{"title":"Cris Cyborg","name":"Cris Cyborg","sport":"mma","image":"https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Cris_Cyborg_-_SDCC_2023.jpg/960px-Cris_Cyborg_-_SDCC_2023.jpg","description":"Brazilian and American mixed martial artist and boxer (born 1985)","qid":"Q264979","pv":27406,"nickname":"Cyborg","born":"1985-07-09","died":null,"birthplace":"Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil","iso":"BR","country":"Brezilya","height":173,"reach":173,"stance":"Orthodox","division":"Women's featherweight","divisions":["Featherweight","Bantamweight"],"team":"Chute Boxe Academy","org":"PFL","grap":{"pts":3,"tags":["comp:wrestling","belt:bjj"]},"legend":true,"champ":true,"record":{"wins":30,"losses":2,"draws":0,"nc":1,"ko":21,"sub":2,"dec":7,"total":33,"lossesByKo":1,"lossesBySub":1,"lossesByDec":0,"streak":{"type":"W","n":10},"bestStreak":20,"firstFight":"2005-05-17","lastFight":"2026-08-22","firstLossTo":"Erica Paes","titleFights":21,"titlesWon":18},"otherRecord":{"wins":7,"losses":0,"draws":0,"nc":0,"ko":5,"sub":0,"dec":2,"total":7,"lossesByKo":0,"lossesBySub":0,"lossesByDec":0,"streak":{"type":"W","n":7},"bestStreak":7,"firstFight":"2022-09-25","lastFight":"2026-03-28","firstLossTo":null,"titleFights":2,"titlesWon":2},"fights":[{"result":"W","record":"30–2 (1)","opponent":"Ketlen Vieira","method":"Decision (unanimous)","kind":"DEC","round":"5","time":"5:00","date":"2026-08-22","event":"PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira","location":"Tampa, Florida, United States","notes":"Non-title bout; Vieira missed weight (152.2 lb).","opponentSlug":"ketlen-vieira"},{"result":"W","record":"29–2 (1)","opponent":"Sara Collins","method":"Submission (face crank)","kind":"SUB","round":"3","time":"2:55","date":"2025-12-13","event":"PFL Lyon: Nemkov vs. Ferreira","location":"Décines-Charpieu, France","notes":"Won the inaugural PFL Women's Featherweight Championship.","opponentSlug":"sara-collins"},{"result":"W","record":"28–2 (1)","opponent":"Larissa Pacheco","method":"Decision (unanimous)","kind":"DEC","round":"5","time":"5:00","date":"2024-10-19","event":"PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants","location":"Riyadh, Saudi Arabia","notes":"Won the symbolic PFL Super Fights Women's Featherweight Championship.","opponentSlug":"larissa-pacheco"},{"result":"W","record":"27–2 (1)","opponent":"Cat Zingano","method":"TKO (punches)","kind":"KO","round":"1","time":"4:01","date":"2023-10-07","event":"Bellator 300","location":"San Diego, California, United States","notes":"Defended the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.","opponentSlug":"cat-zingano"},{"result":"W","record":"26–2 (1)","opponent":"Arlene Blencowe","method":"Decision (unanimous)","kind":"DEC","round":"5","time":"5:00","date":"2022-04-23","event":"Bellator 279","location":"Honolulu, Hawaii, United States","notes":"Defended the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship. 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