Nina Ansaroff

Nina Ansaroff
Born (1985-12-03) December 3, 1985
Weston, Florida, United States
Other names The Strina
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Division Strawweight
Flyweight
Reach 64.0 in (163 cm)[1]
Fighting out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Team American Top Team
Rank 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo[2]
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active 2008–present[3]
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 6
By knockout 4
By submission 1
By decision 1
Losses 5
By submission 1
By decision 4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nina Ansaroff (born December 3, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Ansaroff started practicing Taekwondo at the age of 6. She began training in mixed martial arts in 2009 as a way to lose weight and to help keep in shape following a motorcycle accident. She made her professional debut in 2010, and amassed a record of 5-3 before joining Invicta FC.[2][4]

Invicta FC

Ansaroff made her promotional debut against Munah Holland on December 7, 2013 at Invicta FC 7.[5] Ansaroff won the fight via KO in the second round.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ansaroff made her debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) against Juliana Lima on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56.[7] Ansaroff lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]

Ansaroff was expected to face Rose Namajunas on May 23, 2015 at UFC 187. Nina Ansaroff missed weight on her first attempt at the weigh-ins, coming in 4 lbs overweight at 120 lbs. After having made no attempts to cut further, she was fined 20 percent of her fight purse, which went to Rose Namajunas. However, on the day of the event, Ansaroff was pulled out of the bout by UFC doctors after contracting a case of the flu. As a result, Namajunas was pulled from the event entirely[6]

Ansaroff next faced Justine Kish at UFC 195 on January 2, 2016.[9] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Background

Ansaroff was born and raised in Weston, Florida and is of Macedonian descent.[10] Nina Ansaroff is also in a relationship with fellow UFC fighter and current women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.[11][12]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 6–5 Justine Kish Decision (unanimous) UFC 195 January 2, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 6–4 Juliana Lima Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux November 8, 2014 3 5:00 Uberlândia, Brazil
Win 6–3 Munah Holland TKO (punches) Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith December 7, 2013 3 3:54 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 5–3 Aylla Caroline Lima TKO (body kick and punches) Premier Fight League 10 June 15, 2013 1 1:25 Serrinha, Brazil
Win 4–3 Trisha Clark TKO (punches) Centurion Fights March 1, 2013 2 2:14 St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Win 3–3 Tyra Parker Submission (armbar) Wild Bill's Fight Night 51 December 15, 2012 2 2:00 Duluth, Georgia, United States
Win 2–3 Jessica Doerner TKO (punches) The Cage Inc. - Battle at the Border 11 November 24, 2012 1 1:52 Hankinson, North Dakota, United States
Loss 1–3 Casey Noland Submission (rear-naked choke) The Cage Inc. - Battle at the Border 10 July 30, 2011 1 1:18 Hankinson, North Dakota, United States
Loss 1–2 Barb Honchak Decision (unanimous) Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl 2 April 29, 2011 3 5:00 Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Loss 1–1 Carla Esparza Decision (split) Crowbar MMA - Winter Brawl December 30, 2010 3 5:00 Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Win 1–0 Catia Vitoria Decision (unanimous) Crowbar MMA - Fall Brawl September 11, 2010 5 5:00 Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Amateur mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–0 Jenny Yum Decision (unanimous) HOOKnSHOOT - GFight Summit 2010 March 20, 2010 3 3:00 Evansville, Indiana, United States
Win[3] 2–0 Christy Tada TKO (referee stoppage) The Future Stars of MMA April 24, 2009 1 0:46
Win[3] 1–0 Sara Seitz Submission (punches) Xplosive Caged Combat January 11, 2008 3 1:30

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Shogun vs. Saint Preux". UFC.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nina Ansaroff". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nina Ansaroff Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  4. ↑ John Morgan (2014-11-07). "After nearly cutting career short, Nina Ansaroff predicts KO at UFC Fight Night 56". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  5. ↑ Al Stover (2013-11-14). "Nina Ansaroff and Munah Holland looking for first Invicta win". fansided.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  6. 1 2 Neil Rooke (2015-02-23). "Rose Namajunas vs. Nina Ansaroff Slated for UFC 187". combatpress.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  7. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2014-10-22). "What the MMA community got wrong about Nina Ansaroff's crowdfunding effort". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  8. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2014-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 56 results: Juliana Lima has rude welcome for Nina Ansaroff". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  9. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-11-04). "Jan. Action Heats Up with Two New Bouts". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  10. ↑ Straka, Mike (2015-05-19). "Nina Ansaroff Making Her True UFC Debut | UFC &reg - News". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  11. ↑ 'I am so happy with my life': Nunes becomes first openly gay UFC champion | Sport | The Guardian
  12. ↑ Rogers: Amanda Nunes becomes UFC's newest star as sport's first openly gay champion
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