Bec Rawlings | |
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Born | Rebecca Rawlings 11 February 1989 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
Other names | Rowdy, Bec |
Residence | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Weight | 117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st) |
Division | Strawweight |
Style | Striking |
Fighting out of | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Team | Impact MMA (Aus) |
Years active | 2011–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 13 |
Wins | 7 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 2 |
By decision | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Rebecca "Bec" Rawlings (legally known as Rebecca "Bec" Hyatt; born 11 February 1989) is an Australian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the strawweight division. She is currently ranked as a contender strawweight (106-116 lb) fighter according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.
Known for her aggressive fighting style, unique look and quirky personality, Rawlings began her mixed martial arts journey in Launceston, Tasmania in 2010 before relocating to Brisbane, Australia to further her opportunities and experience in early 2011. A mere ten months after giving birth to her second son, Enson, Rawlings made her professional MMA debut on 15 October 2011 at BRACE 12 in Hobart, Tasmania. Rawlings fought at bantamweight in her debut against Rhiannon Thompson. In what was declared "fight of the night" by the promotion, Rawlings lost her debut fight by way of a highlight reel head kick knockout.
Bouncing back and publicly rallying within the Australian MMA circuit for more fight opportunities at her suited weight class, Rawlings secured consecutive submission victories over Sarah Morrison (at BRACE 14) and Daniela Marjanovic (at Australian Fighting Championship 3). Two more victories over Rachel Sheridan and Christina Tatnell propelled Rawlings to a four-fight winning streak in 2012. This streak, coupled with a noticeable lack of legitimate Australian opponents for Rawlings, caught North America's Invicta Fighting Championships' attention in late 2012.
In November 2012, Rawlings signed a three-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships, which is regarded as the premier all-women's promotion in the world, to compete in their strawweight division. She was originally scheduled to fight Joanne Calderwood on the undercard of Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Gadelha on 5 January 2013, but an injury to Cláudia Gadelha resulted in Hyatt being pushed up to a Invicta FC Strawweight Championship fight in the main event against Carla Esparza. Hyatt lost the fight via unanimous decision.