# Invicta Fighting Championships

Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currently owned by the Canadian-based Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
The company's name comes from the Latin word for "invincible and incomparable", which appears in the feminine form.

## History
### Formation

After Zuffa, parent company of the UFC, purchased rival promotion Strikeforce in March 2011, Shannon Knapp received several calls from female fighters concerned about a possible lack of representation for women's MMA. Knapp would meet with Janet Martin and the two acquired the financial resources needed to launch a new MMA promotion.
The promotion held its first event, Invicta FC 1 on April 28, 2012. The event was headlined by a rematch between former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen. The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist Randi Miller.
On June 9, 2012, it was announced that Invicta has formed a strategic partnership with Japanese promotion JEWELS to cross-promote fighters on their respective cards in the United States and Japan. On September 24, Invicta would announce another cross-promotional partnership with the Super Fight League.
Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg, which took place on July 13, 2013, would mark the first event to be aired on cable and satellite pay-per-view, in addition to IPPV through a deal with Integrated Sports Media for live viewing. In 2014, Invicta began exclusively streaming events on UFC Fight Pass, with the company's fight library also made available on the service. Invicta FC 8 would be the first event to stream live on Fight Pass.
On February 24, 2015, Brazilian channel Combate acquired broadcast rights to Invicta live events as well as events from the Invicta library in South America.

### Acquisition by Anthem

On April 15, 2021, it was announced that Anthem Sports & Entertainment had acquired Invicta. Starting with Invicta FC 44 on May 21, Invicta events are broadcast live on the Anthem-owned networks AXS TV and Fight Network in the United States and Canada, respectively. Invicta's events would also stream live on the promotion's YouTube channel.
On September 21, 2022, Invicta announced that it had made a deal with FOX Sports Mexico for Mexican broadcast rights, starting with Invicta FC 49.
On June 11, 2024, Invicta announced that it had signed a deal with CBS Sports to air all of that year's events on the CBS Sports Network in the United States, starting with Invicta FC 55 on June 28.

## Rules

Invicta's current rules follows the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts that were originally established by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board and modified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

## Events
### Past events

| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| 64 | Invicta FC 59: Bernardo vs. Maia | December 13, 2024 | The Eastern | Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. |
| 63 | Invicta FC 58: Ducote vs. Ostroverkhova | November 6, 2024 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. |
| 62 | Invicta FC 57: Ferreira vs. Romero | September 20, 2024 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. |
| 61 | Invicta FC 56: Maia vs. Cantuária | August 9, 2024 | Stockyards Event Center | Denver, Colorado. U.S. |
| 60 | Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin | June 8, 2024 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. |
| 59 | Invicta FC 54: McCormack vs. Wojcik | October 27, 2023 | Citizens House of Blues | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 58 | Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos | May 3, 2023 | ReelWorks Denver | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| 57 | Invicta FC 52: Machado vs. McCormack | March 15, 2023 | ReelWorks Denver | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| 56 | Invicta FC 51: Tennant vs. Bernardo | January 18, 2023 | ReelWorks Denver | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| 55 | Invicta FC 50 | November 16, 2022 | ReelWorks Denver | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| 54 | Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey | September 28, 2022 | Sugar Creek Casino | Hinton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| 53 | Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin | July 20, 2022 | ReelWorks Denver | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| 52 | Invicta FC 47: Ducote vs. Zappitella | May 11, 2022 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 51 | Invicta FC 46: Rodríguez vs. Torquato II | March 9, 2022 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 50 | Invicta FC 45: Zappitella vs. Delboni II | January 12, 2022 | Police Athletic League | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 49 | Invicta FC 44: A New Era | August 27, 2021 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 48 | Phoenix Tournament: Atomweight | June 11, 2021 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 47 | Invicta FC: Rodríguez vs. Torquato | May 21, 2021 | Police Athletic League | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 46 | Invicta FC 43: King vs. Harrison | November 20, 2020 | Police Athletic League | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 45 | Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs. Zappitella | September 17, 2020 | Police Athletic League | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 44 | Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz | July 30, 2020 | Police Athletic League | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 43 | Invicta FC 40: Ducote vs. Lima | July 2, 2020 | Police Athletic League | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 42 | Phoenix Series 3 | March 6, 2020 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 41 | Invicta FC 39: Frey vs. Cummins II | February 7, 2020 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 40 | Invicta FC 38: Murata vs. Ducote | November 1, 2019 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 39 | Invicta FC 37: Gonzalez vs. Sanchez | October 4, 2019 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 38 | Phoenix Series 2 | September 6, 2019 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 37 | Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young | August 9, 2019 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 36 | Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II | June 7, 2019 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 35 | Phoenix Series 1 | May 3, 2019 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 34 | Invicta FC 34: Porto vs. Gonzalez | February 15, 2019 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 33 | Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II | December 15, 2018 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 32 | Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson | November 16, 2018 | Firelake Arena | Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| 31 | Invicta FC 31: Jandiroba vs. Morandin | September 1, 2018 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 30 | Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander | July 21, 2018 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 29 | Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner | May 4, 2018 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 28 | Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba | March 24, 2018 | Union Event Center | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| 27 | Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad | January 13, 2018 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 26 | Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedźwiedź | December 8, 2017 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 25 | Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi | August 31, 2017 | Tachi Palace | Lemoore, California, U.S. |
| 24 | Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella | July 15, 2017 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 23 | Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź | May 20, 2017 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 22 | Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II | March 25, 2017 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 21 | Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet | January 14, 2017 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 20 | Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya | November 18, 2016 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 19 | Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi | September 23, 2016 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 18 | Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel | July 29, 2016 | Scottish Rite Temple | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 17 | Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider | May 7, 2016 | OC Fair & Event Center | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. |
| 16 | Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown | March 11, 2016 | Trinidad Pavilion | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 15 | Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova | January 16, 2016 | OC Fair & Event Center | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. |
| 14 | Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad | September 12, 2015 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 13 | Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin | July 9, 2015 | The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 12 | Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza | April 24, 2015 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 11 | Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet | February 27, 2015 | Shrine Expo Hall | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 10 | Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio | December 5, 2014 | Arena Theater | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 9 | Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi | November 1, 2014 | RiverCenter | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| 8 | Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada | September 6, 2014 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 7 | Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith | December 7, 2013 | Ameristar Casino Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 6 | Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg | July 13, 2013 | Ameristar Casino Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 5 | Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson | April 5, 2013 | Ameristar Casino Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 4 | Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt | January 5, 2013 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 3 | Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama | October 6, 2012 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 2 | Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann | July 28, 2012 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 1 | Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen | April 28, 2012 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |

