Polyana Viana
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Polyana Viana Mota (born 14 June 1992) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Infobox
Born
Polyanna Viana Mota (1992-06-14) June 14, 1992 (age 33)Sao Geraldo do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil
Other names
Dama de Ferro (Iron Lady)
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight
116 lb (53 kg; 8.3 st)
Division
Strawweight
Reach
67 in (170 cm)
Fighting out of
Sao Geraldo do Araguaia, Brazil
Team
TATA Fight Team (2017–present)
Rank
Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active
2013–present
Total
21
Wins
13
By knockout
1
By submission
3
Losses
8
By decision
4
Tables
Professional record breakdown · Mixed martial arts record
By knockout
By knockout
21 matches
By knockout
13 wins
5
8 losses
1
By submission
By submission
21 matches
By submission
13 wins
8
8 losses
3
By decision
By decision
21 matches
By decision
13 wins
0
8 losses
4
| 21 matches | 13 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 8 | 3 |
| By decision | 0 | 4 |
· Mixed martial arts record
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
13–8
Opponent
Jaqueline Amorim
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Date
April 26, 2025
Round
2
Time
1:49
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
13–7
Opponent
Gillian Robertson
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
UFC 297
Date
January 20, 2024
Round
2
Time
3:12
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
13–6
Opponent
Iasmin Lucindo
Method
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos
Date
August 12, 2023
Round
2
Time
3:42
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
13–5
Opponent
Jinh Yu Frey
Method
KO (punches)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
Date
November 5, 2022
Round
1
Time
0:47
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Notes
Performance of the Night.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
12–5
Opponent
Tabatha Ricci
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Date
May 21, 2022
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
12–4
Opponent
Mallory Martin
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
UFC 258
Date
February 13, 2021
Round
1
Time
3:18
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Notes
Performance of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
11–4
Opponent
Emily Whitmire
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić
Date
August 29, 2020
Round
1
Time
1:53
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
10–4
Opponent
Veronica Macedo
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
Date
August 10, 2019
Round
1
Time
1:09
Location
Montevideo, Uruguay
Notes
Flyweight bout.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
10–3
Opponent
Hannah Cifers
Method
Decision (split)
Event
UFC 235
Date
March 2, 2019
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
10–2
Opponent
JJ Aldrich
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 227
Date
August 4, 2018
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
10–1
Opponent
Maia Stevenson
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
Date
February 3, 2018
Round
1
Time
3:50
Location
Belém, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
9–1
Opponent
Pamela Rosa
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Watch Out Combat Show 47
Date
October 7, 2017
Round
1
Time
1:56
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
8–1
Opponent
Débora Dias Nascimento
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Jungle Fight 87
Date
May 21, 2016
Round
1
Time
3:23
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Notes
Defended the Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
7–1
Opponent
Amanda Ribas
Method
KO (punches)
Event
Jungle Fight 83
Date
November 28, 2015
Round
1
Time
2:54
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Notes
Won the vacant Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
6–1
Opponent
Karol Pereira Silva Cerqueira
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Jungle Fight 81
Date
September 12, 2015
Round
1
Time
2:24
Location
Palmas, Brazil
Notes
Return to Strawweight.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
5–1
Opponent
Giselle Campos
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Maraba Combat-1.0
Date
July 18, 2015
Round
1
Time
1:31
Location
Marabá, Brazil
Notes
Flyweight bout.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
4–1
Opponent
Aline Sattelmayer
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Real Fight 12
Date
December 14, 2014
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Notes
Strawweight bout.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Débora Silva
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Talento Uruará Fight
Date
June 7, 2014
Round
1
Time
1:09
Location
Uruará, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Thais Santana
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Araguatins Fight Night MMA
Date
April 12, 2014
Round
?
