Alexis Davis (fighter)

Alexis Davis
Born	(1984-10-04) October 4, 1984 Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Ally-Gator
Nationality	Canadian
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Reach	67.0 in (170 cm)
Style	Boxing, BJJ, Ju-Jitsu, Wrestling
Fighting out of	San Jose, California
Team	Caio Terra BJJ , Combat Sports Academy, Flavio Meier bjj
Rank	Black belt in Ju-Jitsu Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	23
Wins	17
By knockout	2
By submission	8
By decision	7
Losses	6
By knockout	3
By decision	3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Alexis Davis (born October 4, 1984) is a Canadian mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is a black belt in both Japanese Ju-Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She is also a Canadian Open grappling champion.

Davis is currently the #9-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #5-ranked 135-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings. As of April, 2015, she is #3 in official UFC women's bantamweight rankings.

Early life

Davis was a young girl when she got interested in martial arts. She was big fan of Action movies starred by Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Jean-Claude Van Damme and was a big fan of boxing and later MMA. She was a youngster when she decided to start practicing martial arts and was around age of 16 when she started jujutsu and BJJ at age of 18. She was also a member of a wrestling team in High-School.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Davis made her mixed martial arts debut on April 7, 2007, at UCW 7: Anarchy. She was defeated by former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman via TKO in the third round.

On December 14, 2007, Davis defeated Valérie Létourneau 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.

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.

On January 7, 2012, it was announced that Davis would face Sarah Kaufman in a rematch at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey on March 3, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. She lost the back and forth bout via a very close majority decision.

Invicta Fighting Championships

Davis faced Hitomi Akano at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann on July 28, 2012. She defeated Akano by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round and earned a submission of the night bonus.

Davis faced Shayna Baszler in a rematch at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on January 5, 2013. Davis won the fight via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the third round. The bout was named Fight of the Night.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On Feb 12, 2013, it was announced that both Davis and Sara McMann were signed to the UFC.

Davis faced Rosi Sexton in her UFC debut at UFC 161 on June 15. She won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision.

In her second UFC bout, Davis faced Liz Carmouche on November 6, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 31. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Davis faced Jessica Eye on February 22, 2014 at UFC 170. Davis won the fight via split decision.

Davis faced UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey for the belt at UFC 175 on July 5, 2014. She lost the fight via knockout sixteen seconds into the first round.

Davis faced Sarah Kaufman for a third time at UFC 186 on April 25, 2015. After losing the first round due to Kaufman's dominating striking, she won the fight via submission in the second round.

Davis will be taking time off due to pregnancy.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
23 matches	17 wins	6 losses
By knockout	2	3
By submission	8	0
By decision	7	3

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	17–6	Sarah Kaufman	Submission (armbar)	UFC 186	April 25, 2015	2	1:52	Montreal, Quebec Canada
Loss	16–6	Ronda Rousey	KO (punches)	UFC 175	July 5, 2014	1	0:16	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship
Win	16–5	Jessica Eye	Decision (split)	UFC 170	February 22, 2014	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	15–5	Liz Carmouche	Decision (unanimous)	UFC: Fight for the Troops 3	November 6, 2013	3	5:00	Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States
Win	14–5	Rosi Sexton	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 161	June 15, 2013	3	5:00	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win	13–5	Shayna Baszler	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt	January 5, 2013	3	0:58	Kansas City, Kansas, United States	Fight of the Night.
Win	12–5	Hitomi Akano	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann	July 28, 2012	2	3:41	Kansas City, Kansas, United States	Submission of the Night.
Loss	11–5	Sarah Kaufman	Decision (majority)	Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey	March 3, 2012	3	5:00	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win	11–4	Amanda Nunes	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov	September 10, 2011	2	4:53	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Win	10–4	Julie Kedzie	Decision (unanimous)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson	July 30, 2011	3	5:00	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States	Return to Bantamweight.
Win	9–4	Tonya Evinger	Submission (rear-naked choke)	RW 10: Mayhem In The Mist 5	November 6, 2010	1	1:25	Niagara Falls, New York, United States	Defended Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
Loss	8–4	Elaina Maxwell	Decision (unanimous)	RW 9: Mayhem In The Mist 4	August 28, 2010	3	5:00	Niagara Falls, New York, United States	Non-Title Fight (Maxwell missed weight)
Win	8–3	Tonya Evinger	Submission (rear-naked choke)	RW 7: Mayhem In The Mist 3	May 8, 2010	3	1:47	Niagara Falls, New York, United States	Defended Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
Loss	7–3	Shayna Baszler	Decision (unanimous)	Freestyle Cage Fighting 40	March 27, 2010	3	5:00	Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Win	7–2	Molly Helsel	Decision (unanimous)	RW 5: Mayhem In The Mist	October 10, 2009	5	5:00	Niagara Falls, New York, United States	Won Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship
Loss	6–2	Tara LaRosa	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Extreme Challenge: The War At The Shore	January 23, 2009	3	4:23	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	6–1	Margarita Kolmykova	Submission (rear-naked choke)	USFL: War In The Woods 5	November 29, 2008	1	1:02	Ledyard, Connecticut, United States
Win	5–1	Kate Roy	Submission (armbar)	Ultimate Cage Wars 12	June 27, 2008	1	3:09	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win	4–1	Lizbeth Carreiro	Decision (unanimous)	FFF 4: Call Of The Wild	April 3, 2008	3	3:00	Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	3–1	Valérie Létourneau	Decision (split)	TKO 31: Young Guns	December 14, 2007	3	5:00	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	2–1	Tannaya Hantelman	Submission (armbar)	ECC 6: Hometown Heroes	October 20, 2007	1	1:09	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win	1–1	Jody Wadsworth	TKO (punches)	KO Boxing: Warzone	May 6, 2007	1	3:17	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	0–1	Sarah Kaufman	TKO (punches)	UCW 7: Anarchy	April 7, 2007	3	N/A	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Championships and achievements

• Raging Wolf MMA
  • Raging Wolf Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time)
• Invicta FC
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Shayna Baszler
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • First Canadian Woman to Fight in the UFC
  • First Canadian Woman to Win a Fight in the UFC
• Women's MMA Awards
  • 2009 Fight of the Year vs. Tara LaRosa
  • 2012 Fight of the Year vs. Sarah Kaufman

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of female mixed martial artists

External links

• Alexis Davis Awakening Profile
• Professional MMA record for Alexis Davis from Sherdog