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Maryna Moroz

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Maryna Moroz
Born (1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 (age 35)
Ukraine
Occupation(s)Mixed martial artist, boxing coach
Years active2013–2024
Known forCompeting in the women's Flyweight category within the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

Maryna Moroz (Ukrainian: Марина Мороз; born September 8, 1991) is a professional mixed martial artist from Ukraine who competes in the women's Flyweight category within the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In addition to her fighting career, she works as a boxing coach for the Ukrainian Olympic women's boxing squad.

Early career

Moroz transitioned to mixed martial arts training in 2013, driven by the scarcity of professional opportunities for female boxers in Ukraine. That same year, she made her professional MMA debut and amassed an undefeated 5–0 record before joining the Florida-based promotion Xtreme Fighting Championships. In her XFC debut, she secured victory through a first-round armbar submission.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Moroz entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 11, 2015, achieving a first-round armbar submission win against Joanne Calderwood, which earned her the Performance of the Night award. In August 2015, she faced Valérie Létourneau but was defeated by unanimous decision. She then rebounded with decision victories over Cristina Stanciu and Danielle Taylor in 2016.

In June 2017, Moroz was defeated by unanimous decision by Carla Esparza, the inaugural UFC women's strawweight champion. Planned fights against Jamie Moyle at UFC 220 and Ariane Lipski at UFC Fight Night 140 were canceled due to injuries affecting both her opponents and herself.

At UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens in February 2018, Moroz lost by unanimous decision to Angela Hill. She later moved up to flyweight in March 2019 and secured a unanimous decision win over newcomer Sabina Mazo at UFC on ESPN 2.

An injury forced Moroz to withdraw from a scheduled bout against Poliana Botelho at UFC 241. In March 2020, she earned Fight of the Night honors after defeating Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 170.

Visa complications caused her to pull out of a September 2020 fight with Montana De La Rosa. Subsequent matchups against Taila Santos and Manon Fiorot were either canceled or postponed due to undisclosed reasons or replacement changes.

Moroz was slated to fight Luana Carolina in October 2021 but withdrew for undisclosed reasons. She returned to competition in March 2022 with a submission victory in the second round over Mariya Agapova at UFC 272, earning another Performance of the Night bonus.

A scheduled July 2022 bout versus Sijara Eubanks was first postponed and eventually canceled; Moroz was then booked against Jennifer Maia in November 2022 but suffered a unanimous decision loss.

In August 2023 at UFC 292, Moroz faced Karine Silva in a rematch and was submitted via guillotine choke in the first round. Her fight against Joanne Wood at UFC 299 in March 2024 ended in a split decision loss and was reported as her retirement contest.

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|- |Loss |align=center|11–6 |Joanne Wood |Split decision |UFC 299 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Miami, Florida, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|11–5 |Karine Silva |Submission via guillotine choke |UFC 292 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:59 |Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|11–4 |Jennifer Maia |Unanimous decision |UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 ||Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|11–3 |Mariya Agapova |Submission by arm-triangle choke |UFC 272 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:27 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|10–3 |Mayra Bueno Silva |Unanimous decision victory |UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Brasília, Brazil |{ {small |Awarded Fight of the Night.}} |- 

|Win 
|align=center |9–3 
|Sabina Mazo 
|Unanimous decision 
|UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje  
| 
|align=center |3 
|align=center |5:00 
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 
| 
|- 
|Loss 
|align=center |8–3 
|Angela Hill 
|Unanimous decision 
|UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens 
| 
|align=center |3 
|align=center |5:00 
|Orlando, Florida, United States 
|- 
|Loss 
|align=center |8–2 
|Carla Esparza 
|Unanimous decision 
|UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee 
| 
|align=center |3 
|align=center |5:00 
|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 
|- 
|Win 
|align=center |8–1 
|Danielle Taylor 
|Split decision victory 
|UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres  
| 
|align=center |3 
|align=center |5:00 
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 
|- 
|Win 
|align=center |7–1 
|Cristina Stanciu 
|Unanimous decision win 
|UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos 
|
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