Rayanne dos Santos

Rayanne Amanda dos Santos (born 8 June 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She also fought in Invicta FC, where she was the atomweight champion.

Background Amanda comes from a jiu-jitsu family, with her parents and brothers all being black belts. Training since she was seven years old, Rayanne went beyond the sport and ended up migrating to MMA. Amanda has a degree in social work, running a social project for children in Brazil, but had to close it to focus on MMA. After training in Brazil most of her life, Amanda moved to Houston to live with her fiancee, fellow MMA fighter Kolton Englund.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Dos Santos started her professional MMA career in 2015 and mainly fought in Brazil and Canada. She amassed a record of 12–6 prior to being signed by Invicta.

Amanda was scheduled to fight Edna Oliveira Ajala at Shooto Brasil 101. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Amanda was next scheduled to fight Maiara Amanajas dos Santos at Shooto Brasil 106. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Amanda faced Denise Gomes at Dana White's Contender Series 51 on August 23, 2022. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Invicta FC In her Invicta debut, dos Santos faced Katie Saull at Invicta FC 51 on January 18, 2023. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Atomweight Champion Dos Santos faced the reigning atomweight champion Jillian DeCoursey on May 3, 2023, at Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos. She won the title fight by unanimous decision to win the atomweight championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship On October 17. 2023, it was announced that dos Santos had signed with the UFC and would compete at Strawweight.

dos Santos faced Talita Alencar on December 9, 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez. She lost the fight via split decision.

dos Santos faced Puja Tomar on June 8, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 57. She lost the fight by split decision. 11 out of 11 media outlets scored the bout for dos Santos.

dos Santos was scheduled to face Alice Ardelean on October 19, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 245. However, Santos withdrew from the bout due to a broken arm. The bout was later rescheduled for May 31, 2025 and took place at UFC on ESPN 68. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. This fight earned her a Fight of the Night award.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Invicta Fighting Championships Invicta FC Atomweight Championship (One time) BTC Fight Promotions BTC Women's Strawweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Alice Ardelean Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Gamrot vs. Klein

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Puja Tomar Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov

Louisville, Kentucky, United States Loss

Talita Alencar Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Jillian DeCoursey Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 53

Denver, Colorado, United States Win

Katie Saull Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 51

Denver, Colorado, United States Win

Vitoria Karolina Technical Submission (armbar) Mag Fight 01

Magalhães Barata, Brazil Loss

Denise Gomes Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 51

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Jucilene Cabra Submission (armbar) Benevides Combat 2

Benevides, Brazil Win

Fabiola Barroso KO (punches) Benevides Combat 1

Benevides, Brazil Win

Luciana Santos Submission (armbar) Maximum Impacto Fight 14

Salinópolis, Brazil Win

Daniela Ribeiro Submission (armbar) Azevedo Fight Combat 01

Vizeu, Brazil Loss

Alexia Thainara Submission (rear-naked choke) Arena Global 12

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Alexia Santana Submission (armbar) Ipixuna Fight Champions 12

Ipixuna do Pará, Brazil Win

Maiara Amanajas dos Santos Decision (unanimous) Shooto Brasil 106

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Loss

Edna Oliveira Alaja Decision (unanimous) Shooto Brasil 101

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Loss

Isabela de Padua TKO (retirement) Standout Fighting Tournament 17

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Shirley Duarte Decision (unanimous) Sombra Fight Champions 13

Belém, Brazil Win

Lindsay Garbatt Submission (armbar) BTC 4

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Win

Tatiane Ramos Submission (armbar) Sombra Fight Champions 8

Belém, Brazil Loss

Lindsay Garbatt Decision (majority) BTC 3

Burlington, Ontario, Canada Loss

Naizi Cantanhede Decision (split) Sombra Fight Champions 6

Belém, Brazil Win

Leide Carvalho Submission (rear naked choke) Sombra Fight Champions 5

Belém, Brazil Win

Jessica Cunha TKO (body kick and punches) REC Combat 5

Vigia, Brazil