Viviane Pereira


Viviane "Sucuri' Pereira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and competes in strawweight division of the Invicta Fighting Championships. Professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Pereira has also fought in the UFC.

Background

Pereira started MMA training in a social project and decided to pursuit as a fighter as her career after her first win.

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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pereira made her promotional debut on December 10, 2016 at UFC 206 against Valérie Létourneau in Toronto, Canada. She scored more points than Létourneau and earned her first UFC win via split decision.
On June 3, 2017 Pereira faced Jamie Moyle at UFC 212. After three rounds, the judges award the win to Pereira via unanimous decision.
Pereira faced Tatiana Suarez on November 11, 2017 at. She lost the fight via unanimous decision, the first loss of her MMA career.
Pereira faced Yan Xiaonan, replacing injured Nadia Kassem on June 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132. She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Invicta FC

On August 9, 2018, Pereira announced that she had signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships.
On October 9, 2018, it was announced that Pereira replaced Heather Jo Clark on short notice to face Mizuki Inoue at on November 16, 2018. 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. Pereira lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts