Liz Carmouche is an American

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 mixed martial arts

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 fighter. Carmouche currently competes for Strikeforce

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 in the women's welterweight division.

Carmouche is currently the #6-ranked 135-pound female MMA fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

Early life

Carmouche was born in Lafayette, Louisiana

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, raised in Okinawa, Japan and is of Lebanese

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, Irish and Cajun descent. She currently resides in San Diego, California

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Prior to becoming a professional MMA fighter, Carmouche spent five years in the United States Marine Corps during which she did three tours of duty in the Middle East

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Mixed martial arts career

Carmouche started her professional career in 2010, winning her first two fights via submission and TKO, respectively.

On August 13, 2010, she made her debut for the 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...

 promotion at Strikeforce Challengers 10

Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor

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 in a reserve bout for their one-night Women's Welterweight tournament. She defeated Colleen Schneider via unanimous decision after two rounds.

Carmouche returned to the promotion at Strikeforce Challengers 12

Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro

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 on November 19, 2010, where she defeated Jan Finney

Jan Finney

Jan Finney is an American female mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the 135-pound bantamweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

 via TKO in the third round.

On February 23, 2011, it was announced that number one title contender Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate

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 had suffered a knee injury and that Carmouche would step in on short notice to face Women's Bantamweight (135 lbs) champion Marloes Coenen

Marloes Coenen

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 on March 5, 2011 at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson

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. Carmouche was defeated via triangle choke in the fourth round, after dominating two of the previous rounds.

On July 22, 2011, Carmouche faced Sarah Kaufman at Strikeforce Challengers 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada

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. She was defeated by unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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| Loss
| align=center| 5-2
|   Sarah Kaufman
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III
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| align=center| 3
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| Las Vegas, Nevada

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| Loss
| align=center| 5–1
|   Marloes Coenen

Marloes Coenen

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| Submission (triangle choke)
| Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson

Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson

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| align=center| 4
| align=center| 1:29
| Columbus, Ohio

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| Win
| align=center| 5–0
|   Jan Finney

Jan Finney

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| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro

Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro

Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The twelfth Challengers episode took place on November 19, 2010, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi. The event drew an estimated 210,000 viewers on Showtime.-Televised...

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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 1:30
| Jackson, Mississippi

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| Win
| align=center| 4–0
|   Valentina Shevchenko
| TKO (retirement)
| C3 Fights: Red River Rivalry
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:00
| Concho, Oklahoma

Concho, Oklahoma

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, United States

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|-
| Win
| align=center| 3–0
|   Colleen Schneider
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor

Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor

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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:00
| Phoenix, Arizona

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| Win
| align=center| 2–0
|   Margarita de la Cruz Ramirez
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Ultimate Warrior Challenge 7
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Tijuana, Baja California
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| Win
| align=center| 1–0
|   Aleena Albertson
| Submission (armbar)
| Native Fighting Championship 5
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 0:48
| Campo, California

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