## Current champions

| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since |
| Featherweight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) | Vacant | July 13, 2021 |
| Bantamweight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) | Jennifer Maia | December 13, 2024 (Invicta FC 59) |
| Flyweight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) | Vacant | May 2, 2023 |
| Strawweight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) | Vacant | July 16, 2024 |
| Atomweight | 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st) | Elisandra Ferreira | September 20, 2024 (Invicta FC 57) |

## Title history
### Featherweight Championship

    136 to 145 lbs (62 to 66 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Cris Cyborg def. Marloes Coenen | Invicta FC 6 Kansas City, MO, US | Jul 13, 2013 | 1351 days | 1. def. Charmaine Tweet at Invicta FC 11 on Feb 27, 2015 2. def. Faith Van Duin at Invicta FC 13 on Jul 9, 2015 3. def. Daria Ibragimova at Invicta FC 15 on Jan 16, 2016 |
| - | Megan Anderson def. Charmaine Tweet for interim title | Invicta FC 21 Kansas City, MO, US | Jan 14, 2017 | - | |
| Cyborg vacated the title on March 24, 2017 to compete full time with the UFC. ||||||
| 2 | Megan Anderson promoted to undisputed champion | Invicta FC 22 Kansas City, MO, US | Mar 24, 2017 | 88 days | |
| Anderson vacated the title on June 20, 2017 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ||||||
| 3 | Felicia Spencer def. Pam Sorenson | Invicta FC 32 Shawnee, OK, US | Nov 16, 2018 | 129 days | |
| Spencer vacated the title on March 26, 2019 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ||||||
| 4 | Pam Sorenson def. Kaitlin Young | Invicta FC 36 Kansas City, KS, US | Aug 9, 2019 | 705 days | |
| Sorenson vacated the title on July 13, 2021 to sign with Bellator MMA. ||||||

