Alexis Davis (MMA)
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Alexis Davis is a Canadian
professional female mixed martial artist. She is a black belt in Japanese Jujutsu
and a 2-stripe brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
under Royler Gracie and David Adiv. She is also a Canadian Open grappling champion.
Davis is currently the #14-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #4-ranked 135-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.
champion Sarah Kaufman via TKO in the third round.
On December 14, 2007, Davis defeated Valerie Letourneau by Split Decision at TKO 31: Young Guns. The fight was the second women's bout in TKO history.
Davis faced Liz Carreiro at FFF 4: Call of the Wild on April 3, 2008. She won the fight by Unanimous Decision.
On January 23, 2009, Davis faced Tara LaRosa
at Extreme Challenge: The War at the Shore. She lost by TKO in the third round after the ringside doctor stopped the fight due to a cut. The fight was voted as the 2009 Women's MMA Fight of the Year.
Davis defeated Molly Helsel by Unanimous Decision after five rounds at Raging Wolf 5: Mayhem In The Mist on October 10, 2009 to become Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Champion.
On March 27, 2010 at FCF 40, Davis replaced Jennifer Tate
in the second round of the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix. She faced submission specialist Shayna Baszler
and was defeated by Unanimous Decision.
Davis was scheduled to face Elaina Maxwell at Raging Wolf 7: Mayhem In The Mist 3 on May 8, 2010, but Maxwell pulled out of the fight due to an injury. Davis defended her Raging Wolf title against Tonya Evinger
instead. She won the fight and retained her title via rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
Her next fight was against Elaina Maxwell at Raging Wolf 9 on August 28, 2010. This fight was originally for the Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship but Maxwell was unable to make the 135 lbs weight limit, so the fight was changed to a non-title, three-round contest. Davis was defeated by Unanimous Decision.
Davis successfully defended her title in a rematch with Evinger at Raging Wolf 10 on November 6, 2010. She once again submitted Evinger with a rear-naked choke.
Davis was scheduled to challenge Shayna Baszler
in a title fight rematch at The Cage Inc. - Battle At The Border 10 on July 30, 2011. However, the fight was cancelled after Davis signed with Strikeforce
. Davis made her Strikeforce debut on July 30 against Julie Kedzie
. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Davis faced Amanda Nunes
on September 10, 2011 on the Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinals card. She won the fight via TKO late in the second round.
| Win
| align=center| 11-4
| Amanda Nunes
| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:53
| Cincinnati, Ohio
, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 10-4
| Julie Kedzie
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Hoffman Estates, Illinois
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 9-4
| Tonya Evinger
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| RW 10: Mayhem In The Mist 5
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:25
| Niagara Falls, New York
, United States
| Defended Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 8-4
| Elaina Maxwell
| Decision (unanimous)
| RW 9: Mayhem In The Mist 4
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Niagara Falls, New York
, United States
| Non-Title Fight (Maxwell missed weight)
|-
| Win
| align=center| 8-3
| Tonya Evinger
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| RW 7: Mayhem In The Mist 3
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 1:47
| Niagara Falls, New York
, United States
| Defended Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 7-3
| Shayna Baszler
| Decision (unanimous)
| Freestyle Cage Fighting 40
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Shawnee, Oklahoma
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 7-2
| Molly Helsel
| Decision (unanimous)
| RW 5: Mayhem In The Mist
|
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
| Niagara Falls, New York
, United States
| Won Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 6-2
| Tara LaRosa
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Extreme Challenge: The War At The Shore
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 4:23
| Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 6-1
| Margarita Kolmykova
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| USFL: War In The Woods 5
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:02
| Ledyard, Connecticut
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 5-1
| Kate Roy
| Submission (armbar)
| Ultimate Cage Wars 12
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:09
| Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 4-1
| Lizbeth Carreiro
| Decision (unanimous)
| FFF 4: Call Of The Wild
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
| Los Angeles, California
, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 3-1
| Valerie Letourneau
| Decision (split)
| TKO 31: Young Guns
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 2-1
| Tannaya Hantelman
| Submission (armbar)
| ECC 6: Hometown Heroes
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:09
| Halifax, Nova Scotia
, Canada
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 1-1
| Jody Wadsworth
| TKO (punches)
| KO Boxing: Warzone
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:17
| Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 0-1
| Sarah Kaufman
| TKO (punches)
| UCW 7: Anarchy
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| N/A
| Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
|
People of Canada
Canadians are the people who are identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be genetic, residential, legal, historical, cultural or ethnic...
professional female mixed martial artist. She is a black belt in Japanese Jujutsu
Jujutsu
Jujutsu , also known as jujitsu, ju-jitsu, or Japanese jiu-jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon, or only a short weapon....
and a 2-stripe brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
under Royler Gracie and David Adiv. She is also a Canadian Open grappling champion.
Davis is currently the #14-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #4-ranked 135-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.
Mixed martial arts career
Davis made her mixed martial arts debut on April 7, 2007 at UCW 7: Anarchy. She was defeated by former StrikeforceStrikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
champion Sarah Kaufman via TKO in the third round.
On December 14, 2007, Davis defeated Valerie Letourneau by Split Decision at TKO 31: Young Guns. The fight was the second women's bout in TKO history.
Davis faced Liz Carreiro at FFF 4: Call of the Wild on April 3, 2008. She won the fight by Unanimous Decision.
