Vanessa Porto | |
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Born | Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto March 16, 1984 Americana, São Paulo, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) |
Division | Flyweight (125 lb) Bantamweight (135 lb) |
Style | Boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
Fighting out of | São Paulo, Brazil |
Team | The MMA University Drenix Iglesia Team |
Years active | 2005–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 33 |
Wins | 23 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 11 |
By decision | 8 |
Losses | 10 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 6 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the flyweight division.
Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. She had an appreciation for martial arts from a young age and started to practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2004. She is currently married to her trainer Pedro Iglesias. [1]
Porto began her professional MMA career in 2005. She initially fought only for Brazilian promotions such as Storm Samurai and Champions Night and faced opponents including Carina Damm, Cris Cyborg and Brazilian kickboxing champion Juliana Werner Aguiar. She defeated Aguiar on three occasions. [1]
With a record of five wins and two losses, Porto signed with the U.S.-based Fatal Femmes Fighting promotion.
Porto made her FFF debut against Tonya Evinger on July 14, 2007, at Fatal Femmes Fighting 2. She defeated Evinger via submission due to an armbar in the first round. [2]
Porto was expected to face FFF bantamweight champion Roxanne Modafferi on November 3, 2007, at Fatal Femmes Fighting 3. However, Modafferi was removed from the event due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Hitomi Akano. Porto defeated Akano via split decision after five rounds. [3] Her match for the FFF bantamweight title against Modafferi happened on April 3, 2008, at Fatal Femmes Fighting 4. Porto lost via TKO for the first time in her MMA career. [4]
Porto faced Germaine de Randamie on December 19, 2008, at Revolution Fight Club 2. She won via submission due to an armbar in the first round. [1]
Between December 2008 and March 2011, Porto amassed five victories and suffered a single loss against Amanda Nunes. [1] On October 28, 2011, Porto defeated Jennifer Maia via technical submission due to an armbar at Kumite MMA Combate. [5]
Porto became the first Pink Fight champion at 132 pounds on March 10, 2012, when she knocked out Luana Teixeira at Pink Fight 2. [6]
In mid-2012, after a long time away from American promotions, Porto signed with Invicta Fighting Championships . [7]
Porto was expected to make her Invicta FC debut against Kelly Kobold on July 28, 2012, at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann . However, Kobold suffered a shoulder injury and Porto instead faced Sarah D'Alelio. [8] Porto lost the fight via submission due to a reverse triangle armbar in the first round. [9]
Porto dropped down to 125 pounds and faced Tara LaRosa on October 6, 2012, at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama . [10] She won the fight via unanimous decision. [11]
Porto then fought against Barb Honchak on April 5, 2013, at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson in a five-round match to determine the first-ever Invicta FC flyweight champion. [12] She lost the fight via unanimous decision. [13]
Porto faced Zoila Frausto Gurgel on December 7, 2013, at Invicta FC 7 . [14] [15] She won the fight via unanimous decision. [16]
Porto was expected to face Roxanne Modafferi at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio on December 5, 2014. However she was replaced by Andrea Lee due to visa issue. [17]
Porto the fought Roxanne Modafferi at Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza on Friday, April 24, 2015. [18] She won the fight via unanimous decision. [19]
On March 11, 2016, Porto face Jennifer Maia second time at Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown. [20] She lost the fight via unanimous decision. [21]
At her next fight, she faced Agnieszka Niedźwiedź at Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź. [22] She lost the fight after three round with the judges handed down a win to Niedzwiedz via a unanimous decision. [23]
Porta was expected to face Jessica-Rose Clark on December 8, 2018, at Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedwiedz; however, Clark was replaced byd Milana Dudieva. [24]
At the weight-ins, Porta weight 127.6 Ibs, misse weight by 2.6 Ibs of the upper flyweight limit of 125 Ibs, and was fined twenty five percent of her purse. The bout proceeded at catchweight. [25] Porta won the fight via technical knocked out on round three. [26]
One month later, she fought against Mariana Morais on January 13, 2018, at Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad. [27] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke on round one. [28]
Porto faced Pearl Gonzalez for the vacant Invicta FC Flyweight World Championship at Invicta FC 34 on February 15, 2019. [29] She won the fight via technical decision after an eye poke rendered Porto unable to continue. [30]
Porto was supposed to make her first title defense against Karina Rodríguez at Invicta FC 38: Murato vs. Ducote on November 1, 2019. However, Rodríguez missed weight by a pound and she was unable to compete for the title. She won the bout via unanimous decision. [31]
On September 2, 2020, it was announced that Vanessa was vacating her Invicta title and signing with Bellator MMA. [32]
As the first bout of her four-fight contract, Porto made her promotional debut against Liz Carmouche on April 9, 2021, at Bellator 256. [33] [34] She lost the bout via unanimous decision. [35]
Porto was scheduled to face Ilara Joanne on June 11, 2021, at Bellator 260. [36] However, after weigh-ins, she was deemed unfit to compete by the commission and the bout was scrapped. [37] The bout was rescheduled for July 31, 2021, at Bellator 263. [38] Porto won the close bout via split decision. [39]
