Lívia Renata dos Santos Souza (born March 11, 1991), also known as Livinha Souza, 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. She has previously competed in the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

and

Invicta Fighting Championships Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currentl ...

, where she is the former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Souza made her professional MMA debut in March 2013. Over the next two years, she amassed an undefeated record of 7 wins and no losses and one no contest.

Invicta FC

In her Invicta FC debut, Souza defeated

Katja Kankaanpää Katja Kankaanpää (; born June 30, 1981) is a Finnish former 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 ...

to win the Strawweight title at Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza. Just like fellow Brazilian and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion

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, Souza went on to win the title in her very first fight on both the promotion and outside of her native Brazil. Souza successfully defended the title against

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 ...

at Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova on January 16, 2016. She won the fight via TKO due to a combination of body kick and punches. In her second title defense, Souza faced

Angela Hill Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, of which she was the strawweight champion. She is also ...

at Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider on May 7, 2016. She lost the five round bout by split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Souza signed with the UFC in October 2017 and was scheduled to face

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on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros. However, Souza pulled out on February 10 due to a hand injury. Souza faced Alex Chambers on September 22, 2018, at

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. She won the fight via a guillotine choke in round one. Souza faced promotional newcomer Sarah Frota on February 2, 2019, at

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. She won the fight by split decision. Souza was scheduled to face

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on April 27, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson. However, it was reported that Souza pulled out of the bout, citing ankle injury and she was replaced by current

Virna Jandiroba Virna Carole Andrade Jandiroba (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA), who currently competes in the strawweight division of the UFC. She is a former Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta) Strawweight champion. As of ...

. Souza was scheduled to face

Cynthia Calvillo Cynthia Tafoya Calvillo ( , born July 13, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight and flyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of August 15, 2022, she is #14 in the UFC women's flyweight ra ...

on July 13, 2019, at

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. However, on June 7, 2019, it was reported that Calvillo was forced to pull out of the bout due to a broken foot and she was replaced by

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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Souza was expected to face

, replacing

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, on December 7, 2019, at

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. In turn Souza withdrew from the bout due to back injury and she was replaced by

Mallory Martin Mallory Brooke Martin (born January 29, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. Martin also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Mixed mar ...

Souza faced

Ashley Yoder Ashley Elizabeth Yoder (born October 20, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist and competes in Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Biography Yoder was born on October 20, 1987 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United ...

on August 15, 2020, at

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Souza was expected to face promotional newcomer Kanako Murata on November 14, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. However, Souza pulled out in early November due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by

Randa Markos Randa Cemil Markos-Thomas (born August 10, 1985) is an Iraqi-born Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Personal life Markos wa ...

. Souza faced

Amanda Lemos Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of November 8, 2022, she is #3 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, and as o ...

on March 6, 2021, at

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. After being knocked down twice, she lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. Souza faced

on October 23, 2021, at

UFC Fight Night 196 ''UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 196'', ''UFC Vegas 41'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 54'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 23, 2021 at the UFC ...

. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. On November 11, 2021, it was announced that Souza was no longer on the UFC roster.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Invicta FC Strawweight Champion (one time; former) ***One successful title defense **Fight of the Night (one time) vs.

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**Performance of the Night (three times) vs.

and

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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Invicta FC Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currentl ...

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Souza, Livia Renata 1991 births Living people Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian female mixed martial artists LGBT mixed martial artists Strawweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu LGBT Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Sportspeople from São Paulo People from Araraquara