Viviane Pereira
Born (1993-08-28) August 28, 1993
Tauá, Ceará, Brazil[1]
Other namesSucuri
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 (until 2020)[3]
Astra Fight Team (2021–present)[3]
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins15
By knockout4
By submission2
By decision9
Losses3
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Viviane "Sucuri' Pereira (born August 8, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and competes in strawweight division. She last competed for Invicta Fighting Championships. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Pereira has also fought in the UFC.[2]

Background

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

Pereira was kicked off her team after informing her coach that she was pregnant with his child, which she gave birth to in December 2020. The father of the child, Marcos Batista, who runs the Dragon Kombat team in Fortaleza, blocked her from all means of communication and kicked her out of the gym she trained at, while continuing to avoid judicial intimations by not showing up to court. Pereira had been dating Marcos since she was 15, after beginning to train with him around the age of 12.[4]

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.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pereira made her promotional debut on December 10, 2016 at UFC 206 against Valérie Létourneau in Toronto, Canada.[6][7] She scored more points than Létourneau and earned her first UFC win via split decision.[8][9]

On June 3, 2017 Pereira faced Jamie Moyle at UFC 212.[10][11] After three rounds, the judges award the win to Pereira via unanimous decision.[12]

Pereira faced Tatiana Suarez on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis.[13] She lost the fight via unanimous decision, the first loss of her MMA career.[14]

Pereira faced Yan Xiaonan, replacing injured Nadia Kassem on June 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132.[15] She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[16]

Invicta FC

On August 9, 2018, Pereira announced that she had signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19] Pereira lost the fight via unanimous decision.[20]

Pereira then moved down to atomweight division, facing Alesha Zappitella at Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II on June 7, 2019. However, Pereira missed weight by 0.7 pounds and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse.[21] Pereira won the fight via unanimous decision.[22]

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
18 matches 15 wins 3 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 2 0
By decision 9 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 15–3 Rayla Nascimento Decision (unanimous) SFT 43 October 21, 2023 3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil Flyweight bout.
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. 1 2 3 "Viviane Pereira". UFC. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. 1 2 "Single mom, Invicta FC's Viviane Pereira details financial struggles after birth, surgery". mmafighting.com. August 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ "UFC vet Pereira: My coach 'kicked me out of the team' after I told him I was pregnant with his baby". www.bloodyelbow.com. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ↑ "Viviane". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  6. ↑ "Viviane Pereira out to prove height difference won't matter vs. Letourneau at UFC 206". MMAjunkie. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  7. ↑ Portasio, Jéssica (December 8, 2016). "Estreante brasileira no UFC 206, Viviane "Sucuri" promete "lutão" contra Letourneau". UFC. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  8. ↑ "UFC 206: Holloway defeats Pettis by TKO". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  9. ↑ "Valerie Letourneau vs Viviane Pereira UFC 206 Full Fight MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  10. ↑ Jordan, Dale (2017-04-17). "Viviane Pereira vs. Jamie Moyle added to UFC 212 in Brazil". MMA Mad. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  11. ↑ "Viviane Pereira vs. Jamie Moyle booked for UFC 212". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  12. ↑ "UFC 212 results: Viviane Pereira picks apart Jamie Moyle, cruises to unanimous-decision win". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  13. ↑ "Report: 'TUF 23' winner Tatiana Suarez meets Viviane Pereira at UFC Fight Night 120 in Norfolk". MMAjunkie. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  14. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 120 results: Tatiana Suarez dominates in return, overwhelms Viviane Pereira". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  15. ↑ "Viviane Pereira pakt short notice partij tegen Yan Xiaonan tijdens UFC Singapore". mmadna.nl. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  16. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 132 results: Yan Xiaonan outworks Viviane Pereira for unanimous-decision win". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  17. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (August 9, 2018). "Viviane Pereira parts ways with the UFC, signs multi-fight deal with Invicta FC". mmafighting.com.
  18. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (October 9, 2018). "Viviane Pereira steps in for Heather Clark to fight Mizuki Inoue at Invicta FC 32". mmafighting.com.
  19. ↑ "Invicta FC 32 Weigh-in Results: Featherweight Title Fight Set, Three Fighters Heavy". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  20. ↑ "Invicta FC 32 results: Felicia Spencer claims vacant title with gutsy win over Pam Sorenson". MMAjunkie. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  21. ↑ Peter Carroll (June 6, 2019). "Invicta FC 35 weigh-in results: Three fighters miss weight". mmafighting.com.
  22. ↑ Danny Segura (June 8, 2019). "Invicta FC 35 Results: Karina Rodriguez wins flyweight tourney, set to face champ Vanessa Porto". mmafighting.com.
  23. ↑ "Viviane". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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