Shanna Young (11-8, 6) was born in Salem, Virginia, United States on February 20, 1991. At the age of 24 years on April 11, 2015, she made her professional MMA debut against Katelyn Dykas, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On February 15, 2020, 28-year old Shanna Young made her UFC debut on her 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 against a 28-year old Macy Chiasson but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Young's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Amena Hadaya at age 34 on July 24, 2025. She is on a 1-fight winning streak.
She has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Shanna Young's best fights have been against Gina Mazany and Pam Sorenson.
Young has 8 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Jul 24, 2025 34 years, 5 months 11-8 (6) | Amena Hadaya | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18  | Feb 7, 2025 33 years, 11 months 10-8 (6) | 34 years, 9 months 8-5 (1) | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
17 | Nov 6, 2024 33 years, 8 months 10-7 (6) | Pámela Bóveda Aguirre | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body and punches | |
16 | Jun 13, 2024 33 years, 3 months 9-7 (5) | Ilara Joanne | PFL | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Apr 4, 2024 33 years, 1 months 9-6 (5) | 35 years, 7 months 12-2-1 (6) | PFL | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Feb 24, 2023 32 years 9-5 (5) | Sandra Lavado | PFL | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Nov 5, 2022 31 years, 8 months 8-5 (5) | 25 years, 4 months 10-4 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | Apr 30, 2022 31 years, 2 months 8-4 (5) | 33 years, 8 months 7-5 (5) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11  | Oct 2, 2021 30 years, 7 months 7-4 (4) | 33 years, 1 months 5-2 (4) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbow |
10  | Feb 15, 2020 28 years, 11 months 7-3 (4) | 28 years, 6 months 5-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9 | Nov 1, 2019 28 years, 8 months 7-2 (4) | Maiju Suotama | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Aug 13, 2019 28 years, 5 months 6-2 (4) | Sarah Alpar | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Mar 1, 2019 28 years 6-1 (4) | Anastasia Bruce | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Mounted triangle choke | |
6 | Jan 19, 2019 27 years, 10 months 5-1 (3) | Jessica Borga | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Punches | |
5 | Sep 1, 2018 27 years, 6 months 4-1 (2) | Lisa Verzosa | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
4  | Apr 8, 2016 25 years, 1 months 4-0 (2) | 30 years 2-0 (0) | KOTC | BT | 5 | SD | WIN |
3 | Nov 21, 2015 24 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | Christina Jobe | KOTC | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Retirement |
2 | Jul 25, 2015 24 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Moriel Charneski | KOTC | BT | 3 | MD | WIN |
1 | Apr 11, 2015 24 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Katelyn Dykas | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
