Amanda Lemos

Overview

Amanda Lemos won five straight in the UFC, and she has lost three straight since. In between sits a 9-7 UFC record that is half finishes and half decisions: five of her nine wins came by knockout or submission, and three of those ended in round one.

She fights at strawweight out of Viera Martial Arts, a Brazilian southpaw from Belem who debuted in the UFC in 2017. Three of her last four main events ended in losses, including one against Zhang Weili in a five-round fight. The streak she carries into her next fight is the three straight defeats.

UFC Career

Lemos opened with a second-round TKO loss to Leslie Smith in 2017, then went more than two years before her next UFC appearance. When she returned, she won five in a row. A first-round submission of Miranda Granger came first, then a unanimous decision over Mizuki. Then came two first-round TKOs: Livinha Souza at 3:39 at UFC 259, and Montserrat Conejo Ruiz in just 35 seconds. A split decision over Angela Hill extended the run to five.

It ended when she headlined against Jessica Andrade in April 2022 and was submitted in round one at 3:13. Andrade was a strong opponent by our model's tiers. Lemos answered with a second-round submission of Michelle Waterson-Gomez, then headlined again and stopped Marina Rodriguez at 0:54 of round three.

Then the margins got thinner. Zhang Weili beat her by unanimous decision across five rounds at UFC 292. A unanimous decision over Mackenzie Dern followed, and so did a second-round submission loss to Virna Jandiroba in another main event, at 4:48. A decision win over Iasmin Lucindo came in 2025.

The current slide is three unanimous decision losses, to Tatiana Suarez, Gillian Robertson and Alexia Thainara. Robertson and Thainara both rated as strong opponents. Four of her last five fights went the distance, which is a change from the first-round finishes that defined her best stretch.

Fighting Style

Lemos is a selective striker rather than a busy one. She lands fewer strikes per minute than most, but she connects at a rate well above the norm. She also gets hit less often than most, even if her defense on a per-strike basis is below average.

She is hard to take down. She rarely shoots for takedowns herself, but she hunts for submissions more than most.

The finishing pattern backs that up. Three of her nine UFC wins came by KO/TKO, and two of those ended in the first round. Two more came by submission, one in round one and one in round two, so she is not only a striker. Of her seven UFC losses, two came by submission, one by KO/TKO, and four on the scorecards.

Notable Wins

• Marina Rodriguez — KO/TKO, round 3 (0:54), UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos (2022)
• Michelle Waterson-Gomez — submission, round 2 (1:48), UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez (2022)
• Mackenzie Dern — unanimous decision, UFC 298 (2024)
• Livinha Souza — KO/TKO, round 1 (3:39), UFC 259 (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Women's Strawweight
• UFC record: 9-7
• Professional record (all promotions): 15-7-1
• UFC debut: 2017
• Stance: Southpaw
• Height / reach: 5'4" / 65"
• Team: Viera Martial Arts
• Born: Belem, Brazil