Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally as Cris Cyborg and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos, is a Brazilian-American professional
mixed martial artist
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In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
and
professional boxer
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who competes in the
PFL, where she is the current and inaugural
PFL Super Fights Women's World Featherweight Champion. She formerly competed in
Bellator MMA
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where she was the longest reigning and last
Women’s Featherweight World Champion.
She is also a former
UFC,
Strikeforce
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and
Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion.
She is the only MMA fighter in history to become a
Quintuple Champion, holding world championships across five major MMA promotions. Cyborg is widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time.
Cyborg first rose to prominence when she won the Strikeforce title on August 15, 2009, by defeating
Gina Carano
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via first-round technical knock-out (TKO) in the first ever major main event to feature women.
Early life
Cyborg was born on July 9, 1985, in
Curitiba
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to Brazilian parents. A daughter of divorced parents and a father who had problems with alcoholism, Cyborg started her sports career at the age of twelve, playing
handball
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at a national level in Brazil. Due to her success in the sport, she won numerous athletic scholarships on private universities after her high school graduation, and eventually chose to pursue the path of physical education in the capital of
Paraná,
Curitiba
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. Later, she planned to move to the city of
Cascavel
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to become a professional handball player and finish her college studies there, before being discovered by Rudimar Fedrigo, a Chute Boxe Academy trainer who was impressed by her physical size and advised her to enter the world of fighting.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Justino, without yet incorporating the nickname "Cyborg", made her professional debut in mixed martial arts at the age of 19 on May 17, 2005, at Showfight 2 against multiple time world BJJ champion Erica Paes. Paes, who was five years her senior, was the first woman to train at the legendary
Brazilian Top Team academy, a rival gym of the
Chute Boxe gym where Cyborg trained. Cyborg lost the fight via submission in the first round, which remained her only professional loss in MMA until 2018, when she lost for the second time in her career against
Amanda Nunes. Although the method of win for Paes was officially recorded as a submission due to a kneebar, Cyborg's team claims that she tapped out due to an elbow injury sustained after a fall in the fight.
After losing her MMA debut, Cyborg earned her first victory in the sport by defeating
Vanessa Porto via unanimous decision. She subsequently won her next three fights in the Brazilian promotion Storm Samurai via first-round TKO finish, improving her record to 4-1.
She made her anticipated United States MMA debut on July 26, 2008, against
Shayna Baszler
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at ''
EliteXC: Unfinished Business''.
She won the fight by TKO in the second round.
She faced
Yoko Takahashi on October 4, 2008, at
EliteXC: Heat, winning the fight by unanimous decision.
She was scheduled to face Dutch submission specialist
Marloes Coenen at XMMA 7 on February 27, 2009, but backed out of the fight after signing a new contract with
Strikeforce
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*' ...
.
Cyborg earned a BJJ Purple Belt under her jiu-jitsu instructor
Cristiano Marcello in 2009.
Strikeforce

She later signed to fight for
Strikeforce
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*''Commandos: Strike Force'', a 2006 video game
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,
[ which greatly increased the chance that a fight with ]Gina Carano
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would take place. In her Strikeforce debut, she faced Hitomi Akano on April 11, 2009, at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz. Cyborg came in six pounds overweight for the fight. Akano originally rejected the fight due to Cyborg failing to make weight but later accepted the fight. She defeated Akano by TKO in the third round.
Before the fight with Carano, Cyborg was interviewed by mmaworldwide.com's reporter Aaron Tru. When asked how long it would take to submit Carano with a choke hold, she choked him.
She fought Gina Carano
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on August 15, 2009, at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg for the Women's Featherweight Championship. Cyborg won via TKO at 4:59 of the 5:00 first round. The card was the first time that a major promotion had featured a main event between women. After the match, she hugged Carano, and stated in her interview that she had the utmost respect for Carano, and that it was an honor to fight her.