Time
NA
Location
Araguatins, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Mirelle Oliveira do Nascimento
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Piaui Fight MMA 2
Date
February 8, 2014
Round
2
Time
1:20
Location
Teresina, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Silvana Pinto
Method
TKO (doctor stoppage)
Event
Demolidor Extreme Combat 3
Date
December 14, 2013
Round
1
Time
1:48
Location
Marabá, Brazil
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 13–8 | Jaqueline Amorim | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates | April 26, 2025 | 2 | 1:49 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Loss | 13–7 | Gillian Robertson | TKO (punches) | UFC 297 | January 20, 2024 | 2 | 3:12 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | 13–6 | Iasmin Lucindo | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos | August 12, 2023 | 2 | 3:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–5 | Jinh Yu Frey | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | November 5, 2022 | 1 | 0:47 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 12–5 | Tabatha Ricci | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | May 21, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–4 | Mallory Martin | Submission (armbar) | UFC 258 | February 13, 2021 | 1 | 3:18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–4 | Emily Whitmire | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić | August 29, 2020 | 1 | 1:53 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–4 | Veronica Macedo | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 | August 10, 2019 | 1 | 1:09 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Flyweight bout. |
| Loss | 10–3 | Hannah Cifers | Decision (split) | UFC 235 | March 2, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–2 | JJ Aldrich | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 227 | August 4, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Maia Stevenson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | February 3, 2018 | 1 | 3:50 | Belém, Brazil | |
| Win | 9–1 | Pamela Rosa | Submission (armbar) | Watch Out Combat Show 47 | October 7, 2017 | 1 | 1:56 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–1 | Débora Dias Nascimento | Submission (armbar) | Jungle Fight 87 | May 21, 2016 | 1 | 3:23 | São Paulo, Brazil | Defended the Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–1 | Amanda Ribas | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 83 | November 28, 2015 | 1 | 2:54 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Won the vacant Jungle Fight Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–1 | Karol Pereira Silva Cerqueira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 81 | September 12, 2015 | 1 | 2:24 | Palmas, Brazil | Return to Strawweight. |
| Win | 5–1 | Giselle Campos | Submission (armbar) | Maraba Combat-1.0 | July 18, 2015 | 1 | 1:31 | Marabá, Brazil | Flyweight bout. |
| Loss | 4–1 | Aline Sattelmayer | Decision (unanimous) | Real Fight 12 | December 14, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | São José dos Campos, Brazil | Strawweight bout. |
| Win | 4–0 | Débora Silva | TKO (punches) | Talento Uruará Fight | June 7, 2014 | 1 | 1:09 | Uruará, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Thais Santana | TKO (punches) | Araguatins Fight Night MMA | April 12, 2014 | ? | NA | Araguatins, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mirelle Oliveira do Nascimento | Submission (armbar) | Piaui Fight MMA 2 | February 8, 2014 | 2 | 1:20 | Teresina, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Silvana Pinto | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Demolidor Extreme Combat 3 | December 14, 2013 | 1 | 1:48 | Marabá, Brazil |
References
- "Polyana Viana - Official UFC Fighter Profile"https://www.ufc.com/athlete/polyana-viana
- brooklynfights.comhttps://brooklynfights.com/boxer/the-iron-lady-polyana-viana-ufc-227-saturday/
- ""Cobrindo esse pezinho caro 🌚 Gostaram do meu kimono? 😍""https://www.instagram.com/p/Csb8J0Mu2Cz/
- Tapologyhttps://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/85751-polyana-mota-poly
- MMAjunkie.comhttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2018/02/ufc-polyana-viana-almost-gave-up-fighting-facebook-exchange-alex-davis
- Super Lutashttp://www.superlutas.com.br/noticias/75932/valentina-estreia-no-peso-mosca-contra-priscila-pedrita-no-ufc-belem/
- MMAjunkie.comhttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2018/02/ufc-fight-night-125-results-polyana-viana-taps-out-maia-stevenson
- Press Enterprisehttps://www.pe.com/2018/05/08/here-are-4-new-bouts-added-to-ufc-227-at-staples-center/
- MMAjunkie.comhttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2018/08/ufc-227-results-j-j-aldrich-uses-crisp-boxing-to-outpoint-polyana-viana
- MMAjunkie.comhttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2019/01/polyana-viana-meets-hannah-cifers-ufc-235-mugging-brazil
- MMAjunkie.comhttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2019/03/ufc-235-results-hannah-cifers-outstrikes-polyana-viana-split-decision-las-vegas
