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Vladimir Matyushenko
Born January 4, 1971 (1971-01-04) (age 41)
Rečyca, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Other names The Janitor
Nationality Belarusian
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Reach 74 in (188 cm)
Style Greco-Roman Wrestling, Collegiate Wrestling, Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of El Segundo, California
Team VMAT
Years active 1997 – present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 32
Wins 26
By knockout 9
By submission 7
By decision 10
Losses 6
By knockout 4
By decision 2
Other information
Website http://www.vmatgym.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko (Belarusian: Уладзімір Уладзіміравіч Мацюшэнка, Uladzmir Uladzimiravič Maciušenka; born January 4, 1971) is a Belarusian mixed martial artist and the first and only International Fight League light heavyweight champion.[1] Matyushenko made his MMA debut in 1997 and is noted for challenging Tito Ortiz for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in 2001.

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Wrestling career

Matyushenko is an accomplished freestyle wrestling athlete and utilized his wrestling background extensively in his fights. He was a Soviet National Wrestling Champion.

His nickname of “The Janitor” was coined by Dave Schultz as a joke to the U.S. wrestling team after Matyushenko beat members of their formidable squad (including Olympian Kevin Jackson) during a meet in Siberia. Their first impression of him had been when he was cleaning the mats in poor-looking clothing.[2]

He became a two-time National Junior College champion at Lassen College, winning the 177–184 lb weight class in 1996 and the HWT weight class in 1997,[3] before moving on to the University of Nevada, graduating with a degree in Health Science in 1999.

Mixed martial arts career

Matyushenko made his MMA debut by winning three fights on the same night at IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou. With a 9-1 record in smaller promotions Matyushenko made his UFC debut defeating Yuki Kondo by unanimous decision at UFC 32. After his win at UFC 32 Matyushenko was given a title shot against then Light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz.He lost by unanimous decision. In his next fight Matyushenko defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFO: Legend. Matyushenko made his return to the UFC in the Heavyweight division defeating Travis Wiuff at UFC 40. He then defeated Pedro Rizzo by unanimous decision at UFC 41. Matyushenko was then defeated by Andrei Arlovski at UFC 44.

International Fight League

Matyushenko made his IFL debut by defeating Dwayne Compton. He fought under the Tokyo Sabres camp under body builder Ken Yasuda He then defeated Justin Levens by TKO and Aaron Stark also by TKO.In his next appearance Matyushenko beat Tim Boetsch via unanimous decision. Matyushenko defeated Alex Schoenauer by unanimous decision on November 3, 2007,[4][5] becoming the first ever light heavyweight champion in the IFL. [6]

Matyushenko successfully defended his title against Jamal Patterson winning by TKO in the second round.[7]

Affliction

After the financial collapse of the International Fight League, Matyushenko participated at “Affliction: Day of Reckoning” pay-per-view event on January 24, 2009 in Anaheim, California at the Honda Center, and lost to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by TKO in round 2 [8]

He defeated Jason Lambert by unanimous decision at Call to Arms I on May 16, 2009 at Citizen Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Matyushenko returned to the UFC on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103 and defeated Igor Pokrajac by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).[9]

Matyushenko was expected to face Steve Cantwell on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108,[10] but Cantwell pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reasons.[11] Since there was no time to find a suitable replacement, the bout was called off.[12]

Matyushenko next faced Eliot Marshall on March 21, 2010 at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones.[13] Matyushenko won a split decision victory (30–27, 28–29, 30–27).

Matyushenko was defeated by light heavyweight prospect, Jon Jones on August 1, 2010 in the main event of UFC Live on Versus: 2.[14] Matyushenko was taken down by Jones early in the first round, where Jones achieved the crucifix position and rained down elbows on Matyushenko forcing the referee to stop the fight.

It was announced in August 2010 that Matyushenko signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC [15] and was expected to face Jason Brilz on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122.[16] However, Brilz was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Alexandre Ferreira.[17] Matyushenko defeated Ferreira via first round TKO after achieving a mounted position and landing a flurry of punches and elbows.

Matyushenko faced Jason Brilz on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129.[18] He won the fight via KO at 0:20 into the first round, the second fastest knockout win of his career.

