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]
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.
ISO | Name | Age | Ht. | Nickname | Result / next fight / status | Ref | Months since Last Bout | Invicta FC record | MMA record |
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Julia Dorny | 34 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Loss - Invicta FC 54 - Riley Martinez | 10 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||
ISO | Name | Age | Ht. | Nickname | Result / next fight / status | Ref | Months since Last Bout | Invicta FC record | MMA record |
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Talita Bernardo (C) | 37 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Win - Invicta FC 55 - Olga Rubin | 2 | 4–0 | 11–4 | |||
Jennifer Maia | 35 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Win - Invicta FC 56 - Mayra Cantuária | 1 | 5–2 | 22–10–1 | |||
Taneisha Tennant | 35 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Triple Threat | Loss - Invicta FC 51 - Talita Bernardo | 19 | 4–1 | 5–2 | ||
Olga Rubin | 35 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Big Bad | Loss - Invicta FC 55 - Talita Bernardo | 2 | 2–2 | 9–4 | ||
Maria Djukic | 30 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Sweet | Win - Invicta FC 54 - Fernanda Araujo | 10 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
Mayra Cantuária | 35 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Loss - Invicta FC 56 - Jennifer Maia | 1 | 1–1 | 10–6–1 (1) | |||
Fernanda Araujo | 33 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Ferociuous | Loss - Invicta FC 54 - Maria Djukic | 10 | 0–1 | 2–4 | ||
ISO | Name | Age | Ht. | Nickname | Result / next fight / status | Ref | Months since Last Bout | Invicta FC record | MMA record |
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Liana Pirosin | 31 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Li | Loss - Invicta FC 53 - Elise Pone | 16 | 1–4 | 8–6 | ||
Elise Pone | 39 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Piece | Win - Invicta FC 53 - Liana Pirosin | 16 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
Kristina Williams | 35 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Warhorse | Win - Invicta FC 54 - Dee Begley | 10 | 3–1 | 7–4 | ||
Ashley Barrett | 23 | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | Smashley | Win - Invicta FC 56 - Tatiana Salazar | 1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
ISO | Name | Age | Ht. | Nickname | Result / next fight / status | Ref | Months since Last Bout | Invicta FC record | MMA record |
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Danni McCormack (C) | 34 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Win - Invicta FC 54 - Karolina Wójcik | 10 | 3–0 | 8–2 | |||
Jéssica Delboni | 31 | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | Win - Invicta FC 53 - Danielle Taylor | 16 | 5–3 | 13–4 | |||
Valesca Machado | 29 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Tina Black | Win - Invicta FC 56 - Yulia Ostroverkhova | 1 | 4–1 | 14–4 | ||
Danielle Taylor | 34 | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | Dynamite | Loss - Invicta FC 53 - Jéssica Delboni | 16 | 1–4 | 11–9 | ||
Minna Grusander | 35 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Brutsku | Loss - Invicta FC 52 - Shauna Bannon | 18 | 1–3 | 6–5 | ||
Sayury Cañon | N/A | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | Loss - Invicta FC 55 - Kay Hansen | 3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
Andrea Amaro | N/A | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | Win - Invicta FC 54 - Hilarie Rose | 10 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |||
Hilarie Rose | 31 | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | Loss - Invicta FC 54 - Andrea Amaro | 10 | 0–1 | 6–7 | |||
Yulia Ostroverkhova | 35 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Tina Black | Loss - Invicta FC 56 - Valesca Machado | 1 | 0–1 | 9–3–1 | ||
ISO | Name | Age | Ht. | Nickname | Result / next fight / status | Ref | Months since Last Bout | Invicta FC record | MMA record |
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Jillian DeCoursey | 40 | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | Lionheart | Loss - Invicta FC 53 - Rayanne dos Santos | 16 | 5–3 | 6–4 | ||
Monique Adriane | 33 | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | Win - Invicta FC 53 - Nicole Geraldo | 16 | 2–1 | 6–2 | |||
Marisa Messer-Belenchia | 30 | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | Spider Monkey | Loss - Invicta FC 51 - Elisandra Ferreira | 19 | 1–2 | 5–2 | ||
Elisandra Ferreira | 26 | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | Lili | Win - Invicta FC 55 - Katie Saull | 3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | ||
Nicole Geraldo | 26 | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | Loss - Invicta FC 53 - Monique Adriane | 16 | 0–1 | 5–1 | |||
Flor Hernandez | N/A | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | Compean | Loss - Invicta FC 53 - Elisandra Ferreira | 16 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
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