Katja Kankaanpää (10-3-1, 5) was born in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland on June 30, 1981. At the age of 28 years on March 26, 2010, she made her professional MMA debut against Paulina Suska, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
Kankaanpää's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to DeAnna Bennett at age 34 on September 12, 2015. She retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Kankaanpää has 3 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14  | Sep 12, 2015 34 years, 2 months 10-3-1 (5) | 30 years, 9 months 7-0 (4) | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13 | Apr 24, 2015 33 years, 9 months 10-2-1 (5) | Lívia Renata Souza | ST | 4 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke Lost Invicta FC strawweight title | |
12  | Sep 6, 2014 33 years, 2 months 10-1-1 (5) | 26 years, 1 months 4-1 (2) | ST | 5 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke Won Invicta FC strawweight title | |
11 | May 17, 2014 32 years, 10 months 9-1-1 (4) | Alyona Rassohyna | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
10 | Dec 7, 2013 32 years, 5 months 8-1-1 (3) | Joanne Calderwood | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
9 | Apr 4, 2013 31 years, 9 months 8-0-1 (3) | Juliana Carneiro Lima | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
8 | Dec 30, 2012 31 years, 6 months 7-0-1 (3) | Aisling Daly | CW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 22, 2012 30 years, 8 months 6-0-1 (3) | Simona Soukupova | 3 | UD | DRAW Split | ||
6 | Mar 22, 2012 30 years, 8 months 6-0 (3) | Mei Yamaguchi | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Oct 7, 2011 30 years, 3 months 5-0 (3) | Karla Benitez | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Apr 28, 2011 29 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Ekaterina Tarnavskaja | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Oct 8, 2010 29 years, 3 months 3-0 (2) | Niina Aaltonen | 2 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | ||
2 | Apr 16, 2010 28 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Dalia Grakulskyte | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Mar 26, 2010 28 years, 8 months 1-0 (0) | Paulina Suska | 2 | UD | WIN |