Matyushenko was expected to face Alexander Gustafsson on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133.[19] But Matyushenko had to pull out of the fight due to Injury and was replaced by Matt Hamill.[20]

Matyushenko/Gustafsson ultimately took place on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141.[21] Matyushenko lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Personal life

Matyushenko has a son named Roman who is in the United States Air Force and also trains MMA.[22] He got married in 2011 after the UFC fighter Summit. [23]

Matyushenko is currently living in El Segundo, California, United States where he owns his training center called “VMAT” for all to come and learn the arts.[1] Matyushenko also appears in EA Sports MMA.[24]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 26–6 Alexander Gustafsson TKO (punches) UFC 141 02011-12-30 December 30, 2011 1 2:13 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 26–5 Jason Brilz KO (punches) UFC 129 02011-04-30 April 30, 2011 1 0:20 Toronto, Ontario
Win 25–5 Alexandre Ferreira TKO (punches and elbows) UFC 122 02010-11-13 November 13, 2010 1 2:20 Oberhausen, Germany
Loss 24–5 Jon Jones TKO (elbows) UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko 02010-08-01 August 1, 2010 1 1:52 San Diego, California, United States
Win 24–4 Eliot Marshall Decision (split) UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones 02010-03-21 March 21, 2010 3 5:00 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win 23–4 Igor Pokrajac Decision (unanimous) UFC 103 02009-09-19 September 19, 2009 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 22–4 Jason Lambert Decision (unanimous) Call to Arms I 02009-05-16 May 16, 2009 3 5:00 Ontario, California, United States
Loss 21–4 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira KO (knee) Affliction: Day of Reckoning 02009-01-24 January 24, 2009 2 4:26 Anaheim, California, United States
Win 21–3 Jamal Patterson TKO (punches) IFL: New Jersey 02008-04-04 April 4, 2008 2 3:35 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Defended IFL Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 20–3 Alex Schoenauer Decision (unanimous) IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals 02007-11-03 November 3, 2007 3 4:00 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States Won inaugural IFL Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 19–3 Tim Boetsch Decision (unanimous) IFL: 2007 Semifinals 02007-08-02 August 2, 2007 3 4:00 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Win 18–3 Aaron Stark TKO (punches) IFL: Everett 02007-06-01 June 1, 2007 1 2:49 Everett, Washington, United States
Win 17–3 Justin Levens TKO (punches) IFL Los Angeles 02007-03-17 March 17, 2007 1 3:53 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 16–3 Dwayne Compton Submission (armbar) IFL Houston 02007-02-02 February 2, 2007 1 1:47 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 15–3 Anthony Ruiz Submission (armbar) Extreme Wars 3: Bay Area Brawl 02006-06-03 June 3, 2006 1 2:03 Oakland, California, United States
Win 14–3 Carlos Barreto TKO (knee injury) Jungle Fight 4 02005-05-21 May 21, 2005 1 0:26 Manaus, Brazil
Loss 13–3 Andrei Arlovski KO (punch) UFC 44 02003-09-26 September 26, 2003 1 2:14 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 13–2 Pedro Rizzo Decision (unanimous) UFC 41 02003-02-28 February 28, 2003 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–2 Travis Wiuff Submission (punches) UFC 40 02002-11-22 November 22, 2002 1 4:10 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 11–2 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Decision (unanimous) UFO: Legend 02002-08-08 August 8, 2002 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 10–2 Tito Ortiz Decision (unanimous) UFC 33 02001-09-28 September 28, 2001 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 10–1 Yuki Kondo Decision (unanimous) UFC 32 02001-06-29 June 29, 2001 3 5:00 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Win 9–1 Tom Sauer TKO (cut) WEF: New Blood Conflict 02000-08-26 August 26, 2000 2 2:17 Evansville, Indiana, United States
Win 8–1 John Marsh Decision (unanimous) IFC: Warriors Challenge 6 02000-03-25 March 25, 2000 3 5:00 Friant, California, United States
Loss 7–1 Vernon White Decision (split) IFC: Montreal Cage Combat 01999-10-09 October 9, 1999 1 25:00 Montreal, Quebec
Win 7–0 Travis Fulton Submission (neck crank) IFC: Fighters Revenge 01999-04-02 April 2, 1999 1 15:33 Montreal, Quebec
Win 6–0 Kenji Kawaguchi KO (punches) Vale Tudo Japan 1998 01998-10-25 October 25, 1998 1 3:10 Urayasu, Chiba Japan
Win 5–0 Joe Pardo Decision Rumble in Reno 01998-09-04 September 4, 1998 3 5:00 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 4–0 Anthony Macias TKO (doctor stoppage) IFC 7: Cage Combat 01998-05-30 May 30, 1998 1 0:16 Montreal, Quebec
