Yana Kunitskaya is a professional female mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 fighting in M-1

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

. She competes in the 145 lbs women's featherweight division.

Kunitskaya is currently the #7-ranked 145-pound female MMA fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Kunitskaya made her professional mixed martial arts debut on May 23, 2009 at a K-1 World Grand Prix event in Poland. She defeated Magdalena Jarecka by TKO in the first round.

After winning two of her next three fights, Kunitskaya faced unbeaten prospect Cindy Dandois at M-1 Challenge XXII on December 10, 2010. She defeated Dandois by TKO in just 34 seconds.

On November 19, 2011, Kunitskaya faced Arune Lauzeckaite at Bushido Hero's - World Grand Prix Lithuania. She defeated Lauzeckaite by TKO in the first round.

Titles

• 2007 UKADO World Champion
• 2007 Russian Taekwondo Champion
• 2010 Bushido Women's MMA Champion
• 2011 Russian Muay Thai Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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| Win
| align="center" | 5–1
| Arune Lauzeckaite
| TKO (punches)
| Bushido Hero's - World Grand Prix Lithuania
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1:35
| Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

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| Win
| align="center" | 4–1
|   Cindy Dandois
| TKO (punches)
| M-1 Challenge XXII: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:34
|   Moscow, Russia
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| Win
| align="center" | 3–1
|   Kamila Balanda
| TKO (punches)
| Bushido Lithuania - Hero's Lithuania 2010
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 4:26
| Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

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| Loss
| align="center" | 2–1
|   Maria Hougaard Nielsen
| Decision (unanimous)
| FG 14 - Ice Cold
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| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 5:00
|   Odense

Odense

The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...

, Denmark

Denmark

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| Win
| align="center" | 2–0
|   Vlada Javorskaja
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Bushido FC - Legends
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 3:20
|   St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Win
| align="center" | 1–0
|   Magdalena Jarecka
| TKO (punches)
| K-1 - World Grand Prix 2009
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1:38
|   Lodz, Poland

Lódz

Łódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw...

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See also

• List of female mixed martial artists