On January 23, 2009, Davis faced Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion...
at Extreme Challenge: The War at the Shore. She lost by TKO in the third round after the ringside doctor stopped the fight due to a cut. The fight was voted as the 2009 Women's MMA Fight of the Year.
Davis defeated Molly Helsel by Unanimous Decision after five rounds at Raging Wolf 5: Mayhem In The Mist on October 10, 2009 to become Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Champion.
On March 27, 2010 at FCF 40, Davis replaced Jennifer Tate
Jennifer Tate
|-| Win|align=center| 6-1| Kaitlin Young| Submission | Freestyle Cage Fighting 39| |align=center| 2|align=center| 2:35|Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA||-| Win|align=center| 5-1| Sarah Schneider| Decision | Pure Combat - Halloween Bash|...
in the second round of the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix. She faced submission specialist Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler is an American mixed martial artist. She currently trains under former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett. She has a record of 14 wins and 6 losses, with 13 wins coming by way of submission....
and was defeated by Unanimous Decision.
Davis was scheduled to face Elaina Maxwell at Raging Wolf 7: Mayhem In The Mist 3 on May 8, 2010, but Maxwell pulled out of the fight due to an injury. Davis defended her Raging Wolf title against Tonya Evinger
Tonya Evinger
Tonya S. Evinger is an American female mixed martial artist. She has previously competed for EliteXC and Raging Wolf.-Early life:Evinger's younger twin brothers, Chris and Owen Evinger, are also professional mixed martial arts fighters....
instead. She won the fight and retained her title via rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
Her next fight was against Elaina Maxwell at Raging Wolf 9 on August 28, 2010. This fight was originally for the Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship but Maxwell was unable to make the 135 lbs weight limit, so the fight was changed to a non-title, three-round contest. Davis was defeated by Unanimous Decision.
Davis successfully defended her title in a rematch with Evinger at Raging Wolf 10 on November 6, 2010. She once again submitted Evinger with a rear-naked choke.
Davis was scheduled to challenge Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler is an American mixed martial artist. She currently trains under former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett. She has a record of 14 wins and 6 losses, with 13 wins coming by way of submission....
in a title fight rematch at The Cage Inc. - Battle At The Border 10 on July 30, 2011. However, the fight was cancelled after Davis signed with Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
. Davis made her Strikeforce debut on July 30 against Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie is an American female mixed martial artist. She is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and specializes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu....
. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Davis faced Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes is a Brazilian female mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to Strikeforce and competes at both 135 and 145 pounds...
on September 10, 2011 on the Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinals card. She won the fight via TKO late in the second round.
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
| align=center| 11-4
| Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes is a Brazilian female mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to Strikeforce and competes at both 135 and 145 pounds...
| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce that served as the Heavyweight Tournament semifinals. The event aired live on Showtime. The event took place on September 10, 2011 at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio....
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:53
| Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 10-4
| Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie is an American female mixed martial artist. She is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and specializes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu....
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 30, 2011 at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.-Background:...
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 9-4
| Tonya Evinger
Tonya Evinger
Tonya S. Evinger is an American female mixed martial artist. She has previously competed for EliteXC and Raging Wolf.-Early life:Evinger's younger twin brothers, Chris and Owen Evinger, are also professional mixed martial arts fighters....
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| RW 10: Mayhem In The Mist 5
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:25
| Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
, United States
| Defended Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 8-4
| Elaina Maxwell
| Decision (unanimous)
| RW 9: Mayhem In The Mist 4
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
, United States
| Non-Title Fight (Maxwell missed weight)
|-
| Win
| align=center| 8-3
| Tonya Evinger
Tonya Evinger
Tonya S. Evinger is an American female mixed martial artist. She has previously competed for EliteXC and Raging Wolf.-Early life:Evinger's younger twin brothers, Chris and Owen Evinger, are also professional mixed martial arts fighters....
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| RW 7: Mayhem In The Mist 3
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 1:47
| Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
, United States
| Defended Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 7-3
| Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler is an American mixed martial artist. She currently trains under former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett. She has a record of 14 wins and 6 losses, with 13 wins coming by way of submission....
| Decision (unanimous)
| Freestyle Cage Fighting 40
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical...
, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 7-2
| Molly Helsel
| Decision (unanimous)
| RW 5: Mayhem In The Mist
|
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
| Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
, United States
| Won Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 6-2
| Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion...
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Extreme Challenge: The War At The Shore
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 4:23
| Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 6-1
| Margarita Kolmykova
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| USFL: War In The Woods 5
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:02
| Ledyard, Connecticut
Ledyard, Connecticut
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,687 people, 5,286 households, and 4,101 families residing in the town. The population density was 385.1 people per square mile . There were 5,486 housing units at an average density of 143.8 per square mile...
, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 5-1
| Kate Roy
| Submission (armbar)
| Ultimate Cage Wars 12
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:09
| Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 4-1
| Lizbeth Carreiro
| Decision (unanimous)
| FFF 4: Call Of The Wild
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
| Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 3-1
| Valerie Letourneau
| Decision (split)
| TKO 31: Young Guns
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 2-1
| Tannaya Hantelman
| Submission (armbar)
| ECC 6: Hometown Heroes
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:09
| Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
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| Win
| align=center| 1-1
| Jody Wadsworth
| TKO (punches)
| KO Boxing: Warzone
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:17
| Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 0-1
| Sarah Kaufman
| TKO (punches)
| UCW 7: Anarchy
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| N/A
| Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
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