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Luana Pinheiro

Active #35 womens strawweight · age 33 · Orthodox · 5'2" 157 cm · 115 lb 52 kg · reach 62" 157 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
Elo rating
1439
Global Elo 1481 ±33
Rank
#35
top 76% of division
UFC record
3-4-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 2
Streak
-4
Δ90d +2 · Δ1y +2
Last fight
May 17, 2025
Loss by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

7 fights · tap & drag
May 1, 2021 — W vs Randa Markos Δ+25Nov 20, 2021 — W vs Sam Hughes Δ+23Apr 8, 2023 — W vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez Δ+27Nov 18, 2023 — L vs Amanda Ribas Δ-33May 18, 2024 — L vs Angela Hill Δ-37Nov 9, 2024 — L vs Gillian Robertson Δ-12May 17, 2025 — L vs Tecia Pennington Δ-13 14001425145014751500152515501575 2022202320242025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":256.8,"elo":1484,"date":"2021-05-01","opp":"Randa Markos","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":1,"x":189,"y":215.3,"elo":1507,"date":"2021-11-20","opp":"Sam Hughes","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":2,"x":434.6,"y":166.4,"elo":1533,"date":"2023-04-08","opp":"Michelle Waterson-Gomez","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":543.8,"y":227,"elo":1500,"date":"2023-11-18","opp":"Amanda Ribas","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":4,"x":632.6,"y":294.3,"elo":1463,"date":"2024-05-18","opp":"Angela Hill","result":"L","delta":-37},{"i":5,"x":717.9,"y":316.6,"elo":1451,"date":"2024-11-09","opp":"Gillian Robertson","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":6,"x":810,"y":339.6,"elo":1439,"date":"2025-05-17","opp":"Tecia Pennington","result":"L","delta":-13}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 17, 2025 Tecia Pennington L -13
Nov 9, 2024 Gillian Robertson L -12
May 18, 2024 Angela Hill L -37
Nov 18, 2023 Amanda Ribas L -33
Apr 8, 2023 Michelle Waterson-Gomez W +27
How the wins come
  • 2 wins by decision 67%

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
0%
0 / 3
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
2
67% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 2 (100%) 2

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 287 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
  • Head 60%
  • Body 24%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
87% Distance
  • Distance 87%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 2%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
2 of 4
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 2 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1551
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Elo 1522 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
3.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 7 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1454
1568
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 27m
Avg fight time
12:29
Fights per year
1.7
Since last fight
1y 3mo
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Luana Pinheiro on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.