Porto faced Veta Arteaga on July 22, 2022, at Bellator 283. [40] She lost the bout via guillotine choke in the second round. [41]
33 matches | 23 wins | 10 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 2 |
By submission | 11 | 2 |
By decision | 8 | 6 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 23–10 | Veta Arteaga | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 283 | July 22, 2022 | 2 | 3:47 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
Win | 23–9 | Ilara Joanne | Decision (split) | Bellator 263 | July 31, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Loss | 22–9 | Liz Carmouche | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 256 | April 9, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 22–8 | Karina Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 38: Murato vs. Ducote | November 1, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Catchweight (126 lb) bout; Rodríguez missed weight. |
Win | 21–8 | Pearl Gonzalez | Technical Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 34: Porto vs. Gonzalez | February 15, 2019 | 4 | 2:34 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Won the vacant Invicta FC Flyweight Championship. Bout was stopped as Gonzalez inadvertently poked Porto in the eye, rendering her unable to continue. |
Win | 20–8 | Mariana Morais | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad | January 13, 2018 | 1 | 4:19 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 19–8 | Milana Dudieva | TKO (punch to the body) | Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedźwiedź | December 8, 2017 | 3 | 3:02 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
Loss | 18–8 | Agnieszka Niedźwiedź | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź | May 20, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
Loss | 18–7 | Jennifer Maia | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown | March 11, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For the Interim Invicta FC Flyweight Championship. Fight Of The Night. |
Win | 18–6 | Roxanne Modafferi | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza | April 24, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 17–6 | Ana Maria | Decision (unanimous) | Fatality Arena 6 | March 30, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 16–6 | Zoila Frausto | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith | December 7, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
Loss | 15–6 | Barb Honchak | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson | April 5, 2013 | 5 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | For Invicta FC flyweight title. |
Win | 15–5 | Tara LaRosa | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama | October 6, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | 127 lbs catchweight bout; LaRosa missed weight. [44] |
Loss | 14–5 | Sarah D'Alelio | Submission (reverse triangle armbar) | Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann | July 28, 2012 | 1 | 3:16 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
Win | 14–4 | Luana Teixeira | KO (punch) | Pink Fight 2 | March 10, 2012 | 1 | 0:41 | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Won inaugural Pink Fight 132 lbs title. |
Win | 13–4 | Jennifer Maia | Technical submission (armbar) | Kumite MMA Combate | October 28, 2011 | 2 | 3:55 | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
Win | 12–4 | Kalindra Faria | Submission (armbar) | Recife Fighting Championship 4 | March 31, 2011 | 1 | 3:37 | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
Win | 11–4 | Valdinéia Santos | TKO (punches) | Predador FC 17 | December 11, 2010 | 1 | N/A | Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil | |
Loss | 10–4 | Amanda Nunes | TKO (corner stoppage) | Samurai FC 2: Warrior's Return | December 12, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
Win | 10–3 | Roberta Torno | Submission (armbar) | Jungle Fight 16 | October 17, 2009 | 1 | 1:47 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 9–3 | Mahalia Rocha de Morais | Submission (armbar) | Jungle Fight 15 | September 19, 2009 | 1 | 4:28 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
Win | 8–3 | Germaine de Randamie | Submission (armbar) | Revolution Fight Club 2 | December 19, 2008 | 1 | 3:36 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
Loss | 7–3 | Roxanne Modafferi | TKO (knees) | Fatal Femmes Fighting 4: Call of the Wild | April 3, 2008 | 3 | 0:53 | Los Angeles, California, United States | For FFF bantamweight title. |
Win | 7–2 | Hitomi Akano | Decision (split) | Fatal Femmes Fighting 3: War of the Roses | November 3, 2007 | 5 | 3:00 | Ontario, California, United States | |
Win | 6–2 | Tonya Evinger | Submission (armbar) | Fatal Femmes Fighting 2: Girls Night Out | July 14, 2007 | 1 | 2:14 | Compton, California, United States | |
Win | 5–2 | Juliana Werner Aguiar | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Super Challenge 1 | October 7, 2006 | 1 | 1:20 | Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil | |
Win | 4–2 | Ana Maria Índia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gold Fighters Championship 1 | May 20, 2006 | 2 | 4:45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Loss | 3–2 | Cris Cyborg | Decision (unanimous) | Storm Samurai 9 | November 20, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
Win | 3–1 | Juliana Werner Aguiar | Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) | Storm Samurai 8 | July 2, 2005 | 1 | 0:33 | Brasília, Brazil | |
Win | 2–1 | Juliana Werner Aguiar | TKO (punches) | Champions Night 12 | May 6, 2005 | 1 | 4:08 | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil | |
Win | 1–1 | Elaine de Lima | Submission (armbar) | Body Fight 2 | April 2, 2005 | 1 | 1:01 | Maringá, Paraná, Brazil | |
Loss | 0–1 | Carina Damm | Decision (unanimous) | Barra Submission Wrestling | February 19, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | São João da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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