- "Tecia Torres vs. Marina Rodriguez among 7 fights announced for UFC card in Uruguay"https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/6/14/18679241/tecia-torres-vs-marina-rodriguez-among-7-fights-announced-for-ufc-card-in-uruguay
- "Rachael Ostovich, Laureano Staropoli and Rafael Fiziev out of UFC Uruguay"https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/7/29/20746280/rachael-ostovich-laureano-staropoli-rafael-fiziev-out-ufc-uruguay
- "UFC Uruguay Highlights: Veronica Macedo Taps Polyana Viana"https://www.mmanews.com/ufc-uruguay-highlights-veronica-macedo-taps-polyana-viana/
- "Emily Whitmire treft Polyana Viana tijdens UFC 248 in Las Vegas"https://mmadna.nl/emily-whitmire-treft-polyana-viana-tijdens-ufc-248-in-las-vegas/
- "UFC 248 weigh-in results: champions, challengers hit marks; one undercard fighter misses"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/03/ufc-248-israel-adesanya-yoel-romero-zhang-weili-joanna-jedrzejczyk-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream
- "UFC 248 preliminary bout scratched last minute due to medical concerns"https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ufc-248-preliminary-bout-scratched-194153259.html
- "Tweede poging voor Emily Whitmire vs. Polyana Viana, ditmaal in de Flyweight divisie"https://mmadna.nl/tweede-poging-voor-emily-whitmire-vs-polyana-viana-ditmaal-in-de-flyweight-divisie/
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2020/08/29/ufc-vegas-8-results-emily-whitmire-vs-polyana-viana/
- "Mallory Martin vs. Polyana Viana targeted for Feb. 13 UFC event"https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/10/15/21517421/mallory-martin-polyana-viana-targeted-feb-13-ufc-event-mma
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2021/02/13/ufc-258-results-polyana-viana-jumps-guard-taps-mallory-martin/
- MMA Newshttps://www.mmanews.com/2021/02/ufc-258-bonuses-usman-among-fighters-to-nab-performance-checks/
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2022/02/08/tabatha-ricci-vs-polyana-viana-set-may-21-ufc-event/
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2022/05/21/ufc-vegas-55-tabatha-ricci-vs-polyana-vianna/
- "Polyana Viana vs. Jinh Yu Frey – UFC Fight Night (November 5)"https://www.mmanews.com/2022/08/ufc-matchmaking-bulletin-8-8-8-13-garbrandt-has-return-set/
- "UFC Vegas 64: Polyana Viana Silences Jinh Yu Frey in Under 60 Seconds"https://cagesidepress.com/2022/11/05/ufc-vegas-64-polyana-viana-vs-jinh-yu-frey/
- "UFC Fight Night 214 bonuses: Neil Magny's historic finish earns $50,000"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-214-bonuses-neil-magnys-historic-finish-among-four-winners
- "UFC encaminha Polyana Viana vs Emily Ducote para card de abril"https://agfight.com/ufc/ufc-encaminha-polyana-viana-vs-emily-ducote-para-card-de-abril/
- "UFC Fight Night 223 hit with three changes in days leading up to fight card"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-223-fight-card-changes-ducote-viana-levy-rodriguez-quinlan-waters-loosa
- "Loopy Godinez replaces Polyana Viana against Emily Ducote at UFC Vegas 73"https://cagesidepress.com/2023/05/08/loopy-godinez-replaces-polyana-viana-emily-ducote-ufc-vegas-73/
- MMA Fightinghttps://www.mmafighting.com/2023/6/2/23746726/brazilian-strawweights-polyana-viana-iasmin-lucindo-agree-to-fight-at-aug-12-ufc-vegas-show
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2023/08/12/ufc-vegas-78-polyana-viana-vs-iasmin-lucindo/
- MMA Fightinghttps://www.mmafighting.com/2023/10/10/23911913/gillian-robertson-vs-polyana-viana-added-to-ufc-297
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2024/01/20/gillian-robertson-earns-2nd-career-tko-in-canada-elbows-viana-into-floor/
- "UFC books Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira to headline October event"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/08/ufc-news-brandon-royval-vs-tatsuro-taira-booked-main-event
- "McKenna has new Brazilian opponent for UFC return"https://www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cly414nv9jko
- "UFC encaminha Polyana Viana vs Jaqueline Amorim para o dia 26 de abril"https://agfight.com/ufc/ufc-encaminha-polyana-viana-vs-jaqueline-amorim-para-o-dia-26-de-abril/
- "UFC Kansas City: Jaqueline Amorim Dominant, Subs Polyana Viana"https://cagesidepress.com/2025/04/26/ufc-kansas-city-jaqueline-amorim-dominant-subs-polyana-viana/
- Heavy.comhttps://heavy.com/news/2019/01/polyana-viana/
- "'I knew how to defend myself,' says UFC star Polyana Viana after subduing wannabe thief"https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/sport/polyana-viana-ufc-dana-white-brazil-thief-mma-spt-intl/index.html
- "Polyana Viana: Why you should never pick on a UFC fighter"https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/sport/ufc-polyana-viana-brazil-octagon-mma-dana-white-spt-intl/index.html
- MMA Maniahttps://www.mmamania.com/2019/1/9/18175385/ufc-polyana-viana-debunks-rumor-brazilian-prosecutors-want-her-arrested-assault-mma
- "UFC Fighter Stats - Women's Strawweight"http://statleaders.ufc.com/?fighter_status=0&weight_class=WSW
- Sherdoghttps://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Polyana-Viana-153951