Maxim Shimchenko
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Vladivostok, Primorsky
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Maxim Shimchenko 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
51-19
.729 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
8 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 14 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 2 sub · 3 decMFP 260 · Open Fighting Championship · WKG & M-1 Global · MFP 243 · IWCC 1 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Salim Makhov | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:22 | MFP 260 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| W | Roman Ermish2-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:53 | Open Fighting Championship | Apr 26, 2025 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:45 | WKG & M-1 Global | Jun 8, 2024 | |
| W | Shamil Imangazalievich Gadzhimagomedov | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | MFP 243 | Dec 8, 2023 |
| W | Christos Nicolaou2-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:10 | IWCC 1 | Mar 9, 2023 |
| W | David Gogichaev | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | MMA Open | Dec 15, 2022 |
| L | Akhmed Musaev11-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IPFC 5 | Mar 12, 2022 |
| W | Kirill Fedorov4-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Modern Fighting Pankration | Dec 18, 2021 |
| L | Yuriy Virchakov9-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MFP 234 | Jul 10, 2021 |
| W | Yusuf Tursunaliev | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:40 | MFP 232 | Oct 24, 2020 |
| W | Nikolay Chirkov | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:28 | MFP 231 | Nov 30, 2019 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | MFP 227 | Apr 13, 2019 | |
| W | Alexey Shakhov | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | MFP 221 | Jun 9, 2018 |
| W | Ivan Stelmakh1-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:27 | FEFoMP | Apr 29, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionRussian MMA Union
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | Russian MMA Union | May 12, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.