Virna Jandiroba
Updated: 12/10/2025, 10:44:50 AM Wikipedia source
Virna Carole Andrade Jandiroba (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is a former Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta) Strawweight champion. As of October 28, 2025, she is #3 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings and as of November 18, 2025, she is #10 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
Infobox
Born
Virna Carole Andrade Jandiroba (1988-05-30) May 30, 1988 (age 37)Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
Other names
Carcará
Height
5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight
115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
Division
Strawweight
Reach
64 in (163 cm)
Fighting out of
Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
Team
Team Velame Academia Fight House
Trainer
Luiz Dórea
Rank
Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Green/white prajied in Muay Thai
Years active
2013–present
Total
26
Wins
22
By knockout
1
By submission
14
By decision
4
Losses
4
Tables
Professional record breakdown · Mixed martial arts record
By knockout
By knockout
26 matches
By knockout
22 wins
1
4 losses
0
By submission
By submission
26 matches
By submission
22 wins
14
4 losses
0
By decision
By decision
26 matches
By decision
22 wins
7
4 losses
4
| 26 matches | 22 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 14 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 4 |
· Mixed martial arts record
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
22–4
Opponent
Mackenzie Dern
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 321
Date
October 25, 2025
Round
5
Time
5:00
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Notes
For the vacant UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
22–3
Opponent
Yan Xiaonan
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 314
Date
April 12, 2025
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Miami, Florida, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
21–3
Opponent
Amanda Lemos
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
Date
July 20, 2024
Round
2
Time
4:48
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Notes
Performance of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
20–3
Opponent
Loopy Godinez
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Date
March 30, 2024
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
19–3
Opponent
Marina Rodriguez
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 288
Date
May 6, 2023
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
18–3
Opponent
Angela Hill
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
Date
May 14, 2022
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
17–3
Opponent
Amanda Ribas
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 267
Date
October 30, 2021
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
17–2
Opponent
Kanako Murata
Method
TKO (arm injury)
Event
UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige
Date
June 19, 2021
Round
2
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
16–2
Opponent
Mackenzie Dern
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 256
Date
December 12, 2020
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
16–1
Opponent
Felice Herrig
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
UFC 252
Date
August 15, 2020
Round
1
Time
1:44
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Notes
Performance of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
15–1
Opponent
Mallory Martin
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
Date
December 7, 2019
Round
2
Time
1:16
Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
14–1
Opponent
Carla Esparza
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
Date
April 27, 2019
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Sunrise, Florida, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
14–0
Opponent
Janaisa Morandin
Method
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Event
Invicta FC 31
Date
September 1, 2018
Round
2
Time
2:23
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Notes
Defended the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
13–0
Opponent
Mizuki Inoue
Method
Decision (split)
Event
Invicta FC 28
Date
March 24, 2018
Round
5
Time
5:00
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Notes
Won the vacant Invicta FC Strawweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
12–0
Opponent
Amy Montenegro
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Invicta FC 26
Date
December 8, 2017
Round
1
Time
2:50
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Notes
Performance of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
Ericka Almeida
Method
Decision (split)
Event
Fight2Night 2
Date
April 28, 2017
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Suiane Teixeira dos Santos
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Imperium MMA Pro 12
Date
November 26, 2016
Round
1
Time
0:46
Location
Serrinha, Brazil
Notes
Catchweight (137 lb) bout.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Lisa Ellis
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Fight2Night 1
Date
November 4, 2016
Round
1
Time
2:21
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Cristiane Lima Silva
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Fight On 3
Date
July 30, 2016
Round
1
Time
2:34
Location
Salvador, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Anne Karoline Nascimento
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Circuito MNA de MMA 2
Date
April 9, 2016
Round
2
Time
3:29
Location
Seabra, Brazil
Notes
Won the vacant Circuito MNA de MMA Strawweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Aline Sattelmayer
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
O Rei da Arena Fight 2
Date
November 14, 2015
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Alagoinhas, Brazil
Notes
Return to Strawweight.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Cristiane Lima Silva
