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Julija Stoliarenko (born 8 April 1993) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist, Lethwei fighter, submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete.
A two-time European Open champion and two-time IBJJF World medallist in the lower BJJ belt divisions; Stoliarenko is an ADCC Submission Fighting European medallist and currently competes in MMA in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Stoliarenko is the former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and ILFJ Women's Featherweight Lethwei World Champion.
Background
Stoliarenko's father introduced her to karate when she was 12, eventually progressing towards Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts.
Career
Lethwei
On June 16, 2017, Stoliarenko made her Lethwei debut at Lethwei in Japan 4: Frontier in Tokyo, Japan and knocked out Burmese Lethwei fighter Su Hlaing Oo.
On November 15, 2017, Stoliarenko faced top female Lethwei fighter in Vero Nika in Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2017 in Tokyo and ultimately won the Japan Lethwei World Title by TKO.
On October 2, 2019, Stoliarenko made her first ILFJ title defence at Lethwei in Japan 14 and defeated Japanese fighter Yugia by TKO in the first round.
Mixed martial arts
The Ultimate Fighter
In 2018, Julija Stoliarenko was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters. In the Ultimate Fighter finale Stoliarenko lost to Leah Letson.
Invicta FC
On March 6, 2020, Julija defeated Liza Verzosa to win Invicta Bantamweight Championship.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On August 8, 2020, Stoliarenko faced Yana Kunitskaya at UFC Fight Night 174. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Stoliarenko was expected to face Julia Avila at UFC on ESPN 21 on March 20, 2021. However at the weigh ins, Stoliarenko suffered a syncopal episode on the scale and the fight was scrapped. The pair was rescheduled and took place at UFC Fight Night 190. Stoliarenko lost the fight by submission in the third round.
Stoliarenko faced Alexis Davis at UFC Fight Night 200 on February 5, 2022. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Stoliarenko faced Jessica-Rose Clark on July 2, 2022 at UFC 276. She won the fight via armbar submission less than a minute into round one, thus earning her first victory in UFC in the process. This performance earned her the Performance of the Night bonus award.
Stoliarenko, as a replacement for Leah Letson, faced Chelsea Chandler in a catchweight bout of 140 pounds on October 1, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 211. She lost the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.
Stoliarenko faced Molly McCann in a flyweight bout on July 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 224. She won the fight by armbar submission in the first round.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission grappling
Competing as a blue belt at the 2015 European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Stoliarenko won bronze in the middleweight division and silver in open class. As a purple belt, she won bronze at the 2016 European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship.