Miesha Tate (20-10, 11) was born in Tacoma, Washington, U.S. on August 18, 1986. At the age of 21 years on November 24, 2007, she made her professional MMA debut against Jan Finney, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
On December 28, 2013, 27-year old Miesha Tate made her UFC debut on her 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 168 against a 26-year old Ronda Rousey but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
She became the UFC bantamweight champion on March 5, 2016 at age 29 on her 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC 196 after defeating a 34-year old Holly Holm via 5th-round choke-out.
Tate's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Yana Santos at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo at age 38 on May 3, 2025. She is on a 1-fight losing streak.
She has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Miesha Tate's best fights have been against Holly Holm, Julia Avila, Marion Reneau, Liz Carmouche, Rin Nakai, Jessica Eye and Sara McMann.
Tate has 10 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | May 3, 2025 38 years, 8 months 20-10 (11) | 35 years, 5 months 15-8 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Dec 2, 2023 37 years, 3 months 20-9 (11) | 35 years, 6 months 9-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Face crank |
28  | Jul 16, 2022 35 years, 10 months 19-9 (10) | 38 years, 11 months 15-5 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Nov 20, 2021 35 years, 3 months 19-8 (10) | 30 years, 2 months 11-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
26  | Jul 17, 2021 34 years, 10 months 19-7 (10) | 44 years 9-7-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25  | Nov 12, 2016 30 years, 2 months 18-7 (9) | 28 years, 2 months 8-5 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Jul 9, 2016 29 years, 10 months 18-6 (9) | 28 years, 1 months 12-4 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke Lost UFC Women's bantamweight title |
23  | Mar 5, 2016 29 years, 6 months 18-5 (9) | 34 years, 4 months 10-0 (7) | UFC | BT | 5 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke Won UFC Women's bantamweight title |
22  | Jul 25, 2015 28 years, 11 months 17-5 (9) | 28 years, 11 months 11-2 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jan 31, 2015 28 years, 5 months 16-5 (9) | 34 years, 4 months 8-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | MD | WIN |
20  | Sep 20, 2014 28 years, 1 months 15-5 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 16-0-1 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Apr 19, 2014 27 years, 8 months 14-5 (9) | 30 years, 2 months 9-4 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Dec 28, 2013 27 years, 4 months 13-5 (9) | 26 years, 10 months 7-0 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For UFC Women's bantamweight title |
17  | Apr 13, 2013 26 years, 7 months 13-4 (9) | 30 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | TUF | BT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Knees and elbow |
16  | Aug 18, 2012 26 years 13-3 (9) | 31 years, 5 months 16-10 (6) | Strikeforce | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
15 | Mar 3, 2012 25 years, 6 months 12-3 (8) | 25 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Strikeforce | BT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Armbar Lost Strikeforce Women's bantamweight title |
14 | Jul 30, 2011 24 years, 11 months 12-2 (8) | Marloes Coenen | Strikeforce | BT | 4 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Won Strikeforce Women's bantamweight title |
13 | Aug 13, 2010 23 years, 11 months 11-2 (7) | Hitomi Akano | Strikeforce | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Aug 13, 2010 23 years, 11 months 10-2 (7) | Maiju Kujala | Strikeforce | BT | 2 | UD | WIN |
11 | Mar 26, 2010 23 years, 7 months 9-2 (7) | Zoila Frausto Gurgel | Strikeforce | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
10 | Jan 16, 2010 23 years, 4 months 8-2 (6) | Valerie Coolbaugh | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9 | Oct 3, 2009 23 years, 1 months 7-2 (5) | Sarah Oriza | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
8  | May 15, 2009 22 years, 8 months 6-2 (4) | 23 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Strikeforce | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | Apr 4, 2009 22 years, 7 months 6-1 (4) | Lizbeth Carreiro | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Shoulder choke | |
6 | Feb 21, 2009 22 years, 6 months 5-1 (3) | Dora Baptiste | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
5 | Jan 31, 2009 22 years, 5 months 4-1 (2) | Jessica Bednark | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Nov 29, 2008 22 years, 3 months 3-1 (1) | Jamie Lynn Welsh | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jun 27, 2008 21 years, 10 months 2-1 (0) | Elaina Maxwell | Strikeforce | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
2  | Nov 24, 2007 21 years, 3 months 1-1 (0) | 22 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
1  | Nov 24, 2007 21 years, 3 months 1-0 (0) | 27 years, 7 months 3-5 (2) | BT | 4 | UD | WIN |
