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Kayla Harrison
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American Olympic judoka and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Key facts
- Born
- Kayla Jean Harrison , ( 1990-07-02 ) July 2, 1990 (age 35) , 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)
- Style
- Judo
- Fighting out of
- Coconut Creek, Florida , U.S.
- Team
- American Top Team (2018–present)
- Trainer
- Jimmy Pedro
- Rank
- 6th dan black belt in Judo under Jimmy Pedro
- Years active
- 2018–present ( MMA )
- Notable clubs
- NYAC, USA Judo National Team FORCE
- Website
- kaylaharrison .com
- Olympic games
- ( 2012 , 2016 )
- World champ
- ‹See Tfd› ( 2010 )
- Pan american champ
- ‹See Tfd› ( 2011 , 2016 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kayla
- Family name
- Harrison
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Middletown
- Participant in
- judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- mixed martial arts
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 74
- Official website
- kaylaharrison.com
- Image
- President Donald Trump congratulates Kayla Harrison after her victory during UFC 316 (54577590491) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.73
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- date of birth
- 1990-07-02
- Commons category
- Kayla Harrison
- different from
- Harrison
- social media followers
- 48068
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Encyclopedic overview
Profile at external judo databases IJF54 JudoInside.com34028
Kayla Jean Harrison (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), where she is the current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. She is the first female fighter to win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC championship. She is also a former two-time Professional Fighters League lightweight champion. As of November 18, 2025, she is #2 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
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