Yana Kunitskaya Biography, Net Worth, Life Facts

Yana Kunitskaya is a well known Mixed Matial Artist based in Russia. She catches public eyes for fighting under the bantamweight division. She fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Moreover, she is #8 in the UFC women’s bantamweight rankings, in 2019. Kunitskaya is one amongst very few MMA fighters to get a title shot in their UFC debut. She made her promotional debut at UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2, where she faced Cris Cyborg for the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.

Yana Kunitskaya Net Worth

Yana Kunitskaya’s fighting career is her primary source of income. Her net worth is estimated over $2 million (USD). She is the #5 ranked UFC women’s bantamweight contender.

Kunitskaya is one of the few female MMA fighters to get a title shot in their UFC debut. She made her promotional debut at UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2, where she faced Cris Cyborg for the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship. Kunitskaya lost the bout via TKO in the second round.

Kunitskaya has also competed in the Russian regional promotion Fight Nights Global, where she was the inaugural and reigningFight Nights Global Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

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Yana Kunitskaya Biodata

Yana Kunitskaya Facts

1. How old is Yana Kunitskaya? She was born in 1989, in Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.
2. She is 30 years old.
3. Her nickname is Foxy.
4. Her mother name is Olga Kunitskaya and her father named is Joseph.
5. Her mother is a gymnast and her father is a skier.
6. She has a younger sister, Victoria.
7. She is in #8 in the bantamweight UFC woman ranking.
8. Her style of fighting is taekwondo, Muay Thai, ARB, and Gaidojuts.
9. At 12 years old, she began competing in hand-to-hand combat.
10. When she was 16 years old, Kunitskaya went to live and study in St. Petersburg, and entered the SPGUFK.
11. She made her professional debut as a professional fighter on May 23, 2009, by participating in K-1 World Grand Prix.
12. Who is the boyfriend of Yana Kunitskaya? She is in a relationship with Thiago Santos.
13. He is also a professional UFC fighter who fights in the light heavyweight division.
14. She is a great stand-up fighter.
15. She has a magnificent significant strike accuracy of 57%.

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