Igor Vovchanchyn
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| Nickname | Ice Cold |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | August 6, 1973 |
| Fighting out of | Kharkov, Ukraine |
| Town of birth | Zolochiv, Ukraine |
| Team/Association | Team Vovchanchyn[1] |
| Fighting style | Kickboxing, Combat Sambo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 45 |
| By knockout | 24 |
| By submission | 14 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Igor Yaroslavovich "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn (Russian: Игорь Ярославович Вовчанчин. born August 6, 1973) is a retired Ukrainian mixed martial artist. He holds notable wins over Mark Kerr, Yuki Kondo, Gilbert Yvel, Kazushi Sakuraba, Valentijn Overeem, and Gary Goodridge.
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[edit] Biography
Vovchanchyn was born in Zolochiv, Ukraine in 1973. Vovchanchyn has stated that during his teen years, he had an infamous temper among the people in his village that prompted them to ring a church bell every time he was in a bad mood so that others would be warned against being confronted by him.[citation needed]
[edit] MMA career
Igor Vovchanchyn transitioned from a successful kickboxing career to MMA in 1995. He competed primarily in tournament-style events across the Ukraine, often fighting three or four times in one day. He accumulated a 22-1-1 record before joining PRIDE Fighting Championship, including a 21-fight unbeaten streak.
His first opponent in PRIDE was Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge who Igor defeated via TKO. Igor's unbeaten streak persisted until the finals of the 2000 PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix, where he was defeated by Mark "The Hammer" Coleman by Submission (Strikes).
[edit] Personal life
Igor is married and has one daughter.[citation needed]
In a 2008 interview, Igor stated that he was retired from martial arts competition and is now a businessman. He mentions accumulated injuries as the cause of his retirement. [2]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- PRIDE World Grand Prix 2000 runner-up
- Mr. Strong Guy 1996 winner
- Ukrainian Octagon winner (1996)
- International Fighting Championship 1 winner (1996)
- AROC 3 winner (1997)
- Absolute Fighting Championship 3 winner (1997)
- World ValeTudo Championship 5 winner (1998)
[edit] MMA Record
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| Date | Outcome | Opponent | Method | Event | Round, time | Notes |
| 8/28/2005 | Loss | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 | Round 2, 5:00 | |
| 6/26/2005 | Loss | Alistair Overeem | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 | Round 1, 1:20 | |
| 4/23/2005 | Win | Yuki Kondo | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 2/20/2005 | Win | Yoshiki Takahashi | KO (Punch) | PRIDE 29 - Fists Of Fire | Round 1, 1:10 | |
| 12/4/2004 | Win | Sergey Terezimov | Submission (Heel Hook) | WOP - Water of Peresvit | ||
| 10/14/2004 | Win | Shamoji Fujii | KO | PRIDE Bushido 5 | Round 1, 4:02 | |
| 2/1/2004 | Win | Dan Bobish | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE 27 - Inferno | Round 2, 1:45 | |
| 8/10/2003 | Loss | Mirko Filipović | KO (Head Kick) | PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 | Round 1, 1:29 | |
| 6/8/2003 | Win | Bob Schrijber | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena | Round 2, 4:05 | |
| 9/29/2002 | Loss | Quinton Jackson | Submission (Injury) | PRIDE 22 - Beasts From The East 2 | Round 1, 7:17 | |
| 2/24/2002 | Loss | Heath Herring | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE 19 - Bad Blood | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 12/23/2001 | Win | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (Heel Hook) | PRIDE 18 - Cold Fury 2 | Round 1, 4:35 | |
| 11/10/2001 | Win | Ricardas Rocevicius | TKO (Leg Kicks) | Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 3 | Round 2 | |
| 11/3/2001 | Loss | Mario Sperry | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | PRIDE 17 - Championship Chaos | Round 1, 2:52 | |
| 7/29/2001 | Win | Masaaki Satake | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE 15 - Raging Rumble | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 5/27/2001 | Win | Gilbert Yvel | Submission (Choke) | PRIDE 14 - Clash of the Titans | Round 1, 1:52 | |
| 3/25/2001 | Loss | Tra Telligman | Decision | PRIDE 13 - Collision Course | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 12/9/2000 | Win | Mark Kerr | Decision | PRIDE 12 - Cold Fury | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 10/31/2000 | Win | Nobuhiko Takada | Submission (Strikes) | PRIDE 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun | Round 2, 3:17 | |
