Julija Stoliarenko

Julija Stoliarenko (born 8 April 1993) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist, submission grappler, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete and former Lethwei fighter. 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 competed 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.

Lethwei career

On June 16, 2017, Stoliarenko made her Lethwei debut at 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 career

The Ultimate Fighter

In 2018, Julija Stoliarenko was a contestant on . 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.

Stoliarenko faced Luana Carolina on February 3, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 235. At the weigh-ins, Luana Carolina weighed in at 128 pounds, two pounds over the women's flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout proceeded at catchweight with Carolina forfeiting an undisclosed percentage of her purse, which went to Stoliarenko. She lost the fight via technical knockout in the third round.

Stoliarenko faced Gabriella Fernandes on August 9, 2025 at UFC on ESPN 72. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.

On August 19, 2025, it was reported that Stoliarenko was removed from the UFC roster.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu & submission grappling career

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.

Competing at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour 2017Ã¢ÂÂ2018 Ã¢ÂÂ Tokyo in the Ã¢ÂÂ70ÃÂ kg Purple division, she won silver after defeating Miyu Omani via submission. In 2018 Stoliarenko won the European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the medium heavy purple belt division. Promoted to brown belt, she won bronze at the 2018 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship. In 2019 she won a silver medal at the ADCC Submission Fighting European Championship, the same year she won silver at the World Championship in medium heavy and bronze in open class.

She was promoted to BJJ black belt on 13 November 2021. In 2022 Stoliarenko took part in the 2nd ADCC European Trial organised in LuboÃÂ, Poland in the +60ÃÂ kg category, she was defeated by Norwegian Ane Svendsen by points 6x0 in the quarter-finals. In 2022 she failed to win any medals at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour 2022 in London after finishing fourth of the Ã¢ÂÂ70ÃÂ kg division.

In 2023 she won the Masters 1 European IBJJF Open Championship in the middleweight division, also winning silver in the openweight.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Performance of the Night (One time)
Invicta Fighting Championships
Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship (One time)
Celtic Gladiator
CG Bantamweight Champion (One time)

Lethwei

International Lethwei Federation Japan
ILFJ Women's Featherweight World Championship (Two times)

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission grappling

IBJJF European Open Champion (2018 purple)
IBJJF Master 1 European Champion (2023 black)
2nd place ADCC Submission Fighting European Championship (2019)
2nd place IBJJF World Jiu-jitsu Championship (2019 brown)
2nd place IBJJF Master 1 European Champion (2023 black)
2nd place European IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship (2015 blue)
2nd place Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour 2017Ã¢ÂÂ2018 Ã¢ÂÂ Tokyo (2017 purple)
3rd place IBJJF World Jiu-jitsu Championship (2018 / 2019 brown)
3rd place European IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship (2018 purple)
3rd place European IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship (2015 blue)

Mixed martial arts record

Lethwei record

|- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2019-10-02|| Win ||align=left| Yuiga || Lethwei in Japan 14: Mysterious Tenmei || Tokyo, Japan || TKO || 1 || 0:36 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-11-15|| Win ||align=left| Vero Nika || Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2017 || Tokyo, Japan || TKO || 2 || 0:45 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-06-16|| Win ||align=left| Su Hlaing Oo || || Tokyo, Japan || KO || 2 || 1:32 |- | colspan=9 | Legend: