Lena Ovchynnikova
Lena Ovchynnikova | |
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Born | Oléna Serhíyivna Ovchýnnikova April 22, 1987 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Native name | Ле́на Овчи́ннікова |
Other names | Hunter |
Nationality | Ukraine Ukrainian |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb; 8.93 st) |
Division | Featherweight |
Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Lviv, Ukraine |
Team | Union Gym |
Trainer | Viktor Lazurko |
Years active | 2006-present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 20 |
Wins | 14 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 12 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 8 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Last updated on: January 25, 2014 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | ||
Women's Kickboxing | ||
ISKA Amateur European Championships | ||
Gold medal – first place | 2007 | (Oriental) |
Silver medal – second place | 2007 | (Full contact) |
WPKA Amateur World Championships | ||
Gold medal – first place | 2011 | (Low kick) |
Women's Muay Thai | ||
ISKA Amateur European Championships | ||
Gold medal – first place | 2007 | |
ISKA European Cup | ||
Silver medal – second place | 2008 | |
IFMA Ukrainian Championships | ||
Silver medal – second place | Odessa 2010 |
Oléna "Lena" Serhíyivna Ovchýnnikova (Ukrainian: Оле́на "Ле́на" Сергі́ївна Овчи́ннікова; born April 22, 1987) is a Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division in kickboxing and the flyweight division in MMA. She is the reigning WBC Muaythai World Featherweight champion[1] and the former world flyweight champion.
Career
Lena Ovchynnikova came to prominence as an amateur kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter, medaling at various national, European and world championships. She became a world champion in the professional ranks for the first time in 2009 when she won the ISKA Women's World Super Bantamweight (56.4 kg/124 lb) Oriental Championship and the following year, she added two more world titles to her mantelpiece by winning the World Kickboxing Federation (WKF) Women's World Super Bantamweight (-56.4 kg/124 lb) belt under both kickboxing and Muay Thai rules. She challenged Christine Theiss for her WKA world title in Dresden, Germany on November 20, 2010, losing by sixth round knockout.[2][3] Ovchynnikova was then set to fight Jeri Sitzes in a match for the WBC Muaythai Women's International Bantamweight (-53.5 kg/118 lb) title in Haikou, China on December 18, 2010[4] but Sitzes withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Li Xiao in a non-title fight. She defeated Li by unanimous decision.[5] Taking the place of Cong Wang who pulled out of the fight, Ovchynnikova faced professional debutant Tiffany van Soest in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on October 22, 2011, and lost by technical knockout after retiring in her corner with a broken hand at the end of round two.[6][7] Following this fight, Ovchynnikova forced herself to use only her left hand during rehabilitation which later made her ambidextrous. The pair were scheduled to rematch on July 21, 2012, in Croatia, but it never came to fruition.[8] In her return to SFL, Ovchynnikova beat Fathia Mostafa via submission due to a guillotine choke at SFL 16 in Mumbai on April 26, 2013.[9] Back in the Muay Thai ring, she defeated Emily Bearden by UD to be crowned the International Karate Kickboxing Council (IKKC) Women's World Super Bantamweight Muay Thai Champion at WCK Muay Thai: Hot Summer Fights in Temecula, California, US.[10][11] On January 25, 2014, she lost a split decision to Xiong Jingnan at Kunlun Fight 1 in Pattaya, Thailand.[12]
Bellator MMA