She next defended her title against Dutch standout Marloes Coenen at a Strikeforce event on January 30, 2010. She won the fight via TKO at 3:40 of round 3.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated that the next challenger for Cyborg would most likely be Erin Toughill. However, Toughill later announced her intentions to leave Strikeforce and plans for the fight were cancelled.
On April 7, 2010, Coker stated that Cyborg would fight again in June. She faced Jan Finney at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum and won the fight via KO in the second round. Her contract with Strikeforce expired on June 26, 2011. She renewed her Strikeforce contract on August 25, 2011.
Doping violations and suspension
On September 23, 2011, Cyborg announced that she would return to the promotion to face Hiroko Yamanaka. The fight took place at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal on December 17, 2011. She won via TKO just sixteen seconds into the first round; however, on January 6, 2012, it was announced that Cyborg had tested positive for stanozolol
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, an anabolic steroid. As a result of the banned substance, the fight's result was changed to a no contest. Cyborg had her license suspended for one year and was fined $2,500.
Invicta Fighting Championships
On February 15, 2013, a month after Strikeforce folded, Cyborg signed a multi-fight deal with Invicta Fighting Championships. She was scheduled to make her debut on April 5 at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson against Ediane Gomes to determine who would move on to face Marloes Coenen. However, Gomes suffered an injury and Cyborg instead faced Fiona Muxlow. Cyborg was successful in her return, winning the bout via TKO in the first round.
Cyborg faced Marloes Coenen in a rematch for the inaugural Invicta FC Featherweight Championship at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013. She defeated Coenen by TKO in the fourth round to become the first Invicta FC featherweight champion.
She returned to Muay Thai to face Jennifer Colomb at ''Lion Fight 11'' in Las Vegas on September 20, 2013, defeating the previously undefeated Frenchwoman by TKO in round three. She had initially been set to fight Martina Jindrova but Jindrova withdrew with injury.
She lost a five-round unanimous decision against Jorina Baars
Jorina Baars (born 18 October 1988) is a Dutch female Muay Thai kickboxer, based in Den Helder, Netherlands. She has competed professionally since 2004 and is the current ISKA Welterweight World Muay Thai champion, Lion Fight Women's World W ...
in a fight for the inaugural Lion Fight Women's Welterweight Championship in the co-main event of ''Lion Fight 14'' in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on March 28, 2014. Baars officially knocked down Cyborg in the first round with a head kick and in the fifth round with a spinning heel kick, although referee Tony Weeks missed at least two other occasions throughout the fight where a knockdown could have been issued. Cyborg hit the canvas from a front kick in one occasion and from a knee on another, both times they were ruled slips by the referee.
In February 2015, Cyborg returned to MMA to defend her Invicta Featherweight title against Charmaine Tweet in the main event at Invicta FC 11. She successfully defended her title, winning the fight via TKO in just under a minute in the first round.
Cyborg faced Faith Van Duin on July 9, 2015, at Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin. She won the fight by TKO in the first round due to a knee to the body and punches.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In March 2015, it was announced that Cyborg had signed with the UFC. Cyborg made her promotional debut at UFC 198 against Leslie Smith at a catchweight of 140 pounds. She won the fight by TKO in the first round.
Cyborg faced promotional newcomer Lina Länsberg in a catchweight (140 lb) bout on September 24, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 95. The referee stopped the fight midway through the second round after Länsberg could not effectively defend herself.
In December 2016 UFC was notified of a potential USADA doping violation by Cyborg. Cyborg's team immediately responded that it was in regards to a substance that helped her recover from her weight cut. On February 17, 2017, Cyborg was granted a retroactive therapeutic use exemption (TUE). Therefore, her suspension was lifted, and she was immediately eligible to compete.
