Cris Cyborg (28-2, 22) was born in Curitiba, Brazil on July 9, 1985. At the age of 19 years on May 17, 2005, she made her professional MMA debut against Erica Paes, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 14, 2016, 30-year old Cris Cyborg made her UFC debut on her 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 198 against a 33-year old Leslie Smith, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
She became the UFC featherweight champion on July 29, 2017 at age 32 on her 20th professional MMA fight at UFC 214 after defeating a 36-year old Tonya Evinger via 3rd-round TKO.
Cyborg's last fight was a featherweight title fight against Larissa Pacheco for Pacheco's PFL Super Fights Women's Championship title on October 19, 2024. She won the fight via 5-round unanimous decision and was crowned the new featherweight PFL champion. She is on a 8-fight winning streak.
She has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Cris Cyborg's best fights have been against Yana Santos, Tonya Evinger, Sinead Kavanagh, Cat Zingano, Jan Finney, Holly Holm and Arlene Blencowe.
Cyborg has 2 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Oct 19, 2024 39 years, 3 months 28-2 (22) | 30 years, 1 months 23-4 (19) | PFL | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won PFL Super Fights Women's featherweight title |
30  | Oct 7, 2023 38 years, 2 months 27-2 (22) | 41 years, 3 months 14-4 (9) | Bellator | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Bellator Women's World featherweight title |
29  | Apr 23, 2022 36 years, 9 months 26-2 (21) | 39 years 15-8 (9) | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator Women's World featherweight title |
28  | Nov 12, 2021 36 years, 4 months 25-2 (21) | 35 years, 9 months 7-4 (4) | Bellator | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Defended Bellator Women's World featherweight title |
27  | May 21, 2021 35 years, 10 months 24-2 (20) | 38 years, 9 months 12-8-1 (5) | Bellator | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Bellator Women's World featherweight title |
26 | Oct 15, 2020 35 years, 3 months 23-2 (19) | 37 years, 6 months 13-7 (8) | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended Bellator Women's World featherweight title |
25  | Jan 25, 2020 34 years, 6 months 22-2 (18) | 36 years, 6 months 13-2 (7) | Bellator | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Bellator Women's World featherweight title |
24  | Jul 27, 2019 34 years 21-2 (17) | 28 years, 8 months 7-0 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Dec 29, 2018 33 years, 5 months 20-2 (17) | 30 years, 6 months 16-4 (13) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch Lost UFC Women's featherweight title |
22  | Mar 3, 2018 32 years, 7 months 20-1 (17) | 28 years, 3 months 10-3 (8) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC Women's featherweight title |
21  | Dec 30, 2017 32 years, 5 months 19-1 (16) | 36 years, 2 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC Women's featherweight title |
20  | Jul 29, 2017 32 years 18-1 (16) | 36 years, 1 months 19-5 (15) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees Won UFC Women's featherweight title |
19  | Sep 24, 2016 31 years, 2 months 17-1 (15) | 34 years, 6 months 6-1 (4) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18 | May 14, 2016 30 years, 10 months 16-1 (14) | 33 years, 8 months 8-6-1 (4) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17 | Jan 16, 2016 30 years, 6 months 15-1 (13) | Daria Ibragimova | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Defended Invicta FC featherweight title | |
16  | Jul 9, 2015 30 years 14-1 (12) | 29 years 5-1 (4) | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches Defended Invicta FC featherweight title | |
15  | Feb 27, 2015 29 years, 7 months 13-1 (11) | 37 years, 9 months 6-4 (6) | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Invicta FC featherweight title | |
14 | Jul 13, 2013 28 years 12-1 (10) | Marloes Coenen | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows Won Invicta FC featherweight title | |
13 | Apr 5, 2013 27 years, 8 months 11-1 (9) | Fiona Muxlow | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches | |
12 | Dec 17, 2011 26 years, 5 months 10-1 (8) | Hiroko Yamanaka | Strikeforce | FT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned For Strikeforce Women's featherweight title |
11  | Jun 26, 2010 24 years, 11 months 10-1 (8) | 30 years, 2 months 8-7 (5) | Strikeforce | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Knee to the body Defended Strikeforce Women's featherweight title |
10 | Jan 30, 2010 24 years, 6 months 9-1 (7) | Marloes Coenen | Strikeforce | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Strikeforce Women's featherweight title |
9 | Aug 15, 2009 24 years, 1 months 8-1 (6) | Gina Carano | Strikeforce | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Strikeforce Women's featherweight title |
8 | Apr 11, 2009 23 years, 9 months 7-1 (5) | Hitomi Akano | Strikeforce | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
7 | Oct 4, 2008 23 years, 2 months 6-1 (4) | Yoko Takahashi | EliteXC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
6  | Jul 26, 2008 23 years 5-1 (4) | 27 years, 11 months 10-4 (10) | EliteXC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
5 | Nov 25, 2006 21 years, 4 months 4-1 (3) | Marise Vitoria | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Stomps | |
4 | May 21, 2006 20 years, 10 months 3-1 (2) | Elaine Santiago | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
3 | Jan 28, 2006 20 years, 6 months 2-1 (1) | Chris Schroeder | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2  | Nov 20, 2005 20 years, 4 months 1-1 (0) | 21 years, 8 months 3-1 (2) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1 | May 17, 2005 19 years, 10 months 0-1 (0) | Erica Paes | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar |
