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(UFC). Maia trains at
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in
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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
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, 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
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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
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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
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in a rematch at Pink Fight 2, but she withdrew from the fight in order to compete in the
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women's flyweight title tournament. At Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 on March 16, 2012, Maia suffered a somewhat controversial knockout loss to future
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fighter
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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still unable to compete in a title unification bout, Maia was scheduled to face
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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
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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
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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
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in 2018. Maia made her UFC debut against
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at
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on July 14, 2018. Maia lost the fight by unanimous decision. It was announced by
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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
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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Maia faced
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on July 20, 2019 at
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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
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on November 2, 2019 at
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. 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
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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
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. Maia won the fight via armbar submission in round one. This win earned her the ''
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'' award.


UFC Flyweight title shot

Maia faced
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for the
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on November 21, 2020 at
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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Maia faced
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on July 10, 2021 at
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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Maia faced
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in a rematch on January 15, 2022 at
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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. As the first bout of her new four-fight contract, Maia faced
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on March 26, 2022 at
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. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Maia faced
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on November 19, 2022, at
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. Maia won the fight via unanimous decision. Maia is scheduled to face Casey O'Neill on March 18, 2023, at
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.


Championships and accomplishments

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(One times) *
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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.
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and
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**Performance of the Night (One time) vs.
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Mixed martial arts record

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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 ...
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Zoila Frausto 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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Kalindra Faria Kalindra Walquiri de Carvalho Faria (born July 23, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Strawweight division. Faria most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early care ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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List of female boxers This is a list of notable female boxers. For a list of notable male boxers, see List of male boxers. A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Name ! National ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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List of female mixed martial artists This is a list of notable ''female'' mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. A * Mariya Agapova - (UFC, Invicta) * Jessica Aguilar - (UFC, Bellator, WSOF) * Hitomi Akano - ( M-1, Strikeforce, Pancrase, JEWELS, Smackgirl, Invic ...


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