List of current Invicta FC fighters

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The Invicta Fighting Championship also known as Invicta FC, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) organization for female fighters. [1] It was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. [2]

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Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC). [3] All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.

Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

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ISO NameAgeHt.NicknameResult / next fight / statusRefMonths since Last BoutInvicta FC recordMMA record
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Dorny 345 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Loss - Invicta FC 54 - Riley Martinez10

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

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ISO NameAgeHt.NicknameResult / next fight / statusRefMonths since Last BoutInvicta FC recordMMA record
Flag of Brazil.svg Talita Bernardo (C) 375 ft 4 in (1.63 m)Win - Invicta FC 55 - Olga Rubin 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Jennifer Maia 355 ft 4 in (1.63 m)Win - Invicta FC 56 - Mayra Cantuária15–222–10–1
Flag of the United States.svg Taneisha Tennant 355 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Triple ThreatLoss - Invicta FC 51 - Talita Bernardo 19
Flag of Israel.svg Olga Rubin 355 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Big BadLoss - Invicta FC 55 - Talita Bernardo 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maria Djukic305 ft 7 in (1.70 m)SweetWin - Invicta FC 54 - Fernanda Araujo10
Flag of Brazil.svg Mayra Cantuária355 ft 7 in (1.70 m)Loss - Invicta FC 56 - Jennifer Maia 11–110–6–1 (1)
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernanda Araujo335 ft 4 in (1.63 m)FerociuousLoss - Invicta FC 54 - Maria Djukic10

Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)

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ISO NameAgeHt.NicknameResult / next fight / statusRefMonths since Last BoutInvicta FC recordMMA record
Flag of Brazil.svg Liana Pirosin315 ft 5 in (1.65 m)LiLoss - Invicta FC 53 - Elise Pone16
Flag of the United States.svg Elise Pone395 ft 8 in (1.73 m)PieceWin - Invicta FC 53 - Liana Pirosin16
Flag of the United States.svg Kristina Williams355 ft 8 in (1.73 m)WarhorseWin - Invicta FC 54 - Dee Begley10
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Barrett235 ft 2 in (1.57 m)SmashleyWin - Invicta FC 56 - Tatiana Salazar11–01–0

Strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg)

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ISO NameAgeHt.NicknameResult / next fight / statusRefMonths since Last BoutInvicta FC recordMMA record
Flag of Ireland.svg Danni McCormack (C) 345 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Win - Invicta FC 54 - Karolina Wójcik 10
Flag of Brazil.svg Jéssica Delboni 315 ft 1 in (1.55 m)Win - Invicta FC 53 - Danielle Taylor 16
Flag of Brazil.svg Valesca Machado295 ft 4 in (1.63 m)Tina BlackWin - Invicta FC 56 - Yulia Ostroverkhova14–114–4
Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Taylor 345 ft 0 in (1.52 m)DynamiteLoss - Invicta FC 53 - Jéssica Delboni 16
Flag of Finland.svg Minna Grusander 355 ft 5 in (1.65 m)BrutskuLoss - Invicta FC 52 - Shauna Bannon18
Flag of Colombia.svg Sayury CañonN/A5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)Loss - Invicta FC 55 - Kay Hansen 3
Flag of the United States.svg Andrea AmaroN/A5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)Win - Invicta FC 54 - Hilarie Rose10
Flag of the United States.svg Hilarie Rose315 ft 3 in (1.60 m)Loss - Invicta FC 54 - Andrea Amaro10
Flag of Russia.svg Yulia Ostroverkhova355 ft 4 in (1.63 m)Tina BlackLoss - Invicta FC 56 - Valesca Machado10–19–3–1

Atomweights (105 lb, 48 kg)

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ISO NameAgeHt.NicknameResult / next fight / statusRefMonths since Last BoutInvicta FC recordMMA record
Flag of the United States.svg Jillian DeCoursey 405 ft 2 in (1.57 m)LionheartLoss - Invicta FC 53 - Rayanne dos Santos 16
Flag of Brazil.svg Monique Adriane335 ft 3 in (1.60 m)Win - Invicta FC 53 - Nicole Geraldo16
Flag of the United States.svg Marisa Messer-Belenchia305 ft 0 in (1.52 m)Spider MonkeyLoss - Invicta FC 51 - Elisandra Ferreira19
Flag of Brazil.svg Elisandra Ferreira265 ft 1 in (1.55 m)LiliWin - Invicta FC 55 - Katie Saull3
Flag of Mexico.svg Nicole Geraldo265 ft 3 in (1.60 m)Loss - Invicta FC 53 - Monique Adriane16
Flag of Mexico.svg Flor HernandezN/A5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)CompeanLoss - Invicta FC 53 - Elisandra Ferreira16

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Invicta FC championship title holders are marked with a (C).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 The flags listed in these tables are in accordance with official Invicta FC telecasts and may not fully or accurately represent the full citizenship of the peoples listed.

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