Viviane Pereira

Viviane "Sucuri' Pereira (born August 8, 1993) 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 .[2]

Viviane Pereira
Born (1993-08-28) August 28, 1993
Tauá, Ceará, Brazil[1]
Other namesSucuri
NationalityBrazilian
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
DivisionStrawweight
Reach64 in (163 cm)
StyleBoxing, Wrestling, BJJ
Fighting out ofFortaleza, Ceará, Brazil[2]
TeamDragon Kombat
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins14
By knockout4
By submission2
By decision8
Losses3
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Pereira started MMA training in a social project and decided to pursuit as a fighter as her career after her first win.[2]

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.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pereira made her promotional debut on December 10, 2016 at UFC 206 against Valérie Létourneau in Toronto, Canada.[4][5] She scored more points than Létourneau and earned her first UFC win via split decision.[6][7]

On June 3, 2017 Pereira faced Jamie Moyle at UFC 212.[8][9] After three rounds, the judges award the win to Pereira via unanimous decision.[10]

Pereira faced Tatiana Suarez on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis.[11] She lost the fight via unanimous decision, the first loss of her MMA career.[12]

Pereira faced Yan Xiaonan, replacing injured Nadia Kassem on June 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132.[13] She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[14]

Invicta FC

On August 9, 2018, Pereira announced that she had signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships.[15]

On October 9, 2018, it was announced that Pereira replaced Heather Jo Clark on short notice to face Mizuki Inoue at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson on November 16, 2018.[16] 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.[17] Pereira lost the fight via unanimous decision.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts
  • Xtreme Fighting Championships
  • ASPERA Fighting Championship
    • ASPERA Fighting Championship Strawweight Champion (One time) vs. Carolina Karasek
  • LIMO Fight
    • LIMO Fight Strawweight Champion (One time) vs. Gina Brito Silva Santana
  • BITETI COMBAT
    • BITETI Combat Strawweight Champion (One time) vs. Poliana Botelho

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
17 matches 14 wins 3 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 2 0
By decision 8 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14–3 Alesha Zappitella Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II June 7, 2019 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States Catchweight (106.7 lbs) bout; Pereira missed weight.
Loss 13–3 Mizuki Inoue Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson November 16, 2018 3 5:00 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 13–2 Yan Xiaonan Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards June 23, 2018 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Loss 13–1 Tatiana Suarez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis November 11, 2017 3 5:00 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win 13–0 Jamie Moyle Decision (unanimous) UFC 212 June 3, 2017 3 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 12–0 Valérie Létourneau Decision (split) UFC 206 December 10, 2016 3 5:00 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Catchweight (117.5 lbs) bout; Létourneau missed weight.
Win 11–0 Carolina Karasek Decision (unanimous) Aspera Fighting Championship 42 August 6, 2016 3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil
Win 10–0 Vanessa Guimarães Submission (armbar) XFC International 12 November 28, 2015 3 4:08 São Paulo, Brazil Won the vacant XFC Strawweight Championship.
Win 9–0 Vuokko Katainen Decision (unanimous) XFC International 10 July 4, 2015 3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil Won the XFC Strawweight Tournament.
Win 8–0 Liana Ferreira Pirosin Decision (unanimous) XFC International 9 March 15, 2015 3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil XFC Strawweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 7–0 Fernanda Priscila Barros Pinheiro TKO (punches) XFC International 7 November 1, 2014 1 3:22 São Paulo, Brazil XFC Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 6–0 Gina Brito Silva Santana Submission (armbar) Limo Fight 13 August 15, 2014 1 N/A Limoeiro do Norte, Brazil Strawweight debut.
Win 5–0 Poliana Botelho Decision (unanimous) Bitetti Combat 20 June 7, 2014 3 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Won the vacant Bitetti Combat Flyweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Nicleide Machado TKO (punches) Bitetti Combat 19 February 6, 2014 1 N/A Manaus, Brazil Bantamweight bout.
Win 3–0 Duda Yankovich TKO (punches) Bitetti Combat 18 October 31, 2013 2 2:49 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Flyweight debut.
Win 2–0 Ilara Joanne TKO (punches) Ox MMA August 8, 2013 2 2:39 Fortaleza, Brazil
Win 1–0 Rosy Duarte Decision (split) Sobral Extreme Fight 6 May 27, 2013 3 5:00 Sobral, Brazil Bantamweight debut.

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See also

References
  1. "Viviane Pereira". Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. "Viviane Pereira". UFC. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. Sherdog.com. "Viviane". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  4. "Viviane Pereira out to prove height difference won't matter vs. Letourneau at UFC 206". MMAjunkie. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  5. 08, Por Jéssica Portasio Dezembro; 2016. "Estreante brasileira no UFC 206, Viviane "Sucuri" promete "lutão" contra Letourneau". UFC. Retrieved 2017-07-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "UFC 206: Holloway defeats Pettis by TKO". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  7. "Valerie Letourneau vs Viviane Pereira UFC 206 Full Fight MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  8. Jordan, Dale (2017-04-17). "Viviane Pereira vs. Jamie Moyle added to UFC 212 in Brazil". MMA Mad. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  9. "Viviane Pereira vs. Jamie Moyle booked for UFC 212". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  10. "UFC 212 results: Viviane Pereira picks apart Jamie Moyle, cruises to unanimous-decision win". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  11. "Report: 'TUF 23' winner Tatiana Suarez meets Viviane Pereira at UFC Fight Night 120 in Norfolk". MMAjunkie. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  12. "UFC Fight Night 120 results: Tatiana Suarez dominates in return, overwhelms Viviane Pereira". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  13. DNA, MMA. "Viviane Pereira pakt short notice partij tegen Yan Xiaonan tijdens UFC Singapore". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  14. "UFC Fight Night 132 results: Yan Xiaonan outworks Viviane Pereira for unanimous-decision win". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  15. Guilherme Cruz (August 9, 2018). "Viviane Pereira parts ways with the UFC, signs multi-fight deal with Invicta FC". mmafighting.com.
  16. Alexander K. Lee (October 9, 2018). "Viviane Pereira steps in for Heather Clark to fight Mizuki Inoue at Invicta FC 32". mmafighting.com.
  17. Sherdog.com. "Invicta FC 32 Weigh-in Results: Featherweight Title Fight Set, Three Fighters Heavy". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  18. "Invicta FC 32 results: Felicia Spencer claims vacant title with gutsy win over Pam Sorenson". MMAjunkie. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  19. Sherdog.com. "Viviane". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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