### Bantamweight Championship

    126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Lauren Murphy def. Miriam Nakamoto | Invicta FC 7 Kansas City, MO, US | Dec 7, 2013 | 208 days | |
| Murphy vacated title on July 3, 2014 to sign with the UFC. ||||||
| 2 | Tonya Evinger def. Irene Aldana | Invicta FC 13 Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 9, 2015 | 724 days | 1. def. Colleen Schneider at Invicta FC 17 on May 7, 2016 NC. vs. Yana Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 20 on Nov 18, 2016 2. def. Yana Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 22 on Mar 25, 2017 |
| Evinger had her defeat at Invicta FC 20 annulled on December 1, 2016 after proving that the referee took her out of a favorable position and remained champion. ||||||
| Evinger vacated title on July 3, 2017 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ||||||
| 3 | Yana Kunitskaya def. Raquel Pa'aluhi | Invicta FC 25 Lemoore, CA, US | Aug 31, 2017 | 160 days | |
| Kunitskaya vacated title on February 7, 2018 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ||||||
| 4 | Sarah Kaufman def. Katharina Lehner | Invicta FC 29 Kansas City, MO, US | May 4, 2018 | 368 days | |
| Kaufman vacated title on May 9, 2019 to sign with the Professional Fighters League. ||||||
| 5 | Julija Stoliarenko def. Lisa Spangler | Invicta FC Phoenix Series 3 Kansas City, KS, USA | Mar 6, 2020 | 147 days | |
| Stoliarenko vacated title on July 31, 2020 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ||||||
| 6 | Taneisha Tennant def. Lisa Spangler | Invicta FC 44 Kansas City, KS, US | Aug 27, 2021 | 509 days | 1. def. Olga Rubin at Invicta FC 48 on Jul 20, 2022 |
| 7 | Talita Bernardo | Invicta FC 51 Denver, CO, US | Jan 18, 2023 | 684 days | 1. def. Olga Rubin at Invicta FC 55 on Jun 28, 2024 |
| 8 | Jennifer Maia | Invicta FC 59 Atlanta, GA, US | Dec 13, 2024 | 80 days (incumbent) |

### Flyweight Championship

    116 to 125 lbs (53 to 56 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Barb Honchak def. Vanessa Porto | Invicta FC 5 Kansas City, MO, US | Apr 5, 2013 | 1266 days | 1. def. Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 7 on Dec 7, 2013 2. def. Takayo Hashi at Invicta FC 9 on Nov 1, 2014 |
| - | Jennifer Maia def. Vanessa Porto for interim title | Invicta FC 16 Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 11, 2016 | - | |
| Honchak was stripped of the title due to inactivity on September 22, 2016 ||||||
| 2 | Jennifer Maia promoted to undisputed champion | Invicta FC 19 Kansas City, MO, US | Sep 22, 2016 | 652 days | 1. def. Roxanne Modafferi at Invicta FC 19 on Sep 23, 2016 2. def. Agnieszka Niedźwiedź at Invicta FC 26 on Dec 8, 2017 |
| Maia vacated title on July 7, 2018 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ||||||
| 3 | Vanessa Porto def. Pearl Gonzalez | Invicta FC 34 Kansas City, MO, USA | Feb 15, 2019 | 564 days | |
| Porto vacated title on September 2, 2020 to sign with Bellator MMA. ||||||
| 4 | Karina Rodríguez def. Daiana Torquato | Invicta FC: Rodríguez vs. Torquato Kansas City, KS, US | May 21, 2021 | 421 days | 1. def. Daiana Torquato at Invicta FC 46 on Mar 9, 2022 |
| Rodríguez vacated title on July 17, 2022 to sign with Bellator MMA. ||||||
| 5 | Ketlen Souza def. Kristina Williams | Invicta FC 51 Denver, CO, USA | Jan 18, 2023 | 104 days | |
| Souza vacated title on May 2, 2023 to sign with the UFC. ||||||

