Miesha Tate “Cupcake”

Team	Victory Athletics
Age	38
Gender	Female
Height	5' 6"
Weight Class	Bantamweight
Out of	Olympia, WA, WA
Born	Tacoma, WA

Out of	Olympia, WA, WA
Born	Tacoma, WA

Miesha Tate is a professional female mixed martial artist. She has fought in Strikeforce and has competed in the FILA Grappling Championsips. Tate became the Freestyle Cage Fighting Woman's 135lbs Champion on April 4, 2009.

Professional Career Statistics


Pro Record	20-9-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	16 years
Rounds Fought	65.8
Avg. Fights/Year	1.8
Longest Layoff	4 years, 8 months, 5 days
Quickest Turnaround	3 weeks

Record BreakDown

-	KO/TKO	SUB	DEC
Wins	4	8	8
Losses	2	3	4


Finish Rate	60.0%
Finished Rate	55.6%
Win by Decision Rate	40.0%
Loss by Decision Rate	44.4%
Win by KO Rate	20.0%
Loss by KO Rate	22.2%
Win by SUB Rate	40.0%
Loss by SUB Rate	33.3%

Win Method

Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits


Fastest Win	01:22
Fastest KO	01:22
Fastest SUB	01:48


Ave. Rounds (Ws)	2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws)	11:20
Ave. Rounds (Ls)	2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls)	11:20

Finish Rounds

Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

	Date		Opponent	Weightclass	Method	Round	Time
	12/02/2023	W (19-9-0)	Julia Avila (9-2-0)	BW (135.5 vs. 135.5)	Submission UFC FN 147 ON ESPN: DARIUSH vs TSARUKYAN	3	01:15
	07/16/2022	L (19-8-0)	Lauren Murphy (15-5-0)	FLY (125.8 vs. 125.2)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC FN 107 ON ESPN: ORTEGA vs RODRIGUEZ	3	05:00
	11/20/2021	L (19-7-0)	Ketlen Vieira (11-2-0)	BW (135.5 vs. 136.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC FN 88 ON ESPN: VIEIRA vs TATE	5	05:00
	07/17/2021	W (18-7-0)	Marion Reneau (9-7-1)	BW (135.0 vs. 136.0)	TKO/RSC UFC FN 76 ON ESPN: MAKHACHEV vs MOISES	3	01:53
	11/12/2016	L (18-6-0)	Raquel Pennington (8-5-0)	BW (135.6 vs. 135.8)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 205: Alvarez vs. Mcgregor	3	05:00
	07/09/2016	L (18-5-0)	Amanda Nunes (12-4-0)	BW (134.5 vs. 135.0)	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 200	1	03:16
	03/05/2016	W (17-5-0)	Holly Holm (10-0-0)	BW (135.0 vs. 134.5)	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz	5	03:30
	07/25/2015	W (16-5-0)	Jessica Eye (11-2-0)	BW (135.5 vs. 136.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC on FOX 16: Dillashaw vs Barao	3	05:00
	01/31/2015	W (15-5-0)	Sara McMann (8-1-0)	BW (135.5 vs. 135.5)	Decision (Majority Decision) UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz	3	05:00
	09/20/2014	W (14-5-0)	Rin Nakai (16-0-1)	BW (135.0 vs. 135.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC Fight Night Tokyo: Hunt vs Nelson	3	05:00
	04/19/2014	W (13-5-0)	Liz Carmouche (7-4-0)	BW (135.5 vs. 135.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne	3	05:00
	12/28/2013	L (13-4-0)	Ronda Rousey (7-0-0)	BW (135.0 vs. 135.0)	Submission (Arm Bar) UFC 168	3	00:58
	04/13/2013	L (13-3-0)	Cat Zingano (7-0-0)	BW (135.5 vs. 136.0)	TKO/RSC The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale: Faber vs. Jorgensen	3	02:55
	08/18/2012	W (12-3-0)	Julie Kedzie (13-10-0)	BW (136.0 vs. 135.0)	Submission (Arm Bar) Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman	3	03:28
	03/03/2012	L (12-2-0)	Ronda Rousey (4-0-0)	BW (134.5 vs. 134.5)	Submission (Arm Bar) Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey	1	04:27
	07/30/2011	W (11-2-0)	Marloes Coenen (17-4-0)	BW (135.0 vs. 135.0)	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson	4	03:03
	08/13/2010	W (9-2-0)	Hitomi Hiraiwa (14-6-0)	BW (134.2 vs. 135.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce MMA - RITC 8/13/10	3	05:00
	08/13/2010	W (9-2-0)	Maiju Suotama (4-0-0)	BW (134.2 vs. 134.4)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce MMA - RITC 8/13/10	3	05:00
	03/26/2010	W (8-2-0)	Zoila Frausto Gurgel (5-0-0)		Submission (Arm Bar) Strikeforce Challengers	2	04:09
	01/16/2010	W (7-2-0)	Valerie Coolbaugh (4-3-0)	BW (133.0 vs. 132.0)	Submission FCF - Freestyle Cage Fighting 38	1	04:45
	10/03/2009	W (6-2-0)	Sarah Oriza (1-4-0)	FTW (139.0 vs. 138.0)	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) CageSport MMA	2	00:08
	05/15/2009	L (6-1-0)	Sarah Kaufman (8-0-0)		Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce: Challengers	3	05:00
	04/04/2009	W (5-1-0)	Lizbeth Carreiro (2-4-0)	BW (136.0 vs. 136.0)	Submission (Choke) Freestyle Cage Fighting 4/4/09	3	02:48
NSF	02/21/2009	W (4-1-0)	Dora Baptiste (0-0-0)		Submission (Triangle Choke) Atlas Fights - USA vs. Brazil	1	01:48
	01/31/2009	W (3-1-0)	Jessica Bednark (3-1-0)	BW (135.0 vs. 135.0)	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage) Firelake Grand	1	01:22
	11/29/2008	W (2-1-0)	Jaime Welsh (0-1-0)	BW (135.5 vs. 131.0)	TKO/RSC Cage Sport MMA	1	02:21
	06/27/2008	W (1-1-0)	Elaina Maxwell (2-2-0)	FTW (145.0 vs. 146.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce	3	03:00
NSF	11/24/2007	W (0-0-0)	Jan Finney (3-4-0)		Decision Hook N Shoot: Bodog Fight	3	04:12
NSF	11/24/2007	L (0-0-0)	Kaitlin Young (1-0-0)		KO Hook N Shoot: Bodog Fight	1	00:30

* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics


Amateur Record	1-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	6 months, 19 days
Rounds Fought	4.5
Avg. Fights/Year	4.0
Longest Layoff	6 months, 19 days
Quickest Turnaround	6 months, 19 days