Lena Ovchynnikova signed with Bellator MMA in 2016, going 2-2 in her first four fights in the promotion. Notably, she was the first-ever female flyweight to appear on a main card for the promotion.[13] Ovchynnikova was expected to face Denise Kielholtz in the co-main event of Bellator 196 in Budapest, Hungary on April 6, 2018.[14] However, the fight did not happen. Ovchynnikova was expected to face Kyra Batara in a strawweight bout at Bellator 261 on June 25, 2021.[15] However, the bout was cancelled the week of the event with one of Batara's corner testing positive for COVID-19.[16][17]
Championships and awards
Kickboxing
- Boxxtomoi
- 2015 Boxxtomoi Muaythai Women's Championship [18]
- World Boxing Council Muaythai
- 2014 WBC Muaythai World Flyweight Championship [19]
- 2019 WBC Muaythai World Featherweight Championship
- International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
- 2010 IFMA Ukrainian Championships Silver Medalist Silver
- International Karate Kickboxing Council
- IKKC Women's World Super Bantamweight Muay Thai Championship (One time)
- International Sport Karate Association
- 2007 ISKA Amateur European Championships Oriental Gold Medalist Gold
- 2007 ISKA Amateur European Championships Muay Thai Gold Medalist Gold
- 2007 ISKA Amateur European Championships Full Contact Silver Medalist Silver
- 2008 ISKA European Cup Muay Thai Silver Medalist Silver
- ISKA Women's World Super Bantamweight (56.4 kg/124 lb) Oriental Championship (One time)
- World Kickboxing Association
- WKA Amateur Women's World Championship (One time)
- World Kickboxing Federation
- WKF Women's World Super Bantamweight (-56.4 kg/124 lb) K-1 Championship (Two times)
- WKF Women's World Super Bantamweight (-56.4 kg/124 lb) Muay Thai Championship (One time)
- World Pan-Amateur Kickboxing Association
- 2011 WPKA Amateur World Championships Low Kick Gold Medalist Gold
Mixed martial arts record
19 matches | 12 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 1 | 2 |
By submission | 8 | 2 |
By decision | 3 | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 12–6 (1) | Kate Jackson | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Bellator 223 | June 22, 2019 | 1 | 4:20 | London, England | |
Loss | 12–5 (1) | Alejandra Lara | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 190 | December 9, 2017 | 3 | 4:09 | Florence, Italy | |
Win | 12–4 (1) | Helen Harper | TKO (corner stoppage) | Bellator 177 | April 14, 2017 | 2 | 5:00 | Budapest, Hungary | |
Win | 11–4 (1) | Karla Benitez | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 164 | November 10, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
NC | 10–4 (1) | Mara Romero Borella | NC (overturned by WMMAF) | WMMAF 2016 | May 13, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Lviv, Ukraine | Originally a split decision win for Ovchynnikova; overturned later by WMMAF after review. |
Loss | 10–4 | Rebecca Ruth | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 150 | February 26, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Mulvane, Kansas, United States | |
Win | 10–3 | Svetlana Gotsyk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WMMAF: World MMA Championship, Day 3 | October 18, 2014 | 3 | 3:40 | Lviv, Ukraine | |
Loss | 9–3 | Lily Kazak | TKO (punch) | Oplot Challenge 92 | December 14, 2013 | 2 | 0:21 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
Win | 9–2 | Fathia Mostafa | Submission (guillotine choke) | Super Fight League 16 | April 26, 2013 | 1 | 3:36 | Mumbai, India | |
Loss | 8–2 | Joanne Calderwood | Decision (unanimous) | Super Fight League 3 | May 6, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | New Delhi, India | |
Loss | 8–1 | Sanja Sučević | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Super Fight League 1 | March 11, 2012 | 2 | 2:28 | Mumbai, India | Strawweight bout. |
Win | 8–0 | Eugenia Kostina | Submission (armbar) | PAMAU: President's Cup | September 3, 2011 | 1 | 3:26 | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
Win | 7–0 | Lyudmyla Pylypchak | Submission (armbar) | Independence Cup 2011 | August 19, 2011 | 3 | 1:01 | Lviv, Ukraine | |
Win | 6–0 | Anna Smirnova | Submission (armbar) | International Gala Festival | August 23, 2009 | 1 | 4:12 | Truskavets, Ukraine | |
