Norma Dumont Viana Ferreira (born October 1, 1990) is a Brazilian

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in the

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division who fights in the

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. As of October 3, 2022, she is #13 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.

Background

Dumont's father abandoned her mother and his three daughters when Dumont was 4. At 13, Dumont started practicing

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. She stopped training to begin work as a secretary. At 19 years old, she went back to training and continued with her MMA career. During this time, she became a six-time Sanda State champion and National champion of Sanda. When Dumont returned to training at 19, she found a free Muay Thai class. She was suggested by a friend to try Sanda and upon seeing it for the first time signed up immediately.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting her career in 2016, Dumont compiled a perfect 4–0 record on the regional Brazilian scene, winning two of those bouts via first round submission.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Dumont made her promotional debut on February 29, 2020 at

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against Megan Anderson. She lost the fight via knockout in round one. She made her sophomore appearance in the organization against

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on November 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark. At the weigh-ins, Norma Dumont weighed in at 139.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the women's bantamweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 30% of her individual purse, which went to her opponent. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Dumont was expected to face

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at UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland on April 10, 2021. However, Malecki pulled out a week before the contest due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. In turn, the bout was pulled from the card by after Dumont missed weight by 3.5lbs. Dumont, as a replacement for Danyelle Wolf, faced

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on May 22, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt. She won the bout via split decision. Dumont was scheduled to face

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on October 16, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 195 ''UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 195'', ''UFC Vegas 40'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 53'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 16, 2021, at the UFC A ...

. However, on October 6, 2021 it was reported that Holm was forced to withdraw from the event, citing injury, and was replaced by

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. Dumont was not concerned with the short notice nature of the fight saying, "I've been training five rounds and doing 25 minutes straight. That's nothing new to me." Dumont won the fight via unanimous decision. Dumont faced

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on May 7, 2022 at

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. At the weigh-ins, Dumont weighed in at 146.5 pounds, half a pound over the women's featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight, with Dumont forfeiting 30% of her purse to Chiasson. Dumont lost the fight via split decision. Dumont faced promotional newcomer Danyelle Wolf on September 10, 2022, at

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Dumont faced

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April 22, 2023 at

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Dumont is scheduled to face

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on July 15, 2023 at

UFC Fight Night 224 ''UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 224'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 82'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 22, 2023, at The O2 Arena in Lond ...

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed Martial arts

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) for most wins in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (4) ** Most unanimous decision wins in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (3) ** Most decision bouts in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (4)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumont, Norma 1990 births Living people Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Brazilian Sanshou practitioners Brazilian female mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Sportspeople from Belo Horizonte