In March 2017 Cyborg vacated her Invicta featherweight title and called out Germaine de Randamie for the belt targeting UFC 214 in Anaheim, California. The match fell apart since Germaine de Randamie refused to fight, stating that Cyborg was a proven drug cheater and she was willing to get stripped of the belt for not fighting Cyborg. De Randamie was stripped of her belt on June 19, 2017, by UFC and Cyborg was expected to face Megan Anderson to fight for the vacated UFC Women's Featherweight Championship at UFC 214 on July 29 in Anaheim, California. On June 27, Anderson pulled out of the fight for personal reasons and was replaced by current Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya Evinger. Cyborg won by TKO in the third round to claim her first UFC championship.
In the first defense of her title and the first fight of her new four-fight contract, Cyborg faced Holly Holm on December 30, 2017, in the main event at UFC 219. She won the fight via unanimous decision. This win also earned her her first Fight of the Night bonus.
Cyborg faced former Invicta bantamweight champion, Yana Kunitskaya, on March 3, 2018, at UFC 222 for her second featherweight title defense. Cyborg won the fight by TKO in the first round. After the win, she gave out 222 burgers to Los Angeles' homeless, as her way of celebration.
Cyborg faced the reigning UFC Women's bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes, for the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship
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on December 29, 2018, at UFC 232
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Background
A UFC Ligh ...
. Nunes defeated Cyborg by knockout early in the first round, handing her the first knockout loss in her MMA career.
Cyborg faced Felicia Spencer on July 27, 2019, at UFC 240 in the co-main event. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Following the fight against Spencer, which was the last fight on her contract, UFC president Dana White announced that the UFC would not negotiate a new contract with Cyborg, and they would waive her three-month exclusive negotiating period. This allowed her to immediately begin negotiations with other organizations.
Bellator MMA
On September 3, 2019, it was announced Cyborg had signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA
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.
Cyborg faced Julia Budd for the Bellator Women's Featherweight Championship on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Inglewood, California
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Bellator 238. She won the fight via technical knockout in round four.
For the fight with Budd, Cyborg trained in South Africa with trainers Richie Quan, Boyd Allen, and Martin Van Staden. Her and her team's goal for the camp was to train for well-roundedness and to be ready for anything.
After winning her fourth World Championship, Cyborg has stated she would like to make an attempt at a belt in boxing.
In the first defense of her title, Cyborg faced Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 249 on October 15, 2020. She won the bout via second round submission, earning the first submission of her MMA career.
Cyborg made her second defense of the title against Leslie Smith on May 21, 2021, in the main event at Bellator 259. They previously met at UFC 198, which was Cyborg's UFC debut, where she won by TKO in the first round. She won the bout via TKO after knocking Smith down and finished her with punches late in the last round.
Cyborg defended her title against Sinead Kavanagh on November 12, 2021, at Bellator 271. After exchanging on the feet, Cyborg knocked Kavanagh out early in the first round.
Cyborg defended her title in a rematch against Arlene Blencowe on April 23, 2022, at Bellator 279. She retained the title and won the bout via unanimous decision. The following summer Cyborg became a free agent.
After seventeen months away from MMA competition, Cyborg returned to defend her title against Cat Zingano on October 7, 2023 at Bellator 300
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. She won the fight via TKO in the first round.
Professional Fighters League
Cyborg faced 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Champion and 2022 PFL Women's Lightweight Champion Larissa Pacheco for the PFL Women's Featherweight Superfight Championship on October 19, 2024 at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Boxing career
Cyborg made her professional boxing debut on September 25, 2022, facing Simone Silva, a former Brazilian National Boxing Champion, at Fight Music Show 2. Silva had suffered a knockout loss due to a body punch a month prior to the fight and was suspended by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, however Simone Silva was required to complete additional medicals that allowed the Associaçáo Paranaense De Lutas Commission to sanction the bout as a professional fight. Cyborg won the bout via unanimous decision.
In her second bout on December 11, 2022, she fought Gabrielle Holloway as the co-main event under Terence Crawford vs. David Avanesyan at the CHI Health Center in Omaha
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, she dropped Holloway and outpointed her on to a unanimous decision victory. The event drew a paid attendance of 14,630 paid to set a state of Nebraska
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record for largest boxing gate.
