Jennifer Maia (born October 6, 1988)
[Mixed martial arts show results Date: August 1, 2020]
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(UFC). Maia trains at Chute Boxe Academy
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in Brazil
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.
A professional since 2009, Maia is also the former Invicta FC Flyweight World Champion. As of May 16, 2022, she is #8 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.
Background
Maia was born in Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, Paraná, Brazil, on October 6, 1988. Playing soccer since childhood, Maia transitioned to muay Thai, at the age of 15. She won several national titles in the discipline before turning to boxing and then mixed martial arts.
Boxing career
On March 29, 2008, Maia made her professional Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
debut at Centri de Boxe in Curitiba, Brazil. She faced Michelle Bonassoli in an eight-round bout that went the distance and saw her victorious via unanimous decision.
Her second bout was against Juliana de Aguiar, another eight-round bout in which she won via points.
The last boxing match Maia competed in before transitioning into MMA was on August 5, 2009. She defeated Lorena Nancy Lopez via TKO in the fourth round.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Maia made her professional MMA debut on December 5, 2009. She won her first four fights, finishing each of them in the first round with three submissions and one TKO.
On October 28, 2011, Maia suffered her first loss to fellow Brazilian Vanessa Porto
Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division.
Background
Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
at Kumite MMA Combate. She was defeated by a second-round armbar.
Maia rebounded with a second-round submission victory over Tatiane Porfirio Aguiar at Pink Fight 1 on January 29, 2012.
Maia was scheduled to face Vanessa Porto
Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division.
Background
Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
in a rematch at Pink Fight 2, but she withdrew from the fight in order to compete in the Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish owned mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002.
Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warrio ...
women's flyweight title tournament.
At Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 on March 16, 2012, Maia suffered a somewhat controversial knockout loss to future UFC
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fighter Sheila Gaff
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. At the start of the fight, when both fighters met in the center of the cage to touch gloves, Gaff unloaded a flurry of punches that knocked Maia out in just 10 seconds.
Maia next faced future UFC Women's Strawweight Championship
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Historical notes
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Jéssica Andrade
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on December 15, 2012 at Samurai FC 9: Water vs. Fire. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Invicta Fighting Championships
Maia made her Invicta Fighting Championships debut at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013 against former Bellator Women's Strawweight Champion Zoila Frausto Gurgel
Zoila Frausto (born December 10, 1983) is an American professional female mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Her nickname comes from the popular 1990s TV series Xena: Warrior Princess. She was the first Bellator Women's Champion.
Background
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. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Maia then faced off against Leslie Smith in a #1 contender's fight for a shot at the Flyweight Championship held by Barb Honchak
Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
After returning from the regional scene in Brazil, in which she went 2–0, Maia next faced DeAnna Bennett
DeAnna Danielle Bennett (born November 18, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division in Invicta FC since 2014. As of December 13, 2022, she is #4 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings.
Backgroun ...
on December 5, 2014 at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Invicta FC Flyweight Champion
Following the loss, Maia once again returned to the regional scene in Brazil, going 3–0 before returning to Invicta. She next faced Vanessa Porto
Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division.
Background
Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
on March 11, 2016 at Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown for the interim Invicta FC Flyweight Championship in a rematch of their 2011 bout. She won the fight via unanimous decision to capture the title.
Due to long-time Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb Honchak
Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
still unable to compete in a title unification bout, Maia was scheduled to face Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who most recently fought for the UFC. Though she last fought in the flyweight division, she has fought in multiple weight classes in her career. A p ...
in a defense of her interim title on September 23, 2016 at Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi. However, during the official weigh-in, it was announced that Barb Honchak
Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
was stripped of her title and that Maia would now be defending her undisputed championship at the event. Maia successfully defended her title, winning the fight via split decision.
Maia's next title defense came against undefeated Agnieszka Niedźwiedź
Agnieszka Niedźwiedź () is a Polish former mixed martial artist who last competed in the Flyweight division in Invicta FC. She fought for organizations like MMA Attack, Cage Warriors and Fighters Arena. In 2017, the year of her last recorded fi ...
on December 8, 2017 at Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedzwiedz. She won the fight via unanimous decision, successfully defending her title for the second time.
On July 7, 2018, Maia vacated her Invicta FC Flyweight Championship.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Maia was signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
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in 2018.
