Jennifer Maia (23-10-1, 9) was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil on October 6, 1988. At the age of 21 years on December 5, 2009, she made her professional MMA debut against Suelen Pinheiro Ribeiro, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 14, 2018, 29-year old Jennifer Maia made her UFC debut on her 21st professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov against a 34-year old Liz Carmouche but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Maia's last fight was a bantamweight title fight against Talita Bernardo for Bernardo's Invicta FC Championship title on December 13, 2024. She won the fight via 5-round unanimous decision and was crowned the new bantamweight world champion. She is on a 2-fight winning streak.
She has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jennifer Maia's best fights have been against Joanne Calderwood, Alexis Davis, Jessica Eye, Maryna Moroz, Casey O'Neill, Roxanne Modafferi and Mariana Morais.
Maia has 10 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Dec 13, 2024 36 years, 2 months 23-10-1 (9) | 37 years, 9 months 11-4 (7) | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Invicta FC bantamweight title | |
33 | Aug 9, 2024 35 years, 10 months 22-10-1 (9) | Mayra Cantuária | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
32  | Oct 14, 2023 35 years 21-10-1 (9) | 36 years, 10 months 11-5 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Mar 18, 2023 34 years, 5 months 21-9-1 (9) | 25 years, 5 months 9-0 (4) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Nov 19, 2022 34 years, 1 months 20-9-1 (9) | 31 years, 2 months 11-3 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Mar 26, 2022 33 years, 5 months 19-9-1 (9) | 32 years, 1 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28 | Jan 15, 2022 33 years, 3 months 19-8-1 (9) | Katlyn Chookagian | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Jul 10, 2021 32 years, 9 months 19-7-1 (9) | 34 years, 11 months 15-9 (3) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Nov 21, 2020 32 years, 1 months 18-7-1 (9) | 32 years, 8 months 19-3 (13) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC Women's flyweight title |
25 | Aug 1, 2020 31 years, 9 months 18-6-1 (9) | Joanne Calderwood | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
24 | Nov 2, 2019 31 years 17-6-1 (8) | Katlyn Chookagian | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Jul 20, 2019 30 years, 9 months 17-5-1 (8) | 36 years, 9 months 23-15 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Mar 23, 2019 30 years, 5 months 16-5-1 (8) | 35 years 19-8 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jul 14, 2018 29 years, 9 months 15-5-1 (8) | 34 years, 4 months 11-6 (8) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Dec 8, 2017 29 years, 2 months 15-4-1 (8) | Agnieszka Niedźwiedź | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Invicta FC flyweight title | |
19 | Sep 23, 2016 27 years, 11 months 14-4-1 (8) | 33 years, 11 months 19-12 (6) | FL | 5 | SD | WIN Defended Invicta FC flyweight title | |
18  | Mar 11, 2016 27 years, 5 months 13-4-1 (8) | 31 years, 11 months 18-6 (11) | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Won Invicta FC flyweight title Interim | |
17  | Dec 13, 2015 27 years, 2 months 12-4-1 (8) | 25 years, 3 months 6-2 (2) | BT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
16 | Oct 10, 2015 27 years 11-4-1 (8) | Marta Souza | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Jun 13, 2015 26 years, 8 months 10-4-1 (7) | Stephanie Bragayrac | FL | 2 | KO | WIN Knee | |
14  | Dec 5, 2014 26 years, 1 months 9-4-1 (6) | 30 years 5-0 (4) | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13 | Aug 23, 2014 25 years, 10 months 9-3-1 (6) | Elaine Albuquerque | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12  | May 10, 2014 25 years, 7 months 8-3-1 (6) | 19 years 4-0 (4) | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
11  | Jul 13, 2013 24 years, 9 months 7-3-1 (5) | 30 years, 10 months 5-3-1 (3) | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Apr 5, 2013 24 years, 5 months 7-2-1 (5) | Zoila Frausto | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Dec 15, 2012 24 years, 2 months 6-2-1 (5) | 21 years, 2 months 7-1 (7) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Mar 16, 2012 23 years, 5 months 5-2-1 (5) | Sheila Gaff | CW | FL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
7 | Jan 29, 2012 23 years, 3 months 5-1-1 (5) | Tatiane Porfirio Aguiar | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
6 | Oct 28, 2011 23 years 4-1-1 (4) | 27 years, 7 months 12-4 (10) | FL | 2 | CKO | LOSS Armbar | |
5  | Nov 20, 2010 22 years, 1 months 4-0-1 (4) | 24 years, 3 months 4-2 (4) | FL | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
4 | Oct 16, 2010 22 years 4-0 (4) | Alessandra Silva | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Aug 7, 2010 21 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Jenifer Haas | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | |
2 | Mar 13, 2010 21 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Alessandra Silva | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Dec 5, 2009 21 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Suelen Pinheiro Ribeiro | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