On January 19, 2024, Cyborg knocked out Kelsey Wickstrum in the first round to earn her first victory by stoppage in the boxing ring. She then followed that performance up by defeating Aria Wild by second-round knockout on June 15, 2024.
After defeating Larissa Pacheco for the PFL Super Fights Women's Featherweight Championship on October 19, 2024, Cyborg made her return to the boxing ring on March 3, 2025, defeating Karen Fernandez by second-round knockout. Just 17 days later, she knocked out Valentina Angarita in the third round. On May 17, 2025, she earned her third consecutive knockout of the year and fifth overall, after stopping Precious Harris-McCray in the second round.
Personal life
Cyborg was married to fellow mixed martial artist Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos,[ and adopted his nickname. The couple split in December 2011. She has been a naturalized U.S. citizen since 2016.] Cyborg announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend, trainer, and former MMA athlete Ray Elbe in 2017.
In 2018, Cyborg legally adopted her teenage niece, making her historically the first mother to hold a UFC championship belt.
Cyborg works with Fight for the Forgotten, a non-profit organization organized by Justin Wren that digs wells to provide drinking water for the Batwa. After earning her first submission victory in a 26-fight MMA career, she was awarded her BJJ Black Belt by Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
* Bellator MMA
**
Bellator MMA Women's Featherweight Championship (One time, final)
***Five successful title defenses
**Tied ( Arlene Blencowe) for most stoppage wins in Bellator Women's Featherweight division history (5)
**Tied ( Arlene Blencowe) for most knockout wins in Bellator Women's Featherweight division history (4)
*Ultimate Fighting Championship
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**
UFC Women's Featherweight Championship
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(One time)
***Two successful title defenses
** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Holly Holm
**Second most wins in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (4)
**Tied ( Megan Anderson and Felicia Spencer) for most knockouts in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (2)
**UFC.com Awards
*** 2016 Half-Year Awards: Best Newcomer of the 1HY & Ranked #2 Newcomer of the Year
***2017: Ranked #5 Fighter of the Year
* Professional Fighters League
**
PFL Super Fights Women's Featherweight Championship (One time, inaugural, current)
*Strikeforce
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**
Strikeforce Women's Featherweight World Championship (One time; First; Last; Only)
***Two successful title defenses
**2010 Female Fighter of the Year
* Invicta Fighting Championships
**
Invicta FC Featherweight World Championship (One time; First)
***Three successful title defenses
**Performance of the Night (two times) vs. Charmaine Tweet and Faith Van Duin
* World MMA Awards
**2009 Female Fighter of the Year
**2010 Female Fighter of the Year
*Women's MMA Awards
**2013 Featherweight of the Year
**2011 Female Fan Favorite of the Year
**2010 Female Featherweight of the Year
**2009 Female Featherweight of the Year
**2009 Headline of the Year w/ Gina Carano
Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American actress and former Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts), Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7– ...
in Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
*AwakeningFighters.com WMMA Awards
**2013 Featherweight of the Year
*Sherdog
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**2010 Beatdown of the Year vs. Jan Finney on June 26
**2010 All-Violence Third Team
*Sports Illustrated
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**2009 Female Fighter of the Year
