Fighter profile

Polyana Viana

“Dama de Ferro”

Women's Strawweight · UFC record 4-8 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 16 May 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)65

Power72

Striking defense75

Takedown defense58

WrestlingProvisional measure65

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 16 May 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING81.7

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING74.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Reach: 170 cm (5'7")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 34

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 22 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 16 May 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed11.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed11.1per round

Striking differential+0.3per round

Takedown attempts0.55per round

Takedown defense33.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 11.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 11.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.3
Striking accuracy: 40.8%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.05
Target: head / body / leg: 47.2% / 31.4% / 21.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 80.6% / 9.1% / 10.3%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.55
Takedowns landed per round: 0.18
Takedown accuracy: 33.3%
Takedown defense: 33.3%
Control time per round: 0:18
Submission attempts per round: 0.41
Reversals per round: 0.05

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 4-8-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 3 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 4 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 1
Average fight time: 7:46 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Polyana Viana — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 16 May 2026	Alice Ardelean	L	SUB Calf Slicer	R2 4:36	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
Sat 26 Apr 2025	Jaqueline Amorim	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:49	UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Sat 20 Jan 2024	Gillian Robertson	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:12	UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Sat 12 Aug 2023	Iasmin Lucindo	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 3:42	UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
Sat 5 Nov 2022	Jinh Yu Frey	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:47	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos

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Polyana Viana — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 21 May 2022	Tabatha Ricci	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Sat 13 Feb 2021	Mallory Martin	W	SUB Armbar	R1 3:18	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
Sat 29 Aug 2020	Emily Whitmire	W	SUB Armbar	R1 1:53	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
Sat 10 Aug 2019	Veronica Hardy	L	SUB Armbar	R1 1:09	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
Sat 2 Mar 2019	Hannah Cifers	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
Sat 4 Aug 2018	JJ Aldrich	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Sat 3 Feb 2018	Maia Stevenson	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:50	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders

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