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Miesha Tate

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Miesha "Takedown" Tate
  • Name: Miesha Tate
  • Professional MMA Record: 12-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
  • Nickname: Takedown
  • Current Streak: 1 Loss
  • Age: 25 | Date of Birth: 1986.08.18
  • Last Fight: March 03, 2012 in Strikeforce
  • Weight Class: Bantamweight | Last Weigh-In: 134.5 lbs
  • Career Disclosed Earnings: $43,500 USD
  • Height: 5'6" (168cm) | Reach: 66.5" (169cm)
  • Gym/Affiliation: Victory Athletics
  • Born: Tacoma, Washington, United States
  • Fighter Pages: Sherdog  |  Wikipedia  |  The UG
  • Fighting out of: Olympia, Washington
  • Personal Pages: Twitter  |  Facebook
Consensus Rank   #2 Current Best Pound For Pound Female MMA Fighter
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Miesha Tate MMA Fight Record

Professional Results Opponent Event Date
Loss | Submission | Armlock
4:27 Round 1 of 5
Ronda Rousey
Ref: Mark Matheny
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey
Main Event | Title Defense | Bantamweight | 135
2012.03.03
Odds: +260 Moderate Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $19,000 Base | Weigh-In: 134.5 lbs
#71 Greatest Fight of All Time
#36 Greatest Submission of All Time
#7 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2012
#5 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2012
Win | Submission | Choke
3:03 Round 4 of 5, 18:03 Total
Marloes Coenen
Ref: John McCarthy
Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson
Co-Main Event | Title Challenge | Bantamweight | 135
2011.07.30
Odds: -125 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 135.0 lbs
#27 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2011
Cancelled Bout Marloes Coenen Strikeforce - Reason: Tate Knee Injury 2011.03.05
Win | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 6:00 Total
Maiju Kujala
Ref: Ron Mation
Strikeforce Challengers 10: Riggs vs. Taylor
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 135 lbs
2010.08.14
Odds: -600 Huge Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $8,000 ($4K Base, $4K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 134.2 lbs
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 9:00 Total
Hitomi Akano
Ref: Neil Sarembock
Strikeforce Challengers 10: Riggs vs. Taylor
Co-Main Event | Tournament Finals | 135 lbs
2010.08.14
Disclosed Pay: $10,000 ($5K Base, $5K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 134.2 lbs
Win | Submission | Armlock
4:09 Round 2 of 3, 9:09 Total
Zoila Gurgel
Ref: John McCarthy
Strikeforce Challengers 7: Johnson vs Mahe
Main Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs
2010.03.27
Odds: -168 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $5,000 ($3K Base, $2K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 136.0 lbs
Win | Submission | Armlock Valerie Coolbaugh FCF 2010.01.16
Win | KO/TKO | Kick Sarah Oriza CS 2009.10.03
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 9:00 Total
Sarah Kaufman
Strikeforce Challengers 1: Aina vs. Evangelista
Main Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs
2009.05.16
Odds: +415 Heavy Underdog | Weigh-In: 135.4 lbs
Win | Submission | Choke Lizbeth Carreiro FCF 2009.04.04
Win | Submission | Choke Dora Baptiste Atlas Fights 2009.02.21
Win | KO/TKO | Punches Jessica Bednark FCF 2009.01.31
Win | KO/TKO | Punches Jamie Lynn Welsh CS 2008.11.29
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 13:00 Total
Elaina Maxwell
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs
2008.06.27
Odds: +314 Moderate Underdog Upset Victory | Disclosed Pay: $1,500 ($1K Base, $500 Bonus) | Weigh-In: 145.0 lbs
Win | Decision Jan Finney HOOKnSHOOT 2007.11.24
Loss | KO/TKO | Kick Kaitlin Young HOOKnSHOOT 2007.11.24

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  • Bloody Elbow

    Strikeforce Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is the current 'It Girl' of Women's MMA, combining her ability to collect arms with that of a savvy social media and publicity presence. With Gina Carano missing in action, the attractive American Olympic Judo Bronze medalist has effortlessly taken the reigns and become the new face of her sport. Her domination of all opponents, including former cham...

  • Yahoo Cagewriter

    Strikeforce bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has made quite a name for herself. She won the belt from Miesha Tate in March, and since then has appeared on "The Ultimate Fighter," in magazines and at UFC and Strikeforce shows. As she became famous, someone from her past suddenly reappeared. On Instagram, Rousey shared how an old beau contacted her out of the blue and how she responded.

    Let this...

  • MMA Mania

    "She's like 'Oh, I already had a practice and ran sprints this morning. Ronda, enjoy that belt while you can.' So I was like alright, cool, you wanna play Twitter, bitch? I'm good at this game, I just got a creativity award. BJPenn.com put out Miesha talking about how everything on earth was torn off in her elbow and somebody put with that, 'Don't F- with Ronda Rousey!' So I linked to that and ...

  • Cage Potato

    (Unfortunately, there is still no word on the mysterious disappearance of Heidi Androl. Sad.)   

    It looks like the speculations that arose in the aftermath of Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Tate had some truth behind it, because it has been reported that newly crowned Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will defend her title against inaugural bantamweight champ Sarah Kaufman. Thoug...

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