
win	Dimitry Panfilov	COS - Cup of Stars May / 23 / 1997	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Aslan Hamza	COS - Cup of Stars May / 23 / 1997	KO (Knee)	1	N/A
win	Leonardo Castello Branco	IAFC - Absolute Fighting Championship 2: Day 2 May / 02 / 1997	Decision (Split)	1	35:00
win	Sergey Bondarenko	Disco 2000 - No Rules Championship Nov / 30 / 1996	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Igor Akhmedov	DNRF - Ukrainian Octagon 2 May / 01 / 1996	Submission (Choke)	1	N/A
win	John Dixson	IFC 1 - Kombat in Kiev Mar / 30 / 1996	TKO (Exhaustion)	1	9:10
win	Paul Varelans	IFC 1 - Kombat in Kiev Mar / 30 / 1996	KO (Punches)	1	6:20
win	Fred Floyd	IFC 1 - Kombat in Kiev Mar / 30 / 1996	TKO (Submission to Strikes)	1	13:14
win	Igor Akhmedov	UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 Mar / 09 / 1996	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	N/A
win	Yuri Zhernikov	UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 Mar / 09 / 1996	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Matrosov Matrosov	UCMAL - Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 Mar / 09 / 1996	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Igor Gerus	DNRF - Ukrainian Octagon Mar / 01 / 1996	TKO (Punches)	1	1:41
win	Sergey Sheremet	DNRF - Ukrainian Octagon Mar / 01 / 1996	KO (Punch)	1	1:27
win	Oleg Tischenko	DNRF - Ukrainian Octagon Mar / 01 / 1996	KO (Punch)	1	0:05
win	Roman Tikunov	MPS - Mr. Powerman Sekai 1996 Jan / 28 / 1996	KO (Punch)	1	N/A
win	Sergei Bondarovich	MPS - Mr. Powerman Sekai 1996 Jan / 28 / 1996	KO (Head Kick)	1	N/A
win	Nikolai Yatsuk	MPS - Mr. Powerman Sekai 1996 Jan / 28 / 1996	KO (Punch)	1	N/A
loss	Mikhail Ilyukhin	IAFC - Absolute Fighting Championship 1 Nov / 25 / 1995	Submission (Chin in the Eye)	1	6:30
win	Adilson Lima	IAFC - Absolute Fighting Championship 1 Nov / 25 / 1995	TKO (Broken Nose)	1	1:51
win	Adilson Lima	IAFC - Absolute Fighting Championship 1 Nov / 25 / 1995	KO (Kicks and Punches)	1	0:56
win	Sergei Akinin	IAFC - Absolute Fighting Championship 1 Nov / 25 / 1995	TKO (Broken Arm)	1	2:40
loss	Andrei Besedin	UCMAL - Warrior's Honour 1 Oct / 14 / 1995	Submission (Kneebar)	1	1:12
win	Sergei Bondarovich	UCMAL - Warrior's Honour 1 Oct / 14 / 1995	TKO (Punches)	1	0:18
win	Alexander Mandrik	UCMAL - Warrior's Honour 1 Oct / 14 / 1995	TKO (Submission to Punches)	1	3:06

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