Liz Carmouche
| Liz Carmouche | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 19, 1984 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
| Other names | Girl-Rilla |
| Residence | San Diego, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 66.0 in (168 cm) |
| Style | BJJ, Boxing, Kenpo, MCMAP, Judo, |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California, United States |
| Team | Team Hurricane Awesome |
| Trainer | Manolo Hernandez |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Yellow belt in Kenpo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Website | http://www.liz-carmouche.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Military career | |
| Born |
February 19, 1984 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
|
| Years of service | 2004 – 2009 |
Liz Carmouche (born February 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Carmouche currently competes for UFC in the women's bantamweight division.
Carmouche competed in the first ever women's MMA match in the UFC when she competed against Ronda Rousey for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship at UFC 157. Carmouche is the first openly lesbian fighter in the UFC and was praised by company president Dana White for coming out.
Carmouche is currently the #8-ranked 135-pound female MMA fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.
As of September 6, 2015, she is #10 in official UFC women's bantamweight rankings.
Carmouche was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and grew up on Okinawa. She is of Lebanese, Irish and Cajun descent. She currently resides in San Diego, California and trains at San Diego Combat Academy.
She went to Okinawa Christian School International in Japan graduating in the class of 2003. She is currently attending San Diego City College studying Kinesiology.
Prior to becoming a professional MMA fighter, Carmouche spent five years in the Marine Corps as an aviation electrician during which she did three tours of duty in the Middle East.
Carmouche started her professional career in 2010, winning her first three fights via knockout or submission.
On August 13, 2010, she made her Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce Challengers 10 in a reserve bout for their one-night Women's Welterweight tournament. She defeated Colleen Schneider via unanimous decision after two rounds.
...
Wikipedia