MEMORANDUM **

Valentin Gannitskiy, a native and citizen of Ukraine, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, including adverse credibility determinations, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, *405 1042 (9th Cir. 2001), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Gannitskiy’s submission of an altered birth certifícate, the inconsistencies regarding his surname, and his failure to corroborate his claim. See id. at 1045; Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741, 745 (9th Cir. 2004) (adverse credibility finding supported where fraudulent documents and inconsistencies in testimony went to the heart of the claim). Gannitskiy’s explanations do not compel the contrary result. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir. 2000). In the absence of credible testimony, his asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).

Finally, Gannitskiy’s CAT claim also fails because it is based on the same statements the agency found not credible, and he does not point to any other evidence in the record to compel a finding that it is more likely than not he would be tortured if returned to Ukraine. See Almaghzar v. Gonzales, 457 F.3d 915, 923 (9th Cir. 2006).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.