Liana Jojua

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Liana Jojua
Born (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Other names She Wolf
Nationality Georgian
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Division Flyweight
Bantamweight
Reach 62 in[1]
Style Muay Thai, Wrestling, Kudo
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Grozny, Russia
Team Akhmat Fighting Club
Syndicate MMA (2021–present)[2]
Years active 2015–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 14
Wins 8
By knockout 1
By submission 6
By decision 1
Losses 6
By knockout 2
By submission 1
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Liana Jojua (born March 22, 1995) is a Georgian mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight division. She has formerly fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is also the former Fight Nights Global Women's Bantamweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jojua's interest in MMA started watching Gina Carano fights as a 16-year-old. Coming from a background in Muay Thai, she made her MMA debut in September 2015. After winning her initial fight, she went on a two-fight skid in 2016, but Jojua hit her stride and went on a five-fight win streak which culminated in winning the FNG Women's Bantamweight Championship against Marina Mokhnatkina.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jojua faced Sarah Moras on September 7, 2019, at UFC 242.[4][5] At the weigh-ins, Moras weighed in at 138 lbs, 2 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136 lbs. Moras was fined 20% of her fight purse to Jojua, and the bout proceeded at catchweight.[6] Jojua lost the fight via TKO in the third round.[7]

Move down to flyweight

Jojua faced Diana Belbiţă at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige on July 16, 2020. She won the fight via armbar in first round.[8]

Jojua faced Miranda Maverick on October 24, 2020 at UFC 254.[9] She lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[10]

Jojua was expected to face Cortney Casey on August 21, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 29.[11] However, Jojua was forced out of the fight due to visa issues.[12] The matchup was rescheduled at UFC Fight Night 197 on November 13, 2021.[13] At the weigh-ins, Jojua weighed in at 128.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight with Jojua fined 30% of her purse, which went to her opponent Casey.[14] Jojua lost the bout via unanimous decision.[15]

After the loss, it was announced that Jojua was released from UFC.[16]

Personal life

She is a teacher and graduated from Moscow State Pedagogical University. She also has a secondary musical education in vocals and piano.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 8–6 Dariya Zheleznyakova Decision (unanimous) Ares FC 6 May 20, 2022 3 5:00 Paris, France Return to Bantamweight.
Loss 8–5 Cortney Casey Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez November 13, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (128.5 lb) bout; Jojua missed weight.
Loss 8–4 Miranda Maverick TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 254 October 24, 2020 1 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 8–3 Diana Belbiţă Submission (armbar) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige July 16, 2020 1 2:47 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Flyweight debut.
Loss 7–3 Sarah Moras TKO (punches) UFC 242 September 7, 2019 3 2:26 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Catchweight (138 lb) bout; Moras missed weight.
Win 7–2 Marina Mokhnatkina Decision (majority) Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev February 22, 2018 5 5:00 Moscow, Russia Won the inaugural FNG Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Win 6–2 Viktoriya Shalimova Submission (heel hook) Emir FC: Selection 1 December 29, 2017 1 0:28 Moscow, Russia
Win 5–2 Karina Vasilenko Submission (armbar) Fight Nights Global 71: Mineev vs. Michailidis July 29, 2017 1 4:15 Moscow, Russia
Win 4–2 Tao Li Submission (armbar) Kunlun Fight MMA 7 December 15, 2016 1 3:14 Beijing, China Return to Bantamweight.
Win 3–2 Valeria Pak Submission (armbar) SLMMA 7: Ivanov vs. Karapetyan November 6, 2016 2 N/A Moscow, Russia Featherweight debut.
Loss 2–2 Na Liang Submission (rear-naked choke) WLF E.P.I.C. 7 August 20, 2016 2 N/A Zhengzhou, China
Loss 2–1 Zamzagul Fayzallanova Decision (split) Alash Pride: Atyrau the Beautiful January 16, 2016 3 5:00 Atyrau, Kazakhstan Catchweight (143 lb)
Win 2–0 Tatyana Pevneva TKO (punches) Octagon Fighting Sensation 5 October 3, 2015 1 3:07 Yaroslavl, Russia Catchweight (137 lb)
Win 1–0 Ekaterina Golovatova Submission (armbar) Kumite Fight 4 September 27, 2015 3 N/A Moscow, Russia Bantamweight debut.

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See also

References

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