Women's Bantamweight · “Dread”
Luana Carolina
11-4-0 UFC 6-4-0
Precision Striker
Durable
5'6"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
33Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
16.7%Finish rate
13:19Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
solid
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Precision Striker
above avg accuracy — rates 80 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable
average durability — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.53
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.51
Striking accuracy50.7%
Striking defense52.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.11
Takedowns / 15 min0.34
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense65.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.56
Control time16.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1
Insider info
Melissa Mullins favored — picked against Luana Carolina coinflip UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · March 15, 2026
strikingsolid
Framed explicitly as a 'whoever imposes their gameplan wins' style clash, with the lean toward Mullins built more on home-country factors and a recent grappling-focused stretch than a clear in-cage skill edge.
Carolina looks like the better pure striker here and, unusually for the sport, actually defends well on the feet, backing that up with real volume and dangerous Thai-clinch work. Her problem is entirely on the other side of the game: she has almost no functional takedown defense and is genuinely vulnerable once grounded, so this fight likely comes down to whether she can keep it standing.
Strengthrare, disciplined striking defense for MMA
Strengthhigh-volume striker
Strengthstrong Thai clinch work with knees and elbows
Weaknesslittle functional takedown defense
Weaknessvery poor off her back if grounded
Striking trend
Fight history
L Michelle Montague 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes · September 27, 2025
48/82Sig. strikes
41/88Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Lucie Pudilova 14-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · July 20, 2024
94/167Sig. strikes
43/114Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Julija Stoliarenko 11-7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:52 — UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov · February 3, 2024
66/136Sig. strikes
16/59Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ivana Petrovic 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · July 1, 2023
41/87Sig. strikes
22/62Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
5:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joanne Wood 15-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · March 18, 2023
100/199Sig. strikes
131/228Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Molly McCann 11-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:52 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
64/132Sig. strikes
85/159Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Loopy Godinez 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont · October 16, 2021
53/107Sig. strikes
23/54Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Poliana Botelho 8-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · May 1, 2021
25/46Sig. strikes
34/57Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ariane da Silva 12-5 walk-in Submission · R1 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020
2/4Sig. strikes
3/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Priscila Cachoeira 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 11, 2019
111/231Sig. strikes
69/149Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:38Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
1
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
10
Thunder Fight
2
Dana White's Contender Series Brazil
1
Batalha MMA
1
Casa Branca Fight
1
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Michelle Montague | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
September 28, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
July 20, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Julija Stoliarenko | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
February 3, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 4:52 |
| W | Ivana Petrović | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
July 1, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Joanne Wood | Decision (split) | UFC 286
March 18, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Molly McCann | KO (spinning back elbow) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 1:52 |
| W | Lupita Godinez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
October 16, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Poliana Botelho | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
May 1, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ariane Lipski | Submission (kneebar) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
July 19, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 1:28 |
| W | Priscila Cachoeira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 237
May 11, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mabelly Lima | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 3
August 11, 2018 |
Dana White's Contender Series Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mary Ellen Sato | Decision (unanimous) | Thunder Fight 12
September 29, 2017 |
Thunder Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jessica Negrão | TKO (punches) | Batalha MMA 3
July 9, 2016 |
Batalha MMA | 1 | 1:02 |
| W | Ana Merlin | TKO (punches) | Thunder Fight 5
September 19, 2015 |
Thunder Fight | 1 | 1:10 |
| W | Isabela de Pádua | Submission (guillotine choke) | Casa Branca Fight 2
May 30, 2015 |
Casa Branca Fight | 2 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Luana Carolina) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.