• UFC Fight Night(11/1/25) Ardelean won a three round unanimous decision over Montserrat Conejo Ruiz
• UFC on ESPN(5/31/25) Ardelean won a three round unanimous decision over Rayanne dos Santos
• UFC Fight Night(10/19/24) Ardelean lost a three round unanimous decision to Melissa Martinez
• UFC 304(7/27/24) Ardelean lost a three round split decision to Shauna Bannon
BIO
FIGHTS
STATS
UFC HISTORY & CAREER
IMPORTANT FACTS
Pro since 2012
Four wins by KO, four by submission (2 RNC, 2 armbar)
Five first-round finishes, one second-round finish, two third-round finishes
Has won seven of her last nine
Only female fighter from Romania in the UFC (1 of 4 active Romanians)
Has faced UFC vets Zhang Weili, Cristina Stanciu and Diana Belbita
Has fought at strawweight, flyweight and bantamweight
Q & A
Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER:
I started MMA about 14 years ago with a group of friends because at that time I was a gamer, and people online were bullying me for being a fat girl playing cs 1.6. Some of the threats became a bit serious to me when I decided I should start doing some combat sports just in case if some guy wants to come and starts to fight me.
Q: What professional titles have you held?
ANSWER:
I won my first MMA professional belt fighting against Ana Maria Pal at RXF Romania, at flyweight. My second pro belt was fighting against Jessica Mouneimne at EFC South Africa, at strawweight. My third one was against Dilia Suyapa in my hometown Satu Mare, on UFT Romania, at strawweight.
Q: Any accomplishments in amateur combat sports?
ANSWER:
I have never fought amateurs because when I started MMA in Romania, it was extremely rare to even get any type of fights. It was a case of “Do you wanna fight?” and I always said yes for anything.
Q: Any belts/ ranks in striking disciplines?
ANSWER:
I was the AFSO K-1 Germany strawweight champion (20 May 2017) against Eva Schultz.
Q: What has been your toughest fight to date and why?
ANSWER:
My hardest fight by today was against Sylwya Juskiewich on Ladies Fight Night Poland, back in 2015. At that time, I was kind of a journeyman. I could say. I was pretty poor and I was accepting the fights for the money really & with the mentality of what do I have to lose anyway. So I was on a losing record without a professional team behind me, just a few sessions of cardio before and some striking. Zero grappling or wrestling. Just a “farmer” (This is how I like to describe myself).
Q: Who is your favorite fighter and why?
ANSWER:
I started MMA when I was watching Gina Carano and I was so impressed and obsessed with her. Like, how cool was that? Her striking, her body, her face...her skills. I was blown away and I said I wanna be like her and meet her one day. Then it was Nate Diaz, also; his skill and fighting style. I loved it and it always gave me the adrenaline, like I wanted to fight on the spot.
Q: Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?
ANSWER:
I finished college in my hometown. I studied Physical Education and Sport + 1 year of Anatomy.
Q: What was your job before you started fighting?
ANSWER:
Before I started fighting, I was in high school still, but shortly after I finished I was working at a hotel/gym reception part-time so I could also train. And during the years of me fighting I had different jobs to keep my fighting life still active, such as Security, Massage Therapist, Dog Grooming, Cleaner, Nanny, Ebay seller .... so on I believe I tried everything.
Q: Personal Life / Background:
ANSWER:
I'm the only athlete from my family. Nobody is into sport like that, but they always support me. I used to be pretty active when I was super young. I was spending my holidays in the village my grandma grew up in, and because we didn't have animals, I used to go to my neighbors to help them with stuff around the house such as feeding animals, going in the field and picking hay. Depending on the season, we were picking vegetables or fruits from trees....I was also being cheeky.. always climbing trees, swimming in the rivers....picking up stray dogs and bringing them home (this was the main reason why I was grounded a lot :) I really love animals.
WIN
Ardelean
Ardelean
VS
Viana
WIN
Ardelean
Ardelean
VS
WIN
Ardelean
Ardelean
VS
Santos
LOSS
Ardelean
Ardelean
VS
Martinez
LOSS
Ardelean
Ardelean
VS
Bannon
STRIKING ANALYSIS
STRIKING ACCURACY46%
STRIKING DEFENSE61%
LANDED/MIN
7.00
STRIKES PER MINUTEABSORBED/MIN
4.97
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTEGRAPPLING & WRESTLING
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY50%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE85%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
1.08
15 MIN AVERAGESUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.2
15 MIN AVERAGEGENERAL ANALYSIS
UFC RECORD
3 W - 2 L
ACTIVE STREAK
+3 Wins
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)0
Submission1
Decision2
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)0
Submission0
Decision2
FIGHTING STYLE
Striker
STANCE
Orthodox
UFC DEBUT
Jul. 27, 2024

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