# Diana Belbiţă

Diana Irena Belbiță (born June 26, 1996) is a Romanian mixed martial artist, and former kickboxing, judo and kempo practitioner. She competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Belbiță is a former world and European kempo champion, as well RXF and KSW championships challenger.

## Background

Belbiță entered the world of contact sports at the age of 12, when she started judo, and later went to kickboxing and karate. In 2014, she became a professional fighter and eventually managed to win the titles of European and World champion in kempo. She initially struggled with financial difficulties in her career.
In 2019, Belbiță appeared on Ferma, a show based on a group of celebrities living together twenty-four hours a day on a farm, with no privacy for three months and isolated from the outside world, which gave her a boost in popularity.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Diana Belbiță, starting her professional career in 2014, compiled a 13–4 record on the European MMA scene, with three of the losses coming to UFC/Bellator MMA veterans Cristina Stanciu, Ariane Lipski via first round armbar for the inaugural KSW Women's Flyweight Championship at KSW 39: Colosseum, and Iony Razafiarison.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

Belbiţă made her UFC debut against Molly McCann on October 18, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Belbiță faced Liana Jojua at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige on July 16, 2020. She lost the fight via armbar in first round.
Belbiță faced Hannah Goldy at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw on July 24, 2021. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Belbiță faced Gloria de Paula on February 19, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Belbiță was scheduled to face Loma Lookboonmee on September 17, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 210. However, Belbiță withdraw due to undisclosed reason and was replaced by Denise Gomes.
Belbiță faced Maria Oliveira on June 10, 2023, at UFC 289. She won the bout via unanimous decision.
Belbiță faced Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Fight Night 229 on October 7, 2023. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Belbiță faced Molly McCann in a rematch on February 3, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 235. She lost the fight via an armbar submission in round one.
Belbiță is scheduled to face Dione Barbosa in a flyweight bout on April 5, 2025 at UFC on ESPN 65.

## Championships and accomplishments
### Kempo

* International Kempo Federation
** 2018 IKF World Kempo Championship Gold Medalist
** 2017 IKF Kempo European Championships -60 kg/132 lb Full-Kempo Gold Medalist
* United World Sport Kempo Federation
** 2017 UWSKF European Open Championship Gold Medalist

### Kickboxing

* World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
** 2012 WAKO Kickboxing World Cup Gold Medalist

### Karate

* Romanian Federation of Contact Martial Arts
** 2013 FRAMC Romania Budokai National Championship Sei-Budokai Gold Medalist

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 24 matches | 15 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 4 | 5 |
| By decision | 5 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 15–9 | Molly McCann | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | February 3, 2024 | 1 | 4:59 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 15–8 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green | October 7, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–7 | Maria Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 289 | June 10, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Loss | 14–7 | Gloria de Paula | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill | February 19, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–6 | Hannah Goldy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw | July 24, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Strawweight debut. |
| Loss | 13–6 | Liana Jojua | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige | July 16, 2020 | 1 | 2:47 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Molly McCann | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman | October 18, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Belbiţă was deducted one point in round 2 due to grabbing the cage. |
| Win | 13–4 | Ana Maria Pal | Submission (armbar) | Real Xtreme Fighting 34 | May 13, 2019 | 2 | 3:26 | Brașov, Romania | |
| Win | 12–4 | Milena Bojiç | TKO (punches) | Real Xtreme Fighting 33 | December 10, 2018 | 1 | 0:17 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Win | 11–4 | Ana Maria Pal | Submission (armbar) | Real Xtreme Fighting 30 | August 20, 2018 | 2 | 1:35 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Win | 10–4 | Cristina Netza | TKO (punches) | Real Xtreme Fighting 29 | December 18, 2017 | 3 | 0:49 | Brașov, Romania | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Iony Razafiarison | Submission (guillotine choke) | Superior FC 18 | September 16, 2017 | 2 | 1:21 | Ludwigshafen, Germany | For the Superior FC Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–3 | Morgane Manfredi | Decision (majority) | Real Xtreme Fighting 27 | July 29, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | |
| Loss | 8–3 | Ariane Lipski | Submission (armbar) | KSW 39 | May 27, 2017 | 1 | 4:52 | Warsaw, Poland | For the inaugural KSW Women's Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–2 | Katarzyna Lubońska | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 36 | October 1, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Zielona Góra, Poland | Return to Flyweight. |
| Win | 7–2 | Virág Furó | TKO (elbows) | Real Xtreme Fighting 23 | June 6, 2016 | 1 | 2:08 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Win | 6–2 | Paulina Borkowska | TKO (head kick and punches) | Real Xtreme Fighting 22 | March 21, 2016 | 1 | 4:00 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Eeva Siiskonen | Decision (split) | Lappeenranta Fight Night 14 | November 28, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Cristina Stanciu | Submission (armbar) | Real Xtreme Fighting 18 | June 15, 2015 | 1 | 2:41 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | For RXF Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Renáta Cseh-Lantos | Decision (unanimous) | Real Xtreme Fighting 17 | March 16, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Craiova, Romania | Return to Bantamweight. |
| Win | 4–0 | Roxana Crișan | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Fighting Tournament 3 | November 7, 2014 | 1 | N/A | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Flyweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Alice Ardelean | Submission (armbar) | Real Xtreme Fighting 14 | November 3, 2014 | 2 | 3:05 | Sibiu, Romania | |
| Win | 2–0 | Roxana Dinescu | Submission (armbar) | Real Xtreme Fighting 12 | August 4, 2014 | 2 | 4:12 | Mamaia, Romania | |
| Win | 1–0 | Roxana Crișan | TKO (punches) | Real Xtreme Fighting 10 | April 5, 2014 | 1 | 1:22 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania | Bantamweight debut. |