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Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar

“Problem Child”

Source: ufc.com

Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar is a Brazil-born black-belt jiu-jitsu world champion and UFC fighter who competed for GF Team and Alliance.

Biography

Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar is a Brazil-born black-belt jiu-jitsu competitor and UFC fighter who won gi and no-gi world titles while representing GF Team and Alliance at different stages. Her competition record is drawn chiefly from the IBJJF's published results. For GF Team, she won the featherweight divisions at the 2014 American Nationals and No-Gi Worlds as a purple belt. At brown belt, she placed third at the 2015 No-Gi Worlds, took featherweight silver and open-class bronze at the 2016 Pan championship, and won light featherweight at the 2016 gi Worlds. Later that year she won the black-belt featherweight division at the No-Gi Worlds for Alliance. The two 2016 world titles were at different belts and in different formats. Competing for Alliance at black belt, Alencar won light featherweight at the 2017 Pan and gi Worlds. At the No-Gi Worlds that year, she won featherweight and took bronze in the open class. She was runner-up in light featherweight at both the 2018 Pan and gi Worlds. In 2019 she won featherweight and the open class at the European No-Gi championship, then another featherweight No-Gi world title. She took light-featherweight silver at the 2020 European gi championship. Alencar won the 2021 No-Gi Worlds featherweight division for American Combat Gym. In a 2021 interview, she said she had prepared for mixed martial arts for almost two years and that meeting coach Charles McCarthy helped her decide to switch sports. She later recalled moving from California to Florida while traveling to compete and teach jiu-jitsu seminars. Her September 2023 UFC Contender Series bout ended in a draw. She won the 2024 Pan No-Gi featherweight division for Temple Jiu-Jitsu. At UFC BJJ 1 in 2025, she lost a grappling match by unanimous decision. As of October 2026, the UFC lists her as a women's strawweight fighter under the name Talita Alencar, with Team Reis & M80 Wrestling as her MMA gym.

Sources for this profile

  • IBJJF, American National championship official results (2014)(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2014 American National IBJJF championship, Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar won the adult women's purple-belt featherweight division for GF Team.

      Where in the source: American National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014 > FEMALE / ADULT / PURPLE / FEATHER (125.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, GF Team; 2 Viviana Eva Vélez, Carlson Gracie Team

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  • IBJJF, World No-Gi championship official results (2014)(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar won the adult women's purple-belt featherweight division at the 2014 World No-Gi IBJJF championship, representing GF Team.

      Where in the source: World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2014 > FEMALE / ADULT / PURPLE / FEATHER (125.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, GF Team; 2 Judith Joan Marie Gomes, Fabio Prado BJJ

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  • IBJJF, World No-Gi championship official results (2015)(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar placed third for GF Team in the adult women's brown-belt featherweight division at the 2015 World No-Gi IBJJF championship.

      Where in the source: World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2015 > FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / FEATHER (125.00LB): 1 Danielle Renee Alvarez; 2 Heather H. Raftery; 3 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, GF Team; 3 Viviana Eva Vélez

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  • IBJJF, Pan championship official results (2016)(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2016 Pan IBJJF championship she took silver in the adult women's brown-belt featherweight division and bronze in the brown-belt open class, for GF Team.

      Where in the source: Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016 > FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / FEATHER: 2 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, GF Team; BROWN / OPEN CLASS: 3 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, GF Team

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  • IBJJF, World championship official results (2016)(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar won the adult women's brown-belt light-featherweight division at the 2016 World IBJJF championship for GF Team.

      Where in the source: World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016 > FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / LIGHT FEATHER (114.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, GF Team; 2 Thamires Diógenes de Aquino, GF Team

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  • IBJJF, World No-Gi championship official results (2016)(opens in a new tab)

    • Later in 2016, Alencar won the adult women's black-belt featherweight division at the World No-Gi IBJJF championship, this time representing Alliance.

      Where in the source: World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2016 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (125.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance; 2 Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin

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  • IBJJF, Pan championship official results (2017)(opens in a new tab)

    • In 2017 she won the adult women's black-belt light-featherweight division at the Pan IBJJF championship for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / LIGHT FEATHER (118.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance; 2 Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan

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  • IBJJF, World championship official results (2017)(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar won the adult women's black-belt light-featherweight division at the 2017 World IBJJF championship, representing Alliance.

      Where in the source: World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / LIGHT FEATHER (118.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance; 2 Gezary Matuda Kubis Bandeira

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  • IBJJF, World No-Gi championship official results (2017)(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2017 World No-Gi IBJJF championship, Alencar won the adult women's black-belt featherweight division and placed third in the black-belt open class, for Alliance.

      Where in the source: World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2017 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER: 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance; BLACK / OPEN CLASS: 3 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance

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  • IBJJF, World championship official results (2018)(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar finished second for Alliance in the adult women's black-belt light-featherweight division at the 2018 World IBJJF championship.

