Lauren Murphy (16-7, 9) was born in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. on July 27, 1983. At the age of 26 years on June 9, 2010, she made her professional MMA debut against Kloiah Wayland, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 16, 2014, 31-year old Lauren Murphy made her UFC debut on her 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux against a 33-year old Sara McMann but lost the fight via split decision.
Murphy's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Eduarda Moura at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira at age 41 on July 12, 2025. She is on a 2-fight losing streak.
She has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Lauren Murphy's best fights have been against Mara Romero Borella, Kelly Faszholz, Liliya Shakirova, Joanne Calderwood, Roxanne Modafferi, Miesha Tate and Andrea Lee.
Murphy has 7 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Jul 12, 2025 41 years, 11 months 16-7 (9) | Eduarda Moura | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Jan 21, 2023 39 years, 5 months 16-6 (9) | 31 years, 3 months 23-9 (17) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Jul 16, 2022 38 years, 11 months 16-5 (9) | 35 years, 10 months 19-8 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Sep 25, 2021 38 years, 1 months 15-5 (9) | 33 years, 6 months 21-3 (14) | UFC | FL | 4 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches For UFC Women's flyweight title |
19 | Jun 12, 2021 37 years, 10 months 15-4 (9) | Joanne Calderwood | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
18 | Oct 24, 2020 37 years, 2 months 14-4 (9) | Liliya Shakirova | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Jun 20, 2020 36 years, 10 months 13-4 (8) | 37 years, 8 months 24-16 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Feb 8, 2020 36 years, 6 months 12-4 (8) | 30 years, 11 months 11-3 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
15  | Aug 3, 2019 36 years 11-4 (8) | 33 years, 2 months 12-5 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | TKO | WIN Knee and elbows |
14  | Jun 1, 2018 34 years, 10 months 10-4 (7) | 33 years, 1 months 2-2 (2) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Dec 1, 2017 34 years, 4 months 10-3 (7) | 38 years, 3 months 10-2 (3) | TUF | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
12 | Jul 13, 2016 32 years, 11 months 9-3 (7) | Katlyn Chookagian | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
11 | Feb 21, 2016 32 years, 6 months 9-2 (7) | Kelly Faszholz | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
10  | Apr 4, 2015 31 years, 8 months 8-2 (6) | 31 years, 1 months 9-5 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9  | Aug 16, 2014 31 years 8-1 (6) | 33 years, 10 months 7-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
8 | Dec 7, 2013 30 years, 4 months 8-0 (6) | Miriam Nakamoto | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Knee injury Won Invicta FC bantamweight title | |
7 | Jul 13, 2013 29 years, 11 months 7-0 (5) | Sarah D'Alelio | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Apr 5, 2013 29 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | 27 years, 6 months 7-7-1 (6) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Mar 1, 2013 29 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Jennifer Scott | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows | |
4 | Oct 28, 2011 28 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Julia Griffin | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jan 12, 2011 27 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Willow Bailey | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
2 | Oct 13, 2010 27 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Leslie Wright | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jun 9, 2010 26 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Kloiah Wayland | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
