Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian

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 ...

who competes in the Strawweight division of the

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. As of November 8, 2022, she is #3 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, and as of November 21, 2022, she is #9 in UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Lemos started her professional mixed martial arts career in her native Brazilian regional circuit, fighting mostly in

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. Racking up an undefeated record of 5–0, she faced Mayra Cantuária for the Jungle Fight Women's Bantamweight Championship at Jungle Fight 85 on January 23, 2016. The fight ended in a majority draw, which prompted a rematch between the two contenders. The rematch for the title took place on June 25, 2016 at Jungle Fight 88. Lemos won the title via third-round knockout. Lemos was scheduled to face

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at Legend MMA 1 on January 28, 2017. However, Lemos withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Janay Harding.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Replacing injured

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on short notice, Lemos made her promotional debut against Leslie Smith at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio on July 16, 2017. She lost the lopsided fight via second-round knockout. On March 28, 2018, news surfaced that

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had suspended Lemos for two years for testing positive for

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and its metabolite, stemming from a sample taken on November 8, 2017.

Dropping to strawweight

Lemos was scheduled to return from the suspension against

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in a strawweight bout on December 21, 2019, at

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. However, Macedo withdrew from the bout due to concussion-like symptoms and was replaced by

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. She won the fight via technical submission. Lemos faced

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at UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar on August 22, 2020. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Lemos faced

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on March 6, 2021, at

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. She won the fight via technical knockout in round one after knocking Souza down twice. Lemos faced

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on July 17, 2021, at

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. Lemos won the fight via technical knockout in round one. Lemos was scheduled to face

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on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. However, Nunes was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

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. Lemos won the bout via split decision. 10 out of 11 media scores gave it to Hill. This bout earned the '' Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Lemos faced former strawweight champion

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on April 23, 2022, at

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. She lost the fight via a standing arm-triangle choke in round one. Lemos faced

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on July 16, 2022, at

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. She won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the second round. This win earned Lemos her first ''

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'' bonus award. Lemos was scheduled to face

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on October 22, 2022 at

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, but the bout was postponed to

UFC Fight Night 214 ''UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 214, UFC on ESPN+ 72'' and ''UFC Vegas 64'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 5, 2022 at the UFC Ap ...

for unknown reasons. She won the fight via technical knockout in the third round.

Championships and accomplishments

** Fight of the Night (One time) **

(One time) ** Tied (

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) for most finishes in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (five) ** Tied (with

) for most knockouts in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (three) *

**Jungle Fight Women's Bantamweight Champion (One time) ***Two successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemos, Amanda 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Belém Brazilian female mixed martial artists Strawweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters