Erica Montoya
Encyclopedia
Erica Montoya is a female mixed-martial artist. She is notable as the first and until the release of Supremacy MMA
in September 2011 only female mixed-martial artist to appear in a video game. In 2005, she was considered a “top ten fighter”.
In the first female match of the day of the invitation-only Abu Dhabi
tournament held in Long Beach, California in 2005, Montoya fought Kyra Gracie
. Prior to this fight, "Jiu Jitsu...brought Montoya acclaim in the US and Brazil, but her recent endeavors in No Holds Bar has taken her to Japan where she is gaining more and more recognition."
Loretta Hunt, news editor for Sherdog.com, reports, “I know for a fact the UFC was considering a female bout between Erica Montoya and the late Shelby Walker
a few years ago.” About this planned but never realized fight, "Big Dog" Benny Henderson Jr. asked Shelby Walker, “It has been rumored that you may fight Erika Montoya at UFC 51
, is there any truth to those rumors?” Walker replied, “Yeah there is truth to those rumors, it has been talked about a lot and when I asked Dana White if he was going to put us on the show he said possibly, so that is where
it stands right now. I haven’t heard anything more from this but my biggest dream would be to fight in the UFC.”
will feature at least one female fighter. Is this true? If so, what does she bring to the table?” Koda replied, “Yes, it's true! This time we've brought Erica Montoya into the game. She is a real, undefeated, female Mixed Martial Arts fighter and she ranks at the top of the 120-125 lbs fighters in the world. She was the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion in 2001. She knows her stuff and her character in the game proves it. My personal favorite is her virtually inescapable flying armbar that will even take down the likes of Tim
Sylvia, when used properly.”
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| "The recipient of the Tapout fighter of the Day award went to Gazzy Parman, who not only won her weight division, but the absolute division as well. Gazzy took her division with a tough battle against Erica Montoya, then in the absolute division won a shocker by tapping out Erica in very rapid fashion! Although the finishing hold was an illegal toe hold, Erica showed good sportsmanship by acknowledging the fact she got tapped and allowing Gazzy to advance without controversy where she defeated a very tough Amanda Buckner."
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Supremacy MMA
Supremacy MMA is a mixed martial arts–style fighting video game developed by Kung Fu Factory and published by 505 Games. The game was released on September 23, 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game consoles...
in September 2011 only female mixed-martial artist to appear in a video game. In 2005, she was considered a “top ten fighter”.
History
On 13 April 2002, "HOOKnSHOOT presented MMA's first EVER sanctioned women's MMA event in the U.S.," which featured an only 17 years old Montoya in the first bout. On 14 November 2003 at Shooto: Warrior Spirit Evolution held in Las Vegas, Nevada, "minutes prior to what would have been the first sanctioned women`s MMA bout in Nevada, Jamie Lyn fell down the escalator dislocating her shoulder and was screaming in pain, forcing the doctors to scrap her bout with Erica Montoya."In the first female match of the day of the invitation-only Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
tournament held in Long Beach, California in 2005, Montoya fought Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie Guimarães is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and grappling world champion.-Biography:She is one of the few Gracie women to achieve a black belt in BJJ and is the first Gracie female to actively compete in the sport...
. Prior to this fight, "Jiu Jitsu...brought Montoya acclaim in the US and Brazil, but her recent endeavors in No Holds Bar has taken her to Japan where she is gaining more and more recognition."
Loretta Hunt, news editor for Sherdog.com, reports, “I know for a fact the UFC was considering a female bout between Erica Montoya and the late Shelby Walker
Shelby Walker
Shelby Rogers was a professional boxer and mixed martial arts fighter....
a few years ago.” About this planned but never realized fight, "Big Dog" Benny Henderson Jr. asked Shelby Walker, “It has been rumored that you may fight Erika Montoya at UFC 51
UFC 51
UFC 51: Super Saturday was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2005 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada...
, is there any truth to those rumors?” Walker replied, “Yeah there is truth to those rumors, it has been talked about a lot and when I asked Dana White if he was going to put us on the show he said possibly, so that is where
it stands right now. I haven’t heard anything more from this but my biggest dream would be to fight in the UFC.”
