About Luana Pinheiro

Luana Munize Barbosa Pinheiro (born November 18, 1993) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC). As of November 12, 2024, she is #14 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings.

Background
Pinheiro was born into a family of judokas and started the sport at the age of two in her hometown of João Pessoa. After an accomplished junior career in judo she moved to Belo Horizonte in 2011 in pursuit of a spot in the Brazilian Olympic judo team. However, her Olympic dreams didn't materialize and she opted to start training mixed martial arts in late 2015.