Alexander Butenko
UFC DebutNickname“Iron Capture”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Kharkiv
- Born
- Ukraine
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Alexander Butenko makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
898-516-19
.635 win rate
Winning-record opponents
44 of 62
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
79
62 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 79 bouts · 35 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 30 sub · 19 decOC · M-1 · ProFC · GBT · PAC +30
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Vladislav Shabalin17-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:05 | OFC 67 | Jul 11, 2026 |
| W | Adam Gafarov | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:40 | OFC 64 X MFP 266 | Apr 11, 2026 |
| L | Ivan Podrugin | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Ural FC 10 | Aug 16, 2025 |
| L | Boris Medvedev20-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RCC 21 | Dec 14, 2024 |
| W | Laerte Costa e Silva14-11-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:14 | Real Fight Arena 15 | Mar 9, 2024 |
| W | Frantisek Bocan4-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Real Fight Arena 13 | Nov 25, 2023 |
| W | Ronys Torres43-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Real Fight Arena 9 | Apr 22, 2023 |
| W | Carlo Prater35-25-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 1:48 | Real Fight Arena 5 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| L | Khusein Khaliev25-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 134 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| W | Mindaugas Verzbickas16-8-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 128 | Sep 11, 2021 |
| L | Andrei Koshkin27-11 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 3:07 | ACA 123 | May 28, 2021 |
| W | Rasul Shovhalov17-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:57 | ACA 108 | Aug 8, 2020 |
| W | Artem Shokalo28-23 | Submission | Scarf Hold | R3 | 0:30 | PCP 5 | Jun 18, 2020 |
| L | Zaur Isaev10-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:55 | PCP 4 | Dec 8, 2019 |
| W | Ruslan Mussunda-Kintombo1-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:56 | FitS | Aug 24, 2019 |
| L | Goyti Dazaev12-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jun 28, 2019 |
| W | Gian Siqueira20-6 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | WKG & M-1 Challenge 100 | Jan 26, 2019 |
| L | Zaur Isaev10-7 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:40 | Aleksey Raevskiy Promotion | Nov 24, 2018 |
| L | Alexey Kunchenko25-6 | KO/TKO | Punches and Knees | R3 | 4:04 | M-1 | Mar 30, 2018 |
| W | Eler Narmurzaev5-1-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 5:00 | M-1 | Nov 24, 2017 |
| W | Keith Johnson12-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Aug 5, 2017 |
| D | Corey Nelson19-8-2 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jun 15, 2017 |
| W | Mihail Cotruta14-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:05 | WWFC | Mar 29, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | M-1 | Feb 18, 2017 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Oct 21, 2016 | |
| W | Artem Damkovsky27-17 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jun 4, 2016 |
| W | Sascha Sharma16-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| W | Heydar Mamedaliev10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Dec 4, 2015 |
| D | Dinislam Kamavov13-3-2 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | EFN | Oct 23, 2015 |
| W | Frankledson Costa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:25 | FSC | Sep 6, 2015 |
| W | Serghei Morari2-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:10 | WWFC | Apr 4, 2015 |
| L | Nariman Abbasov28-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | N1 Pro | Dec 12, 2014 |
| L | Anton Radman14-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:43 | M-1 | Sep 7, 2014 |
| W | Niko Puhakka30-18 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Feb 28, 2014 |
| W | Islam Salihov3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OC | Feb 8, 2014 |
| W | Anatoly Safronov25-39 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:24 | OC | Jan 18, 2014 |
| W | Andrey Reznik5-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OC | Jan 11, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Union of Veterans of Sport | Dec 21, 2013 | |
| W | Sergei Ionel1-4 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:50 | OC | Oct 19, 2013 |
| W | Sterling Ford15-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OC | Jun 21, 2013 |
| W | Oleg Bozhik2-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:53 | OC | Jun 15, 2013 |
| W | Vladislav Stepanov8-11 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:23 | OC | Jun 1, 2013 |
| W | Mikheil Goriashvili1-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:53 | OC | May 18, 2013 |
| W | Serghei Popa | Submission | Neck Crank | R2 | 3:38 | OC | May 10, 2013 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:26 | OC | Apr 19, 2013 | |
| W | Valentin Nikolov9-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OC | Apr 6, 2013 |
| W | Artem Zhuk2-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:06 | OC | Mar 29, 2013 |
| W | Vladislav Yurchenko9-6-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:38 | OC | Mar 9, 2013 |
| W | Sergey Sinyaev1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:03 | OC | Mar 2, 2013 |
| L | Magomed Idrisov10-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:58 | OC | Feb 16, 2013 |
| W | Artem Perekhristyuk | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:09 | OC | Jan 26, 2013 |
| W | Harun Kina6-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OC | Dec 15, 2012 |
| L | Michal Elsner14-13 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:33 | ProFC 42 | Oct 13, 2012 |
| W | Abudokar Dukarey | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:50 | OC | Sep 15, 2012 |
| W | Vladimir Baev4-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:01 | OC | May 13, 2012 |
| W | Arthur Kascheev7-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:28 | OC | May 13, 2012 |
| D | Mariusz Radziszewski19-20-2 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | OC | Mar 25, 2012 |
| L | Gunnar Nelson19-6-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:21 | CC 12 | Feb 25, 2012 |
| W | Artem Shokalo28-23 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:41 | Honor Academy | Dec 18, 2011 |
| L | Islam Gugov5-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:55 | SMMAI | Jul 8, 2011 |
| W | Zhanybek Amatov | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:28 | MFT | May 22, 2011 |
| W | Gocha Smoyan11-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | ProFC | Feb 13, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:51 | ProFC | Aug 6, 2010 | |
| W | Tomas Deak25-14-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | APF | May 22, 2010 |
| L | Magomed Saadulaev | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | ProFC | Apr 23, 2010 |
| W | Ivan Zagubinoga | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:25 | ProFC | Feb 13, 2010 |
| W | Zhanbolat Tlyubayev | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:11 | ProFC | Dec 19, 2009 |
| W | Pavel Kokarev | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | GBT | Nov 27, 2009 |
| W | Ali Bagov35-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | GBT | Nov 27, 2009 |
| W | Ramazan Abdulzhalilov | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GBT | Nov 27, 2009 |
| W | Bislan Etleshev | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:18 | M-1 | Nov 3, 2009 |
| W | Marat Ilaev | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:44 | M-1 | Oct 4, 2009 |
| W | Andrei Zubov | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:41 | M-1 | Jul 22, 2009 |
| W | Anzor Kardanov | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 1:47 | M-1 | May 28, 2009 |
| L | Gadji Zaipulaev22-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FEFoMP | Apr 25, 2009 |
| W | Andrey Sirotkin | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | MFC | Feb 21, 2009 |
| W | Ramazan Kurbanismailov12-5-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PAC | Oct 11, 2008 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PAC | Oct 11, 2008 | |
| W | Islam Magomedov1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PAC | Oct 11, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionReal Fight Arena 9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Frantisek Bocan4-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Real Fight Arena 9 | Apr 22, 2023 |
| W | David Kedzuch5-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:38 | Real Fight Arena 9 | Apr 22, 2023 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.