As of 2018, her net worth is estimated $5 million. Regarding her personal life, she was married to MMA fighter Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos. Currently, she is engaged to Ray Elbe.
Cris Cyborg was born as Cristiane Justino Venâncio on 9 July 1985, in Curitiba, Brazil. Her star sign is Cancer. As per nationality, he is Brazilian and her ethnic background is unknown. She was raised alongside her sibling, Rafel Justino by their parents.
Cyborg was interested in the sports field since his early days and was a national-level team handball player in Brazil. Later she opts to set up her career in MMA and trained under Rudimar Fedrigo, Chute Box Academy trainers.
Chris Cyborg began her career at Chute Boxe Academy, where she gained a reputation as one of the toughest women in the academy. In 26th July 2008, she made her debut against Shayna Baszler during EliteXC: Unfinished Business. She won the match in the second round.
After competing for various MMA promotions around the globe, she went on to sign with the American MMA promotion, Ultimate Fighting Championships in March 2015.
Her debut match came against Blue belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Leslie Smith and won her very first match at the UFC. She later took on Tonya Evinger at the UFC 214-Cormier Vs Jones 2 for the vacant UFC Women's Featherweight Championship, on July 29,2017, and won via TKO at the third round of the bout.
Chris most famous match came against Holly Holm at the UFC 219 -Cyborg Vs Holm on December 30, 2017. She won the fight via a unanimous decision in the fifth round.
On 3rd March 2018, she defeated former Invicta bantamweight champion Yana Kunitskaya, at UFC 22 via TKO in round 1. However, Cyborg was defeated by Amanda Nunes UFC 232, on December 29, 2018, and Lost the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship. Her next fight is yet to announce.
The Brazilain MMA athlete, Chris Cyborg stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 65 kg. She has a reach of 68 inches which she uses to her maximum effect during her matches against her opponents.
Moving towards her love life, she was previously married to her husband, Evangelista Santos. The duo met during a training session at the Chute Boxe Academy in the early years of her career. They dated years before tying the knot in 2005.
However, the couple could not carry their relationship well and ended up divorcing in 2011. After divorce with her ex-husband, Cris Cyborg is in a relationship with boyfriend, Ray Elbe.
The couple is now engaged and she according to several sources and reports have decided to adopted a baby girl whose aged is 12 but the name has not been revealed.
Being one of the popular and most recognizable faces in the MMA arena today, it comes as a no surprise that she has earned a good deal of money from her professional career as a successful MMA career.
Presently, she is signed to UFC and her total UFC career earning is listed below the table.
Date |
Event |
Earnings |
May 14, 2016 |
UFC 198 |
$122,500 |
September 24, 2016 |
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg |
$132,500 |
July 29, 2017 |
UFC 214 |
$230,000 |
December 30, 2017 |
UFC 219 |
$590,000 |
March 3, 2018 |
UFC 222 |
$540,000 |
December 29, 2018 |
UFC 232 |
$500,000 |
Furthermore, her net worth combined with her assets is assumed to be around $5 million which is expected to grow as her career prospers to the next level.
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