Women's Bantamweight

Miesha

"Cupcake"

Tate

L UD
Tate
VS
OPPONENT
Yana Santos
U-DEC
May 03, 2025
W SUB
Tate
VS
OPPONENT
Julia Avila
SUB Rear Naked Choke
December 02, 2023
L UD
Tate
VS
OPPONENT
Lauren Murphy
U-DEC
July 16, 2022
L UD
Tate
VS
OPPONENT
Ketlen Vieira
U-DEC
November 20, 2021
W KO
Tate
VS
OPPONENT
Marion Reneau
KO/TKO Elbows
July 17, 2021
20
WINS
10
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
AGE
39
HEIGHT
168 cm
WEIGHT
61.2 kg
REACH
165 cm
LEG REACH
37.5 cm
COUNTRY
United States

UFC HISTORY & CAREER

• UFC on ESPN(5/3/25) Tate lost a three round unanimous decision to Yana Santos
• UFC on ESPN(12/2/23) Tate submitted Julia Avila via rear naked choke at 1:15 of the third round
• UFC on ABC(7/16/22) Tate lost a three round unanimous decision to Lauren Murphy
• UFC Fight Night(11/20/21) Tate lost a five-round unanimous decision to Ketlen Vieira
• UFC on ESPN(7/17/21) Tate stopped Marion Reneau via strikes at 1:53 of the third round
• UFC 205(11/12/16) Tate lost a three round unanimous decision to Raquel Pennington
• UFC 200(7/9/16) Tate was submitted by Amanda Nunes at 3:16 of the first round, losing her UFC women’s bantamweight title
• UFC 196(3/5/16) Tate submitted Holly Holm via rear naked choke at 3:30 of the fifth round to win the UFC women’s bantamweight title
• UFC on FOX(7/25/15) Tate won a three round unanimous decision over Jessica Eye
• UFC 183(1/31/15) Tate won a three round majority decision over Sara McMann
• UFC Fight Night(9/20/14) Tate won a three round unanimous decision over Rin Nakai
• UFC on FOX(4/19/14) Tate won a three round unanimous decision over Liz Carmouche
• UFC 168(12/28/13) Tate was submitted by Ronda Rousey via armbar at :58 of the third round in a UFC Women’s Bantamweight title fight
• TUF 17 Finale(4/13/13) Tate was stopped by Cat Zingano via strikes at 2:55 of the third round
• STRIKEFORCE HISTORY:
• Rousey vs Kaufman(8/18/12) Tate submitted Julie Kedzie via armbar at 3:28 of the third round
• Tate vs Rousey(3/3/12) Tate was submitted by Ronda Rousey via armbar at 4:27 of the first round, losing her Strikeforce bantamweight title
• Fedor vs Henderson(7/30/11) Tate submitted Marloes Coenen via arm triangle choke at 3:03 of the fourth round to win the Strikeforce bantamweight championship
• Challengers 10(8/13/10) Tate won a three round unanimous decision over Hitomi Akano to win the Strikeforce 135-pound tournament
• Challengers 10(8/13/10) Tate won a two round unanimous decision over Maiju Kujala
• Challengers 7(3/26/10) Tate submitted Zoila Gurgel via armbar at 4:09 of the second round
• Challengers 1(5/15/09) Tate lost a three round unanimous decision to Sarah Kaufman
• Melendez vs. Thompson(6/27/08) Tate won a three round unanimous decision over Elaina Maxwell

IMPORTANT FACTS

Pro since 2007
Eight wins by submission (2 RNC, triangle, Von Flue, 3 armbar, arm triangle), four by knockout
Has fought twice in one night twice in her career, in 2007 and 2010
Owns non-Strikeforce wins over Jan Finney and Elaina Maxwell
Has won seven of her last 12
Origin of nickname - People used to think I would be an easy win aka a "Cupcake." when I was up and coming, usually because of my feminine nature outside of the Octagon. It really used to bother me but now I embrace the irony of it. That, and I just love cupcakes. I live to bake!”

Q & A

Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER: I started training fighting when I was 19 because I had wrestled in high school and was looking to take my ambition to the next level. What better way to do that than to get in the cage and fight your heart out?!
Q: Training
ANSWER:  In the morning I train either striking, conditioning or do technical game plan review. In the evening, it’s either live MMA rounds or strength & conditioningWhat ranks and titles have you held?Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, formerStrikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Women's 135lb Strikeforce Tournament Champion, 2x Freestyle Cage Fighting 135lb champion, 2009 World Team Trials Silver Medalist, 2009 Freestyle Cage Fighting Super Fight Champ, 2008 Fila Worlds Grappling Championships Silver Medalist, 2008 World Team Trials National Grappling Champion, 2005 women's high school Washington state wrestling champ. The Ultimate Fighter season 18 coach. Purple belt in BJJWhat does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?For me it means I'm one of the best in the world and I'm thankful for the opportunity that the UFC gives to the talented women in MMADid you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?I attended Central Washington University, no degreeWhat was your job before you started fighting?I was working at CostcoSpecific accomplishments in amateur competition?5-1 as an amateur

STRIKING ANALYSIS

STRIKING ACCURACY44%
STRIKING DEFENSE51%
LANDED/MIN
2.62
STRIKES PER MINUTE
ABSORBED/MIN
3.05
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTE

GRAPPLING & WRESTLING

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY30%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE56%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
1.97
15 MIN AVERAGE
SUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
1.2
15 MIN AVERAGE

GENERAL ANALYSIS

UFC RECORD
7 W - 7 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-1 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)1
Submission2
Decision4
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)1
Submission2
Decision4
FIGHTING STYLE Grappler
STANCE Orthodox
UFC DEBUT Aug. 19, 2012