Cristiane Justino Venancio Santos (born July 9, 1985) is a mma fighter and the Strikeforce Women's Middleweight (145 pound) Champion after defeating Gina Carano on Aug. 15, 2009. Her current record is 10-1.
Background[]
Biography[]
Cristiane was a national-level handball player in Brazil before being discovered by Rudimar Fedrigo, a Chute Boxe Academy trainer in 2004 while she was still in high school. After only three months of training in Muay Thai, Santos started training jiu-jitsu and had her first mma match.
MMA Career[]
Statistics[]
MMA Record[]
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Professional Fight Record[]
Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
Win |
Jan Finney (3) |
TKO |
2 |
2:56 |
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum |
6/26/2010 |
San Jose, CA |
Win |
Matloes Coenen (3) |
TKO |
3 |
3:40 |
Strikeforce: Miami |
1/30/2010 |
Sunrise, FL |
Win |
Gina Carano (2) |
TKO |
1 |
4:59 |
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg |
8/15/2009 |
San Jose, CA |
Win |
Hitomi Akano (1) |
TKO |
3 |
0:35 |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz |
4/11/2009 |
San Jose, CA |
Win |
Yoko Takahashi |
Decision |
3 |
3:00 |
EliteXC Heat |
10/4/2008 |
Sunrise, FL |
Win |
Shayna Baszler |
TKO |
2 |
2:48 |
EliteXC Unfinished Business |
7/26/2008 |
Stockton, CA |
Win |
Marisa Vitoria |
TKO |
1 |
1:27 |
Storm Samurai 12 |
5/21/2006 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
Win |
Elaine Santiago |
TKO |
1 |
2:46 |
Storm Samurai 11 |
5/21/2006 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
Win |
Chris Schroeder |
TKO |
1 |
n/a |
Storm Samurai 10 |
1/28/2006 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
Win |
Vanessa Porto |
Decision |
3 |
5:00 |
Storm Samurai 9 |
11/20/2005 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
Loss |
Erica Paes |
Submission (Knee Bar) |
1 |
1:46 |
Show Fight 2 |
5/17/2005 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
- Santos weighed in 5.5 pounds over
- Won the Strikeforce 145 pound title
- Defended the Strikeforce 145 pound title
Websites[]
Official website
Official twitter