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Kayla Harrison

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Born
1990 (34 years old)

Birth Place

Middletown, Ohio, U.S.

Position
Fighter

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

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Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Weight
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)

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Team
UFC Bantamweight Women

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League
UFC

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Latest Results

					UFC 307 Pereira vs Rountree Jr.	05 Oct 24
					UFC 300 Pereira vs Hill	14 Apr 24
					Invicta FC 43 King vs Harrison	20 Nov 20
					PFL Championships	31 Dec 19
					PFL 7 Playoffs 1	11 Oct 19
					PFL 4	11 Jul 19
					PFL 1	09 May 19
					PFL Championships	31 Dec 18
					PFL 6	16 Aug 18
					PFL 2	21 Jun 18

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Kayla Harrison (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. She won two Olympic gold medals and multiple world championship medals in judo, and was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo.

She currently competes in the Women’s Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of July 2, 2024, she is #3 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings, and as of July 23, 2024, she is #12 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.

Harrison competed in the 78 kg (172 lb) weight category in judo. She won the 2010 World Judo Championships, gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and gold at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.

After the 2016 Olympics, she moved into mixed martial arts and she was the former Professional Fighters League lightweight champion. In March 2023, Harrison was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.