Maia made her UFC debut against Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche (born February 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently signed to Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. Carmouche competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...
at UFC Fight Night 133
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on July 14, 2018. Maia lost the fight by unanimous decision.
It was announced by USADA
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on January 15, 2019, that Maia had tested positive during an out-of-competition drug test for multiple banned substances, which they determined were ingested through tainted supplements. As a result, she was suspended six months retroactive to August 16, 2018.
Maia faced Alexis Davis on March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 148
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. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Maia faced Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who most recently fought for the UFC. Though she last fought in the flyweight division, she has fought in multiple weight classes in her career. A p ...
on July 20, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 4
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 4'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 20, 2019 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Background
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in a rematch of their 2016 Invicta FC Flyweight Championship bout, which Maia won via split decision. At the weigh-ins, Maia weighed in at 129 pounds, 3 pounds over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. As a result, she was fined 30 percent of her purse, and the bout proceeded a catchweight fight. Maia won the fight via unanimous decision.
As the first fight of her new six-fight contract with the UFC, Maia faced Katlyn Chookagian
Katlyn Chookagian (born December 28, 1988) is an American professional 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 Val ...
on November 2, 2019 at UFC 244
''UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 2, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. It was the UFC's ...
. At the weigh-ins, Maia weighed in at 127.2 pounds, 1.2 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. The bout went ahead at catchweight and Maia was fined 25% of her purse and went to her opponent. Maia lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Maia was scheduled to meet Viviane Araújo on June 27, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker. However, the bout was rescheduled in mid-June to take place on August 1, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan, after both participants faced travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
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. Subsequently, Araújo was removed from the card in mid-July, after testing positive for COVID-19, and she was replaced by Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Wood (; born 23 December 1986) is a Scottish professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai champion who competed in the Flyweight (MMA), Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Biography
Wood first sta ...
. Maia won the fight via armbar submission in round one. This win earned her the ''Performance of the Night
UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management. More/fewer bonuses have been awarded at some events, especially when no knockouts or submissions ...
'' award.
UFC Flyweight title shot
Maia faced Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko (russian: Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко;
born ) is a Kyrgyz and Peruvian professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai, Muay Thai fighter. She currentl ...
for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship
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Historical notes
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on November 21, 2020 at UFC 255
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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Maia faced Jessica Eye
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Early life
Jessica Eye was born in Akron, Ohio to Randy Allen and Colleen Joanne Eye. ...
on July 10, 2021 at UFC 264
''UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 10, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
...
. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Maia faced Katlyn Chookagian
Katlyn Chookagian (born December 28, 1988) is an American professional 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 Val ...
in a rematch on January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 32
''UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 32 '' and ''UFC Vegas 46'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 15, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpri ...
. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
As the first bout of her new four-fight contract, Maia faced Manon Fiorot
Manon Fiorot (born February 17, 1990) is a French mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of February 27, 2022, she is #1 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings, and #11 ...
on March 26, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 33
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Bac ...
. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Maia faced Maryna Moroz
Maryna Moroz (Ukrainian: Марина Мороз; born September 8, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional mixed martial artist, signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she competes in the Women's Flyweight division. Moroz is also ...
on November 19, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 214
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. Maia won the fight via unanimous decision.
Maia is scheduled to face Casey O'Neill on March 18, 2023, at UFC 286
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Background
A UFC Welterweight Championshi ...
.
Championships and accomplishments
*Ultimate Fighting Championship
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**Performance of the Night
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(One times)
*Invicta Fighting Championships
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** Invicta FC Flyweight World Championship (One time; former)
***Two successful title defenses
**Interim Invicta FC Flyweight World Championship (One time; former)
**Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Vanessa Porto
Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division.
Background
Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
and Roxanne Modafferi
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**Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Agnieszka Niedźwiedź
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Mixed martial arts record
, Win
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, Maryna Moroz
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, Jessica Eye
Jessica Jo-Anne Eye (born July 27, 1986) is an American retired mixed martial artist. She competed as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Early life
Jessica Eye was born in Akron, Ohio to Randy Allen and Colleen Joanne Eye. ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, UFC 264
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, Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko (russian: Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко;
born ) is a Kyrgyz and Peruvian professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai, Muay Thai fighter. She currentl ...
