Julija Stoliarenko

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Julija Stoliarenko
Born (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
Division
Reach66 in (170 cm) [1]
Fighting out of Kaunas, Lithuania [2]
Team Roger Gracie Academy Kaunas / Fighter House [3]
Rank BJJ black belt [lower-alpha 1]
Years active2012–present
Kickboxing record
Total3
Wins3
By knockout3
Mixed martial arts record
Total21
Wins11
By submission10
By decision1
Losses8
By knockout4
By submission1
By decision3
Draws2
Other information
University Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing Flag of Lithuania.svg LIT
Submission Grappling
ADCC European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Luboń, Poland +60kg

Julija Stoliarenko (born 8 April 1993) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist, Lethwei fighter, submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete. [lower-alpha 1]

Contents

A two-time European Open champion [lower-alpha 2] and two-time IBJJF World medallist in the lower BJJ belt divisions; Stoliarenko is an ADCC Submission Fighting European medallist and currently competes in MMA in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Stoliarenko is the former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and ILFJ Women's Featherweight Lethwei World Champion.

Background

Stoliarenko's father introduced her to karate when she was 12, eventually progressing towards Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts. [1]

Lethwei career

On June 16, 2017, Stoliarenko made her Lethwei debut at Lethwei in Japan 4: Frontier in Tokyo, Japan [5] and knocked out Burmese Lethwei fighter Su Hlaing Oo. [6]

On November 15, 2017, Stoliarenko faced top female Lethwei fighter in Vero Nika in Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2017 in Tokyo and ultimately won the Japan Lethwei World Title by TKO. [7] [8] [9]

On October 2, 2019, Stoliarenko made her first ILFJ title defence at Lethwei in Japan 14 [10] and defeated Japanese fighter Yugia by TKO in the first round. [11]

Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

In 2018, Julija Stoliarenko was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters. In the Ultimate Fighter finale Stoliarenko lost to Leah Letson. [12]

Invicta FC

On March 6, 2020, Julija defeated Liza Verzosa to win Invicta Bantamweight Championship. [13]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On August 8, 2020, Stoliarenko faced Yana Kunitskaya at UFC Fight Night 174. [14] She lost the fight via unanimous decision. [15]

Stoliarenko was expected to face Julia Avila at UFC on ESPN 21 on March 20, 2021. [16] However at the weigh ins, Stoliarenko suffered a syncopal episode on the scale and the fight was scrapped. [17] [18] The pair was rescheduled and took place at UFC Fight Night 190. [19] Stoliarenko lost the fight by submission in the third round. [20]

Stoliarenko faced Alexis Davis at UFC Fight Night 200 on February 5, 2022. [21] She lost the fight via unanimous decision. [22]

Stoliarenko faced Jessica-Rose Clark on July 2, 2022 at UFC 276. [23] She won the fight via armbar submission less than a minute into round one, thus earning her first victory in UFC in the process. [24] This performance earned her the Performance of the Night bonus award. [25]

Stoliarenko, as a replacement for Leah Letson, faced Chelsea Chandler in a catchweight bout of 140 pounds on October 1, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 211. [26] She lost the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round. [27]

Stoliarenko faced Molly McCann in a flyweight bout on July 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 224. [28] She won the fight by armbar submission in the first round. [29]

Stoliarenko faced Luana Carolina on February 3, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 235. [30] At the weigh-ins, Luana Carolina weighed in at 128 pounds, two pounds over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight with Carolina forfeiting an undisclosed percentage of her purse, which went to Stoliarenko. [31] She lost the fight via technical knockout in the third round. [32]

Brazilian jiu-jitsu & Submission grappling career

Competing as a blue belt at the 2015 European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Stoliarenko won bronze in the middleweight division and silver in open class. [33] As a purple belt, she won bronze at the 2016 European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship. [34]

Competing at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour 2017–2018 – Tokyo in the −70 kg Purple division, she won silver after defeating Miyu Omani via submission. [35] In 2018 Stoliarenko won the European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the medium heavy purple belt division. [36] Promoted to brown belt, she won bronze at the 2018 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship. [37] In 2019 she won a silver medal at the ADCC Submission Fighting European Championship, [38] the same year she won silver at the World Championship in medium heavy and bronze in open class. [39]