| 8/27/2000 | Win | Enson Inoue | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE 10 - Return of the Warriors | Round 1, 10:00 | |
| 6/4/2000 | Win | Daijiro Matsui | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE 9 - New Blood | Round 1, 5:03 | |
| 5/1/2000 | Loss | Mark Coleman | Submission (Strikes) | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals | Round 2, 3:09 | Fight was for PRIDE Open-weight Grand Prix championship |
| 5/1/2000 | Win | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals | Round 1, 15:00 | |
| 5/1/2000 | Win | Gary Goodridge | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals | Round 1, 10:14 | |
| 1/30/2000 | Win | Alexander Otsuka | Decision | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | Round 1, 15:00 | |
| 11/21/1999 | Win | Francisco Bueno | KO (Punches) | PRIDE 8 | Round 1, 1:23 | |
| 9/12/1999 | No Contest | Mark Kerr | No Contest | PRIDE 7 | N/A | |
| 7/4/1999 | Win | Carlos Barreto | Decision | PRIDE 6 | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 5/8/1999 | Win | Vepcho Bardanashvili | Submission (Choke) | InterPride 1999-Heavyweight Final | N/A | |
| 4/29/1999 | Win | Akira Shoji | Decision | PRIDE 5 | Round 2, 10:00 | |
| 2/2/1999 | Win | Edson Carvalho | TKO (Strikes) | WVC 7-World Vale Tudo Championship 7 | Round 1, 3:16 | |
| 11/1/1998 | Win | Aloisio Freitas Neto | Submission (Strikes) | WVC 6-World Vale Tudo Championship 6 | Round 1, 7:26 | |
| 10/11/1998 | Win | Gary Goodridge | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE 4 | Round 1, 5:58 | |
| 2/3/1998 | Win | Nick Nutter | KO (Knee) | WVC 5-World Vale Tudo Championship 5 | Round 1, 0:14 | |
| 2/3/1998 | Win | Elias Rodrigues | Submission (Punches) | WVC 5-World Vale Tudo Championship 5 | Round 1, 10:35 | |
| 2/3/1998 | Win | Tulio Palhares | Submission (Punches) | WVC 5-World Vale Tudo Championship 5 | Round 1, 5:35 | |
| 11/12/1997 | Win | Nick Nutter | Submission (Headbutts) | IAFC-1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration | Round 1, 24:42 | |
| 11/12/1997 | Win | Mikhail Avetisyan | Decision | IAFC-1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration | Round 1, 35:00 | |
| 11/12/1997 | Win | Valery Pliev | Submission (Punches) | IAFC-1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration | Round 1, 7:13 | |
| 8/29/1997 | Win | Igor Guerus | TKO | IAFC-Absolute Fighting Russian Open Cup 3 | Round 1, 7:13 | |
| 8/29/1997 | Win | Vasily Kudin | Submission (Leg Kicks) | IAFC-Absolute Fighting Russian Open Cup 3 | Round 1 | |
| 5/23/1997 | Win | Dimitry Panfilov | TKO | COS-Cup of Stars | N/A | |
| 5/2/1997 | Draw | Leonardo Castello Branco | Draw | [[IAFC-Absolute Fighting Championship 2 [Day 2]]] | Round 1, 35:00 | |
| 3/30/1996 | Win | John Dixon | Submission (Exhaustion) | IIFC 1-Kombat in Kiev | Round 1, 9:10 | |
| 3/30/1996 | Win | Paul Varelans | TKO | IIFC 1-Kombat in Kiev | Round 1, 6:20 | |
| 3/30/1996 | Win | Fred Floyd | Submission (Strikes) | IIFC 1-Kombat in Kiev | Round 1, 13:14 | |
| 3/1/1996 | Win | Igor Guerus | KO | DNRF-Ukrainian Octagon | Round 1, 1:41 | |
| 3/1/1996 | Win | Sergey Sheremet | KO | DNRF-Ukrainian Octagon | Round 1, 1:27 | |
| 3/1/1996 | Win | Oleg Tischenko | KO | DNRF-Ukrainian Octagon | Round 1, 0:05 | |
| 1/28/1996 | Win | Roman Tikunov | KO | MSG 1996-Mr. Strong Guy 1996 | Round 1 | |
| 1/28/1996 | Win | Sergei Bondarovich | KO | MSG 1996-Mr. Strong Guy 1996 | Round 1 | |
| 1/28/1996 | Win | Nikolai Yatsuk | KO | MSG 1996-Mr. Strong Guy 1996 | Round 1 | |
| 9/25/1995 | Loss | Mikhail Illoukhine | Submission (Chin in the Eye) | IAFC-Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | Round 1, 6:30 | |
| 9/25/1995 | Win | Adilson Lima | TKO (Broken Nose) | IAFC-Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | Round 1, 1:51 | |
| 9/25/1995 | Win | Adilson Lima | KO (Kicks and Punches) | IAFC-Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | Round 1, 0:56 | |
| 9/25/1995 | Win | Sergei Akinen | TKO (Broken Arm) | IAFC-Absolute Fighting Championship 1 | Round 1, 2:40 |
[edit] Kick Boxing record
Russian Kick Boxing Champion 60 Fights, 58 Wins, 2 Losses
Won World Kick Boxing/Martial Arts Championship in Moscow, 1995.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Fight Finder: Igor Vovchanchyn. Sherdog (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
- ^ Igor Vovchanchyn in exclusive interview
