1. Jennifer Apreciada Goncalves de Maia was born on October 6,1988 and is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Women's Flyweight division.
35 Facts About Jennifer Maia
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Jennifer Maia was born in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, on October 6,1988.
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Jennifer Maia won several national titles in the discipline before turning to boxing and then mixed martial arts.
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On March 29,2008, Jennifer Maia made her professional Boxing debut at Centri de Boxe in Curitiba, Brazil.
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Jennifer Maia faced Michelle Bonassoli in an eight-round bout that went the distance and saw her victorious via unanimous decision.
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The last boxing match Jennifer Maia competed in before transitioning into MMA was on August 5,2009.
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Jennifer Maia defeated Lorena Nancy Lopez via TKO in the fourth round.
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Jennifer Maia made her professional MMA debut on December 5,2009.
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Jennifer Maia won her first four fights, finishing each of them in the first round with three submissions and one TKO.
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On October 28,2011, Jennifer Maia suffered her first loss to fellow Brazilian Vanessa Porto at Kumite MMA Combate.
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Jennifer Maia rebounded with a second-round submission victory over Tatiane Porfirio Aguiar at Pink Fight 1 on January 29,2012.
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Jennifer Maia was scheduled to face Vanessa Porto in a rematch at Pink Fight 2, but she withdrew from the fight in order to compete in the Cage Warriors women's flyweight title tournament.
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At Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 on March 16,2012, Jennifer Maia suffered a somewhat controversial knockout loss to future UFC fighter Sheila Gaff.
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Jennifer Maia next faced future UFC Women's Strawweight Championship Jessica Andrade on December 15,2012, at Samurai FC 9: Water vs Fire.
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Jennifer Maia made her Invicta Fighting Championships debut at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs Waterson on April 5,2013, against former Bellator Women's Strawweight Champion Zoila Frausto Gurgel.
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Jennifer Maia next faced Vanessa Porto on March 11,2016, at Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs Brown for the interim Invicta FC Flyweight Championship in a rematch of their 2011 bout.
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Jennifer Maia won the fight via unanimous decision to capture the title.
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Jennifer Maia successfully defended her title, winning the fight via split decision.
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Jennifer Maia won the fight via unanimous decision, successfully defending her title for the second time.
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On July 7,2018, Jennifer Maia vacated her Invicta FC Flyweight Championship.
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Jennifer Maia was signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2018.
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Jennifer Maia made her UFC debut against Liz Carmouche at UFC Fight Night 133 on July 14,2018.
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Jennifer Maia faced Alexis Davis on March 23,2019, at UFC Fight Night 148.
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Jennifer Maia faced Roxanne Modafferi on July 20,2019, at UFC on ESPN 4 in a rematch of their 2016 Invicta FC Flyweight Championship bout, which Jennifer Maia won via split decision.
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At the weigh-ins, Jennifer Maia weighed in at 129 pounds, 3 pounds over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit of 126.
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At the weigh-ins, Jennifer Maia weighed in at 127.2 pounds, 1.2 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126.
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Jennifer Maia was scheduled to meet Viviane Araujo on June 27,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs Hooker.
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Jennifer Maia won the fight via armbar submission in round one.
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Jennifer Maia faced Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship on November 21,2020, at UFC 255.
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Jennifer Maia faced Jessica Eye on July 10,2021, at UFC 264.
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Jennifer Maia faced Katlyn Chookagian in a rematch on January 15,2022, at UFC on ESPN 32.
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Jennifer Maia faced Maryna Moroz on November 19,2022, at UFC Fight Night 214.
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Jennifer Maia faced Casey O'Neill on March 18,2023, at UFC 286.
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Jennifer Maia faced Viviane Araujo on October 14,2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.
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Jennifer Maia faced Beatriz Mesquita in the main event of ADXC 3 on March 2,2024.