Lena Ovchynnikova

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lena Ovchynnikova
Occupation	Mixed Martial Artist
Date Of Birth	Apr 22, 1987(1987-04-22)
Age	37
Birthplace	Dnipropetrovsk
Country	Ukraine
Horoscope	Aries

Lena Ovchynnikova Biography

Lena Ovchynnikova is one of the most popular and richest Mixed Martial Artist who was born on April 22, 1987 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. Olena “Lena” Serhiyivna Ovchynnikova (Ukrainian: Olena “Lena” Sergiyivna Ovchinnikova; born April 22nd 1987) is a Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fights with the featherweight section of kickboxing as well as the flyweight division of MMA.

With an unbeatable 8-0 mark in mixed-martial arts competitions, Ovchynnikova signed with the Indian-based Super Fight League in 2012. She was defeated at first in her career as mixed martial artist during her debut promotional appearance in which she fell victim an upper-back choke by Sanja Sucevic in round 2 in SFL 1 in Mumbai on March 11 2012. She fell in a unanimous decision to Joanne Calderwood by unanimous decision at SFL 3 in New Delhi on May 6, 2012, in her next bout. Returning to Muay Thai, Ovchynnikova was likely to face Emily Bearden for the IKF women’s world bantamweight (-55.4 kg/122 lbs) crown in WCK Muay Thai: Nakamoto against. Kitchen at Pala, California, US on the 18th of August, 2012. Her opponent was later switched to Kealani Vanderleest for an untitle match however, and Ovchynnikova defeated her in a an unanimous decision. The next time she was scheduled to participate for the Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on August 25, 2012, and will be facing Ham Seo-Hee in the quarterfinals but was ejected out due to conflicts between shoot boxing and the Ovchynnikova team. She was substituted with Lisa Ward. She was a member of in the WCK Muay Thai promotion’s team against a team made up of Chinese athletes who were from Wu Lin Feng at WCK Muay Thai: Matter of Pride in Las Vegas on November 11 on the 11th of November, 2012. Her opponent initially is Tang Jin but was changed to Xifeng Tang. She lost via UD.

On January 25, 2014, she lost a split decision to Xiong Jingnan at Kunlun Fight 1 in Pattaya, Thailand.

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.

As a replacement for Cong Wang, who was forced to pull out of the bout, Ovchynnikova was up against professional debutant Tiffany van Soest in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on the 22nd of October 2011. She lost the fight through a technical knockout, after she had to leave in her corner after breaking her hand after round two. Following the bout, Ovchynnikova forced herself to utilize only her left hand as she recovered, which eventually resulted in her becoming an ambidextrous. The two were set to meet again on July 21 2012 in Croatia however, the match did not happen.

Lena Ovchynnikova Net Worth

Lena Ovchynnikova is one of the richest Mixed Martial Artist from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lena Ovchynnikova 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lena Ovchynnikova rose to fame as a kickboxer who was an amateur and Muay Thai competitor, winning medals in a variety of local, European and world championships. She was crowned an international professional champion the second time around in 2009 when she took home the ISKA Women’s World Super Bantamweight (56.4 kg/124 lbs) Oriental Championship and the next year she added two additional world titles to her collection with the World Kickboxing Federation (WKF) Women’s World Super Bantamweight (-56.4 kg/124 lbs) belt in both the rules of kickboxing as well as Muay Thai regulations.

She fought Christine Theiss for her WKA world title in Dresden, Germany on November 20th, 2010 and lost to her in the sixth round of a knockout. Ovchynnikova was scheduled to face Jeri Sitzes for the title in a fight in her WBC Muaythai Women’s International Bantamweight (-53.5 kg/118 lbs) championship in Haikou, China on December 18, 2010, but Sitzes pulled out due to unknown reasons. She was substituted with Li Xiao in a non-title fight. She defeated Li by unanimous decision.

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. 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Lena Ranked on the list of most popular Mixed Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Lena Ovchynnikova celebrates birthday on April 22 of every year.