Polyana Viana

Overview

Every one of Polyana Viana's four UFC wins came in the first round, and none of them needed the judges. The eight losses are a different story.

"Dama de Ferro" fights at women's strawweight and is 4-8 in the UFC, 13-9-0 across all promotions. Her UFC wins: three submissions and one KO/TKO. When she finishes, she finishes early. When the fight survives the first round, it usually goes the other way.

She carries a four-fight losing streak into her next fight.

UFC Career

Viana debuted in February 2018 with a first-round submission of Maia Stevenson at 3:50. Then came a rough stretch: decision losses to JJ Aldrich (unanimous) and Hannah Cifers (split), followed by a first-round submission loss to Veronica Hardy in 1:09.

She rebuilt in 2020 and 2021 with back-to-back first-round submissions of Emily Whitmire (1:53) and Mallory Martin (3:18). That two-fight run is her longest UFC win streak.

A unanimous decision loss to Tabatha Ricci followed in 2022. Her most recent win came that November, when she stopped Jinh Yu Frey with a KO/TKO in 47 seconds of round 1.

Since then, four straight losses, all stoppages:

• Iasmin Lucindo, submission, round 2
• Gillian Robertson, KO/TKO, round 2
• Jaqueline Amorim, submission, round 2
• Alice Ardelean, submission, round 2

In total, four of her eight losses are submissions. Four wins, four first-round finishes. Four straight second-round losses.

Fighting Style

Polyana Viana is a submission-minded grappler who gets taken down more than most. She rarely shoots for takedowns herself, but she hunts for submissions at a high rate, so her offense tends to come in grappling exchanges rather than from dictating where the fight goes.

Her striking is not the main weapon. She lands less often and with less accuracy than most, and her striking defense is about the UFC average. She does not take much punishment on the feet, though.

Her finishes follow the same pattern. Three of her four UFC wins are submissions, and all four of her wins came by finish in the first round. The other was a knockout or TKO. The grappling cuts both ways, since four of her losses have come by submission.

Notable Wins

• Jinh Yu Frey — KO/TKO, round 1 (0:47), UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos (2022)
• Mallory Martin — submission, round 1 (3:18), UFC 258 (2021)
• Emily Whitmire — submission, round 1 (1:53), UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic (2020)
• Maia Stevenson — submission, round 1 (3:50), UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders (2018)

Quick Facts

• Division: Women's Strawweight
• UFC record: 4-8 (3 wins by submission, 1 by KO/TKO)
• Professional record (all promotions): 13-9-0
• UFC debut: 2018
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'5" / 67"
• Team: UFC Performance Institute
• Born: State of Pará, Brazil