Luana Pinheiro (11-5, 7) was born in JoĆ£o Pessoa, ParaĆba, Brazil on November 18, 1993. At the age of 22 years on October 9, 2016, she made her professional MMA debut against Thatiane AraĆŗjo, 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. ProchƔzka 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 have been against Randa Markos, Sam Hughes and Michelle Waterson-Gomez.
Pinheiro has 5 losses on her MMA record.
| # | 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 AraĆŗjo | 3 | UD | WIN |
