All MMA fightersIgor Vovchanchyn
“Ice Cold”
MMA · Retired56-10 (1 NC)RECORD
41KO / TKO WINS
7SUBMISSION WINS
8DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Igor Yaroslavovych Vovchanchyn |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Ice Cold |
| Date of birth | 6 Aug 1973 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Birthplace | Fesky, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Lives in | Toronto, Canada |
| Division | Heavyweight / Light Heavyweight |
| Team | Team Vovchanchyn |
| Height | 173 cm (5′8″) |
| Reach | 173 cm (68″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1995–2005 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 14 Oct 1995 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Kazuhiro Nakamura, 28 Aug 2005 |
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Titles and honours
- PRIDE 2000 Openweight Grand Prix Runner-up
- IAFC Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration Winner (1997)
- IFC 1 Tournament Winner (1996)
- WVC 5 Tournament Winner (1998)
- WVC 6 and WVC 7 Superfight Champion
- Shared record for longest unbeaten streak in MMA (40 fights)
Background
Ukrainian heavyweight and former kickboxer from Kharkiv Oblast, one of the most feared strikers of early MMA, who won numerous no-rules tournaments in the 1990s and reached the PRIDE 2000 Grand Prix final. He retired in 2005 after a long PRIDE career.
Fight history
67 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 | 28 Aug 2005 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | Alistair Overeem | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:25 | PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 | 26 Jun 2005 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Yuki Kondo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 | 23 Apr 2005 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Yoshiki Takahashi | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:10 | PRIDE 29 | 20 Feb 2005 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Sergey Terezimov | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:35 | WOP: Water of Peresvit | 4 Dec 2004 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Win | Katsuhisa Fujii | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:02 | PRIDE Bushido 5 | 14 Oct 2004 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Dan Bobish | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:45 | PRIDE 27 | 1 Feb 2004 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | Mirko Cro Cop | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:29 | PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 | 10 Aug 2003 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Bob Schrijber | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:05 | It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam | 8 Jun 2003 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | Quinton Jackson | TKO (injury) | 1 | 7:17 | PRIDE 22 | 29 Sep 2002 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | Heath Herring | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PRIDE 19 | 24 Feb 2002 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 4:35 | PRIDE 18 | 23 Dec 2001 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Win | Ricardas Rocevicius | TKO (leg kicks) | 2 | RINGS Lithuania | 10 Nov 2001 | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Loss | Mario Sperry | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 2:52 | PRIDE 17 | 3 Nov 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Masaaki Satake | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PRIDE 15 | 29 Jul 2001 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Gilbert Yvel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:52 | PRIDE 14 | 27 May 2001 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | Tra Telligman | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PRIDE 13 | 25 Mar 2001 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Mark Kerr | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PRIDE 12: Cold Fury | 23 Dec 2000 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Nobuhiko Takada | TKO (submission to punches) | 2 | 5:17 | PRIDE 11 | 31 Oct 2000 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Enson Inoue | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 10:00 | PRIDE 10 | 27 Aug 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Daijiro Matsui | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:03 | PRIDE 9 | 4 Jun 2000 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | Mark Coleman | TKO (submission to knees) | 2 | 3:09 | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals | 1 May 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Grand Prix final |
| Win | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 15:00 | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals | 1 May 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Grand Prix semifinal |
| Win | Gary Goodridge | TKO (punches) | 1 | 10:14 | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals | 1 May 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Grand Prix quarterfinal |
| Win | Alexander Otsuka | Decision (unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | 30 Jan 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Grand Prix opening round |
| Win | Francisco Bueno | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:23 | PRIDE 8 | 21 Nov 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| No contest | Mark Kerr | NC (overturned) | 2 | PRIDE 7 | 12 Sep 1999 | Yokohama, Japan | Originally a TKO win; overturned for illegal knees | |
| Win | Carlos Barreto | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | PRIDE 6 | 4 Jul 1999 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | Vepcho Bardanashvili | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | InterPride 1999 | 8 May 1999 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Heavyweight tournament final | |
| Win | Vladimir Solodovnik | TKO (punches) | 1 | InterPride 1999 | 8 May 1999 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Heavyweight tournament bout | |
