Jennifer Maia
| Jennifer Maia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 6, 1988 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Residence | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Flyweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Team | Chute Boxe Academy |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jennifer Maia (born October 6, 1988) is a Brazilian female mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division. Maia trains at the legendary Chute Boxe Academy in Brazil. She is currently signed with Invicta Fighting Championships.
Maia is currently the #2-ranked 125-pound female fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.
On March 29, 2008, Maia made her professional Boxing debut at Centri de Boxe in Curitiba, Brazil. She faced Michelle Bonassoli in an eight round bout that went the distance and saw her victorious via unanimous decision.
Her second bout was against Juliana de Aguiar, another eight round bout in which she won via points.
The last boxing match Maia competed in before transitioning into MMA was on August 5, 2009. She defeated Lorena Nancy Lopez via TKO in the fourth round.
Maia made her professional MMA debut on December 5, 2009. She won her first four fights, finishing each of them in the first round with three submissions and one TKO.
On October 28, 2011, Maia suffered her first loss to fellow Brazilian Vanessa Porto at Kumite MMA Combate. She was defeated by second-round armbar.
Maia rebounded with a second-round submission victory over Tatiane Porfirio Aguiar at Pink Fight 1 on January 29, 2012.
Maia was scheduled to face Vanessa Porto in a rematch at Pink Fight 2, but she withdrew from the fight in order to compete in the Cage Warriors women's flyweight title tournament.
At Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 on March 16, 2012, Maia suffered a somewhat controversial knockout loss to future UFC fighter Sheila Gaff. At the start of the fight, when both fighters met in the center of the cage to touch gloves, Gaff unloaded a flurry of punches that knocked Maia out in just 10 seconds.
Maia made her Invicta Fighting Championships debut at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013 against former Bellator women's strawweight champion Zoila Frausto Gurgel. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
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