Yana Kunitskaya

Yana Kunitskaya
Яна Куницкая
Born November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11) (age 22)
Murmansk, Soviet Union
Other names Foxy
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Style Taekwondo, Sambo
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Vilnius, Lithuania
Mixed martial arts record
Total 6
Wins 5
By knockout 4
By submission 1
Losses 1
By decision 1
Other information
Notable club(s) Patriot Team
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Yana Kunitskaya (born November 11, 1989) is a professional female mixed martial artist fighting in M-1. She competes in the 145 lbs women's featherweight division.[1][2]

Kunitskaya is currently the #6-ranked 145-pound female MMA fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.[3]

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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.[4]

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.[5]

Kunitskaya is scheduled to face Ekaterina Saraykina at Verdict Fighting Championship 1 on February 11, 2012.[6]

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Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 5–1 Arune Lauzeckaite TKO (punches) Bushido Lithuania - Hero's Lithuania 2011 02011-11-19November 19, 2011 1 1:34 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 4–1 Cindy Dandois TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge XXII: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky 02010-12-10December 10, 2010 1 0:34 Moscow, Russia
Win 3–1 Kamila Balanda TKO (punches) Bushido Lithuania - Hero's Lithuania 2010 02010-11-20November 20, 2010 1 4:26 Vilnius, Lithuania
Loss 2–1 Maria Hougaard Nielsen Decision (unanimous) FG 14 - Ice Cold 02010-05-29May 29, 2010 3 5:00 Odense, Denmark
Win 2–0 Vlada Javorskaja Submission (rear-naked choke) Bushido FC - Legends 02009-11-28November 28, 2009 1 3:20 St. Petersburg, Russia
Win 1–0 Magdalena Jarecka TKO (punches) K-1 - World Grand Prix 2009 02009-05-23May 23, 2009 1 1:38 Lodz, Poland

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