Virna Carole Andrade Jandiroba (born May 30, 1988) 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, incorp ...

(MMA), who currently competes in the strawweight division of the

UFC 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 ...

. She is a former

Invicta Fighting Championships Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currentl ...

(Invicta) Strawweight champion. As of August 23, 2022, she is #10 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings

Background

Jandiroba started training

kung fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...

when she was a child. She later turned to

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and

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

. She transitioned and competed in mixed martial arts after she earned her Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jandiroba started her professional MMA career in 2013 and fought primarily in Brazil. She amassed a record of 11–0 prior to signing for Invicta.

Invicta Fighting Championships

Jandiroba made her Invicta debut on December 8, 2017 at Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedwiedz against

Amy Montenegro Amy Montenegro (born November 1, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist. She competes in the strawweight division for Invicta FC. Mixed Martial Arts The Ultimate Fighter In April 2016, it was announced that Montenegro would be a contestant ...

. She won the fight, tapping out Montenegro via first-round armbar. Jandiroba was scheduled to face Janaisa Morandin on March 24, 2018 at Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba for the Invicta strawweight championship. However, Morandin was forced to pulled out due to a tooth infection and she was replaced by

Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomin ...

. She won the fight via a split decision with the scoreboard of (49-46, 46-49, 49-46) and crowned Invicta FC Strawweight Champion. On September 1, 2018, Jandiroba made her first title defense at Invicta FC 31: Jandiroba vs. Morandin against

Janaisa Morandin Janaisa Morandin (born October 31, 1994) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) from Brazil, and competes in Invicta Fighting Championships in Strawweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career Morandins started her professional MMA care ...

. She submitted Morandin in the second round and retained the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship title.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In her UFC debut, Jandiroba replaced an injured

Lívia Renata Souza Lívia Renata dos Santos Souza (born March 11, 1991), also known as Livinha Souza, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She has previously competed in the UFC and Invicta Fighting Championships, where ...

against

Carla Esparza Carla Kristen Esparza (born October 10, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champio ...

on April 27, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. While the Esparza fight did not go Jandiroba's way, Jandiroba believes that fight, her first professional loss, was responsible for the subsequent growth and wins she has notched in the UFC. Jandiroba was expected to face

Cortney Casey Cortney Ann Casey (born 5 May 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Casey is of Mexican descent. A former Divisi ...

on December 7, 2019 at

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. However, Casey withdrew from the event for an undisclosed reason and she was replaced by

. In turn Souza withdrew from the bout due to a back injury and she was replaced by

Mallory Martin Mallory Brooke Martin (born January 29, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. Martin also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Mixed mar ...

Jandiroba won the fight via submission in the second round. Jandiroba faced

Felice Herrig Felice Nicole Herrig (born September 18, 1984) is an American retired kickboxing, kickboxer, Muay Thai, Muay Thai fighter, and Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the strawweight div ...

on August 15, 2020 at

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. She won the fight via an armbar submission in the first round. This win earned her the ''

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'' award. Jandiroba faced

Mackenzie Dern Mackenzie Lynne Dern Santos (born March 24, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. She is a former world No. 1 ranked IBJJF competitor, currently ranked 6th among the female divisions. She is ...

on December 12, 2020 at

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. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Jandiroba faced Kanako Murata on June 19, 2021 at

UFC on ESPN 25 ''UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 25'' and ''UFC Vegas 29'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 19, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enter ...

. She won the bout after the doctor stopped the fight after round 2 due to a elbow dislocation caused by armbar applied by Jandiroba. Jandiroba 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 ...

on October 30, 2021 at

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. She lost the bout via unanimous decision. Jandiroba faced

Angela Hill Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, of which she was the strawweight champion. She is also ...

on May 14, 2022 at

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. She won the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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(One time) . *

** Invicta Fighting Championships Strawweight Champion *** One title defense (vs.

) ** Performance of the Night (Two times) vs.

and

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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