Ariane Lipski da Silva (; born 26 January 1994) is a Brazilian

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. She competed in the women's

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division of the

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(UFC) and is a former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion.

Background

da Silva was born in

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, Brazil, with Polish heritage. Her grandfather migrated to Brazil before the

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for security reasons. Lipski started training

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at a young age and became the Brazilian Muay Thai champion prior to her transition to

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

da Silva fought most of her early MMA career primary in Brazil and Poland, notable under

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promotion. After winning her debut in KSW, she faced Sheila Gaff at KSW 36, where she won via knockout in the first round. She then faced

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for the KSW Women's Flyweight Championship at KSW 39: Colosseum, winning the bout via armbar at the end of the first round. She defended the title against

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on 22 October 2017, at KSW 40. She won via rear-naked choke less than a minute into the first round. In her last performance for KSW, Lipski faced

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on 3 March 2018, at KSW 42. She won the bout and defended the title via unanimous decision. She was later signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

da Silva was scheduled to make her UFC debut against

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, replacing injured

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, on 17 November 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 140 ''UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 140'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on November 17, 2018 at Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss in Buenos Aires, ...

. In turn, Moroz pulled out due to injury on 30 October and as a result the bout was cancelled. Her UFC debut came two months later on 19 January 2019, against

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at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Her second fight came on 22 June 2019 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. On 1 August 2019, it was announced that da Silva would fight

Priscila Cachoeira Priscila Cachoeira Gomes da Silva (born 19 August 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Personal life Cachoeira had a troubled childhood growing ...

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. However, due to Cachoeira tested positive for a

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she was forced to pull out from the event. Thus her bout with Lipski was cancelled in the event and Lipski was then scheduled to fight at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Korean Zombie against

on 21 December 2019, but then moved to UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré on 16 November 2019. In turn, Macedo was not cleared to fight by CABMMA due to severe headaches one day before the event and she was replaced by newcomer Isabella de Padua. At the weigh-ins, de Padua weighed in at 130.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126. The bout proceeded at a catchweight. As a result of missing weight, de Padue was fined 30% of her purse, which went to her opponent Lipski. She won the fight via unanimous decision. As the first of her new, four-fight contract da Silva was scheduled to face Luana Carolina on 16 May 2020, at

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. However, on 9 April,

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, the president of the UFC, announced that this event was postponed to 13 June 2020. Instead the pair eventually fought on 19 July 2020, at

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. Lipski won the fight by kneebar submission in the first round. This win earned her a Performance of the Night award. da Silva faced

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on 21 November 2020, at

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. She lost the fight via technical knockout. Lipski confirmed she had suffered a facial fracture in the loss to Shevchenko a day later. da Silva faced

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on 5 June 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. She lost via TKO in the second round. As the first fight of her new contract, da Silva was scheduled to face Mandy Böhm, replacing

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, on 4 September 2021, at

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. However, the bout was removed from the card during the week leading up to that event as Böhm was sidelined due to illness and the bout was rescheduled to UFC Fight Night 192 on 18 September 2021. Lipski won the fight via unanimous decision after knocking Böhm down twice during the bout. da Silva was scheduled to face

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on 12 March 2022, at

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. However, Lipski was removed from her match for undisclosed reasons, and she was replaced by

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. da Silva was scheduled to face

on 6 August 2022, at

UFC on ESPN 40 ''UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 40'' and ''UFC Vegas 59'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 6, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Neva ...

. At the weigh-ins, Lipski weighed in at 128.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout is expected to proceed at catchweight with Lipski fined 20% of her purse, which will go to Cachoeira, but they were rescheduled to UFC on ESPN 41 in a bantamweight bout after Lipski was not medically cleared. Lipski lost the fight via technical knockout. da Silva faced

on 11 March 2023, at

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. da Silva faced Melissa Gatto on 1 July 2023, at UFC on ESPN 48. She won the fight via split decision. da Silva faced Casey O'Neill on 16 December 2023, at

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. She won the fight via an armbar submission in the second round. This fight earned her the '' Performance of the Night'' award. da Silva faced Karine Silva on 27 April 2024 at

UFC on ESPN 55 ''UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 55'' and ''UFC Vegas 91'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 27, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, N ...

. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. da Silva faced

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on 2 November 2024 at

UFC Fight Night 246 ''UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 246'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 104'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 2, 2024, at Rogers Place in Edmonton ...

. She lost the fight via a brabo choke submission in the third round. da Silva faced

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on 7 June 2025 at

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. At the weigh-ins, da Silva weighed in at 132 pounds, six pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 25 percent of her purse which went to Wang. da Silva lost the fight by unanimous decision. On 11 June 2025, it was reported that da Silva was released by the UFC.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Performance of the Night (Two times) **Tied (

) for most knockdowns in UFC Women's Flyweight division history (3) **UFC Honors Awards *** 2020: Fan's Choice Submission of the Year Nominee **UFC.com Awards ***2020: Submission of the Year ***2023: Ranked #7 Upset of the Year & Ranked #5 Submission of the Year *

** KSW Women's Flyweight Championship (one time; former) ***Two successful title defenses *

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**2020 July Submission of the Month

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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