Valentina Shevchenko surpassed Ronda Rousey's record by making her seventh consecutive title defence at UFC 275.
The 34-year-old has held the promotion's flyweight title since claiming unanimous decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 in 2018. Her seventh title defence came against Taila Santos as she prevailed by split decision, with her opponent suffering a fractured orbital bone after a sickening head clash.
Shevchenko's latest victory sees her overtake Rousey's record of six consecutive title defences before the American lost her bantamweight title to Holly Holm in 2015. On the way to her latest record, Shevchenko has taken some of the biggest scalps in her career, including wins over Jessica Eye and Jessica Andrade.