She was promoted to BJJ black belt on 13 November 2021. [40] [2] In 2022 Stoliarenko took part in the 2nd ADCC European Trial organised in Luboń, Poland in the +60 kg category, she was defeated by Norwegian Ane Svendsen by points 6x0 in the quarter-finals. [41] In 2022 she failed to win any medals at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour 2022 in London after finishing fourth of the −70 kg division. [35]

In 2023 she won the Masters 1 European IBJJF Open Championship in the middleweight division, also winning silver in the openweight. [42] [43]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Lethwei

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission grappling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
21 matches11 wins8 losses
By knockout04
By submission101
By decision13
Draws2
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss11–8–2 Luana Carolina TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov February 3, 202434:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesCatchweight (128 lb) bout; Carolina missed weight.
Win11–7–2 Molly McCann Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura July 22, 202311:55 London, EnglandFlyweight debut.
Loss10–7–2 Chelsea Chandler TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan October 1, 202214:15 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesCatchweight (140 lb) bout.
Win10–6–2 Jessica-Rose Clark Submission (armbar) UFC 276 July 2, 202210:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Loss9–6–2 Alexis Davis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland February 5, 202235:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss9–5–2 Julia Avila Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov June 26, 202134:19 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss9–4–2 Yana Kunitskaya Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik August 8, 202035:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win9–3–2 Lisa Verzosa Decision (split) Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 3 March 6, 202055:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United StatesWon the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship.
Win8–3–2Maria TatunashviliSubmission (armbar) KOK'80 World Series 2019 in Lithuania November 16, 201910:20 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win7–3–2Victoria DvaraninovichSubmission (armbar) KOK'78 World Series 2019 in Kaunas September 21, 201910:19 Kaunas, Lithuania
Win6–3–2Marta WaliczekSubmission (armbar)Celtic Gladiator 24June 29, 201910:30 Bielsko-Biała, PolandWon the vacant CG Bantamweight Championship.
Win5–3–2 Natalya Dyachkova Submission (armbar) KOK'69 World Series 2019 in Vilnius March 16, 201910:00 Vilnius, LithuaniaReturn to Bantamweight.
Loss4–3–2 Leah Letson Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale November 30, 201835:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFeatherweight debut.
Win4–2–2Alecia ZomkowskiSubmission (armbar)Bushido 74May 4, 201810:22 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win3–2–2Tatsiana FirsavaSubmission (armbar) KOK 55 World GP 2018 in Vilnius March 17, 201810:58 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win2–2–2Tetyana VoznyukSubmission (armbar) KOK World Series 2017 in Kaunas September 23, 201710:58 Kaunas, Lithuania
Draw1–2–2Martyna CzechDraw (majority) KOK World Series 2016 in Vilnius March 19, 201625:00 Vilnius, LithuaniaCatchweight (141 lb) bout.
Loss1–2–1 Lucie Pudilová TKO (corner stoppage)GCF Challenge: Back in the Fight 4March 27, 201525:00 Příbram, Czech RepublicCatchweight (143 lb) bout.
Loss1–1–1 Agnieszka Niedźwiedź TKO (elbows)Fighters Arena 9June 8, 201432:51 Józefów, Poland
Win1–0–1Eeva SiiskonenSubmission (armbar)Carelia Fight 9September 7, 201311:25 Imatra, Finland
Draw0–0–1Evelyn AdomulyteDrawSWAT 30April 14, 201235:00 Kaunas, LithuaniaBantamweight debut.

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Lethwei record

Professional Lethwei Record
3 Wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2019-10-02Win Flag of Japan.svg Yuiga Lethwei in Japan 14: Mysterious Tenmei Tokyo, Japan TKO10:36
Defends ILFJ Women's Featherweight World Championship
2017-11-15Win Flag of Myanmar.svg Vero Nika Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2017 Tokyo, Japan TKO20:45
Wins ILFJ Women's Featherweight World Championship
2017-06-16Win Flag of Myanmar.svg Su Hlaing Oo Lethwei in Japan 4: Frontier Tokyo, Japan KO21:32
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Notes

  1. 1 2 under Roger Gracie and Donatas Uktveris [4]
  2. purple and Master 1 black belt
  3. 1 2 open class

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by 5th Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion
March 6, 2020 – July 31, 2020
Succeeded by