Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko is a Belarusian retired mixed martial artist.
31 Facts About Vladimir Matyushenko
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Vladimir Matyushenko utilized his wrestling background extensively in his fights.
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Vladimir Matyushenko made his professional MMA debut by winning three fights on the same night at IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou.
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Vladimir Matyushenko made his return to the UFC in the Heavyweight division defeating Travis Wiuff at UFC 40.
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Vladimir Matyushenko then defeated Pedro Rizzo by unanimous decision at UFC 41.
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Vladimir Matyushenko was then defeated by Andrei Arlovski at UFC 44.
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Vladimir Matyushenko fought under the Tokyo Sabres camp under body builder Ken Yasuda Vladimir Matyushenko then defeated Justin Levens by TKO and Aaron Stark by TKO.
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Vladimir Matyushenko defeated Alex Schoenauer by unanimous decision on 3 November 2007, becoming the first ever light heavyweight champion in the IFL.
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Vladimir Matyushenko successfully defended his title against Jamal Patterson winning by TKO in the second round.
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Vladimir Matyushenko defeated Jason Lambert by unanimous decision at Call to Arms I on 16 May 2009, at Citizen Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.
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Vladimir Matyushenko returned to the UFC on 19 September 2009, at UFC 103 and defeated Igor Pokrajac by unanimous decision.
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Vladimir Matyushenko was expected to face Steve Cantwell on 2 January 2010, at UFC 108, but Cantwell pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reasons.
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Vladimir Matyushenko next faced Eliot Marshall on 21 March 2010, at UFC Live: Vera vs Jones.
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Vladimir Matyushenko was defeated by light heavyweight prospect, Jon Jones on 1 August 2010, in the main event of UFC Live on Versus: 2.
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Vladimir Matyushenko was taken down by Jones early in the first round, where Jones achieved the crucifix position and rained down elbows on Vladimir Matyushenko forcing the referee to stop the fight.
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Vladimir Matyushenko defeated Ferreira via first-round TKO after achieving a mounted position and landing a flurry of punches and elbows.
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Vladimir Matyushenko faced Jason Brilz on 30 April 2011, at UFC 129.
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Vladimir Matyushenko won the fight via KO at 0:20 into the first round, the second fastest knockout win of his career.
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Vladimir Matyushenko was expected to face Alexander Gustafsson on 6 August 2011, at UFC 133.
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Vladimir Matyushenko lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Vladimir Matyushenko was expected to face returning veteran Matt Hamill on 22 September 2012, at UFC 152.
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However, Vladimir Matyushenko was forced out of the bout after suffering a partially torn Achilles tendon while training, and was replaced by Roger Hollett.
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Vladimir Matyushenko faced Ryan Bader on 26 January 2013, at UFC on Fox 6.
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Vladimir Matyushenko lost the bout via submission in the first round and was released from the promotion.
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On 18 April 2013, it was announced that Vladimir Matyushenko had signed a contract to compete for Bellator and would compete in a non-tournament fight that year.
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Vladimir Matyushenko was set to make his Bellator against former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu at Bellator 99 in the main event.
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Vladimir Matyushenko faced Joey Beltran on 11 April 2014, at Bellator 116.
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Vladimir Matyushenko retired from MMA competition following his loss to Beltran.
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Vladimir Matyushenko married Stella Junqueira in 2011 after the UFC fighter Summit.
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Vladimir Matyushenko is currently living in El Segundo, California, United States.
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Vladimir Matyushenko appears in EA Sports MMA and UFC Undisputed 3.