Zarah Fairn | |
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Born | Zarah Fairn dos Santos December 10, 1986 Salvador, Brazil [1] |
Other names | Infinite |
Nationality | French |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
Division | Bantamweight Featherweight |
Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) [2] |
Fighting out of | Paris, France |
Team | 10EME ROUND |
Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [3] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 13 |
Wins | 6 |
By knockout | 4 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Zarah Fairn dos Santos (born December 10, 1986) is a French female mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Fairn was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil to a Moroccan father and Brazilian mother. [1] She started training in boxing at the age of 12 under her father who was a boxer. [4] At 14 she moved to Paris, France joining a brother who was a professional basketball player there. [5] [6] She has a master's degree in social education and sport and a license in sports law. [6]
Fairn faced future Bellator title challenger Sinead Kavanagh at BAMMA 24: Ireland vs. England on February 26, 2016. She lost the close bout via split decision. [7]
Fairn faced Megan Anderson on October 6, 2019, at UFC 243. [8] She lost the fight by first-round submission. [9]
Fairn faced Felicia Spencer on February 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 169. [10] She lost by first-round TKO. [11]
Fairn was scheduled to face Josiane Nunes on April 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum. Fairn weighed in at 147 pounds, eight pounds over the 139-pound catchweight limit. (The bantamweight fight was moved to a catchweight prior to the start of the weigh-ins.) The bout against Nunes was canceled due to the weight discrepancy after Nunes weighed in at 136 pounds. [12]
Fairn was scheduled to face Joselyne Edwards on August 28, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze, [13] but the fight was canceled in late July when Edwards was removed from the event for another bout. [14]
Fairn was scheduled to face Ailín Pérez on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 209, [15] but was pulled from the event and replaced by Stephanie Egger. [16]
The match between Fairn and Nunes was rescheduled for January 21, 2023, at UFC 283. [17] She lost the fight via unanimous decision. [18]
Fairn was scheduled to face Hailey Cowan on September 2, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 226. However Cowan was forced out of the event due to an injury, [19] and she was replaced by Jacqueline Cavalcanti. [20] She lost the fight via unanimous decision. [21]
On September 14, it was announced that Fairn was no longer on the UFC roster. [22]
In her first fight since leaving the UFC, Fairn would face Brazilian Gisele Moreira at Ares FC 22 on 14 June 2024. She would lose the fight succumbing to a rear-naked choke in the first round. [23]
13 matches | 6 wins | 7 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 1 |
By submission | 0 | 2 |
By decision | 2 | 4 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 6–7 | Gisele Moreira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ares FC 22 | June 14, 2024 | 1 | 2:11 | Paris, France | |
Loss | 6–6 | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | September 2, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | Catchweight (140 lb) bout. |
Loss | 6–5 | Josiane Nunes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 283 | January 21, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Loss | 6–4 | Felicia Spencer | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | February 29, 2020 | 1 | 3:37 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
Loss | 6–3 | Megan Anderson | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 243 | October 6, 2019 | 1 | 3:57 | Melbourne, Australia | Return to Featherweight. |
Win | 6–2 | Izabela Badurek | TKO (punches) | Ladies Fight Night 7 | December 15, 2017 | 1 | 1:55 | Łódź, Poland | Catchweight (141 lb) bout. |
Win | 5–2 | Suvi Salmimies | Decision (unanimous) | Cage 40 | September 9, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland | |
Win | 4–2 | Kerry Hughes | TKO (punches) | British Challenge MMA 18 | February 18, 2017 | 1 | 2:53 | Colchester, England | Won CWSE Bantamweight Championship. Bantamweight debut. |
Loss | 3–2 | Sinead Kavanagh | Decision (split) | BAMMA 24: Kone Vs. Phillips | February 27, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | |
Win | 3–1 | Liubov Belyakova | TKO (punches) | W.I.N. FC | July 18, 2015 | 1 | N/A | Shenzhen, China | |
Win | 2–1 | Marion Nicolai | Decision (unanimous) | Gladiator Fighting Arena 2 | March 7, 2015 | 2 | 5:00 | Nîmes, France | |
Loss | 1–1 | Elina Nilsson | Decision (unanimous) | The Zone FC 12 | October 12, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Catchweight (152 lb) bout. |
Win | 1–0 | Helin Paara | TKO (corner stoppage) | MMA Raju 11 | April 20, 2013 | 1 | 4:00 | Tallinn, Estonia | Featherweight debut. |
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