### Strawweight Championship

    106 to 115 lbs (49 to 52 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Carla Esparza def. Bec Hyatt | Invicta FC 4 Kansas City, KS, U.S. | Jan 5, 2013 | 341 days | |
| Esparza vacated title on December 11, 2013 to participate in The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned. ||||||
| 2 | Katja Kankaanpää def. Stephanie Eggink | Invicta FC 8 Kansas City, MO, U.S. | Sep 6, 2014 | 230 days | |
| 3 | Lívia Renata Souza | Invicta FC 12 Kansas City, MO, U.S. | Apr 24, 2015 | 380 days | 1. def. DeAnna Bennett at Invicta FC 15 on Jan 16, 2016 |
| 4 | Angela Hill | Invicta FC 17 Costa Mesa, CA, U.S. | May 7, 2016 | 274 days | 1. def. Kaline Medeiros at Invicta FC 20 on Nov 18, 2016 |
| Hill vacated title on February 4, 2017 to return to the UFC. ||||||
| 5 | Virna Jandiroba def. Mizuki Inoue | Invicta FC 28 Salt Lake City, UT, U.S. | Mar 24, 2018 | 379 days | 1. def. Janaisa Morandin at Invicta FC 31 on Sep 1, 2018 |
| Jandiroba vacated title on April 7, 2019 to sign with the UFC. ||||||
| 6 | Brianna Van Buren def. Kailin Curran | Invicta Phoenix Series 1 Kansas City, KS, U.S. | May 3, 2019 | 39 days | |
| Van Buren vacated title on June 11, 2019 to sign with the UFC. ||||||
| 7 | Kanako Murata def. Emily Ducote | Invicta FC 38 Kansas City, KS, U.S. | Nov 1, 2019 | 305 days | |
| Murata vacated title on September 2, 2020 to sign with the UFC. ||||||
| 8 | Emily Ducote def. Danielle Taylor | Invicta FC 44 Kansas City, KS, U.S. | Aug 27, 2021 | 279 days | 1. def. Alesha Zappitella at Invicta FC 47 on May 11, 2022 |
| Ducote vacated title on June 2, 2022 to sign with the UFC. ||||||
| 9 | Valesca Machado def. Karolina Wójcik | Invicta FC 50 Denver, CO, U.S. | Nov 16, 2022 | 118 days | |
| 10 | Danni McCormack | Invicta FC 52 Denver, CO, U.S. | Mar 15, 2023 | 489 days | 1. def. Karolina Wójcik at Invicta FC 54 on Oct 27, 2023 |
| McCormack vacated title on July 16, 2024 to compete on the Road to UFC Season 3. ||||||

### Atomweight Championship

    96 to 105 lbs (44 to 48 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Jessica Penne def. Naho Sugiyama | Invicta FC 3 Kansas City, KS, U.S. | Oct 6, 2012 | 181 days | |
| 2 | Michelle Waterson | Invicta FC 5 Kansas City, MO, U.S. | Apr 5, 2013 | 609 days | 1. def. Yasuko Tamada at Invicta FC 8 on Sep 6, 2014 |
| 3 | Hérica Tibúrcio | Invicta FC 10 Houston, TX, U.S. | Dec 5, 2014 | 216 days | |
| 4 | Ayaka Hamasaki | Invicta FC 13 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Jul 9, 2015 | 737 days | 1. def. Amber Brown at Invicta FC 16 on Mar 11, 2016 2. def. Jinh Yu Frey at Invicta FC 19 on Sep 23, 2016 |
| Hamasaki vacated title on July 15, 2017 to sign with Rizin Fighting Federation. ||||||
| 5 | Jinh Yu Frey def. Minna Grusander | Invicta FC 30 Kansas City, MO, U.S. | Jul 21, 2018 | 564 days | 1. def. Minna Grusander at Invicta FC 33 on Dec 16, 2018 |
| Frey was stripped of the title on February 6, 2020 after failing to make weight against Ashley Cummins at Invicta FC 39. ||||||
| 6 | Alesha Zappitella def. Ashley Cummins | Invicta FC 42 Kansas City, KS, U.S. | Sep 17, 2020 | 482 days | 1. def. Jéssica Delboni at Invicta FC on AXS TV: Rodríguez vs. Torquato on May 21, 2021 |
| 7 | Jéssica Delboni | Invicta FC 45 Kansas City, KS, U.S. | Jan 12, 2022 | 258 days | |
| 8 | Jillian DeCoursey | Invicta FC 49 Hinton, OK, USA | Sep 28, 2022 | 215 days | |
| 9 | Rayanne dos Santos | Invicta FC 53 Denver, CO, USA | May 3, 2023 | 167 days | |
| Dos Santos vacated title on October 17, 2023 to sign with UFC. ||||||
| 10 | Elisandra Ferreira | Invicta FC 57 Kansas City, KS, U.S. | Sep 20, 2024 | 164 days (incumbent) | |

## Records
### Most wins in title bouts

| Title wins | Champion | Division | V | D | NC | L |
| 4 | Cristiane Justino | Featherweight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Barb Honchak | Flyweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ayaka Hamasaki | Atomweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jennifer Maia | Flyweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Most consecutive title defenses

| Defenses | Champion | Division | Period |
| 3 | Cristiane Justino | Featherweight | July 12, 2013 – March 24, 2017 |

## Champions by nationality

The division champions include only linear and true champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once.
| Country | Division champions | Interim champions | Total |
| United States | 14 | - | 14 |
| Brazil | 11 | - | 11 |
| Canada | 2 | - | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | - | 2 |
| Australia | 1 | - | 1 |
| Finland | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | - | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 | - | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | - | 1 |