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Women's Bantamweight

Kayla Harrison

19-1-0 UFC 3-0-0
Smothering Control Precision Striker
5'8"Height
66"Reach
SouthpawStance
36Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
10:34Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 46.4 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 61.1 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 61.1 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 61.1 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 61.1 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 61.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Average 61
  2. Striking D Average 61
  3. Durability Average 61
  4. Wrestling Average 61
  5. Control Average 61
  6. TD Defense Average 55
  7. Striking Average 46
  8. Grappling Average 45

Built on 31 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 59% of every fight spent in control position
Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.29
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.1
Striking accuracy62.1%
Striking defense66.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.84
Takedown accuracy37.5%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.95
Control time59.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
April 13, 2024 vs Holly Holm — 7.52/min (W) Apr '24 October 5, 2024 vs Ketlen Vieira — 3.67/min (W) Oct '24 June 7, 2025 vs Julianna Pena — 3.03/min (W) Jun '25

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Julianna Pena 12-5 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 4:55 — UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · June 7, 2025
30/54Sig. strikes
9/30Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
6:05Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ketlen Vieira 14-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · October 5, 2024
55/94Sig. strikes
24/61Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
7:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Holly Holm 15-6 walk-in Submission · R2 1:47 — UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · April 13, 2024
51/71Sig. strikes
2/12Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
4:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
19-1-0Pro record
American Top Team (2018–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 8
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

PFL 16
UFC 3
Invicta FC 1
Full career — 20 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Julianna Peña Submission (kimura) UFC 316
June 7, 2025
UFC 2 4:55
W Ketlen Vieira Decision (unanimous) UFC 307
October 5, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
W Holly Holm Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 300
April 13, 2024
UFC 2 1:47
W Aspen Ladd Decision (unanimous) PFL 10 (2023)
November 24, 2023
PFL 3 5:00
L Larissa Pacheco Decision (unanimous) PFL 10 (2022)
November 25, 2022
PFL 5 5:00
W Martina Jindrová Submission (arm-triangle choke) PFL 9 (2022)
August 20, 2022
PFL 1 3:17
W Kaitlin Young TKO (punches) PFL 6 (2022)
July 1, 2022
PFL 1 2:35
W Marina Mokhnatkina Decision (unanimous) PFL 3 (2022)
May 6, 2022
PFL 3 5:00
W Taylor Guardado Submission (armbar) PFL 10 (2021)
October 27, 2021
PFL 2 4:00
W Genah Fabian TKO (punches) PFL 8 (2021)
August 19, 2021
PFL 1 4:01
W Cindy Dandois Submission (armbar) PFL 6 (2021)
June 25, 2021
PFL 1 4:44
W Mariana Morais TKO (punches) PFL 3 (2021)
May 6, 2021
PFL 1 1:23
W Courtney King TKO (punches) Invicta FC 43
November 20, 2020
Invicta FC 2 4:48
W Larissa Pacheco Decision (unanimous) PFL 10 (2019)
December 31, 2019
PFL 5 5:00
W Bobbi Jo Dalziel Submission (armbar) PFL 7 (2019)
October 11, 2019
PFL 1 3:32
W Morgan Frier Submission (keylock) PFL 4 (2019)
July 11, 2019
PFL 1 3:35
W Larissa Pacheco Decision (unanimous) PFL 1 (2019)
May 9, 2019
PFL 3 5:00
W Moriel Charneski TKO (punches) PFL 11 (2018)
December 31, 2018
PFL 1 3:39
W Jozette Cotton TKO (punches) PFL 6 (2018)
August 16, 2018
PFL 3 1:24
W Brittney Elkin Submission (armbar) PFL 2 (2018)
June 21, 2018
PFL 1 3:18

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kayla Harrison) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 38 qualified Women's Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.3 avg 3.8
Strikes absorbed /min 1.1 avg 3.8
Striking accuracy 62.1% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 66.0% avg 54.0%
Takedowns /15 min 2.8 avg 1.1
Takedown accuracy 37.5% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.9 avg 0.4
Control time 59.4% avg 23.0%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 40.8%