Silvana Gómez Juárez (born December 6, 1984) is an Argentinian

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who competes in the Strawweight division. She has previously competed in the

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Background

Gómez Juárez started training

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at the age of five due to the influence of her martial artist father, continuing to kickboxing, sanda and various other disciplines growing up. She also played

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Cardenales Rugby Club Cardenales Rugby Club, or simply Cardenales, is a rugby union and field hockey club from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. Founded in 1944 as a rugby club, Cardenales co-founded the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán. One of the oldest rugby clubs in ...

from where she was selected to play for the

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. She graduated from university with master's degree in

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. In 2019, she moved to

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to train at Entram Gym. She is also the first Argentine woman to appear in the UFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Making her debut in 2010, travelling to Bueno Aires to challenge Ana Mancinelli at Real Fights 7. After winning the bout after her opponent decided to not continue after the first round, Gómez Juárez took a break from competing to attend university in

San Miguel de Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán (; usually called simply Tucumán) is the capital and largest city of Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth-largest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario an ...

, competing only once more in 2012 winning the bout by TKO stoppage in the first round. She returned to active competition at the end of 2013, she went on to fight on the Brazilian regional scene, defeating future UFC fighter

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via unanimous decision, before Gómez Juárez faced

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for the vacant XFC Women's Flyweight belt at XFCi 11. Despite knocking down Botelho and nearly submitted her in the early rounds, Gómez Juárez went on to lose the fight after a doctor stoppage between rounds. After rebounding from the loss by winning via first round TKO stoppage in Argentina, Gómez Juárez faced

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for the KSW Women's Flyweight Championship on March 3, 2018 at KSW 42. She lost the bout via unanimous decision. After losing the title fight, she was booked to face

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at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11 on June 26, 2018. However, 8 days before the fight it was announced that Gómez Juárez was forced out of the bout with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Jaimelene Nievera.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After racking three straight wins in the regional circuit, she was booked to compete again at Dana White's Contender Series 43 against Maria Silva on October 12, 2021. However Gómez Juárez, as a replacement for

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, made her UFC debut against

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on October 8, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez. She lost the bout via armbar in the first round. Gómez Juárez, as a replacement for

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, was expected to face

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on January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze. The bout was pushed back to

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a few days before the event. She lost the bout via armbar in the first round. Gómez Juárez faced Na Liang on June 11, 2022 at

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. She won the bout via knockout in the first round. This win earned her the ''

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'' award. Gómez Juárez faced

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on November 12, 2022, at

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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. After the loss, it was announced that Gómez Juárez was no longer under contract with the UFC.

Championships and achievements

(One times)

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

References

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