*Fight Matrix
**2010 Female Fighter of the Year
*MixedMartialArts.com
**2009 Female Fighter of the Year
* Examiner.com
**2009 Female Fighter of the Year
*MMADNA.nl
**2016 Debut of the Year.
Submission grappling
* International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
**2012 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Female Purple Belt Gold Medalist
**2011 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Female Purple Belt Gold Medalist
*Abu Dhabi Combat Club
**2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Bronze Medalist
Kickboxing
*AwakeningFighters.com Muay Thai Awards
**2014 Fight of the Year vs. Jorina Baars
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at Lion Fight 14
Amateur wrestling
*Federação Paulista de Luta Olímpica
**2007 Brazil Cup International Senior Women's Freestyle Gold Medalist
*Federação Paranaense de Lutas Associadas
**Paraná Senior Women's Freestyle State Championship (2007)
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, align=center, 1:21
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 15–1 (1)
, Daria Ibragimova
, KO (punches)
, Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:58
, Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa (; Spanish language, Spanish for "coastal tableland") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 14–1 (1)
, Faith van Duin
, TKO (knee to the body and punches)
, Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:45
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, Nevada, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 13–1 (1)
, Charmaine Tweet
, TKO (punches)
, Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:46
, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, California, United States
,
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 12–1 (1)
, Marloes Coenen
, TKO (punches and elbows)
, Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg
,
, style="text-align:center;", 4
, style="text-align:center;", 4:10
, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 11–1 (1)
, Fiona Muxlow
, TKO (knees and punches)
, Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson
,
, style="text-align:center;", 1
, style="text-align:center;", 3:46
, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...
, United States
,
, -
, NC
, align=center,
, Hiroko Yamanaka
, NC (overturned)
, Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:16
, San Diego, California
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 10–1
, Jan Finney
, KO (knee to the body)
, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 2:56
, San Jose, California
San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 9–1
, Marloes Coenen
, TKO (punches)
, Strikeforce: Miami
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 3:40
, Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 97,335 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Early history
In ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 8–1
, Gina Carano
Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American actress and former Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts), Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7– ...
, TKO (punches)
, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 4:59
, San Jose, California
San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 7–1
, Hitomi Akano
, TKO (punches)
, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 0:35
, San Jose, California
San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 6–1
, Yoko Takahashi
, Decision (unanimous)
, EliteXC: Heat
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 3:00
, Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 97,335 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Early history
In ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 5–1
, Shayna Baszler
Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she became a former List of NXT Women's Champions, two-time and lon ...
, TKO (punches)
, EliteXC: Unfinished Business
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 2:48
, Stockton, California
Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, San Joaquin County in the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is the most populous city in the county, the List of municipal ...
, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 4–1
, Marise Vitoria
, TKO (stomps)
, Storm Samurai 12
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:27
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 3–1
, Elaine Santiago
, TKO (corner stoppage)
, Storm Samurai 11
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:46
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 2–1
, Chris Schroeder
, TKO (punches)
, Storm Samurai 10
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, N/A
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 1–1
, Vanessa Porto
, Decision (unanimous)
, Storm Samurai 9
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
, Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 0–1
, Erica Paes
, Submission (kneebar)
, Show Fight 2
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:46
, São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, Brazil
,
Muay Thai record
Grappling record
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, -
, colspan=9 style="text-align:center;" , 8 Matches, 7 Wins (1 Submission), 1 Loss
, -
! Result
! Rec
! Opponent
! Method
! Event
! Division
! Type
! Date
! Location
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 7–1
, Venla Luukkonen
, Points (11–0)
, rowspan=3, IBJJF World Championships
(purple belt)
, rowspan=3, +74 kg
, rowspan=3, Gi
, rowspan=3,
, rowspan=3, Long Beach
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...
, CA
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 6–1
, Hillary van Ornum
, Points (4–0)
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 5–1
, Maia Matalon
, Submission (armbar)
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 4–1
, Amanda Lucas
, Points (8–0)
, rowspan=2, IBJJF World Championships
(purple belt)
, rowspan=2, +74 kg
, rowspan=2, Gi
, rowspan=2,
, rowspan=2, Long Beach
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...
