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

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Before joining the UFC, Faria amassed a record of 18–5–1 in fights against fighters such as

Cláudia Gadelha Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha (; born December 7, 1988), is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 2022, Gadelha works for the Ultimate Fightin ...

Karolina Kowalkiewicz Karolina Kowalkiewicz (born 15 October 1985) is a Polish mixed martial artist. She currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career Kowalki ...

and

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Titan FC

In her lone appearance for

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, Faria won the inaugural Titan FC Women's Bantamweight Championship against Carina Damm via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In 2017, Faria was set to make her

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against Andrea Lee, however as Lee had previously failed a drugs test,

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required her to be in the testing pool six months before competing, causing her to pull out. Lee was replace by fellow promotional newcomer

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who submitted Faria in the first round. Faria next faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi on January 14, 2018. She lost the back and forth fight by split decision. Faria then faced

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on August 25, 2018 at

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. She lost the fight via submission in the first round. In January 2020, it was reported that Faria was released by UFC.

Post-UFC career

Faria was scheduled to face Sidy Rocha at SFT MMA 21 on February 29, 2020. However, the bout was cancelled due to an unknown reason. On August 26, 2020, news surfaced that Faria had signed a contract with Taura MMA. On May 29, 2022, making her first appareance since her UFC release in 2018, Faria won the Brazilian FS Strawweight Championship at Brazilian FS 10,submitting Diná da Silva via rear-naked choke in the first round. Less than a month later, Faria took on Julia Polastri at Iron Man MMA 24 on June 24, 2022. She lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

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** Titan FC Women's Bantamweight Championship (one time; first, former)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faria, Kalindra 1986 births Living people People from Taubaté Brazilian female mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Flyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Female Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)