Viviane Pereira

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Viviane Pereira
Born (1993-08-28) August 28, 1993 (age 31)
Tauá, Ceará, Brazil [1]
Other namesSucuri
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
Division Strawweight
Reach64 in (163 cm)
Style Boxing, Wrestling, BJJ
Fighting out of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil [2]
TeamDragon Kombat (until 2020) [3]
Astra Fight Team (2021–present) [3]
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins16
By knockout4
By submission3
By decision9
Losses4
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Viviane "Sucuri' Pereira (born August 8, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and competes in strawweight division. She last competed for Invicta Fighting Championships. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Pereira has also fought in the UFC. [2]

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Background

Pereira started MMA training in a social project and decided to pursue a career as a fighter, after her first win. [2]

Pereira was kicked off her team after informing her coach that she was pregnant with his child, which she gave birth to in December 2020. The father of the child, Marcos Batista, who runs the Dragon Kombat team in Fortaleza, blocked her from all means of communication and kicked her out of the gym she trained at, while continuing to avoid judicial intimations by not showing up to court. Pereira had been dating Marcos since she was 15, after beginning to train with him around the age of 12. [4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Pereira started her professional MMA career in 2013, where she took fights in her native Brazil, notably for Xtreme Fighting Championships, ASPERA Fighting Championship, Bitetti Combat and LIMO Fight Combat. She amassed a record of 11-0 prior to being signed by UFC. [5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pereira made her promotional debut on December 10, 2016 at UFC 206 against Valérie Létourneau in Toronto, Canada. [6] [7] She scored more points than Létourneau and earned her first UFC win via split decision. [8] [9]

On June 3, 2017 Pereira faced Jamie Moyle at UFC 212. [10] [11] After three rounds, the judges award the win to Pereira via unanimous decision. [12]

Pereira faced Tatiana Suarez on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis. [13] She lost the fight via unanimous decision, the first loss of her MMA career. [14]

Pereira faced Yan Xiaonan, replacing injured Nadia Kassem on June 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132. [15] She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion. [16]

Invicta FC

On August 9, 2018, Pereira announced that she had signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships. [17]

On October 9, 2018, it was announced that Pereira replaced Heather Jo Clark on short notice to face Mizuki Inoue at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson on November 16, 2018. [18] At the weigh-ins, Inoue weighed in at 116.4 pounds, 0.4 pound over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 126. She fined 25 percent of her purse, which went to her opponents Pereira and the fight proceeded to a catchweight bout. [19] Pereira lost the fight via unanimous decision. [20]

Pereira then moved down to atomweight division, facing Alesha Zappitella at Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II on June 7, 2019. However, Pereira missed weight by 0.7 pounds and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse. [21] Pereira won the fight via unanimous decision. [22]

Global Fight League

On December 14, 2024, it was reported that Pereira had signed with Global Fight League. [23]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
19 matches16 wins3 losses
By knockout40
By submission30
By decision93
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss16–4Rayla NascimentoDecision (unanimous)XFC 51September 27, 202435:00 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win16–3 DeAnna Bennett Submission (guillotine choke)XFC: Detroit Grand Prix 2May 31, 202411:50 Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win15–3Rayla NascimentoDecision (unanimous)Standout Fighting Tournament 43October 21, 202335:00 São Paulo, BrazilReturn to Flyweight.
Win14–3 Alesha Zappitella Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II June 7, 201935:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United StatesAtomweight debut; Pereira missed weight (106.7 lb).
Loss13–3 Mizuki Inoue Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson November 16, 201835:00 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United StatesCatchweight (116.4 lb) bout; Inoue missed weight.
Loss13–2 Yan Xiaonan Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards June 23, 201835:00 Kallang, Singapore
Loss13–1 Tatiana Suarez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis November 11, 201735:00 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win13–0 Jamie Moyle Decision (unanimous) UFC 212 June 3, 201735:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win12–0 Valérie Létourneau Decision (split) UFC 206 December 10, 201635:00 Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCatchweight (117.5 lbs) bout; Létourneau missed weight.
Win11–0Carolina KarasekDecision (unanimous)Aspera FC 42August 6, 201635:00 São Paulo, Brazil
Win10–0Vanessa GuimarãesSubmission (armbar) XFC International 12 November 28, 201534:08 São Paulo, BrazilWon the vacant XFC Strawweight Championship.
Win9–0Vuokko KatainenDecision (unanimous) XFC International 10 July 4, 201535:00 São Paulo, BrazilWon the XFC Strawweight Tournament.
Win8–0Liana Ferreira PirosinDecision (unanimous) XFC International 9 March 15, 201535:00 São Paulo, BrazilXFC Strawweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win7–0Fernanda Priscila Barros PinheiroTKO (punches) XFC International 7 November 1, 201413:22 São Paulo, BrazilXFC Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win6–0Gina Brito Silva SantanaSubmission (armbar)Limo Fight 13August 15, 20141N/A Limoeiro do Norte, BrazilStrawweight debut.
Win5–0 Poliana Botelho Decision (unanimous)Bitetti Combat 20June 7, 201435:00 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilWon the vacant Bitetti Combat Flyweight Championship.
Win4–0Nicleide MachadoTKO (punches)Bitetti Combat 19February 6, 20141N/A Manaus, BrazilBantamweight bout.
Win3–0 Duda Yankovich TKO (punches)Bitetti Combat 18October 31, 201322:49 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFlyweight debut.
Win2–0Ilara JoanneTKO (punches)Ox MMAAugust 8, 201322:39 Fortaleza, Brazil
Win1–0Rosy DuarteDecision (split)Sobral Extreme Fight 6May 27, 201335:00 Sobral, BrazilBantamweight debut.

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