Yana Kunitskaya is the number 5 ranked UFC women’s bantamweight and here is everything you need to know about her including her net worth, salary, records and endorsements

Yana Kunitskaya facts

Birth Place	Murmansk, Russia
Father’s Name	Joseph
Mother’s Name	Olga Kunitskaya
Star Sign	Scorpio
Net Worth (2023)	$5 million (estimated)
Last Fight Earnings	$92,200
Age	33
Date of Birth	November 11, 1989
Education	Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education,
Nationality	Russian
MMA Debut	May 23, 2009
MMA Record	14-6
Divisions	Featherweight/ Bantamweight
Achievements	Fought for the UFC women’s featherweight championship once
Partner	Thiago Santos
Children	Adam (born 2014) – previous relationship
Endorsements	Jocko Fuel
Social Media	Instagram, Twitter

Yana Kunitskaya is a Russian fighter plying her trade in the women’s UFC bantamweight division.

Having won the Invicta FC championship, Kunitskaya burst onto the scene fighting for the women’s featherweight title on debut. Unfortunately, she was easily beaten by then-featherweight champion Cris Cyborg.

Yana Kunitskaya Net Worth and Salary

Yana Kunitskaya has a net worth of approximately $1 million. She has been a fighter for almost 12 years.

She lost to Irene Aldana at UFC 264, but still made $62,600, with $12,600 coming from Aldana since she missed weight. And, her biggest payday so far was against Cris Cyborg at UFC 222. The Russian made $130,000 that night, which also marked her UFC debut.

Yana Kunitskaya MMA career and UFC record

Yana Kunitskaya made her MMA debut on the 23rd of May in 2009 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009.

By 2012, Kunitskaya had a record of 8 wins and just one loss, which came via. unanimous decision.

Shockingly, in August 2013, Kunitskaya announced that she had retired from mixed martial arts. She further stated that she would be becoming a coach soon.

However, 3 years later, on the 26th of March, 2016, Kunitskaya returned. She suffered a submission loss. It wasn’t the return she had wanted.

In November 2016, Kunitskaya made her Invicta FC debut. She took on Tonya Evinger in a match that was deemed a no-contest after a controversial referee call. Kunitskaya had actually won the fight via. submission.

In the rematch against Evinger, Kunitskaya fought for the Invicta FC bantamweight championship. This time Evinger won the fight via. submission.

However, in the very next fight, Kunitskaya won the vacant Invicta FC bantamweight championship.

Following her Invicta FC championship victory, Kunitskaya moved to the UFC and fought for the UFC Women’s featherweight championship straight away. She faced the dangerous Cris Cyborg and was defeated in the very first round via TKO.

Kunitskaya then bounced back with two back-to-back wins against Lina Lansberg and Marion Reneau.

Her two-fight win streak was stopped by Aspen Ladd in December 2019, following which she once again embarked on a two-fight win streak.

Kunitskaya’s MMA record stands at 14 wins and 6 losses, with 1 No-contest.

Yana Kunitskaya family and endorsements

Yana Kunitskaya was born on the 11th of November in 1989 to parents Joseph and Olga Kunitskaya. Both of her parents were sporting professionals. Her mother was a professional gymnast and her father was a professional skier.

Kunitskaya was introduced to martial arts at a very young age, and she began practicing mixed martial arts when she was 18.

Kunitskaya is engaged to UFC light-heavyweight fighter Thiago Santos. The pair got engaged in December 2020. She also has a child named Adam born in 2014, from a previous relationship.

Kunitskaya endorses an energy drink brand called Jocko Fuel.

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