Liz McCarthy
UFC DebutNickname“Lightning”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Milwaukie, Oregon
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Team Quest
- Weight class
- Strawweight
- Height
- 5'2" · 157 cm
Before the UFC
Liz McCarthy makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
35-41
.461 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
6
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 6 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 1 decInvicta · Combate Americas · ICF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kyra Batara8-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:38 | Combate Americas | Dec 16, 2015 |
| L | Jinh Yu Frey11-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Invicta | Sep 12, 2015 |
| L | Amber Brown7-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Invicta | Nov 1, 2014 |
| W | Cassie Robb2-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ICF | May 16, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Invicta | Jan 5, 2013 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | Invicta | Jul 28, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-0across 6 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsFCFF · Tuff-N-Uff · Budo Fights 5 · Budo Fights 3 · Budo Fights 2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Liz Tracy7-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | FCFF | Jan 21, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Flying Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:23 | Tuff-N-Uff | Aug 26, 2011 | |
| W | Sarah Lagerstrom | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R4 | 0:56 | Budo Fights 5 | May 14, 2011 |
| W | Shawnee Merrell | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:25 | Budo Fights 3 | Jan 8, 2011 |
| W | Crystal Jewell | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:18 | Budo Fights 2 | Aug 21, 2010 |
| W | Elizabeth Kelley | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 3:00 | FCFF | Mar 6, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
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