Randa Markos
| Randa Markos | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 10, 1985 Baghdad,Iraq |
| Other names | Quiet Storm |
| Nationality |
Iraqi Canadian |
| Ethnicity | Chaldean |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Strawweight |
| Reach | 63.5 in (161 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Windsor, Ontario,Canada |
| Team |
Tristar Gym Michigan Top Team Strongstyle |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website |
http://randamarkosmma.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Randa Markos-Thomas (born August 10, 1985) is an Iraqi-Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is also known for competing on The Ultimate Fighter for Team Pettis.
Markos was born in Iraq but moved to Ontario, Canada with her family when she was three years old. She and her family were held at gun point and imprisoned during the Gulf War for trying to escape. Her family managed to escape and hop on a plane for Canada. She is Chaldean. Markos worked as a pharmacy technician at a local pharmacy in Windsor.
Markos made her Pro MMA debut on November 17, 2014 at IFC 51 defeating Allanna Jones via third round armbar.
Markos compiled an unblemished 3-0 record making her RFA debut against future TUF 20 teammate Justine Kish. Markos suffered her first loss that night via decision.
She quickly bounced back by defeating Lynnell House via armbar in the first round and capturing the PFC Strawweight title.
Markos was the among the final 8 contestants that tried out for the TUF house, to join the 11 Invicta FC strawweights that President Dana White had acquired.
Markos was ranked #14 for Team Pettis, and was matched up against #3 ranked Tecia Torres for the first fight of the season. Markos defeated Torres via decision after three rounds to give Team Pettis their first win.
On the ninth episode Randa was set to take on Felice Herrig in the first quarterfinal match up. Tension begins to build when several of the fighters want to train separately and have two sessions per day, one in the morning and one at night. Markos decided to appear at a morning practice which didn't sit well with Carla Esparza who confronts Markos to try to get her to leave in which Randa was having none of it and did not leave. Herrig and Esparza both confront Pettis about the situation in which he complies that he likes the original decision but also he can`t make decisions for Markos. At the weigh-ins Herrig was chewing gum and blew a bubble in Markos’ face, to which an intense Markos slapped it away. Markos defeated Herrig via scarfhold armbar, in the first round.
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