Polyana Viana


Polyana Viana is a Brazilian female Mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Personal life

In January 2019, a man attempted to rob Viana using a fake gun as she waited outside her apartment. Viana punched the man and used her mixed martial arts skills to subdue him until the police arrived. Viana did not face charges for beating up the would be robber.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Viana made her UFC debut at on 3 February 2018 against Maia Stevenson. She won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round.
In May 2018 it was announced that Viana would be fighting against JJ Aldrich on UFC 227 in August. Viana would lose the fight via unanimous decision as Aldrich out-boxed her most of the fight.
She next took on Hannah Cifers at UFC 235, a fight she went on to lose by split decision.
Viana took on Veronica Macedo at. The bout had originally been scheduled between Macedo and Rachael Ostovich, however on July 29 it was announced that Ostovich would be replaced by Viana for an undisclosed reason. As expected the fight took place on the ground, but surprisingly Macedo submitted Viana via armbar, a submission Viana herself had finished so many fights. The result was Macedo's first UFC win and the first time in Viana's career she had ever been submitted in a fight.
Viana was scheduled to face Emily Whitmire on March 8, 2020 at UFC 248. At the weigh-ins, Whitmire weighed in at 117.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116. She was fined 20% of her purse and her bout with Viana was expected to proceed as scheduled at a catchweight. Subsequently, Whitmire was hospitalized the day of the event and the fight was cancelled. The pair was rescheduled on August 29, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 176 in a flyweight bout.

Mixed martial arts record