Marina Alcalde Rodriguez (born April 29, 1987) 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, incorpo ...

(MMA). She currently competes in the Strawweight division in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship 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 ...

(UFC). As of November 8, 2022, she is #5 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings and as of October 25, 2021, she is #8 in UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.

Background

Rodriguez was born in

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to Luis and Diva Rodriguez. She has two brothers, Gabriel and Roberto, of whom the latter is a two-time

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gold medalist in swimming. In her youth, Rodriguez played football, volley, basketball, and handball. Growing tired of the lack of physical exercise in her job as a graphic designer, she started looking for a way to lose some gained weight. Then, she found her now coach, Marcio Malko. Eventually, she joined a muay Thai class in 2013 and soon thereafter started taking amateur bouts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Rodriguez started her professional MMA career in 2015 and fought primarily in Brazil and amassed a record of 9–0 before competing in

Dana White's Contender Series Brazil In 2018 "Contender Series Brasil" debuted as a spin off Dana White's Contender Series. Unlike the U.S. version this was not shown live and instead was recorded over two days, August 10 and 11, 2018. The fifteen fights are then broadcast over thr ...

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series

Rodriguez appeared in

Dana White's Contender Series Dana White's Contender Series, formerly named Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, is an American mixed martial arts promotion. In May 2017, the UFC announced White would hold the competition weekly on UFC Fight Pass (It has since been move ...

(DWCS) Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 2 web-series program on August 11, 2018, facing Maria de Oliveira Neta. She won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rodriguez made her UFC debut on September 22, 2018 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders. The back and forth contest was ultimately ruled a majority draw. Her next fight came on UFC on March 30, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje against

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Rodriguez faced

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on August 10, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN+ 14 ''UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 156'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 14'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 10, 2019 at Antel Arena in Mont ...

. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Rodriguez faced

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 ...

, replacing injured

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, on December 7, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN 7 ''UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik'' (also known as '' UFC on ESPN 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 7, 2019 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., United States ...

. At the weigh-ins, Calvillo weighed in at 120.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116. The bout against Rodriguez will be held at a catchweight. Calvillo was fined 30% her purse, which went to her opponent Rodriguez. After three rounds of fighting, the bout ended with a majority draw. Rodriguez was expected to face

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on July 15, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 172. However the bout was cancelled after one of Rodriguez's cornermen tested positive for COVID-19. The pair eventually fought at

UFC on ESPN 14 ''UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 14'' and ''UFC Fight Island 3'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 26, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu ...

on July 26, 2020. Rodriguez lost the fight via split decision. Rodriguez faced

Amanda Ribas Amanda Ribas (born August 26, 1993) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Strawweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of August 15, 2022, she is #9 in the UFC women's strawweight ...

, replacing

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, on January 24, 2021 at

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. Rodriguez won the fight via technical knockout in round two. This win earned her the '' Performance of the Night '' award. As the first fight of her new, multi-fight contract Rodriguez faced

in a flyweight bout on May 8, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 24. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Rodriguez faced

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on October 9, 2021 on UFC Fight Night 194. She won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned her the '' Fight of the Night ''award. Rodriguez faced Yan Xiaonan on March 5, 2022 at UFC 272. She won the fight via split decision. Rodriguez was expected to face

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 ...

at UFC 280, but the bout was postponed to

UFC Fight Night 214 ''UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 214, UFC on ESPN+ 72'' and ''UFC Vegas 64'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 5, 2022 at the UFC Ap ...

for unknown reasons. She lost the fight via technical knockout in the third round.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts

** Performance of the Night (One time) ** Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Marina 1987 births Living people People from Bagé Strawweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian female mixed martial artists Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Female Muay Thai practitioners Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul