Tecia Torres
| Tecia Torres | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 16, 1989 Fall River, Massachusetts, United States |
| Other names | The Tiny Tornado |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
| Division | Strawweight (115 lb) |
| Reach | 61.0 in (155 cm) |
| Style | Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Rank | Black belt in Karate Black belt in Taekwondo Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Tecia Torres (born August 16, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of January 2017, she is #6 in the official UFC strawweight rankings.
Torres has been involved in martial arts since age 3. She began in taekwondo as a child, and received her black belt after twelve years practicing the sport. She also has an amateur muay thai record of sixteen victories and four losses.
Torres started her amateur mixed martial arts career in 2011. She won each of her seven bouts, obtaining 115-pound titles in MMA Solutions, US Freedom Fighter Championship and American Battle Championships.
In 2012, Torres moved to professional mixed martial arts and signed with Invicta Fighting Championships.
Torres made her professional and promotional debut against Kaiyana Rain on October 6, 2012 at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama. She won via unanimous decision.
Torres faced Paige VanZant on January 5, 2013 at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt, winning on all judges' score cards. She then won a unanimous decision over Rose Namajunas on July 13, 2013 at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg. Her final bout of 2013 was against Felice Herrig on December 7, 2013 at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith. She won via unanimous decision.
"I want to become the champion and hold that belt. I don’t want to just win a fight and then lose it in my next fight. I want to create the Tiny Tornado legacy."
In December 2013, Torres was announced as one of 11 women signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for its newly created strawweight division. It was also announced that she would compete as a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter reality series, as part of a tournament to crown the inaugural strawweight champion. In the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter, Torres was selected by Team Melendez with the second pick. Third-ranked Torres was matched against #14 Randa Markos. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.
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