Cat Zingano (14-5, 9) was born in Winona, Minnesota, U.S. on July 1, 1982. At the age of 25 years on June 13, 2008, she made her professional MMA debut against Karina Taylor, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 27, 2014, 32-year old Cat Zingano made her UFC debut on her 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 178 against a 26-year old Amanda Nunes, winning the fight in the 3rd round via TKO.
Zingano's last fight was a featherweight title fight against Cris Cyborg for Cyborg's Bellator Women's World Championship title on October 7, 2023. She lost the fight via 1st-round TKO. She is on a 1-fight losing streak.
She has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cat Zingano's best fights have been against Amanda Nunes, Marion Reneau, Miesha Tate, Pam Sorenson, Leah McCourt, Raquel Pennington and Gabby Holloway.
Zingano has 5 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Oct 7, 2023 41 years, 3 months 14-5 (9) | 38 years, 2 months 26-2 (21) | Bellator | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Bellator Women's World featherweight title |
18  | Mar 31, 2023 40 years, 8 months 14-4 (9) | 30 years, 9 months 7-2 (3) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Jun 24, 2022 39 years, 11 months 13-4 (9) | 36 years, 2 months 9-4 (1) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Apr 9, 2021 38 years, 9 months 12-4 (9) | Olivia Parker | Bellator | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
15 | Sep 11, 2020 38 years, 2 months 11-4 (8) | Gabby Holloway | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Dec 29, 2018 36 years, 5 months 10-4 (8) | 28 years, 10 months 8-3 (6) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Eye injury |
13  | Jul 14, 2018 36 years 10-3 (8) | 41 years 9-3-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Mar 3, 2018 35 years, 8 months 9-3 (8) | 26 years, 6 months 9-0 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11  | Jul 9, 2016 34 years 9-2 (8) | 26 years, 10 months 7-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10  | Feb 28, 2015 32 years, 7 months 9-1 (8) | 28 years 10-0 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Straight armbar For UFC Women's bantamweight title |
9  | Sep 27, 2014 32 years, 2 months 9-0 (8) | 26 years, 3 months 9-3 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
8  | Apr 13, 2013 30 years, 9 months 8-0 (7) | 26 years, 7 months 13-3 (9) | TUF | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees and elbow |
7  | Oct 6, 2012 30 years, 3 months 7-0 (6) | 24 years, 1 months 3-1 (2) | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | May 14, 2011 28 years, 10 months 6-0 (5) | Takayo Hashi | FL | 3 | KO | WIN Slam | |
5 | Dec 10, 2010 28 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Carina Damm | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
4 | Jun 5, 2010 27 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Ivana Coleman | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3  | Jan 30, 2010 27 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | 30 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jan 10, 2009 26 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Angela Samaro | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | |
1 | Jun 13, 2008 25 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Karina Taylor | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
