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Biography
Ketlen "Fenômeno" Vieira (born August 26, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and currently fights in Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Vieira was born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. She started training BJJ and when she was twelve she started training in Judo. she earned a brown belt in She transitioned to MMA and trained under Marcinho Pontes, who was Jose Aldo's early coach at Nova Uniao Manaus gym. Vieira holds brown belt in BJJ and a black belt in Judo.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Vieira fought all of her fights in Brazil where she made her professional debut on October 2, 2014 at Circuito de Lutas: Fight Night 4 in Sao Paulo. She faced Juliana Leite and knocked out Leite in round two. She continued to win the next 5 fights under Mr. Cage and Big Way Fight Night banners where she won the Mr. Cage bantamweight title. Vieira amassed a record of 6-0 in 17 months prior to being signed by the UFC.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Vieira made her promotional debut on October 1, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson in Portland, Oregon, United States. She faced Kelly Faszholz ultimately edging out her opponent to win by split decision. On the post fight interview, Vieira explained her difficulty with weight cutting for this fight. Two days prior to the scheduled fight, she needed to drink one liter of water to provide a urine sample to USADA, which interfered with the process of her weight cut prior to the USADA visit.
She took on Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis on April 15, 2017. After three rounds, the judges handed the victory to Vieira via unanimous decision with the score board of (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).
Vieira was originally expected to face Sara McMann at UFC 214 on July 29, 2017. However, the fight was moved to UFC 215 on September 9, 2017. Vieira won the bout via arm-triangle choke submission in the second round.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Mr. Cage
- Mr. Cage Bantamweight Champion
Personal life
Vieira briefly attended university where she majored in law.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 9 matches | 9 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 9–0 | Sara McMann | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 215 | 000000002017-09-09-0000September 9, 2017 | 2 | 4:16 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 8–0 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | 000000002017-04-15-0000April 15, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Kelly Faszholz | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | 000000002016-10-01-0000October 1, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Estefani Almeida | Decision (unanimous) | Big Way Fight Night 9 | 000000002016-02-20-0000February 20, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Manaus, Brazil | Won the Big Way Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Jessica Maciel | TKO (punches) | Mr. Cage 20 | 000000002015-12-17-0000December 17, 2015 | 1 | 3:20 | Manaus, Brazil | Defended the Mr. Cage Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–0 | Laet Ferreira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Big Way Fight Night 1 | 000000002015-09-12-0000September 12, 2015 | 1 | 2:22 | Manaus, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Monique Bastos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Mr. Cage 16 | 000000002015-03-12-0000March 12, 2015 | 1 | 4:07 | Manaus, Brazil | Defended the Mr. Cage Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 2–0 | Kenya Miranda da Silva | Submission (kimura) | Mr. Cage 14 | 000000002014-11-13-0000November 13, 2014 | 2 | N/A | Manaus, Brazil | Won the Mr. Cage Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 1–0 | Juliana Leite | TKO (punches) | Circuito de Lutas: Fight Night 4 | 000000002014-10-02-0000October 2, 2014 | 2 | 1:36 | São Paulo, Brazil |
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