[People Profile] All We Know About Yana Kunitskaya biography, Career, Age, Family, Networth

Yana Kunitskaya biography, Career, Age, Family, Networth

Yana Kunitskaya (also known as Yana Santos) is a 33-year-old Russian professional fighter with the bantamweight women’s division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. At present, she is No.6 placed competitor in the weight category.

yana kunitskaya

Santos is an ex- Invicta FC bantamweight champion.

Latest News Update for Yana Kunitskaya

Yana Kunitskaya was defeated with Holly Holm via decision at UFC Fight Night: Vera Vs. Sandhagen on the 25th of March 2023 located in San Antonio, United States.

Yana Kunitskaya Facts

Profiling Yana Kunitskaya

A Quick Glance At Yana Kunitskaya
Full NamesYana Kunitskaya
Place of birthMurmansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date Of BirthNovember 11, 1989
State of OriginRussian
ProfessionMMA Boxer
TeamJackson Wink MMA
American Top Team
Rank and RecordsBlack belt in Taekwondo
Mixed martial arts record
Total 23
Wins 14
By knockout 7
By submission 1
By decision 6
Losses 8
By knockout 3
By submission 2
By decision 3
No contests 1
Achievements The former Invicta FC bantamweight champion
Spouse/PartnerThiago Santos
Net Worth$3 Million

[People Profile] All We Know About Laura Sanko biography, Career, Age, Family, Networth

Early Life and Career

Iana Yana Kunitskaya was born on November 11, 1989, in Murmansk, Russia. She was the daughter of Joseph Kunitskaya, her father. Joseph is a pro-skate athlete and the mother of her, Olga Kunitskaya a professional gymnast. She began training in taekwondo in the pre-school years and then gradually moved into other martial arts.

[People Profile] All We Know About Amanda Nunes biography, Career, Age, Family, Networth

Yana Kunitskaya made her professional debut on May 23, 2009 and she won by knockout technique in the opening round.

On August 31st 2017 Kunitskaya took home her the Invicta FC bantamweight championship by beating Raquel Pa’aluhi in a unanimous decision.

Yana Kunitskaya’s Career in UFC

Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222: Cyborg v Kunitskaya

Yana Kunitskaya made an octagon debut on UFC 223 in the fight against Cris Cyborg to win an UFC featherweight championship. She was defeated by technical knockout in the opening round.

Kunitskaya fought Lina Lansberg in UFC 229 and won the fight by unanimity.

yana kunitskaya

At UFC Fight Night 146, Kunitskaya won her fight against Marion Reneau via unanimous decision.

On December 7, 2019, Kunistkaya lost her fight against Aspen Ladd via technical knockout.

In her next two combats Kunitskaya was up against Julija Stoliarenko as well as Ketlen Vieira. She was victorious in both fights by unanimity decision.

Yana Kunitskaya took on Irene Aldana at UFC 264 and was knocked out by technical knockout during the first round.

Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3

Yana Kunitskaya Record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Loss 14-7-(1) Holly Holm Decision UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen March 25, 2023 3 5:00 San Antonio, United States
Loss 14-6 (1) Irene Aldana TKO (punches) UFC 264 July 10, 2021 1 4:35 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14-5 (1) Ketlen Vieira Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis February 20, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 13-5 (1) Julija Stoliarenko Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik August 8, 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 12-5 (1) Aspen Ladd TKO (punches) UFC in ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik December 7, 2019 3 0:33 Washington, D.C., United States
Win 12-4 (1) Marion Reneau Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos March 9, 2019 3 5:00 Wichita, Kansas, United States
Win 11-4 (1) Lina Lansberg Decision (unanimous) UFC 229 October 6, 2018 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 10-4 (1) Cris Cyborg TKO (punches) UFC 222 March 3, 2018 1 3:25 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10-3 (1) Raquel Pa’aluhi Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa’aluhi August 31, 2017 5 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
Loss 9-3 (1) Tonya Evinger Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II March 25, 2017 2 4:32 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
NC 9-2 (1) Tonya Evinger NC (overturned) Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya November 18, 2016 1 1:59 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 9-2 Wu Yanan TKO (punches) Fightspirit Championship 6 September 4, 2016 2 0:32 St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss 8-2 Zaira Dyshekova Submission (armbar) ACB 32: Battle of Lions March 26, 2016 1 3:38 Moscow, Russia
Win 8-1 Sylwia Kusiak TKO (corner stoppage) Baltic Arena June 15, 2012 1 0:50 Koszalin, Poland
Win 7-1 Anna Melikhova Decision (unanimous) Lion’s Fights 1: The Beginning March 3, 2012 2 5:00 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 6-1 Ekaterina Saraykina TKO (punches) Verdict Fighting Championship 1 February 11, 2012 1 1:05 Moscow, Russia
Win 5-1 Arune Lauzeckaite TKO (punches) Bushido Lithuania: Hero’s Lithuania 2011 November 19, 2011 1 1:34 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 4-1 Cindy Dandois TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 22 December 10, 2010 1 0:34 Moscow, Russia
Win 3-1 Kamila Balanda TKO (punches) Bushido Lithuania: Hero’s Lithuania 2010 November 20, 2010 1 4:26 Vilnius, Lithuania
Loss 2-1 Maria Hougaard Djursaa Decision (unanimous) FG 14: Ice Cold May 29, 2010 3 5:00 Odense, Denmark
Win 2-0 Vladena Yavorskaya Submission (rear-naked choke) Bushido FC Legends November 28, 2009 1 3:20 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 1-0 Magdalena Jarecka TKO (punches) K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 May 23, 2009 1 1:38 Lodz, Poland

FAQs on Yana Kunitskaya

yana kunitskaya

Q1. Which fighter has Yana Kunitskaya lost to during the UFC?

Yana Kunitskaya has lost against Cris Cyborg Aspen Ladd, Irene Aldana as well as Holly Holm in the UFC.

[People Profile] All We Know About Raquel Pennington biography, Career, Age, Family, Networth

 

Q2. What was the number of fights Yana Kunitskaya been during her time in the UFC?

Yana Kunitskaya has fought in 8 fights at the UFC to date.

Q3. Which is Yana Kunitskaya’s current ranking at the UFC?

Yana Kunitskaya is currently the No.6 ranking contender for UFC’s bantamweight division of the UFC.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Previous post [People Profile] All We Know About Lina Lansberg biography, Career, Age, Family, Networth
[People Profile] All We Know About Duckwrth Biography: Age, Career, Spouse, Family, Net Worth Next post [People Profile] All We Know About Duckwrth Biography: Age, Career, Spouse, Family, Net Worth