Kayla Harrison

Kayla Harrison
Harrison at the 2016 Olympics
Born	Kayla Jean Harrison (1990-07-02) July 2, 1990 (age 34) Middletown, Ohio, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Division	Bantamweight (2024–present) Featherweight (2020, 2023) Lightweight (2018–2022)
Reach	66 in (168 cm)[1]
Style	Judo
Fighting out of	Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S.
Team	American Top Team (2018–present)[2][3]
Trainer	Jimmy Pedro
Years active	2018–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	19
Wins	18
By knockout	6
By submission	7
By decision	5
Losses	1
By decision	1
Notable club(s)	NYAC USA Judo National Team FORCE
Website	kaylaharrison.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Judo career
Rank	6th dan black belt
Judo achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2012, 2016)
World Champ.	(2010)
Pan American Champ.	(2011, 2016)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  United States Olympic Games 2012 London ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg World Championships 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg 2011 Paris ‍–‍78 kg 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍78 kg Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Toronto ‍–‍78 kg Pan American Championships 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Havana ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍78 kg 2010 San Salvador ‍–‍78 kg 2013 San José ‍–‍70 kg World Masters 2015 Rabat ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Slam 2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg 2012 Paris ‍–‍78 kg 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Paris ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Baku ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍78 kg 2012 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg 2014 Havana ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Jeju ‍–‍78 kg 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍78 kg 2014 Jeju ‍–‍78 kg 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍78 kg 2016 Havana ‍–‍78 kg World Juniors Championships 2008 Bangkok ‍–‍78 kg 2009 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external judo databases
IJF	54
JudoInside.com	34028

Kayla Jean Harrison^[4] (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. She currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the former Professional Fighters League lightweight champion. As of October 8, 2024, she is #2 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings, and as of November 5, 2024, she is #7 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.^[5]

Harrison won the 2010 World Judo Championships, gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics at the Summer Olympics. She is the first and remains the only American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo. In March 2023, Harrison was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.