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Velame Fight Combat 4
Date
September 12, 2015
Round
1
Time
2:53
Location
Feira de Santana, Brazil
Notes
Catchweight (121 lb) bout.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Carla Ramos
Method
Submission (triangle choke)
Event
Banzay Fight Championship 2
Date
May 16, 2015
Round
1
Time
1:50
Location
Candeias, Brazil
Notes
Flyweight bout.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Camila Lima
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
MMA Super Heroes 7
Date
November 15, 2014
Round
2
Time
4:30
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Notes
Strawweight debut.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Gina Brito Silva Santana
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
The Iron Fight 2
Date
December 21, 2013
Round
3
Time
N/A
Location
Euclides da Cunha, Brazil
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Joana Santana
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Premier Fight League 10
Date
June 15, 2013
Round
1
Time
0:41
Location
Serrinha, Brazil
Notes
Flyweight debut.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 22–4 | Mackenzie Dern | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 321 | October 25, 2025 | 5 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | For the vacant UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 22–3 | Yan Xiaonan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 314 | April 12, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 21–3 | Amanda Lemos | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba | July 20, 2024 | 2 | 4:48 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 20–3 | Loopy Godinez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | March 30, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 19–3 | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 288 | May 6, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 18–3 | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić | May 14, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 17–3 | Amanda Ribas | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267 | October 30, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 17–2 | Kanako Murata | TKO (arm injury) | UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | 2 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 16–2 | Mackenzie Dern | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 256 | December 12, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 16–1 | Felice Herrig | Submission (armbar) | UFC 252 | August 15, 2020 | 1 | 1:44 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–1 | Mallory Martin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | December 7, 2019 | 2 | 1:16 | Washington, D.C., United States | |
| Loss | 14–1 | Carla Esparza | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson | April 27, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Sunrise, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 14–0 | Janaisa Morandin | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Invicta FC 31 | September 1, 2018 | 2 | 2:23 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Defended the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 13–0 | Mizuki Inoue | Decision (split) | Invicta FC 28 | March 24, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Won the vacant Invicta FC Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–0 | Amy Montenegro | Submission (armbar) | Invicta FC 26 | December 8, 2017 | 1 | 2:50 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–0 | Ericka Almeida | Decision (split) | Fight2Night 2 | April 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | |
| Win | 10–0 | Suiane Teixeira dos Santos | Submission (armbar) | Imperium MMA Pro 12 | November 26, 2016 | 1 | 0:46 | Serrinha, Brazil | Catchweight (137 lb) bout. |
| Win | 9–0 | Lisa Ellis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight2Night 1 | November 4, 2016 | 1 | 2:21 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–0 | Cristiane Lima Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight On 3 | July 30, 2016 | 1 | 2:34 | Salvador, Brazil | |
| Win | 7–0 | Anne Karoline Nascimento | Submission (armbar) | Circuito MNA de MMA 2 | April 9, 2016 | 2 | 3:29 | Seabra, Brazil | Won the vacant Circuito MNA de MMA Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–0 | Aline Sattelmayer | Decision (unanimous) | O Rei da Arena Fight 2 | November 14, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Alagoinhas, Brazil | Return to Strawweight. |
| Win | 5–0 | Cristiane Lima Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Velame Fight Combat 4 | September 12, 2015 | 1 | 2:53 | Feira de Santana, Brazil | Catchweight (121 lb) bout. |
| Win | 4–0 | Carla Ramos | Submission (triangle choke) | Banzay Fight Championship 2 | May 16, 2015 | 1 | 1:50 | Candeias, Brazil | Flyweight bout. |
| Win | 3–0 | Camila Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MMA Super Heroes 7 | November 15, 2014 | 2 | 4:30 | São Paulo, Brazil | Strawweight debut. |
| Win | 2–0 | Gina Brito Silva Santana | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Iron Fight 2 | December 21, 2013 | 3 | N/A | Euclides da Cunha, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Joana Santana | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Premier Fight League 10 | June 15, 2013 | 1 | 0:41 | Serrinha, Brazil | Flyweight debut. |
· External links
Preceded byAngela Hill
Preceded byAngela Hill
Awards and achievements
Preceded byAngela Hill
Awards and achievements
5th Invicta FC Strawweight Champion March 24, 2018 – April 7, 2019
Awards and achievements
Succeeded byBrianna Van Buren
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded byAngela Hill | 5th Invicta FC Strawweight Champion March 24, 2018 – April 7, 2019 | Succeeded byBrianna Van Buren |
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