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Cris Cyborg

26Wins2Losses1No Contest

Win Rate
90 %
Finish Rate
81 %
Decision Win %
100 %

Cris Cyborg

Age
37
Height
5' 8 (173 cm)
Reach
68 in. (5' 8/173 cm)
Ape-Index
1.000
Nationality
Brazil
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Coach
Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rank
black_belt
Biography
A daughter of divorced parents and a father who had problems with alcoholism, Cristiane Justino started her sports career at the age of twelve, playing handball 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. Later, she planned to move to the city of Cascavel 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. He invited me to take a Muay Thai class and I liked it!— Cris Cyborg about the beginnings of her fighting career
Fighter Trivia
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 Ugandan Pygmys. After earning her first submission victory in a 26-fight MMA career, she was awarded her BJJ Black Belt by Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles.

Awards & Accolades

  • Bellator MMA: Bellator MMA Women's Featherweight Championship (One time, current). Four successful title defenses
  • Bellator MMA: Four successful title defenses
  • Bellator MMA: Tied (with Arlene Blencowe) for the most stoppage wins in Bellator Women's Featherweight division history (four)
  • Bellator MMA: Four successful title defenses
  • UFC: UFC Women's Featherweight Championship (One time). Two successful title defenses
  • UFC: Two successful title defenses
  • UFC: Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Holly Holm
  • UFC: Most wins in UFC women's featherweight division (4)
  • UFC: Tied (with Megan Anderson and Felicia Spencer) for most knockouts in UFC Women's Featherweight division (two)
  • UFC: Two successful title defenses
  • Strikeforce: Strikeforce Women's Featherweight World Championship (One time; First; Last; Only). Two successful title defenses
  • Strikeforce: Two successful title defenses
  • Strikeforce: 2010 Female Fighter of the Year
  • Strikeforce: Two successful title defenses
  • Invicta Fighting Championships: Invicta FC Featherweight World Championship (One time; First). Three successful title defenses
  • Invicta Fighting Championships: Three successful title defenses
  • Invicta Fighting Championships: Performance of the Night (two times) vs. Charmaine Tweet and Faith Van Duin
  • Invicta Fighting Championships: Three successful title defenses
  • World MMA Awards: 2009 Female Fighter of the Year
  • World MMA Awards: 2010 Female Fighter of the Year
  • Women's MMA Awards: 2013 Featherweight of the Year
  • Women's MMA Awards: 2011 Female Fan Favorite of the Year
  • Women's MMA Awards: 2010 Female Featherweight of the Year
  • Women's MMA Awards: 2009 Female Featherweight of the Year
  • Women's MMA Awards: 2009 Headline of the Year w/ Gina Carano in Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
  • AwakeningFighters.com WMMA Awards: 2013 Featherweight of the Year
  • Sherdog: 2010 Beatdown of the Year vs. Jan Finney on June 26
  • Sherdog: 2010 All-Violence Third Team
  • Sports Illustrated: 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.
  • International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation: 2012 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Female Purple Belt Gold Medalist
  • International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation: 2011 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Female Purple Belt Gold Medalist
  • Abu Dhabi Combat Club: 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Bronze Medalist
  • AwakeningFighters.com Muay Thai Awards: 2014 Fight of the Year vs. Jorina Baars at Lion Fight 14
  • 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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Fighter Videos

Full Fight | Cris Cyborg vs Arlene Blencowe | Bellator 249
Full Fight | Cris Cyborg vs. Julia Budd - Bellator 238

 

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