Win 3–0 Anthony Macias Submission (punches) IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou 01997-09-05 September 5, 1997 1 2:59 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Win 2–0 Robert Lalonde Submission (punches) IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou 01997-09-05 September 5, 1997 1 2:27 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Win 1–0 Vernon White Submission (neck crank) IFC 5: Battle in the Bayou 01997-09-05 September 5, 1997 1 5:44 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistics for Mixed Martial Arts Fighters
  2. ^ MMA – 411Mania Exclusive Interview: Vladimir Matyushenko. 411mania.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.
  3. ^ http://www.njcaa.org/news/NEW%20RECORD%20BOOK/Wrestling_Record_Book_043010.pdf – Wrestling_Record_Book_043010.pdf (application/pdf Object)
  4. ^ “Review: Matyushenko First IFL Champion- MMA WEEKLY – Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more”. MMAweekly.com. 2007-11-04. http://mmaweekly.com/review-matyushenko-first-ifl-champion-2. 
  5. ^ – MMA results – UFC – Yahoo! Sports
  6. ^ “Vladimir Matyushenko vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Affliction fight booked Jan. 24″. mmamania.com. 2008-11-14. http://www.mmamania.com/2008/11/14/vladimir-matyushenko-vs-antonio-rogerio-nogueira-affliction-fight-booked-jan-24/. 
  7. ^ Jamal Patterson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko. YouTube (2008-04-10). Retrieved on 2011-04-27.
  8. ^ http://www.afflictionclothing.com/dayofreckoning/
  9. ^ “UFC 103 Results & Live Play-By-Play”. MMAweekly.com. 2009-09-19. http://mmaweekly.com/ufc-103-results-live-play-by-play-2. 
  10. ^ “Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Steve Cantwell set for UFC 108 prelims”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17115/vladimir-matyushenko-vs-steve-cantwell-set-for-ufc-108-prelims.mma. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
  11. ^ “Cantwell latest out of UFC 108″. sports.yahoo.com. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ys-mmaweeksc122909&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
  12. ^ “Steve Cantwell vs. Vladimir Matyushenko pulled from UFC 108 fight card”. mmajunkie.com. 2009-12-30. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17361/steve-cantwell-vs-vladimir-matyushenko-pulled-from-ufc-108-fight-card.mma. 
  13. ^ “Jilted Matyushenko Hopes for March Bout”. sherdog.com. 2010-01-07. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Jilted-Matyushenko-Hopes-for-March-Bout-21891. 
  14. ^ “Vladimir Matyushenko lost to Jon Jones at UFC on Versus 2″. sbnation.com. http://www.sbnation.com/2010/4/28/1449519/vladimir-matyushenko-expected-to. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
  15. ^ “MATYUSHENKO SIGNS NEW 4-FIGHT DEAL WITH UFC”. MMAWeekly.com. http://mmaweekly.com/matyushenko-signs-new-4-fight-deal-with-ufc-2. Retrieved 2010-08-23. 
  16. ^ “Jason Brilz vs. Vladimir Matyushenko targeted for UFC 122 in Germany”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20411/jason-brilz-vs-vladimir-matyushenko-targeted-for-ufc-122-in-germany.mma. Retrieved 2010-08-24. 
  17. ^ “RInjury forces Brilz out of UFC 122, Matyushenko expected to meet Ferreira”. mmajunkie.com. October 6, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20913/injury-forces-brilz-out-of-ufc-122-matyushenko-expected-to-meet-ferreira.mma. 
  18. ^ “Jason Brilz meets replacement Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 129 in Toronto”. mmajunkie.com. February 21, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22551/jason-brilz-meets-replacement-vladimir-matyushenko-at-ufc-129-in-toronto.mma. 
  19. ^ “Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko in the works for UFC 133 in August”. mmaJunkie.com. May 13, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/23596/alexander-gustafsson-vs-vladimir-matyushenko-in-the-works-for-ufc-133-in-august.mma. 
  20. ^ “Vladdy Matyushenko Injured; Matt Hamill Steps in to Face Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133″. MMAWeekly.com. July 14, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/vladdy-matyushenko-injured-matt-hamill-steps-in-to-face-alexander-gustafsson-at-ufc-133. 
  21. ^ “Vladimir Matyushenko vs Alexander Gustafsson re-booked for Dec. 30 in Las Vegas”. mmamania.com. September 21, 2011. http://www.mmamania.com/2011/9/21/2441602/ufc-141-vladimir-matyushenko-vs-alexander-gustafsson-re-booked-for. 
  22. ^ “38 and in his prime, The Janitor still loves cleaning clocks”. UFC.com. 2009-12-22. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=34954. Retrieved 2010-04-16. 
  23. ^ “Vladimir Matyushenko gets married in Las Vegas following UFC Fighter Summit”. Mmamania.com. 2011-05-16. http://www.mmamania.com/2011/5/16/2174233/vladimir-matyushenko-gets-married-in-las-vegas-following-ufc-fighter. Retrieved 2011-05-16. 
  24. ^ Mrosko, Geno. (2010-03-23) EA Sports MMA adds Josh Barnett, Vladimir Matyushenko and Joachim Hansen to Fall 2010 roster. MMAmania.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.

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