My Take
Cris Cyborg is genuinely one of the most dominant combat sports athletes I've ever watched, male or female — the nickname "Cyborg" isn't hype, it's just accurate. Born in Curitiba, Brazil, she built a resume that embarrassed entire divisions: UFC featherweight champion, Strikeforce champion, Bellator champion, and by 2024 the inaugural PFL Women's Featherweight World Champion, collecting belts across organizations like other people collect passport stamps. At 173 cm she hits like someone considerably larger, and her cardio never seems to fade. What gets me is the longevity — she's been the scariest woman in combat sports for the better part of two decades, and she keeps showing up, keeps winning. That's not a freak athletic gift alone; that's an almost unreasonable level of dedication.
Overview
Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally as Cris Cyborg and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos, is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who currently competes in the Women’s Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where she is the current and inaugural PFL Women's Featherweight World Champion.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cris Cyborg
- Name (Japanese)
- クリスチャン・サイボーグ
- Reading
- くりすちゃん・さいぼーぐ
- Born
- July 9, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
- Origin
- Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter / kickboxer / Thai boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.