Igor Vovchanchyn

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Igor Vovchanchyn

Statistics
Nickname	Ice Cold
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	August 6, 1973 (1973-08-06) (age 34)
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.

1 Biography
2 MMA career
3 Personal life
4 Championships and accomplishments
- 4.1 MMA Record
5 Kick Boxing record
6 See also
7 External links
8 References

[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