Tainara Lisboa

Thai Panther

Brazil

Suffers first UFC defeat
BantamweightUFC
May 17, 2025
Lisboa lost to Luana Santos via submission (keylock) at 4:59 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Lisboa entered with a perfect 2-0 mark with the UFC, but she hadn't fought since October 2023 and both her victories came against lower-level competition. She got back in there against Santos and was unable to remain upright. Lisboa gave up one takedown in each round and spent 7:57 of the fight on her back. She tapped out with a second remaining in Round 2, although she was well on her way to losing a decision even if she was able to hang around. Now 34 years of age, all the time away may end up being too much for the Brazilian to overcome.
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Next fight scheduled
BantamweightUFC
March 13, 2025
Lisboa is scheduled to compete against Luana Santos in a bantamweight fight at UFC Vegas 106 on May 17, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
UFC Vegas 106 is expected to mark Lisboa's first fight since 2023. The 33-year-old sat out 2024 despite an excellent 2023 that saw her soundly defeat Jessica-Rose Clark and Ravena Oliveira. For her next fight, Lisboa takes on someone more recently active but coming off a loss.
Remains perfect in UFC
BantamweightUFC
October 14, 2023
Lisboa defeated Ravena Oliveira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It was a clear cut victory for Lisboa, but she had to work considerably harder against Oliveira than in her submission win over Jessica-Rose Clark in her UFC debut this past May. Tainara started strong, overwhelming Oliveira with both her striking and grappling over the course of the first ten minutes, but she tired in Round 3 and dropped the frame on all three scorecards. It didn't end up mattering, but the Brazilian will have to work on keeping that same high-end pace for 15 minutes if she hopes to have continued success moving forward.
Fighting new opponent
BantamweightUFC
September 15, 2023
Lisboa will face off against Ravena Oliveira at a UFC Vegas 81 on Oct. 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lisboa will match up against Ravena Oliveira at UFC Vegas 81 after Dariya Zheleznyakova withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. The 32-year-old fighter won her UFC debut against Jessica-Rose Clark in May, and she will look to stay undefeated during her second fight with the promotion.
New fight scheduled
BantamweightUFC
August 12, 2023
Lisboa will fight Darya Zheleznyakova at the Oct. 14 UFC even in Las Vegas, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Lisboa submitted Jessica-Rose Clark via rear-naked-choke in her UFC debut. While Zheleznyakova has yet to make her UFC debut, she has an 8-1 record in her professional MMA career.
Strong showing in debut win
BantamweightUFC
May 13, 2023
Lisboa defeated Jessica-Rose Clark via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:20 of Round 3 at UFC on ABC 4 on Saturday in Charlotte.
ANALYSIS
It was a strong effort from Lisboa in her UFC debut in a bout in which she got increasingly better as the fight progressed. A noted stand-up specialist, Tainara displayed fast hands and excellent footwork. She mixed in a successful takedown, in addition to choking out Clark late in Round 3. At age 32, Lisboa is too old to be termed a "prospect," and she will undoubtedly face a stiffer test her next time out, but this was a nice start to her run with the company.