Diana Belbiţă

Diana Irena Belbiță (born June 26, 1996) is a Romanian former mixed martial artist, and kickboxing, judo and kempo practitioner. She competed in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Belbiță is a former world and European kempo champion, as well RXF and KSW championships challenger.

Background Belbiță entered the world of contact sports at the age of 12, when she started judo, and later went to kickboxing and karate. In 2014, she became a professional fighter and eventually managed to win the titles of European and World champion in kempo. She initially struggled with financial difficulties in her career.

In 2019, Belbiță appeared on Ferma, a show based on a group of celebrities living together twenty-four hours a day on a farm, with no privacy for three months and isolated from the outside world, which gave her a boost in popularity.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Diana Belbiță, starting her professional career in 2014, compiled a 13–4 record on the European MMA scene, with three of the losses coming to UFC/Bellator MMA veterans Cristina Stanciu, Ariane Lipski via first round armbar for the inaugural KSW Women's Flyweight Championship at KSW 39: Colosseum, and Iony Razafiarison.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Belbiță made her UFC debut against Molly McCann on October 18, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Belbiță faced Liana Jojua at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige on July 16, 2020. She lost the fight via armbar in first round.

Belbiță faced Hannah Goldy at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw on July 24, 2021. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Belbiță faced Gloria de Paula on February 19, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Belbiță was scheduled to face Loma Lookboonmee on September 17, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 210. However, Belbiță withdrew due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Denise Gomes.

Belbiță faced Maria Oliveira on June 10, 2023, at UFC 289. She won the bout via unanimous decision.

Belbiță faced Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Fight Night 229 on October 7, 2023. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Belbiță faced Molly McCann in a rematch on February 3, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 235. She lost the fight via an armbar submission in round one.

Belbiță faced Dione Barbosa in a flyweight bout on April 5, 2025 at UFC on ESPN 65. She lost the fight via an arm-triangle submission choke in the first round.

On April 8, 2025, Belbiță announced her retirement from mixed martial arts competition.

Championships and accomplishments Kempo International Kempo Federation 2018 IKF World Kempo Championship Gold Medalist 2017 IKF Kempo European Championships -60 kg/132 lb Full-Kempo Gold Medalist United World Sport Kempo Federation 2017 UWSKF European Open Championship Gold Medalist

Kickboxing World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2012 WAKO Kickboxing World Cup Gold Medalist

Karate Romanian Federation of Contact Martial Arts 2013 FRAMC Romania Budokai National Championship Sei-Budokai Gold Medalist

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Dione Barbosa Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Molly McCann Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Karolina Kowalkiewicz Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Maria Oliveira Decision (unanimous) UFC 289

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Loss

Gloria de Paula Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Hannah Goldy Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Liana Jojua Submission (armbar) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Loss

Molly McCann Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Win

Ana Maria Pal Submission (armbar) Real Xtreme Fighting 34

Brașov, Romania Win

Milena Bojiç TKO (punches) Real Xtreme Fighting 33

Bucharest, Romania Win

Ana Maria Pal Submission (armbar) Real Xtreme Fighting 30

Bucharest, Romania Win

Cristina Netza TKO (punches) Real Xtreme Fighting 29

Brașov, Romania Loss

Iony Razafiarison Submission (guillotine choke) Superior FC 18

Ludwigshafen, Germany Win

Morgane Manfredi Decision (majority) Real Xtreme Fighting 27

Piatra Neamț, Romania Loss

Ariane Lipski Submission (armbar) KSW 39

Warsaw, Poland Win

Katarzyna Lubońska Decision (unanimous) KSW 36

Zielona Góra, Poland Win

Virág Furó TKO (elbows) Real Xtreme Fighting 23

Bucharest, Romania Win

Paulina Borkowska TKO (head kick and punches) Real Xtreme Fighting 22

Bucharest, Romania Loss

Eeva Siiskonen Decision (split) Lappeenranta Fight Night 14

Lappeenranta, Finland Loss

Cristina Stanciu Submission (armbar) Real Xtreme Fighting 18

Cluj-Napoca, Romania Win

Renáta Cseh-Lantos Decision (unanimous) Real Xtreme Fighting 17

Craiova, Romania Win

Roxana Crișan TKO (punches) Ultimate Fighting Tournament 3

Cluj-Napoca, Romania Win

Alice Ardelean Submission (armbar) Real Xtreme Fighting 14

Sibiu, Romania Win

Roxana Dinescu Submission (armbar) Real Xtreme Fighting 12

Mamaia, Romania Win

Roxana Crișan TKO (punches) Real Xtreme Fighting 10

Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania