Sara McMann
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| Born |
September 24, 1980 Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 67.0 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Wrestling, Grappling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Revolution MMA, Limestone Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wrestling | Olympian Freestyle Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University |
Gardner–Webb University Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania University of Minnesota Morris |
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| Notable school(s) | McDowell High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara McMann (born September 24, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler. She is the first American woman in history to receive a silver medal in Olympic wrestling, which she won at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She wrestled in the Women's Freestyle 63 kg or 138.75 lb weight class. McMann won silver medal in the 2003 world championships and a bronze medal in the 2005 and 2007 world championships. She started wrestling at the age of 14 in Marion, North Carolina at McDowell High School.
McMann was ranked in 2014 as the No. 12 pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com McMann is currently ranked as the No. 10 banthamweight female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings. In the UFC McMann is currently ranked as the No. 7 in the official UFC women's bantamweight rankings.
McMann's parents are Paula Jean and Thomas William McMann. She has one sister, Nickolina, and had one brother, Jason. Jason, who wrestled at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was murdered January 23, 1999 at the age of 21.
McMann attended McDowell High School in Marion, North Carolina where she was coached by Timothy Hutchins. In addition to wrestling, she participated in theatre productions. She earned a degree in Theatre at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the school's wrestling team under the coaching of Carl Poff from 1999 to 2003. She previously attended University of Minnesota Morris from 1998 to 1999, where she was coached by Doug Reese.
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