Livia Renata Souza
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Invicta FC Strawweight champion Livia Renata Souza
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| Born |
March 11, 1991 Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Other names | Livinha |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
| Division | Strawweight |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Livia Renata Souza is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes at Invicta FC in the Strawweight division and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion. She is considered one of the best Strawweight MMA fighters in the world outside of the UFC.
Souza made her professional MMA debut in March 2013. Over the next two years, she amassed an undefeated record of 7 wins and no losses.
In her Invicta FC debut, Souza defeated Katja Kankaanpää to win the Strawweight title at Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza. Just like fellow Brazilian and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Herica Tiburcio, Souza went on to win the title in her very first fight on both the promotion and outside of her native Brazil.
Souza successfully defended the title against DeAnna Bennett at Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova on January 16, 2016. She won the fight via TKO due to a combination of body kick and punches.
In her second title defesne, Souza faced Angela Hill at Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider on May 7, 2016. She lost the five round bout by split decision.
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