      Where in the source: World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2018 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / LIGHT FEATHER (118.00LB): 1 Amanda Monteiro Canuto; 2 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance

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  • IBJJF, Pan championship official results (2018)(opens in a new tab)

    • She was runner-up in the adult women's black-belt light-featherweight division at the 2018 Pan IBJJF championship, representing Alliance.

      Where in the source: Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2018 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / LIGHT FEATHER (118.00LB): 1 Gezary Matuda Kubis Bandeira; 2 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance

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  • IBJJF, World No-Gi championship official results (2019)(opens in a new tab)

    • She won the adult women's black-belt featherweight division at the 2019 World No-Gi IBJJF championship for Alliance.

      Where in the source: World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2019 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (125.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance; 2 Heather H. Raftery

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  • IBJJF, European No-Gi championship official results (2019)(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2019 European IBJJF No-Gi championship, Alencar won both the adult women's black-belt featherweight division and the black-belt open class for Alliance.

      Where in the source: European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2019 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (56.50KG): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance; BLACK / OPEN CLASS: 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance

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  • IBJJF, European championship official results (2020)(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar took silver in the adult women's black-belt light-featherweight division at the 2020 European IBJJF championship for Alliance.

      Where in the source: European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2020 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / LIGHT FEATHER (53.50KG): 1 Ana Cristina Araujo Rodrigues; 2 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Alliance

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  • IBJJF, World No-Gi championship official results (2021)(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar won the adult women's black-belt featherweight division at the 2021 World No-Gi IBJJF championship, representing American Combat Gym.

      Where in the source: World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2021 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (125.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, American Combat Gym; 2 Gabrielle Mc Comb Lima

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  • IBJJF, Pan No-Gi championship official results (2024)(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar won the adult women's black-belt featherweight division at the 2024 Pan No-Gi IBJJF championship, representing Temple Jiu-Jitsu.

      Where in the source: Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2024 > FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (125.00LB): 1 Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar, Temple Jiu-Jitsu; 2 Amanda Monteiro Canuto

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  • Mike Heck, MMA Fighting interview, July 2, 2021(opens in a new tab)

    • Ahead of her 2021 professional MMA debut, Alencar said that she had prepared for the sport for almost two years and that meeting American Combat Gym coach Charles McCarthy helped her decide to make the switch from jiu-jitsu.

      Where in the source: Mike Heck, July 2, 2021 > paragraph beginning 'An American Combat Gym standout'; Alencar says 'I met Charles McCarthy' and 'almost two years ago'

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  • Walker Van Wey, UFC Fight Pass interview, April 7, 2022(opens in a new tab)

    • In a 2022 UFC Fight Pass interview, Alencar recalled moving from California to Florida while she was traveling to compete and teach jiu-jitsu seminars; she described looking for a supportive MMA training team.

      Where in the source: Walker Van Wey, Apr. 7, 2022 > Alencar's account beginning 'When I moved to Florida from California while competing and traveling the world doing seminars in jiu-jitsu'

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  • Nevada State Athletic Commission, official MMA show results, September 19, 2023(opens in a new tab)

    • Nevada's athletic commission records Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar by her full name in a September 19, 2023 UFC Contender Series bout against Stephanie Luciano, scored a draw.

      Where in the source: STATE OF NEVADA ATHLETIC COMMISSION > MIXED MARTIAL ARTS SHOW RESULTS > DATE: September 19th, 2023 > STEPHANIE 'JENNIFER' BRUNA LUCIANO vs ANA TALITA DE OLIVEIRA ALENCAR > Draw

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  • UFC, official Talita Alencar athlete roster (accessed October 8, 2026)(opens in a new tab)

    • The UFC currently lists Talita Alencar as an active women's strawweight fighter nicknamed 'Problem Child', with a professional MMA record of 8-1-1; it gives Carutapera, Brazil as her birthplace, grappler as her fighting style, and Team Reis & M80 Wrestling as her training gym.

      Where in the source: Talita Alencar athlete page > header 'PROBLEM CHILD', 'Women's Strawweight Division', '8-1-1 (W-L-D)'; INFO / FIGHTER FACTS > STATUS ACTIVE, PLACE OF BIRTH CARUTAPERA, BRAZIL, TRAINS AT TEAM REIS & M80 WRESTLING, FIGHTING STYLE GRAPPLER

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  • UFC, official UFC BJJ 1 results, June 25, 2025(opens in a new tab)

    • Alencar competed in UFC BJJ 1 on June 25, 2025, where Cassia Moura defeated her by unanimous decision in a 125-pound grappling match.

      Where in the source: UFC BJJ 1 results > '125 pounds – Cassia Moura defeats Talita Alencar via unanimous decision'; photo caption dates the event June 25, 2025

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