Miesha Tate

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Miesha Tate

Nickname“Cupcake”

Record

20-10

Streak

L1

Age

40

Date of birth

Aug 18, 1986

Fighting out of: Tacoma, Washington
Born: United States
Camp: Xtreme Couture
Weight class: Women's Bantamweight
Height: 5'6" · 168 cm
Reach: 65" · 165 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: May 3, 2025

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Yana Santos

Women's Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

Julia Avila

Women's Bantamweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 1:15

UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan · Dec 2, 2023

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan

Lauren Murphy

#3Lauren Murphy

Women's Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez

Ketlen Vieira

#7Ketlen Vieira

Women's Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · Nov 20, 2021

UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate

Marion Reneau

#12Marion Reneau

Women's Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Back Control · R3 · 1:53

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · Jul 17, 2021

Elbows to Head From Back Control

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises

Raquel Pennington

#8Raquel Pennington

Women's Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor

Amanda Nunes

#4Amanda NunesTitle

Women's Bantamweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 3:16

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes · Jul 9, 2016

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

Holly Holm

CHolly HolmTitle

Women's Bantamweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke Technical Submission · R5 · 3:30

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz · Mar 5, 2016

Rear Naked Choke Technical Submission

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz

Jessica Eye

Women's Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Jul 25, 2015

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II

Sara McMann

Women's Bantamweight · Decision · Majority · R3 · 5:00

UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz · Jan 31, 2015

UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz

Rin Nakai

Women's Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson · Sep 20, 2014

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson

Liz Carmouche

#7Liz Carmouche

Women's Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne · Apr 19, 2014

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne

Ronda Rousey

CRonda RouseyTitle

Women's Bantamweight · Submission · Armbar On Ground · R3 · 0:58

UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 · Dec 28, 2013

Armbar On Ground

UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2

Cat Zingano

Women's Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Knees to Head In Clinch · R3 · 2:55

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · Apr 13, 2013

Knees to Head In Clinch

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale

Outside the UFC

13-3across 16 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 6 sub · 4 decStrikeforce · FCF · CS · HOOKnSHOOT · Atlas Fights

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Julie Kedzie16-13	Submission	Armbar	R3	3:28	Strikeforce	Aug 18, 2012
L	Ronda Rousey13-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	4:27	Strikeforce	Mar 3, 2012
W	Marloes Coenen23-8	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R4	3:03	Strikeforce	Jul 30, 2011
W	Hitomi Akano18-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	Strikeforce	Aug 13, 2010
W	Maiju Suotama8-9	Decision	Unanimous	R2	3:00	Strikeforce	Aug 13, 2010
W	Zoila Frausto14-6	Submission	Armbar	R2	4:09	Strikeforce	Mar 26, 2010
W	Valerie Coolbaugh7-5	Submission	Armbar	R1	4:45	FCF	Jan 16, 2010
W	Sarah Oriza1-6	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R2	0:08	CS	Oct 3, 2009
L	Sarah Kaufman22-5	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	Strikeforce	May 15, 2009
W	Lizbeth Carreiro5-10	Submission	Shoulder Choke	R3	2:48	FCF	Apr 4, 2009
W	Dora Baptiste0-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:48	Atlas Fights	Feb 21, 2009
W	Jessica Bednark5-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:22	FCF	Jan 31, 2009
W	Jamie Lynn Welsh1-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:21	CS	Nov 29, 2008
W	Elaina Maxwell7-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	Strikeforce	Jun 27, 2008
L	Kaitlin Young12-13-1	KO/TKO	Head Kick	R1	0:30	HOOKnSHOOT	Nov 24, 2007
W	Jan Finney11-14	Decision	Referee Decision	R4	3:00	HOOKnSHOOT	Nov 24, 2007

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsUSA MMA · MAX MMA

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Valerie Coolbaugh7-5	Submission	Armbar	R3	—	MAX MMA	Oct 6, 2007
W	Debra Louis0-1	Submission	Armbar	R3	1:27	USA MMA	Oct 14, 2006
L	Elizabeth Posener4-3-1	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R2	3:00	USA MMA	Mar 25, 2006

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallD36th

44%618 / 1,343

Striking accuracy

51%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.43 differential

Landed2.62

Absorbed3.05

54%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-5%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head64%44th398
Body27%57th169
Leg8%35th51

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

65%Standing

Standing65%400
Clinch17%103
Ground19%115

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate

Landed per 15

Head

C

44th

29.3

44th

Body

B

58th

12.4

58th

Leg

D

25th

3.8

25th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

53rd

33.1

53rd

Body

B

62nd

8.8

62nd

Leg

B

63rd

5.9

63rd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	29.3	398	1,004	40%
Body	12.4	169	267	63%
Leg	3.8	51	72	71%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	33.1	450	1,109	41%
Body	8.8	120	154	78%
Leg	5.9	80	92	87%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate

14 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 204 min

90%

R3 pace · 13 bouts

Tate builds (+4% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Tate keeps 90% of round-1 output by round 3 (13 bouts).

Miesha Tate

Tate ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Miesha Tate

Tatelanded / min

Takedown attempts

Miesha Tate

Tateattempts / min

Control time

Miesha Tate

Tate% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.5	3.1	3.4	0.42	28%	14
R2	5.4	3.1	3.0	0.28	37%	13
R3	5.0	2.4	2.7	0.38	36%	13
R4	5.6	3.8	3.4	0.40	16%	2
R5	6.5	4.8	5.5	0.47	7%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate

14 resolved UFC bouts · 13 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

66/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

96th

77%

96th

Win quality

C

42nd

37%

42nd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

4

7

2

1

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	4	1-3	25%
Top-5	7	3-4	43%
Ranked 6–15	2	2-0	100%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Yana Santos#10	Top-5	75	May 3, 2025
W	Julia Avila#13	Ranked 6–15	66	Dec 2, 2023
L	Lauren Murphy#3	Top-5	86	Jul 16, 2022
L	Ketlen Vieira#7	Top-5	82	Nov 20, 2021
W	Marion Reneau#12	Ranked 6–15	72	Jul 17, 2021
L	Raquel Pennington#8	Champion	90	Nov 12, 2016
L	Amanda Nunes#4	Champion	93	Jul 9, 2016
W	Holly HolmCHAMP	Champion	100	Mar 5, 2016
W	Jessica Eye#6	Top-5	77	Jul 25, 2015
W	Sara McMann#3	Top-5	84	Jan 31, 2015
W	Rin Nakai	Unproven	8	Sep 20, 2014
W	Liz Carmouche#7	Top-5	80	Apr 19, 2014
L	Ronda RouseyCHAMP	Champion	100	Dec 28, 2013
L	Cat Zingano#4	Top-5	87	Apr 13, 2013

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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