Polyana Viana Mota (born 14 June 1992) is a Brazilian professional

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 ...

who currently competes in the Strawweight division of the

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(UFC).

Background

Raised solely by her mother, Viana grew up in

São Geraldo do Araguaia São Geraldo do Araguaia is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. The municipality contains the Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park, created in 1996. It contains the São Geraldo do Araguaia Environment ...

, a small town in the

Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana ...

region of Brazil. She started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2013 and also made her professional mixed martial arts debut in late 2013.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Viana made her UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders on 3 February 2018 against Maia Stevenson. She won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round. In May 2018 it was announced that Viana would be fighting against JJ Aldrich on

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in August. Viana would lose the fight via unanimous decision as Aldrich out-boxed her most of the fight. She next took on Hannah Cifers at

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, a fight she went on to lose by split decision. Viana took on Veronica Macedo at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2. The bout had originally been scheduled between Macedo and Rachael Ostovich, however on July 29 it was announced that Ostovich would be replaced by Viana for an undisclosed reason. As expected, the fight took place on the ground, but surprisingly Macedo submitted Viana via armbar, a submission Viana herself has finished 6 fights with in her career, as of May 2022. The result was Macedo's first UFC win and the first time in Viana's career she had ever been submitted in a fight. Viana was scheduled to face

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on March 8, 2020, at

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. At the weigh-ins, Whitmire weighed in at 117.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116. She was fined 20% of her purse and her bout with Viana was expected to proceed as scheduled at a catchweight. Subsequently, Whitmire was hospitalized the day of the event and the fight was cancelled. The pair was rescheduled on August 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 175 in a flyweight bout. Viana won the fight via an armbar submission in round one. Viana faced

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on February 13, 2021, at

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. She won the fight via an armbar in round one. This win earned her the Performance of the Night award. Viana faced

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on May 21, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 206 ''UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 206'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 64'' or ''UFC Vegas 55'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 21, 2022, at the UFC Apex ...

. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Viana faced

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on November 5, 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 ...

. She won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned her the Performance of the Night award. Viana was scheduled to face

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on April 29, 2023, at

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. However, the bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 223 on May 20, 2023. In turn, Viana withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reason and was replaced by former LFA Women's Strawweight Champion

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at a catchweight of 120 pounds. Viana is scheduled to face Iasmin Lucindo on August 12, 2023, at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos.

Personal life

Viana has a son. In January 2019, a man attempted to rob Viana using a fake gun as she waited outside her apartment. Viana punched the man and subdued him until the police arrived. Viana did not face charges as the authorities ruled it was self-defense.

Championships and accomplishments

** Performance of the Night (Two times) *Jungle Fight **Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defence

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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