Cris Cyborg

“Cyborg”

MMA · Active

29-2 (1 NC)RECORD

21KO / TKO WINS

2SUBMISSION WINS

6DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Cristiane Justino Venâncio
Nickname	Cyborg
Date of birth	9 Jul 1985
Nationality	Brazilian / American
Birthplace	Curitiba, Brazil
Lives in	San Diego, California, U.S.
Division	Featherweight
Team	Chute Boxe Academy
Height	173 cm (5′8″)
Reach	173 cm (68″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	since 2005
Status	Active
Pro debut	17 May 2005
Last fight	Win vs Sara Collins, 13 Dec 2025

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Titles and honours

PFL Women's Featherweight World Champion (inaugural)
Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion (longest reigning, last holder)
UFC Women's Featherweight Champion
Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion
Invicta FC Featherweight Champion
WIBA Light Middleweight World Champion (boxing)

Background

Cris Cyborg is a Brazilian-American MMA fighter and professional boxer who started in handball before being recruited into fighting by a Chute Boxe trainer. She debuted in MMA in 2005 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest women's MMA fighters.

Fight history

32 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Sara Collins	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:55	PFL Lyon: Nemkov vs. Ferreira	13 Dec 2025	Décines-Charpieu, France	Won inaugural PFL Women's Featherweight title
Win	Larissa Pacheco	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants	19 Oct 2024	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Won symbolic PFL Super Fights Women's Featherweight title
Win	Cat Zingano	TKO (punches)	1	4:01	Bellator 300	7 Oct 2023	San Diego, California, U.S.	Defended Bellator title
Win	Arlene Blencowe	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Bellator 279	23 Apr 2022	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.	Defended title; point deducted in round 1 for illegal knee
Win	Sinead Kavanagh	KO (punches)	1	1:32	Bellator 271	12 Nov 2021	Hollywood, Florida, U.S.	Defended title
Win	Leslie Smith	TKO (punches)	5	4:51	Bellator 259	21 May 2021	Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.	Defended title
Win	Arlene Blencowe	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:36	Bellator 249	15 Oct 2020	Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.	Defended title
Win	Julia Budd	TKO (punches)	4	1:14	Bellator 238	25 Jan 2020	Inglewood, California, U.S.	Won Bellator Women's Featherweight title
Win	Felicia Spencer	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 240	27 Jul 2019	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	Amanda Nunes	KO (punch)	1	0:51	UFC 232	29 Dec 2018	Inglewood, California, U.S.	Lost UFC Women's Featherweight title
Win	Yana Kunitskaya	TKO (punches)	1	3:25	UFC 222	3 Mar 2018	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Defended UFC title
Win	Holly Holm	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 219	30 Dec 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Defended UFC title
Win	Tonya Evinger	TKO (knees)	3	1:56	UFC 214	29 Jul 2017	Anaheim, California, U.S.	Won vacant UFC title
Win	Lina Länsberg	TKO (punches)	2	2:29	UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg	24 Sep 2016	Brasília, Brazil	Catchweight (140 lb)
Win	Leslie Smith	TKO (punches)	1	1:21	UFC 198	14 May 2016	Curitiba, Brazil	Catchweight (140 lb)
Win	Daria Ibragimova	KO (punches)	1	4:58	Invicta FC 15	16 Jan 2016	Costa Mesa, California, U.S.	Defended Invicta title
Win	Faith van Duin	TKO (knee to body and punches)	1	0:45	Invicta FC 13	9 Jul 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Defended Invicta title
Win	Charmaine Tweet	TKO (punches)	1	0:46	Invicta FC 11	27 Feb 2015	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Defended Invicta title
Win	Marloes Coenen	TKO (punches and elbows)	4	4:10	Invicta FC 6	13 Jul 2013	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.	Won inaugural Invicta FC Featherweight title
Win	Fiona Muxlow	TKO (knees and punches)	1	3:46	Invicta FC 5	5 Apr 2013	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.	Invicta title eliminator
No contest	Hiroko Yamanaka	Overturned	1	0:16	Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal	17 Dec 2011	San Diego, California, U.S.	Originally a TKO win; overturned after positive stanozolol test
Win	Jan Finney	KO (knee to body)	2	2:56	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum	26 Jun 2010	San Jose, California, U.S.	Defended Strikeforce title
Win	Marloes Coenen	TKO (punches)	3	3:40	Strikeforce: Miami	30 Jan 2010	Sunrise, Florida, U.S.	Defended Strikeforce title
Win	Gina Carano	TKO (punches)	1	4:59	Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg	15 Aug 2009	San Jose, California, U.S.	Won inaugural Strikeforce title
Win	Hitomi Akano	TKO (punches)	3	0:35	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz	11 Apr 2009	San Jose, California, U.S.	Catchweight (150 lb); Cyborg missed weight
Win	Yoko Takahashi	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	EliteXC: Heat	4 Oct 2008	Sunrise, Florida, U.S.	Catchweight (150 lb)
Win	Shayna Baszler	TKO (punches)	2	2:48	EliteXC: Unfinished Business	26 Jul 2008	Stockton, California, U.S.	Catchweight (140 lb); U.S. debut
Win	Marise Vitoria	TKO (stomps)	1	1:27	Storm Samurai 12	25 Nov 2006	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	Elaine Santiago de Lima	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	2:46	Storm Samurai 11	21 May 2006	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	Chris Schroeder	TKO (punches)	1		Storm Samurai 10	28 Jan 2006	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	Vanessa Porto	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Storm Samurai 9	20 Nov 2005	Curitiba, Brazil
Loss	Erica Paes	Submission (kneebar)	1	1:46	Show Fight 2	17 May 2005	São Paulo, Brazil	Professional debut