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Women's Flyweight · “Girlrilla”

Liz Carmouche

26-8-0 UFC 5-5-0
Hard To Hit Defensive Striker
5'6"Height
66"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
20.0%Finish rate
14:22Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 14.1 of 100 Accuracy — Strong, rated 84.9 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 93.1 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 82.1 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 72.6 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 65.3 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 60.2 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 77.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Strong 93
  2. Accuracy Strong 85
  3. Durability Above avg 82
  4. Control Above avg 78
  5. Wrestling Above avg 73
  6. TD Defense Average 65
  7. Grappling Average 60
  8. Striking Weak 14
Hard To Hit opponents land only 35% of what they throw
Defensive Striker strong striking d — rates 93 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.18
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.1
Striking accuracy53.0%
Striking defense64.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.61
Takedown accuracy61.0%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.42
Control time29.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
November 6, 2013 vs Alexis Davis — 2.87/min (L) Nov '13 April 19, 2014 vs Miesha Tate — 1.2/min (L) Apr '14 April 4, 2015 vs Lauren Murphy — 2.53/min (W) Apr '15 November 12, 2016 vs Katlyn Cerminara — 1.8/min (W) Nov '16 December 9, 2017 vs Alexis Davis — 3.27/min (L) Dec '17 July 14, 2018 vs Jennifer Maia — 3.53/min (W) Jul '18 February 23, 2019 vs Lucie Pudilova — 0.93/min (W) Feb '19 August 10, 2019 vs Valentina Shevchenko — 0.72/min (L) Aug '19

Fight history

10 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Valentina Shevchenko 17-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · August 10, 2019
18/76Sig. strikes
42/115Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Lucie Pudilova 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · February 23, 2019
14/29Sig. strikes
33/105Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
5:59Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Jennifer Maia 15-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · July 14, 2018
53/78Sig. strikes
42/104Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
5:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alexis Davis 18-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · December 9, 2017
49/71Sig. strikes
23/63Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
6:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Katlyn Cerminara 8-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · November 12, 2016
27/64Sig. strikes
22/115Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
7:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Lauren Murphy 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · April 4, 2015
38/66Sig. strikes
46/102Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Miesha Tate 11-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · April 19, 2014
18/34Sig. strikes
27/57Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
6:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alexis Davis 14-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · November 6, 2013
43/85Sig. strikes
50/171Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jessica Andrade 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:57 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga · July 27, 2013
50/83Sig. strikes
10/15Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
7:53Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Ronda Rousey 6-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 4:49 — UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · February 23, 2013
4/6Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:52Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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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)
26-8-0Pro record
Team Hurricane AwesomeGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 7
Decision 8
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 2
Decision 6
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 10
Bellator 7
PFL 6
Strikeforce Challengers 3
Invicta FC 2
PFL San Diego 1
Strikeforce 1
C3 Fights 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 34 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Viviane Araújo Submission (guillotine choke) PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev
June 27, 2026
 PFL San Diego 2 2:07
W Jena Bishop KO (punches) PFL 9 (2025)
August 15, 2025
 PFL 3 2:56
W Elora Dana Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 (2025)
June 20, 2025
 PFL 3 —
W Ilara Joanne TKO (punches) PFL 2 (2025)
April 11, 2025
 PFL 1 2:25
L Taila Santos Decision (unanimous) PFL 7 (2024)
August 2, 2024
 PFL 3 5:00
W Kana Watanabe Submission (armbar) PFL 4 (2024)
June 13, 2024
 PFL 3 4:52
W Juliana Velasquez Decision (unanimous) PFL 1 (2024)
April 4, 2024
 PFL 3 5:00
W Ilima-Lei Macfarlane TKO (leg kick) Bellator 300
October 7, 2023
 Bellator 5 0:17
W DeAnna Bennett Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 294
April 21, 2023
 Bellator 4 4:29
W Juliana Velasquez Submission (armbar) Bellator 289
December 9, 2022
 Bellator 2 4:24
W Juliana Velasquez TKO (elbows) Bellator 278
April 22, 2022
 Bellator 4 4:47
W Kana Watanabe TKO (punches) Bellator 261
June 25, 2021
 Bellator 1 0:35
W Vanessa Porto Decision (unanimous) Bellator 256
April 9, 2021
 Bellator 3 5:00
W DeAnna Bennett Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 246
September 12, 2020
 Bellator 3 3:17
L Valentina Shevchenko Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
August 10, 2019
 UFC 5 5:00
W Lucie Pudilová Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
February 23, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jennifer Maia Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
July 14, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Alexis Davis Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
December 9, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Katlyn Chookagian Decision (split) UFC 205
November 12, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Lauren Murphy Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas
April 4, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Miesha Tate Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne
April 19, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Alexis Davis Decision (unanimous) UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
November 6, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jéssica Andrade TKO (punches and elbows) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
July 27, 2013
 UFC 2 3:57
L Ronda Rousey Submission (armbar) UFC 157
February 23, 2013
 UFC 1 4:49
W Kaitlin Young Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 2
July 28, 2012
 Invicta FC 2 3:34
W Ashleigh Curry TKO (punches) Invicta FC 1
April 28, 2012
 Invicta FC 1 1:58
L Sarah Kaufman Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling 3
July 22, 2011
 Strikeforce Challengers 3 5:00
L Marloes Coenen Submission (triangle choke) Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson
March 5, 2011
 Strikeforce 4 1:29
W Jan Finney TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro
November 19, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 3 1:30
W Valentina Shevchenko TKO (doctor stoppage) C3 Fights: Red River Rivalry
September 30, 2010
 C3 Fights 2 3:00
W Colleen Schneider Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor
August 13, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 2 3:00
W Margarita de la Cruz Ramirez TKO (doctor stoppage) UWC Mexico 7
June 26, 2010
 UWC Mexico 2 5:00
W Aleena Albertson Submission (armbar) Native FC 5
May 29, 2010
 Native FC 2 0:48
W Trudie Ginn TKO (body kick) Independent Event
March 13, 2010
 Independent Event 1 2:59

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

Division context

vs. 55 qualified Women's Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.2 avg 4.1
Strikes absorbed /min 2.1 avg 3.8
Striking accuracy 53.0% avg 44.2%
Striking defense 64.9% avg 56.0%
Takedowns /15 min 2.6 avg 1.3
Takedown accuracy 61.0% avg 41.6%
Takedown defense 66.7% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.5
Control time 29.7% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 20.0% avg 39.1%