| Win | Akira Shoji | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | PRIDE 5 | 29 Apr 1999 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | Edson Carvalho | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:16 | World Vale Tudo Championship 7 | 2 Feb 1999 | Brazil | Won WVC 7 superfight |
| Win | Aloisio Freitas Neto | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 7:26 | World Vale Tudo Championship 6 | 1 Nov 1998 | Brazil | Won WVC 6 superfight |
| Win | Gary Goodridge | TKO (punches) | 1 | 5:58 | PRIDE 4 | 11 Oct 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Nick Nutter | KO (knee) | 1 | 0:14 | World Vale Tudo Championship 5 | 3 Feb 1998 | Recife, Brazil | Won WVC 5 tournament |
| Win | Elias Rodrigues | TKO (submission to headbutt and punches) | 1 | 10:35 | World Vale Tudo Championship 5 | 3 Feb 1998 | Recife, Brazil | WVC 5 tournament bout |
| Win | Tulio Palhares | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 5:35 | World Vale Tudo Championship 5 | 3 Feb 1998 | Recife, Brazil | WVC 5 tournament bout |
| Win | Nick Nutter | TKO (submission to headbutts) | 1 | 24:42 | IAFC 1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration | 12 Nov 1997 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Won the tournament |
| Win | Mikhail Avetisyan | Decision (split) | 1 | 35:00 | IAFC 1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration | 12 Nov 1997 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Tournament bout; replaced injured Vasily Kudin |
| Win | Valery Pliev | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 7:13 | IAFC 1st Absolute Fighting World Cup Pankration | 12 Nov 1997 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Tournament bout |
| Win | Yuri Mildzikhov | TKO (forfeit) | 1 | IAFC Absolute Fighting Russian Open Cup 3 | 29 Aug 1997 | Moscow, Russia | Tournament bout | |
| Win | Igor Guerus | TKO (punches) | 1 | IAFC Absolute Fighting Russian Open Cup 3 | 29 Aug 1997 | Moscow, Russia | Tournament bout | |
| Win | Vasily Kudin | TKO (submission to leg kicks) | 1 | 9:11 | IAFC Absolute Fighting Russian Open Cup 3 | 29 Aug 1997 | Moscow, Russia | Won the tournament |
| Win | Dimitry Panfilov | TKO (punches) | 1 | COS Cup of Stars | 23 May 1997 | Odesa, Ukraine | Withdrew from tournament due to injury | |
| Win | Aslan Hamza | KO (knee) | 1 | COS Cup of Stars | 23 May 1997 | Odesa, Ukraine | Tournament bout | |
| Win | Leonardo Castello Branco | Decision (split) | 1 | 35:00 | IAFC Absolute Fighting Championship II | 2 May 1997 | Moscow, Russia | Superfight |
| Win | Sergei Bondarenko | TKO (punches) | 1 | Disco 2000 No Rules Championship | 30 Nov 1996 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||
| Win | Igor Akhmedov | Submission (choke) | 1 | DNRF Ukrainian Octagon 2 | 1 May 1996 | Donetsk, Ukraine | ||
| Win | John Dixson | TKO (exhaustion) | 1 | 9:10 | IFC 1: Kombat in Kyiv | 30 Mar 1996 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Won the IFC 1 tournament |
| Win | Paul Varelans | KO (punches) | 1 | 6:20 | IFC 1: Kombat in Kyiv | 30 Mar 1996 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Tournament bout |
| Win | Fred Floyd | TKO (submission to strikes) | 1 | 13:14 | IFC 1: Kombat in Kyiv | 30 Mar 1996 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Tournament bout |
| Win | Igor Akhmedov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | UCMAL Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 | 9 Mar 1996 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Won the tournament | |
| Win | Yuri Zhernikov | TKO (punches) | 1 | UCMAL Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 | 9 Mar 1996 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Tournament bout | |
| Win | Matrosov Matrosov | TKO (punches) | 1 | UCMAL Ukrainian No Rules Championship 1996 | 9 Mar 1996 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Tournament bout | |
| Win | Igor Guerus | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:41 | DNRF Ukrainian Octagon | 1 Mar 1996 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Won the tournament |
| Win | Sergey Sheremet | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:27 | DNRF Ukrainian Octagon | 1 Mar 1996 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Tournament bout |
| Win | Oleg Tischenko | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:05 | DNRF Ukrainian Octagon | 1 Mar 1996 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Tournament bout |
| Win | Roman Tikunov | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:21 | Mr. Strongman SEKAI 1996 | 23 Jan 1996 | Minsk, Belarus | Won the tournament |
| Win | Sergei Bondarovich | KO (head kick) | 1 | 2:27 | Mr. Strongman SEKAI 1996 | 23 Jan 1996 | Minsk, Belarus | Tournament bout |
| Win | Nikolai Yatsuk | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:50 | Mr. Strongman SEKAI 1996 | 23 Jan 1996 | Minsk, Belarus | Tournament bout |
| Loss | Mikhail Ilyukhin | Submission (chin to the eye) | 1 | 6:30 | IAFC Absolute Fighting Championship I | 25 Nov 1995 | Moscow, Russia | Tournament bout |
| Win | Adilson Lima | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 1:51 | IAFC Absolute Fighting Championship I | 25 Nov 1995 | Moscow, Russia | Rematch ordered after dispute over first bout |
| Win | Adilson Lima | KO (soccer kicks) | 1 | 0:56 | IAFC Absolute Fighting Championship I | 25 Nov 1995 | Moscow, Russia | Tournament bout; result disputed |
| Win | Sergei Akinen | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 2:40 | IAFC Absolute Fighting Championship I | 25 Nov 1995 | Moscow, Russia | Tournament bout |
| Loss | Andrei Besedin | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:12 | UCMAL Warrior's Honour 1 | 14 Oct 1995 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Tournament bout |
| Win | Sergei Bondarovich | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:18 | UCMAL Warrior's Honour 1 | 14 Oct 1995 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Tournament bout |
| Win | Alexander Mandrik | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 3:06 | UCMAL Warrior's Honour 1 | 14 Oct 1995 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Pro debut; tournament bout |