, Decision (unanimous)
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, Las Vegas, Nevada
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, Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Wood (; born 23 December 1986) is a Scottish professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai champion who competed in the Flyweight (MMA), Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Biography
Wood first sta ...
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, Katlyn Chookagian
Katlyn Chookagian (born December 28, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist
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, Decision (unanimous)
, UFC 244
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, Roxanne Modafferi
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Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division.
Background
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, Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown
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Dayana Silva (born August 17, 1990) is a Brazilian female mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. As of September 27, 2022, she is #6 in the Bellator Women's Featherweight Rankings.
Background
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, align=center, 2:07
, São José dos Pinhais
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Etymology
With geographical and religious origins the city's name is a homage to São José (Saint Joseph) and ...
, Brazil
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, -
, Loss
, align=center, 9–4–1
, DeAnna Bennett
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Backgroun ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio
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, align=center, 5:00
, Houston, Texas
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, United States
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, -
, Win
, align=center, 9–3–1
, Elaine Albuquerque
, Decision (unanimous)
, Talent MMA Circuit 11
,
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, align=center, 5:00
, São José dos Pinhais
São José dos Pinhais () is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is a part of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba.
Etymology
With geographical and religious origins the city's name is a homage to São José (Saint Joseph) and ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 8–3–1
, Mariana Morais
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, Talent MMA Circuit 9
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 2:18
, São José dos Pinhais
São José dos Pinhais () is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is a part of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba.
Etymology
With geographical and religious origins the city's name is a homage to São José (Saint Joseph) and ...
, Brazil
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, -
, Loss
, align=center, 7–3–1
, Leslie Smith
, Decision (unanimous)
, Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg
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, align=center, 5:00
, Kansas City, Missouri
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, United States
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, -
, Win
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, Zoila Frausto
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Background ...
, Decision (unanimous)
, Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson
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, Kansas City, Missouri
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, United States
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, -
, Win
, align=center, 6–2–1
, Jéssica Andrade
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, Decision (unanimous)
, Samurai FC 9: Water vs. Fire
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Curitiba
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, Brazil
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 5–2–1
, Sheila Gaff
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, KO (punches)
, Cage Warriors Fight Night 4
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:10
, Dubai
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, United Arab Emirates
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, -
, Win
, align=center, 5–1–1
, Tatiane Porfirio Aguiar
, Submission (armbar)
, Pink Fight 1
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 1:17
, Porto Seguro
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, Brazil
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, -
, Loss
, align=center, 4–1–1
, Vanessa Porto
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Background
Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
, Technical Submission (armbar)
, Kumite MMA Combate
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, Porto Alegre
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, Brazil
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, -
, Draw
, align=center, 4–0–1
, Kalindra Faria
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Mixed martial arts career Early care ...
, Draw
, Power Fight Extreme 4
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 4–0
, Alessandra Silva
, Submission (armbar)
, Gladiators Fighting Championship 2
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:50
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 3–0
, Jenifer Haas
, Submission (punches)
, Challenge Mixed Martial Arts
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:18
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 2–0
, Alessandra Silva
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, Power Fight Extreme 2
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:03
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 1–0
, Suelen Pinheiro Ribeiro
, TKO (punches)
, Brave FC 4: Explosion
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:01
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, Brazil
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See also
* List of female boxers
This is a list of notable female boxers. For a list of notable male boxers, see List of male boxers.
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* List of female kickboxers
This is a list of notable female kickboxers. This list shows kickboxers and professional competitors of other martial arts such as bama-lethwei (burmese boxing), kickboxing, pradal serey (khmer boxing), sanshou (sanda), savate boxing and shoot ...
* List of current UFC fighters
This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. , the UFC roster ...
* List of female mixed martial artists
This is a list of notable ''female'' mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
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* Mariya Agapova - (UFC, Invicta)
* Jessica Aguilar - (UFC, Bellator, WSOF)
* Hitomi Akano - ( M-1, Strikeforce, Pancrase, JEWELS, Smackgirl, Invic ...
References
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1988 births
Brazilian female mixed martial artists
Flyweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing
Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Sportspeople from Curitiba
Living people
Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters
Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners
Female Muay Thai practitioners
Brazilian women boxers
20th-century Brazilian women
21st-century Brazilian women