Win | 5–0 | Alina Premilou | Submission (armbar) | Ultimate Cage Fighters Championship: 20,000 Dollar Tournament | April 4, 2009 | 1 | 4:01 | Vienna, Austria | |
Win | 4–0 | Olga Prybulska | Submission (armbar) | International Gala Festival | July 7, 2008 | 2 | 2:20 | Gomel, Belarus | |
Win | 3–0 | Olga Prybulska | Decision (unanimous) | ISKA: Europe Cup 2008 | April 12, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
Win | 2–0 | Anna Zubritska | Submission (armbar) | ISKA: Union Cup 2007 | September 14, 2007 | 3 | 4:50 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
Win | 1–0 | Svetlana Svetlana | Decision (unanimous) | International Gala Festival | September 9, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Kyiv, Ukraine | {{small}Flyweight debut.}} |
Kickboxing record
14 wins (? KOs), 6 losses, 0 draws | ||||||||
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Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
2019-12-07 | Win | France Cindy Silvestre | LVIV Open Cup | Lviv, Ukraine | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | 14-6 |
Wins WBC Muaythai Featherweight Championship. | ||||||||
2016-06-11 | Win | Greece Chara Dimitroula | WKF Santorini Cup 2016 | Santorini, Greece | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | 13-6 |
Wins WKF Super Bantamweight Women's Championship. | ||||||||
2015-04-05 | Win | Italy Patrizia Gibelli | Lion Belt 5 | France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | 12-6 |
Wins Boxxtomoi Muaythai Women's Championship. | ||||||||
2014-07-19 | Win | England Ruth Ashdown | WCK Muay Thai: Hot Summer Fights 2014 | Cabazon, California USA | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 11-6 |
Win WBC Muaythai Women's World Flyweight title. | ||||||||
2014-06-28 | Loss | Poland Sylwia Juśkiewicz | Fight Exclusive Night 3 | Wrocław, Poland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 10-6 |
2014-01-25 | Loss | China Xiong Jingnan | Kunlun Fight 1 | Pattaya, Thailand | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | 10-5 |
2013-09-07 | Win | Ukraine Natalia Leskiv | Gas Station Fight Club | Lviv, Ukraine | KO | 1 | 10-4 | |
2013-08-24 | Win | United States Emily Bearden | WCK Muay Thai: Hot Summer Fights | Temecula, California, USA | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | 9-4 |
Wins the IKKC Women's World Super Bantamweight Muay Thai Championship. | ||||||||
2012-08-18 | Win | United States Kealani Vanderleest | WCK Muay Thai: Nakamoto vs. Kitchen | Pala, California, USA | Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
2011-10-22 | Loss | United States Tiffany van Soest | WCK Muay Thai | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | TKO (broken hand) | 2 | 3:00 | |
2010-12-18 | Win | China Li Xiao | WCK Muay Thai: Chinese Grand Prix 2010 (Day 1) | Haikou, China | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2010-11-20 | Loss | Germany Christine Theiss | Steko's Fight Night | Dresden, Germany | KO | 6 | ||
For the WKA Women's World Championship. | ||||||||
2010-04-17 | Win | Austria Elke Beinwachs | Vienna, Austria | KO (right body kick) | 3 | 2:00 | ||
Wins the WKF Women's World Super Bantamweight (-56.4 kg/124 lb) Muay Thai Championship. | ||||||||
2009-12-13 | Loss | Poland Joanna Gutowska | Runda Zero Fight Night | Tarczyn, Poland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2009-00-00 | Win | Morocco | Decision | |||||
Wins the ISKA Women's World Super Bantamweight (56.4 kg/124 lb) Oriental Championship. | ||||||||
0000-00-00 | Win | China Ting Ting Jiang | WCK Muay Thai | Haikou, China |
Amateur kickboxing record | |||||||
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Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes See also
References
External links
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian female kickboxers
- Featherweight kickboxers
- Ukrainian female mixed martial artists
- Flyweight mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
- Ukrainian Muay Thai practitioners
- Female Muay Thai practitioners
- Boxers from Lviv
- Boxers from Dnipro
- Kunlun Fight kickboxers