Julija Stoliarenko (born 8 April 1993) is a Lithuanian mixed martial arts and

Lethwei Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world, * * * a ...

fighter. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Bantamweight division. A professional since 2012, she is the former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and ILFJ Women's Featherweight Lethwei World Champion.

Background

Stoliarenko's father introduced her to

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when she was 12, eventually progressing towards

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

and mixed martial arts.

Career

Lethwei

On June 16, 2017, Stoliarenko made her

debut at Lethwei in Japan 4: Frontier in Tokyo,

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and knocked out

Burmese Burmese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia * Burmese people * Burmese language * Burmese alphabet * Burmese cuisine * Burmese culture Animals * Burmese cat * Burmese chicken * Burmese (hor ...

Lethwei fighter Su Hlaing Oo. On November 15, 2017, Stoliarenko faced top female Lethwei fighter in

Vero Nika Vero Nika ( my, ဘရော်နီကာ) is a Burmese Lethwei and Muay Thai fighter of Kayan descent from Myanmar. She is one of the most successful female Lethwei fighters in the sport. In 2022, amid unrest in Myanmar because of the 2021 ...

in Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2017 in Tokyo and ultimately won the Japan Lethwei World Title by TKO. On October 2, 2019, Stoliarenko made her first ILFJ title defence at Lethwei in Japan 14 and defeated Japanese fighter Yugia by TKO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts

The Ultimate Fighter

In 2018, Julija Stoliarenko was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters. In the Ultimate Fighter finale Stoliarenko lost to Leah Letson.

Invicta FC

On March 6, 2020, Julija defeated Liza Verzosa to win Invicta Bantamweight Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On August 8, 2020, Stoliarenko faced Yana Kunitskaya at UFC Fight Night 174. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Stoliarenko was expected to face Julia Avila at UFC on ESPN 21 on March 20, 2021. However at the weigh ins, Stoliarenko suffered a syncopal episode on the scale and the fight was scrapped. The pair was rescheduled and took place at UFC Fight Night 190. Stoliarenko lost the fight by submission in the third round. Stoliarenko faced Alexis Davis at

UFC Fight Night 200 ''UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 200'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 58'' and ''UFC Vegas 47'') was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 20 ...

on February 5, 2022. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Stoliarenko faced Jessica-Rose Clark on July 2, 2022 at UFC 276. She won the fight via armbar submission less than a minute into round one, thus earning her first victory in UFC in the process. This performance earned her the ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Stoliarenko, as a replacement for Leah Letson, faced Chelsea Chandler in a catchweight bout of 140 pounds on October 1, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 211 ''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 211'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 69'' and ''UFC Vegas 61'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 1, 2022, at the UFC Apex ...

. She lost the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Ultimate Fighting Championship ** Performance of the Night (One time) * Invicta Fighting Championships ** Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship (One time) * Celtic Gladiator ** CG Bantamweight Champion (One time)

Lethwei

* International Lethwei Federation Japan ** ILFJ Women's Featherweight World Championship (Two times)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 10–7–2 , Chelsea Chandler , TKO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:15 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–6–2 , Jessica-Rose Clark , Submission (armbar) , UFC 276 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:42 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–6–2 , Alexis Davis , Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–5–2 , Julia Avila , Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:19 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–4–2 , Yana Kunitskaya , Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–3–2 , Lisa Verzosa , Decision (split) , Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 3 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–3–2 , Maria Tatunashvili , Submission (armbar) , KOK'80 World Series 2019 in Lithuania , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:20 , Vilnius, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 7–3–2 , Victoria Dvaraninovich , Submission (armbar) , KOK'78 World Series 2019 in Kaunas , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:19 ,

Kaunas Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...

, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 6–3–2 , Marta Waliczek , Submission (armbar) , Celtic Gladiator 24 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:30 , Bielsko-Biała, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 5–3–2 , Natalya Dyachkova , Submission (armbar) , KOK'69 World Series 2019 in Vilnius , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 , Vilnius, Lithuania , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–3–2 , Leah Letson , Decision (split) , The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2–2 , Alecia Zomkowski , Submission (armbar) , Bushido 74 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:22 , Vilnius, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2–2 , Tatsiana Firsava , Submission (armbar) , KOK 55 World GP 2018 in Vilnius , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:58 , Vilnius, Lithuania , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2–2 , Tetyana Voznyuk , Submission (armbar) , KOK World Series 2017 in Kaunas , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:58 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Draw , align=center, 1–2–2 , Martyna Czech , Draw (majority) , KOK World Series 2016 in Vilnius , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Vilnius, Lithuania , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–2–1 , Lucie Pudilová , TKO (corner stoppage) , GCF Challenge - Back in the Fight 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Příbram, Czech Republic , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–1–1 , Agnieszka Niedźwiedź , TKO (elbows) , Fighters Arena 9 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:51 , Józefów, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0–1 , Eeva Siiskonen , Submission (armbar) , Carelia Fight 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:25 , Imatra, Finland , , - , Draw , align=center, 0–0–1 , Evelyn Adomulyte , Draw , SWAT 30 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Lithuania , , -

Lethwei record

, - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-10-02, , Win , , align=left, Yuiga , , Lethwei in Japan 14: Mysterious Tenmei , , Tokyo,

, , TKO , , 1 , , 0:36 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-11-15, , Win , , align=left,

, , Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2017 , , Tokyo,

, , TKO , , 2 , , 0:45 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-06-16, , Win , , align=left, Su Hlaing Oo , , Lethwei in Japan 4: Frontier , , Tokyo,

, , KO , , 2 , , 1:32 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoliarenko, Julija 1993 births Living people Lithuanian female karateka Lithuanian female mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Lithuanian Lethwei practitioners Lithuanian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Lithuanian kickboxers Featherweight kickboxers Bantamweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Lithuanian people of Russian descent Mixed martial artists utilizing American Kenpo Mixed martial artists utilizing Lethwei Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Kaunas