Jéssica Correa Delboni (born 7 September 1993) is a

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ian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the

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and

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divisions of

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, where she is a former Atomweight champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Delboni made her professional debut against Juliana Costa at HCC 12. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Delboni likewise won her next two fights against Cristiane Lima and Bianca Sattelmayer by unanimous decision. Delboni was scheduled to fight Joice Mara at Shooto Brasil 74. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Delboni was next scheduled to fight Pamela Ferreira at Angels & Fight Contest 2. She won the fight by unanimous decision. She was afterwards scheduled to fight Bruna Brasil at Maringá Combat 5. Delboni won the fight by TKO. Delboni was scheduled to fight Liana Pirosin at Imortal FC 8. She beat Pirosin by unanimous decision.

Invicta and Shooto Brasil

On April 15, 2018, multiple media outlets announced that Delboni had signed with

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 current ...

. Delboni was scheduled to make her Invicta debut against Ashley Cummins at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson. The fight was also Delboni's atomweight debut. Cummins won the fight by unanimous decision. Delboni was scheduled to fight Maiara Amanajás in a strawweight bout at Shooto Brasil 91. She won the fight by split decision. For her next fight, Delboni returned both to Invicta and atomweight, being scheduled to fight Lindsey VanZandt at Invicta FC 36 - Sorenson vs. Young. Delboni was once again won by split decision. Delboni moved back up in weight to strawweight to fight Julia Polastri for the vacant Shooto Brasil strawweight title, at Shooto Brasil 97. Polastri won the fight by a second-round knockout. Delboni was scheduled to fight the former Invicta Atomweight champion Herica Tiburcio in a strawweight bout, at Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs. Zappitella. Delboni won the fight by unanimous decision. Her victory against a former champion earned Delboni the right to challenge

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for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship at Invicta 44: Rodríguez vs. Torquato. Zappitella won the fight by majority decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 48-47 in Zappitella's favor, while the third judge scored it 48-47 in Delboni's favor. All of the media members scored the fight for Delboni. Delboni participated in the Invicta FC Phoenix Tournament, which was held to determine the next atomweight title challenger. Delboni won the quarterfinal and semifinal bouts against Tabatha Watkins and Marisa Messer-Belenchia by decision, and faced Lindsey VanZandt in the finals. She beat VanZandt by unanimous decision, with scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.

Invicta FC Atomweight champion

Delboni rematched

for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship on January 12, 2022 at Invicta FC 45. She won the bout and the title via unanimous decision, two scorecards of 50–45 and one scorecard of 49–46. Delboni made her first Invicta Atomweight title defense against Jillian DeCoursey at Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey on September 28, 2022. She lost the fight by a first-round submission.

Post-title reign

Delboni was booked to face Danielle Taylor on May 3, 2023, at Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos. Delboni faced Danielle Taylor at Invicta FC 53 on May 3, 2023, in her return to strawweight. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

** Invicta Phoenix Atomweight Tournament Winner ** Invicta FC Atomweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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