Alexey Andreevich Kunchenko (russian: Алексей Андреевич Кунченко; born May 02, 1984) is a Russian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

(MMA) who competes in the

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division. He is a former

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welterweight champion and competed in the

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(UFC) and

Professional Fighters League The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promot ...

(PFL).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Kunchenko started his professional MMA career since 2013 and fought primary in Russia under various promoters, notably

. He was the M-1 Global welterweight champion and amassed a record of 18-0 prior to being signed to the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kunchenko made his UFC debut on August 4, 2018 against Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik. He won the fight by unanimous decision. His next fight came on December 1, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa against

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kunchenko was scheduled to face

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on August 10, 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 156 ''UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 156'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 14'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 10, 2019 at Antel Arena in Mon ...

. However, it was announced on July 29, 2019 that Staropoli was forced to pull out of the fight due to a broken nose and was replaced by

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. Kunchenko lost the fight via unanimous decision. Kunchenko faced

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on March 14, 2020 at

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. He lost the fight via a controversial unanimous decision.

Professional Fighters League

On February 18, 2021, Kunchenko announced on his Instagram that he had signed a 5 fight contract with PFL for their 2021 season, and would be competing in the organization's welterweight division. Kunchenko was set to face fellow UFC vet

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on April 29, 2021 at PFL 2 as the start of the 2021 PFL Welterweight tournament. On March 25, it was announced that Kunchenko pulled out of the bout. Kunchenko faced Sadibou Sy at PFL 5 on June 17, 2021. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Post PFL

Kunchenko faced Magomedsaygid Alibekov on December 3, 2022 at RCC 13, losing the bout via split decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** M-1 Global Welterweight Champion (Four times)

Mixed martial arts record

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Aleksei Kunchenko
at PFL * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kunchenko, Alexey 1995 births Living people Russian male mixed martial artists Russian Muay Thai practitioners Russian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing ARB Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Russian people of Ukrainian descent People from Prokopyevsk Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast