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Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos in 2009.
BornCristiane Justino Venancio Santos
(1985-07-09) July 9, 1985 (age 39)
Other namesCyborg
NationalityBrazilian
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight144.5 lb (65.5 kg; 10.32 st)
StyleMuay Thai
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out ofSan Diego, California[1]
TeamChute Boxe Academy
The Arena[1]
TrainerRudimar Fedrigo
Rank  purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins10
By knockout8
Losses1

Cristiane Justino Venancio Santos (born July 9, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and the Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion. Santos won the title on August 15, 2009 by defeating Gina Carano via TKO.[2] She lives in San Diego where she trains at The Arena, one of the premier MMA gyms in the United States.[1]

Santos is currently the #1-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com[3] and the #1-ranked 145-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.[4][5]

Early life

Cristiane was a national-level handball player in Brazil before being discovered by Rudimar Fedrigo, a Chute Boxe Academy trainer.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

She made her anticipated United States MMA debut on July 26, 2008 against Shayna Baszler at EliteXC: Unfinished Business.[7] She won the fight by TKO in the second round.[8]

She faced Yoko Takahashi on October 4, 2008 at EliteXC: Heat.She won the fight by unanimous decision.[9]

Cristiane was scheduled to face Dutch submission specialist Marloes Coenen at XMMA 7 on February 27, 2009,[10] but backed out of the fight after signing a new contract with Strikeforce.[11] Santos earned a BJJ Purple Belt under her jiu-jitsu instructor Cristiano Marcello in 2009.[12]

Strikeforce

She later signed to fight for Strikeforce,[11] which greatly increased the chance that a fight with Gina Carano would take place. In her Strikeforce debut, Santos faced Hitomi Akano on April 11, 2009 at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz. Santos came in six pounds overweight for the fight. Akano originally rejected the fight due to Santos failing to make weight but later accepted the fight.[13] Santos defeated Akano by TKO in the third round.[14]

Santos fought Gina Carano on August 15, 2009 at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg for the Women's Featherweight Championship. Santos won via TKO at 4:59 of the 5:00 first round.[15] The card was the first time that a major promotion had featured a main event between women. After the match, Santos hugged Carano, and stated in her interview that she had the utmost respect for Carano, and that it was an honor to fight her.

Santos next defended her title against Dutch standout Marloes Coenen at a Strikeforce event on January 30, 2010.[16] Santos won the fight via TKO at 3:40 of round 3.[17]

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated that the next challenger for Santos would most likely be Erin Toughill.[18] However, Toughill later announced her intentions to leave Strikeforce and plans for the fight with Santos appear to be off.[19]

On April 7, 2010, Coker stated that Santos would fight again in June.[20] She faced Jan Finney at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum[21] and won the fight via TKO in the second round.[22]

Personal life

Cristiane is married to MMA fighter Evangelista Santos.[7]

MMA record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches 10 wins 1 loss
By knockout 8 0
By submission 0 1
By decision 2 0
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10-1 United States Jan Finney TKO (Knee To The Body) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum 6/26/2010 2 2:56 United States San Jose, California, USA Defended Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Championship
Win 9-1 Netherlands Marloes Coenen TKO (Punches) Strikeforce: Miami 1/30/2010 3 3:40 United States Sunrise, Florida, USA Defended Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Championship
Win 8-1 United States Gina Carano TKO (Punches) Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg 8/15/2009 1 4:59 United States San Jose, California, USA Became the first Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion
Win 7-1 Japan Hitomi Akano TKO (Punches) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz 04/11/2009 3 0:35 United States San Jose, California, USA Santos did not make weight -
5.5 lbs over[23]
Win 6-1 Japan Yoko Takahashi Decision (Unanimous) EliteXC: Heat 10/04/2008 3 3:00 United States Sunrise, Florida, USA
Win 5-1 United States Shayna Baszler TKO (Punches) EliteXC: Unfinished Business 07/26/2008 2 2:48 United States Stockton, California, USA
Win 4-1 Brazil Marise Vitoria TKO (Stomps) Storm Samurai 12 11/25/2006 1 1:27 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
Win 3-1 Brazil Elaine Santiago TKO (Corner Stoppage) Storm Samurai 11 05/21/2006 1 2:46 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
Win 2-1 United States Chris Schroeder TKO (Punches) Storm Samurai 10 01/28/2006 1 N/A Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
Win 1-1 Brazil Vanessa Porto Decision (Unanimous) Storm Samurai 9 11/20/2005 3 5:00 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 0-1 Brazil Erica Paes Submission (Kneebar) Show Fight 2 5/17/2005 1 1:46 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil

Championships

  • Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Champion

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "12 Questions for Cris 'Cyborg' Santos". SHERDOG.com. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. ^ "Cristiane Santos Becomes First Strikeforce Women's Champion". WorldExtremeFighter.com. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  3. ^ "Women's MMA Pound-For-Pound Rankings". MMARising.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". MMARising.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  5. ^ "Unified Women's Rankings". FighterGirls.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  6. ^ "Cyborg, Carano on collision course". Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  7. ^ a b "Ladies To Take CBS-EliteXC Stage". Sherdog.com, by Jordan Breen. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  8. ^ "'Ruthless' Retains". SHERDOG.com. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  9. ^ "'Cyborg' Stays on Track for Carano Showdown; Heun Stops Berto in EliteXC Prelims". SHERDOG.com. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  10. ^ "XMMA 7: Inferno". tkoxtreme.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  11. ^ a b "'Cyborg' Signs with Strikeforce; Carano in Talks". Sherdog.com, by Loretta Hunt. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  12. ^ "'Cyborg' Still A Work In Progress". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  13. ^ "DETAILS OF THE CYBORG VS AKANO CONTROVERSY". MMAWEEKLY.com. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  14. ^ "Diaz Dominates". SHERDOG.com. 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  15. ^ "'Cyborg' Finishes Carano in First Round". SHERDOG.com. 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  16. ^ "Cyborg vs Coenen Likely To Headline In January". MMARising.com. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
  17. ^ "'Cyborg' Santos dominates Coenen to keep belt". YAHOO! Sports. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  18. ^ "After title defense, Strikeforce champ Cris "Cyborg" Santos likely to get Erin Toughill next". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  19. ^ "Toughill Announces Plans To Leave Strikeforce". MMARising.com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  20. ^ "Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos Likely To Fight In June". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  21. ^ "Cris Cyborg vs Jan Finney Planned For June 26th". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  22. ^ "Strikeforce: "Fedor vs Werdum" Live Results". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  23. ^ "Update: Akano-Cyborg Back On". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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