Tatiana Suarez

Tatiana Suarez
Suarez interviewed before her match at UFC 228 in 2018
BornTatiana Yadira Suarez Padilla
(1990-12-19) December 19, 1990 (age 33)
Covina, California, United States
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
DivisionFlyweight
Strawweight
Reach66[1] in (168 cm)
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofRancho Cucamonga, California, U.S
TeamMillennia MMA Gym
RankBlack belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[2]
WrestlingUSA Wrestling World Team
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins10
By knockout2
By submission5
By decision3
Losses0
UniversityLindenwood University
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tokyo 55 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Istanbul 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Beijing 59 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Nanjing 55 kg[3]
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Colorado Springs 59 kg[4]
Women's Brazilian jiu-jitsu
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 California -64 kg (blue)[5]
Gold medal – first place 2013 California -64 kg (white)[6]

Tatiana Yadira Suarez Padilla[7] (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former wrestler who currently competes in the women’s Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[8] She was the strawweight tournament winner in the 23rd season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show.[9] As of April 16, 2024, she is #1 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings and as of October 8, 2024, she is #10 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.[10]

In wrestling, Suarez was a multi-time medalist in women's freestyle at the World Championships and World Junior Championships, a silver medalist at the World Cup, and a gold medalist at the Pan American Championships.[4][3]

  1. ^ a b "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  2. ^ @tatianasuarezufc (August 7, 2023). ""Memories I'll remember for the rest of my life. These are the moments I live for. (...)"". Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ a b "Suarez, Tatiana Yadira (USA)". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ^ a b "Padilla, Tatiana (USA)". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ^ Samura. "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2015 – Results - IBJJF - International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation". IBJJF. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. ^ Samura. "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013 – Results - IBJJF - International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation". IBJJF. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  7. ^ "Tatiana Suarez | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  8. ^ "Tatiana Padilla". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  9. ^ Rizk, Gabriel (6 July 2016). "MMA: Tatiana Suarez storms into TUF 23 finals - Press Enterprise". Pe.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  10. ^ "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2024-10-08.