Cindy Dandois

Cindy Dandois
Born (1984-10-26) October 26, 1984
Deurne, Belgium
Other names Battlecat
Nationality Belgian
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Bantamweight
Reach 62.0 in (157 cm)
Team Perfect Team[1]
Rank Black belt in Judo[2]
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 8
By knockout 2
By submission 4
By decision 1
By disqualification 1
Losses 3
By knockout 1
By submission 1
By decision 1
Website CindyDandois.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cindy Dandois is a Belgian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions in Invicta and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[4] She began her judoka training at the age of 5 under the training of Johan Laats, and freestyle wrestling at age 8 under Joseph Mewis. Dandois later transitioned into mixed martial arts, and trains at a gym in Belgium owned by her brother Ben Dandois. She trains at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts while she is in the United States.

Personal life

Dandois is a high school teacher, and speaks 5 languages (Dutch, English, Greek, French and German). She teaches gym education and training classes at Perfect Team gym, and competes in MMA career while continuing her other careers. She has four children: Eleftherios, Lola Katerina, Nafisatu and Victoria.[5]

During her time in Strikeforce she was scheduled to fight Miesha Tate, but the bout never materialized. This brought the two together, and they have been friends ever since. Tate later invited Dandois to the United States, to assist in her in training for her second fight against Ronda Rousey.

Mixed martial arts career

In January 2009, Cindy Dandois made her professional MMA debut, defeating Marloes Coenen. Over the next several years Dandois defeated champion kickboxer Jorina Baars,[6] and took on other fighters under the M-1 banner. Dandois was going to fight Gina Carano after the later had lost to Cris Cyborg, but had to withdraw due to getting pregnant.[7] After three years of inactivity due to pregnancy Dandois became active again, and signed with Invicta Fighting Championships.[8]

In her promotional debut with Invicta FC in December 2014, December faced Tonya Evinger at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio. She lost the fight by armbar submission.[9] Cindy's next opponent was Megan Anderson, who she defeated by submission.[10] Cindy Dandois tapped out Jessamyn Duke at Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel.[11] She was later scheduled to face Cyborg at a 140 pound catchweight, but the fight was cancelled. Daria Ibragimova was given the headliner fight instead, as a 145 title shot against Cyborg.[12]

Dandois fought Alexis Davis at UFC Fight Night 108.[13] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 8–3 Alexis Davis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov April 22, 2017 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 8–2 Anjela Pink Submission (armbar) COTC - Conquest of the Cage 24 November 11, 2016 1 0:13 Airway Heights, Washington, United States
Win 7–2 Jessamyn Duke Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel July 29, 2016 1 1:33 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 6–2 Megan Anderson Submission (triangle choke) Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad September 12, 2015 2 2:41 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Featherweight bout.
Loss 5–2 Tonya Evinger Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio December 5, 2014 2 1:23 Houston, Texas, United States Bantamweight debut.
Win 5–1 Jorina Baars TKO (punches) Staredown March 19, 2011 2 4:50 Antwerp, Belgium
Loss 4–1 Yana Kunitskaya TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 22 December 10, 2010 1 0:34 Moscow, Russia
Win 4–0 Sheila Gaff DQ (illegal knee) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 3 May 29, 2010 3 0:10 Helsinki, Finland
Win 3–0 Daria Ibragimova Submission (triangle choke) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 2 March 27, 2010 1 3:02 Weesp, Netherlands
Win 2–0 Maria Hougaard Djursaa TKO (punches) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 1 February 5, 2010 1 1:12 Hilversum, Netherlands
Win 1–0 Marloes Coenen Decision (unanimous) Beast of the East January 24, 2009 3 5:00 Zutphen, Netherlands

References

  1. ↑ "Bombshell Cindy Dandois: Cristiane Cyborg Looks Like a Man and Fights Like a Man". Bloody Elbow. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Cindy Dandois‏ (@DandoisCindy) (October 8, 2015). ""(...) and I have a Win over Coenen and Baars and I am a BlackBelt Judo! (...)"". Twitter. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cindy Dandois - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Simon, Zane (22 February 2017). "UFC signs former top Invicta talent Cindy Dandois". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "ABOUT CINDY – ‘YA KNOW ?’". http://cindydandois.com/. Retrieved 10 March 2017. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Cindy Dandois Video: Watch Pregnant MMA Fighter Take Down Opponent". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Pregnant Fighter Comments on Pulling Out of Gina Carano Fight". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Cindy Dandois credits Miesha Tate with helping her return to MMA". AXS TV. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  9. ↑ "Invicta FC 10 Results: Tonya Evinger Overwhelms, Submits Cindy Dandois". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  10. ↑ "Megan Anderson submitted by Cindy Dandois in Invicta FC debut". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Invicta FC 18 video highlights: Grasso dazzles, Dandois taps Duke, Anderson blasts Morgan". 30 July 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Cindy Dandois on losing her Invicta FC 15 headliner spot: I don't really get it". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  13. ↑ Raimondi, Marc (22 February 2017). "UFC signs veteran Cindy Dandois to face Alexis Davis at UFC Fight Night 108". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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