Maryna Moroz (

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: Марина Мороз; born September 8, 1991) is a Ukrainian professional mixed martial artist, signed with the

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(UFC), where she competes in the Women's Flyweight division. Moroz is also a boxing coach for the Ukrainian Olympic women's boxing team.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Moroz started practicing boxing at a young age. She began training in mixed martial arts in 2013 as there was a lack of opportunity in professional women's boxing in Ukraine. She made her professional debut in 2013 and amassed a record of 5-0, before joining

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Xtreme Fighting Championships

After a 5–0 stint on the regional circuit, Moroz signed with

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based promotion

. Moroz faced Karine Silva in her debut at XFC International 7 on November 1, 2014. She won the fight via armbar submission in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Moroz made her promotional debut in the

(UFC) against

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on April 11, 2015 at

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. Moroz won the fight via armbar submission in the first round. This win earned Moroz her first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Moroz next faced

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on August 23, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 74 ''UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 74'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 23, 2015, at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Background The event was the first that the organi ...

. Moroz lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Moroz rebounded from her first career defeat with a decision win over Cristina Stanciu at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos on April 10, 2016. Moroz defeated Danielle Taylor at UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres via split decision on August 6, 2016. On June 25, 2017, Moroz faced inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion

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at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Moroz was expected to face

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on January 20, 2018 at

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. However, Moyle pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event, citing an undisclosed injury, and the bout was cancelled. Moroz faced former Invicta FC champion

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on February 24, 2018 at UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Moroz was expected to face

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on November 17, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 140 ''UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 140'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 17, 2018 at Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss in Buenos Aires, A ...

. However, on October 29, 2018, it was reported that Moroz pulled out from the bout, due to an injury. Moroz faced promotional newcomer

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in her flyweight debut on March 30, 2019 at

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. Moroz won the fight via unanimous decision. Moroz was expected to face

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on August 17, 2019 at

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. However, it was reported on August 1, 2019, that Moroz was forced to pull from the event, citing an injury. Moroz faced

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on March 14, 2020 at

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. Moroz won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned her the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Moroz was scheduled to face

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on September 5, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 176 ''UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 176'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 34'' and ''UFC Vegas 9'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 5, 2020 at the UFC ...

. However, Moroz was forced to withdraw from the event, due to visa issues, and she was replaced by Viviane Araújo. Moroz was scheduled to face

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on December 5, 2020 at

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. However, on November 18, it was announced that Moroz had to pull out, and she was replaced by

. Moroz was scheduled to face

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on June 5, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 189. However, Moroz was pulled from the event for undisclosed reasons, and she was replaced by Tabatha Ricci. Moroz was scheduled to face Luana Carolina on October 16, 2021 at

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. However, at the end of September, Moroz pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

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. Moroz faced

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on March 5, 2022 at

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. She won the fight via a submission in round two. This win earned her the ''

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'' award. Moroz was scheduled to face

on July 9, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 209 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 209'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 67'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 3, 2022, at Accor Arena in Paris, Fra ...

. However, the pair was moved to

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on September 17, 2022 for undisclosed reasons. In early September, the bout was scrapped again for undisclosed reasons as Moroz was rebooked for a new bout. Moroz was scheduled to face

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on September 17, 2022, at

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 ...

. However, the pair was moved to

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on November 19, 2022, for undisclosed reasons. Moroz lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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

(Two times)

Mixed martial arts record

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