Tecia Torres

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Tecia Torres
Born (1989-08-16) August 16, 1989
Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Other names The Tiny Tornado
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Division Strawweight (115 lb)
Reach 61.0 inches (1.55 m)[1]
Style Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo
Fighting out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Team American Top Team
Rank      Black belt in Karate
     Black belt in Taekwondo[2]
     Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years active 2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 4
Wins 4
By decision 4
Losses 0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Tecia Torres (born August 16, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist of Puerto Rican, Portuguese and Irish descent. She is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the strawweight division.

Torres is currently the #6-ranked female strawweight (115 lbs) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.[4]

Background

Torres has been involved in martial arts since 5 years of age. She began in Karate as a child and after twelve years she received her black belt in Jhoon Rhee Taekwondo.[2] She also has an amateur Muay Thai record of sixteen victories and four losses.[5] She is a four times Amateur Kickboxing World Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Torres started her amateur career in 2011. She fought for many promotions throughout the United States, obtaining 115-pound titles for MMA Solutions, US Freedom Fighter Championship and American Battle Championships.[6][7][8]

In 2012, Torres moved to professional mixed martial arts and signed with Invicta Fighting Championships.[9]

Invicta Fighting Championships

Torres made her professional and promotional debut against Kaiyana Rain on October 6, 2012 at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama. She won via unanimous decision.[10]

Torres faced Paige VanZant on January 5, 2013 at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt, winning on all judges' score cards.[11] She then won a unanimous decision over Rose Namajunas on July 13, 2013 at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg.[12] Her final bout of 2013 was against Felice Herrig on December 7, 2013 at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith. She won via unanimous decision.[13]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In December 2013, Torres was announced as one of 11 women signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for its newly created strawweight division. It was also announced that she would compete as a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter reality series, as part of a tournament to crown the inaugural strawweight champion.[14]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • MMA Solutions Global
    • MMA Solutions amateur strawweight title (one time)
  • US Freedom Fighter Championship
    • USFFC amateur strawweight title (one time)[7]
  • American Battle Championships
    • ABC amateur strawweight title (one time)[8]
  • Women's MMA Awards
    • 2013 Strawweight of the Year
  • AwakeningFighters.com WMMA Awards
    • 2013 Strawweight of the Year[15]
    • 2013 Newcomer of the Year[16]
  • Bleacher Report

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Felice Herrig Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith December 7, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Rose Namajunas Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg July 13, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Paige VanZant Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt January 5, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Kaiyana Rain Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama October 6, 2012 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Mixed martial arts amateur record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0 Amber Stautzenberger Decision (unanimous) ABC: Rumble at Renegades 11 July 16, 2012 3 3:00 West Palm Beach, Florida, United States Won ABC amateur women's strawweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0 Ashley Greenway Decision (unanimous) USFFC 5: Battle Forged June 23, 2012 5 4:00 Marion, North Carolina, United States Won USFFC amateur women's strawweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Jamie Moyle Decision (unanimous) MMASG: Bone Island Fights May 17, 2012 3 3:00 Key West, Florida, United States Won MMASG amateur women's strawweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Sarah McLeod Decision (unanimous) Victory Fighting Championship 37 April 13, 2012 3 3:00 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Jill Valenzuela Decision (unanimous) Major League Cage Fighting February 25, 2012 3 3:00 Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Rebecca Gruitza TKO (punches) NAAFS: Caged Fury 15 October 15, 2011 1 0:28 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Ivey Turner Submission (rear-naked choke) Wild Bill's Fight Night 40 September 23, 2011 2 2:43 Duluth, Georgia, United States

References

  1. ↑ "Tecia Torres' profile". Tapology.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Spotlight Tecia Torres". Retrieved 2013-12-19. 
  3. ↑ Staff (2013-07-04). "Fight Path: Invicta FC 6′s Tecia Torres put on martial arts path in kindergarten". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  4. ↑ "Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2014-01-01. 
  5. ↑ "Tecia Torres' profile". MMAgirls.net. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  6. ↑ "Tecia Torres Moves To 5-0 With Title Win In Florida". MMARising.com. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2014-01-01. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Tecia Torres Dominates Ashley Greenway, Wins USFFC Title". MMARising.com. 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2014-01-01. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "After Third Title Victory, 7-0 Tecia Torres Targets Fall Pro Debut". MMARising.com. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2014-01-01. 
  9. ↑ Brian Hemminger (2012-10-04). "Tiny Tornado: Invicta FC 3 pro debuter Tecia Torres interview exclusive with MMAmania.com". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  10. ↑ Brian Knapp (2012-10-06). "Jessica Penne triangles Naho Sugiyama, captures atomweight gold at Invicta FC 3". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  11. ↑ Brian Knapp (2013-01-05). "Carla Esparza outpoints Bec Hyatt, seizes vacant Invicta strawweight championship". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  12. ↑ Staff (2013-07-14). "Invicta FC 6 results: Cris ‘Cyborg’ claims featherweight belt with TKO win". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  13. ↑ Staff (2013-12-08). "Invicta FC 7 results: Barb Honchak outlasts Leslie Smith to retain belt". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  14. ↑ John Morgan and Steven Marrocco (2013-12-11). "UFC acquires 11 fighters from Invicta FC, launches women’s strawweight division with ‘TUF 20′". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12. 
  15. ↑ http://www.awakeningfighters.com/wmma-2013-awards/
  16. ↑ http://www.awakeningfighters.com/wmma-2013-awards/
  17. ↑ "2013 Women's MMA Year-End Awards". BleacherReport.com. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-31. 

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