Fight night · UFC
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UFC · strawweight
Virna Jandiroba
23–4–0
1 KO · 14 SUB · 8 DEC
- Height
- 5′3″160 cm
- Reach
- 64″163 cm
- Weight
- 115 lb52 kg
- Age
- 38
- Born
- May 30, 1988
- From
- Feira de Santana, Bahia
- Style
- Jiu-jitsu
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- Academia Fight House
- Streak
- 1win
- UFC
- 9–4
- Last
- Tabatha RicciWin · April 4, 2026
Virna Jandiroba fights at strawweight in the UFC. The filed record is 23–4–0: one knockout, fourteen submissions, and eight decisions. She is 9–4 in the UFC. All four losses are decisions.
She beat Tabatha Ricci by unanimous decision on April 4, 2026. The fight before it was a five-round unanimous decision loss to Mackenzie Dern for the vacant women’s strawweight title on October 25, 2025. She has won one in a row.
She was the Invicta FC strawweight champion and defended the belt once. She was born in Serrinha, Bahia. She fights out of Feira de Santana, Bahia, and trains at Academia Fight House. Her pro debut was a rear-naked choke of Joana Santana on June 15, 2013.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabatha Ricci | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan | |
| Mackenzie Dern | Loss | Decision (unanimous)For the vacant women’s strawweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 321 | |
| Yan Xiaonan | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 314 | |
| Amanda Lemos | Win | Submission (armbar)Performance of the Night. | 2 | 4:48 | UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba | |
| Loopy Godínez | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | |
| Marina Rodriguez | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 288 | |
| Angela Hill | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić | |
| Amanda Ribas | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 267 | |
| Kanako Murata | Win | TKO (arm injury) | 2 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | |
| Mackenzie Dern | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 256 | |
| Felice Herrig | Win | Submission (armbar)Performance of the Night. | 1 | 1:44 | UFC 252 | |
| Mallory Martin | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:16 | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | |
| Carla Esparza | Loss | Decision (unanimous)UFC debut. | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson | |
| Janaisa Morandin | Win | Submission (arm-triangle choke)Defended the Invicta FC strawweight title. Performance of the Night. | 2 | 2:23 | Invicta FC 31 | |
| Mizuki Inoue | Win | Decision (split)Won the vacant Invicta FC strawweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | Invicta FC 28 | |
| Amy Montenegro | Win | Submission (armbar)Performance of the Night. | 1 | 2:50 | Invicta FC 26 | |
| Ericka Almeida | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Fight2Night 2 | |
| Suiane Teixeira dos Santos | Win | Submission (armbar)Catchweight, 137 pounds. | 1 | 0:46 | Imperium MMA Pro 12 | |
| Lisa Ellis | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:21 | Fight2Night 1 | |
| Cristiane Lima Silva | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:34 | Fight On 3 | |
| Anne Karoline Nascimento | Win | Submission (armbar)Won the vacant Circuito MNA strawweight title. | 2 | 3:29 | Circuito MNA de MMA 2 | |
| Aline Sattelmayer | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | O Rei da Arena Fight 2 | |
| Cristiane Lima Silva | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Catchweight, 121 pounds. | 1 | 2:53 | Velame Fight Combat 4 | |
| Carla Ramos | Win | Submission (triangle choke)Flyweight. | 1 | 1:50 | Banzay Fight Championship 2 | |
| Camila Lima | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:30 | MMA Super Heroes 7 | |
| Gina Brito Silva Santana | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | — | The Iron Fight 2 | |
| Joana Santana | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Pro debut. | 1 | 0:41 | Premier Fight League 10 |