Appearance in UFC: Sudden Impact
Although she has not yet competed in the UFC, she did appear in one of their major video game releases. Louis Bedigian of GameZone.com asked Producer Kaoru Koda of Take 2 Licensing, “I've heard that UFC: Sudden ImpactUFC: Sudden Impact
UFC: Sudden Impact is a mixed martial arts video game featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship properties and fighters developed by Opus and published by Global Star. It was released on April 21, 2004, for the PlayStation 2...
will feature at least one female fighter. Is this true? If so, what does she bring to the table?” Koda replied, “Yes, it's true! This time we've brought Erica Montoya into the game. She is a real, undefeated, female Mixed Martial Arts fighter and she ranks at the top of the 120-125 lbs fighters in the world. She was the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion in 2001. She knows her stuff and her character in the game proves it. My personal favorite is her virtually inescapable flying armbar that will even take down the likes of Tim
Sylvia, when used properly.”
Championships and accomplishments
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion in 2001
- 2001 Pan American BJJ champion
- Warriors Quest winner
- Hook n Shoot Revolution winner
- Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Youngest women's NHB fighter
- Grappler's Quest West Women Middleweight - 120-139 lbs.: 1st Place - TIE (Kathy Brothers "opted to give the first place award to fellow 15 year old teammate, Erica Montoya, a valiant gesture from a true champion.")
- Grappler's Quest West 3 Women Class B - 115-124.9 lbs.: 2nd Place
- Grappler's Quest West 3 Women Absolute Division: 4th Place
- Grappler's Quest West 4 Women's Class C: 125 – 139.9 lbs.: 1st Place
Submission Wrestling Record
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Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie Guimarães is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and grappling world champion.-Biography:She is one of the few Gracie women to achieve a black belt in BJJ and is the first Gracie female to actively compete in the sport...
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Tara LaRosa is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion...
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Lisa Ward
Lisa Ward is an American professional female mixed martial artist. She has fought in HOOKnSHOOT, Smackgirl, DEEP and Bellator Fighting Championships....
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| "The recipient of the Tapout fighter of the Day award went to Gazzy Parman, who not only won her weight division, but the absolute division as well. Gazzy took her division with a tough battle against Erica Montoya, then in the absolute division won a shocker by tapping out Erica in very rapid fashion! Although the finishing hold was an illegal toe hold, Erica showed good sportsmanship by acknowledging the fact she got tapped and allowing Gazzy to advance without controversy where she defeated a very tough Amanda Buckner."
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| "The recipient of the Tapout fighter of the Day award went to Gazzy Parman, who not only won her weight division, but the absolute division as well. Gazzy took her division with a tough battle against Erica Montoya, then in the absolute division won a shocker by tapping out Erica in very rapid fashion! Although the finishing hold was an illegal toe hold, Erica showed good sportsmanship by acknowledging the fact she got tapped and allowing Gazzy to advance without controversy where she defeated a very tough Amanda Buckner."
Amateur and Professional MMA Record
| Record | 6 - 2 - 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) |
| Wins | 0 (T)KOs 5 Submissions 1 Decisions |
| Losses | 0 (T)KOs 1 Submissions 1 Decisions |
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
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| Loss | Megumi Fujii Megumi Fujii Megumi Fujii is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She is currently the #3-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked female flyweight according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.-Biography:Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is... | Decision (Unanimous) | HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution | 11/06/2004 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Yuka Tsuji Yuka Tsuji is a Japanese female mixed martial artist whose nickname is Vale Tudo Queen.Tsuji is a former Smackgirl tournament winner, Smackgirl Lightweight Champion and Valkyrie Featherweight Champion... | Submission (Armbar) | Smackgirl: Holy Land Triumphal Return | 8/05/2004 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| NC | Jaime Welsh | Shooto: Warrior Spirit Evolution | 14/11/2003 | 0 | 0:00 | ||
| Win | Miyuki Fujii | Submission (Triangle Choke Triangle choke A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle... ) | AX: AX | 5/11/2003 | 1 | 1:36 | |
| Win | Naoko Torashima | Submission (Armbar) | Shooto: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall | 1/24/2003 | 2 | 4:50 | |
| Win | Aya Sakurai | Submission (Armbar) | AX: Vol. 4 | 6/26/2002 | 2 | 2:55 | |
| Win | Ruth Mejia | Submission (Armbar) | HOOKnSHOOT: Revolution | 4/13/2002 | 1 | 2:32 | |
| Win | Beta Young | Decision | Warriors Quest 4: Genesis | 3/29/2002 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Tina Cassaro | Submission (Shoulder Crank) | KK 11: Kage Kombat 11 | 1/04/1999 | 1 | 3:09 | |