Luana Pinheiro (11-5, 7) was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil on November 18, 1993. At the age of 22 years on October 9, 2016, she made her professional MMA debut against Thatiane Araújo, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On May 1, 2021, 27-year old Luana Pinheiro made her UFC debut on her 10th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka against Randa Markos, winning the fight via 1-round disqualification.
Pinheiro's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Tecia Pennington at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales at age 31 on May 17, 2025. She is on a 4-fight losing streak.
She has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Luana Pinheiro's best fights were against Michelle Waterson-Gomez, Randa Markos and Sam Hughes. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Luana Pinheiro".
Pinheiro has 5 losses on her MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Luana Pinheiro Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | May 17, 2025 31 years, 5 months 11-5 (7) | 35 years, 9 months 14-7 (2) | UFC | 3 | UD | Loss | |
15  | Nov 9, 2024 30 years, 11 months 11-4 (7) | 29 years, 5 months 14-8 (9) | UFC | 3 | UD | Loss | |
14  | May 18, 2024 30 years, 6 months 11-3 (7) | 39 years, 4 months 16-13 (5) | UFC | 2 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke | |
13  | Nov 18, 2023 30 years 11-2 (7) | 30 years, 2 months 12-4 (7) | UFC | 3 | TKO | Loss Spinning wheel kick and punches | |
12  | Apr 8, 2023 29 years, 4 months 11-1 (7) | 37 years, 3 months 18-10 (10) | UFC | 3 | SD | Win | |
11  | Nov 20, 2021 28 years 10-1 (7) | 29 years, 4 months 5-3 (3) | UFC | 3 | UD | Win | |
10 | May 1, 2021 27 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | Randa Markos | UFC | 1 | DQ | Win Illegal upkick | |
9 | Nov 10, 2020 26 years, 11 months 8-1 (7) | Stephanie Frausto | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
8 | Nov 15, 2019 25 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | Helen Harper | Brave | 1 | KO | Win Punches | |
7 | Sep 7, 2019 25 years, 9 months 6-1 (5) | Yasmeli Araque | Brave | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Apr 13, 2019 25 years, 4 months 5-1 (4) | Elaine Leal | Brave | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
5 | Mar 10, 2018 24 years, 3 months 4-1 (3) | Jessica Kelly Soares Rodrigues | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Jul 1, 2017 23 years, 7 months 3-1 (2) | Charlene Batista de Souza | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
3 | Mar 19, 2017 23 years, 4 months 2-1 (1) | Cris Macfer Ferreira Macedo | 3 | SD | Loss | ||
2 | Nov 19, 2016 23 years 2-0 (1) | Jessica Kelly Soares Rodrigues | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
1 | Oct 9, 2016 22 years, 10 months 1-0 (0) | Thatiane Araújo | 3 | UD | Win |