, CA
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 3–1
, Sarah Draht
, Points (16–0)
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 2–1
, Rosângela Conceição
, Referee Decision
, rowspan=3, ADCC World Championships
, rowspan=3, +60 kg
, rowspan=3, Nogi
, rowspan=2,
, rowspan=3, Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, -
, Loss
, style="text-align:center;", 1–1
, Penny Thomas
, Negative Points (-2 -1)
, -
, Win
, style="text-align:center;", 1–0
, Ida Hansson
, Points (10–0)
,
, -
Professional boxing record
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, -
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!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
, -
, 7
, Win
, 7–0
, style="text-align:left;", Precious Harris-McCray
, TKO
, 2 (6),
, 17 May, 2025
, style="text-align:left;",
, align=left,
, -
, 6
, Win
, 6–0
, style="text-align:left;", Valentina Angarita
, KO
, 3 (4),
, 20 March, 2025
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 5
, Win
, 5–0
, style="text-align:left;", Karen Fernandez
, KO
, 2 (4),
, 03 March, 2025
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 4
, Win
, 4–0
, style="text-align:left;", Aria Wild
, TKO
, 2 (4),
, 15 June, 2024
, style="text-align:left;",
, align=left,
, -
, 3
, Win
, 3–0
, style="text-align:left;", Kelsey Wickstrum
, KO
, 1 (6),
, 19 January, 2024
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 2
, Win
, 2–0
, style="text-align:left;", Gabrielle Holloway
, UD
, 4
, 10 December, 2022
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 1
, Win
, 1–0
, style="text-align:left;", Simone da Silva
, UD
, 8
, 25 September, 2022
, style="text-align:left;",
, align=left,
, -
Pay-per-view bouts
{, class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Event
!Fight
!Date
!Venue
!City
!PPV Buys
, -
, 1.
, UFC 219
, Cyborg vs. Holm
, December 30, 2017
, T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Opened on April 6, 2016, it is the home arena of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). A joint venture between MGM Resorts International ...
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, Nevada, United States
, 380,000
, -
, 2.
, UFC 222
, Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
, March 3, 2018
, T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Opened on April 6, 2016, it is the home arena of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). A joint venture between MGM Resorts International ...
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, Nevada, United States
, 260,000
, -
, 3.
, Bellator 238
, Budd vs. Cyborg
, January 25, 2020
, The Forum
, Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 107,762. ...
, United States
, Not disclosed
, -
, 4.
, Bellator 249
, Cyborg vs. Blencowe
, October 15, 2020
, Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in the Uncasville, Connecticut, Uncasville area of Montville, Connecticut, Montville, Connecticut located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort. The arena facility features of configurab ...
, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
, Not disclosed
, -
, 5.
, Bellator 259
, Cyborg vs. Smith 2
, May 21, 2021
, Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in the Uncasville, Connecticut, Uncasville area of Montville, Connecticut, Montville, Connecticut located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort. The arena facility features of configurab ...
, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
, Not disclosed
, -
, 6.
, Bellator 271
, Cyborg vs. Kavanagh
, November 12, 2021
, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
, Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb in the Miami metropolitan area. The population of Hollywood was 153,067 as of 2020, making it the Broward County#Communities, third-largest city in Broward County, th ...
, United States
, Not disclosed
, -
, 7.
, Bellator 279
, Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2
, April 23, 2022
, Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
, Honolulu
Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, Hawaii, United States
, Not disclosed
, -
See also
* List of current Bellator fighters
* List of current mixed martial arts champions
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts, are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athlet ...
* List of female mixed martial artists
This is a list of notable ''female'' mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
A
* Mariya Agapova - ( UFC, Invicta)
* Jessica Aguilar - ( UFC, Bellator, WSOF)
* Hitomi Akano - ( M-1, Strikeforce, Pancrase, JEWELS, Smackgi ...
References
External links
*
*
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at Invicta FC
, -
, -
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People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
Brazilian female kickboxers
Brazilian female Muay Thai practitioners
Brazilian expatriates in the United States
Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) champions
Bellator MMA champions
1985 births
Living people
Doping cases in mixed martial arts
Brazilian sportspeople in doping cases
Martial artists from Curitiba
Featherweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Ultimate Fighting Championship champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters
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Bellator female fighters
21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
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