Roxanne Modafferi

“The Happy Warrior”

MMA · Retired

25-20RECORD

4KO / TKO WINS

5SUBMISSION WINS

16DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi
Nickname	The Happy Warrior
Date of birth	24 Sep 1982
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Wilmington, USA
Lives in	Las Vegas, USA
Division	Women's Flyweight
Team	Syndicate MMA
Height	168 cm (5′6″)
Reach	175 cm (69″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	2003–2022
Status	Retired
Pro debut	10 Nov 2003
Last fight	Loss vs Casey O'Neill, 12 Feb 2022

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Titles and honours

Former FFF Women's Lightweight Champion
Former IFC Women's Middleweight Champion
Former FFL Flyweight Champion
K-GRACE Women's Openweight Tournament winner
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

American women's MMA pioneer from Delaware who spent much of her early career fighting in Japan and later competed in Strikeforce, Invicta FC and the UFC, where she fought for the inaugural flyweight title in 2017. She retired after UFC 271 in February 2022.

Fight history

45 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Casey O'Neill	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2	12 Feb 2022	Houston, Texas, USA	Final fight before retirement
Loss	Taila Santos	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega	25 Sep 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Viviane Araujo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny	20 Jan 2021	Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	Andrea Lee	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill	12 Sep 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Lauren Murphy	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov	20 Jun 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Maycee Barber	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy	18 Jan 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Jennifer Maia	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards	20 Jul 2019	San Antonio, Texas, USA	Catchweight (129 lb)
Win	Antonina Shevchenko	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik	20 Apr 2019	Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss	Sijara Eubanks	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis	3 Nov 2018	New York City, New York, USA	Catchweight (127.2 lb)
Win	Barb Honchak	TKO (elbows)	2	3:32	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale	6 Jul 2018	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Nicco Montano	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale	1 Dec 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	For the inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight Championship; Fight of the Night
Win	Sarah D'Alelio	TKO (elbows)	3	1:37	Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź	20 May 2017	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Win	Priscila de Souza	Submission (armbar)	2	4:52	Fusion Fight League: Ladies Fight Night	1 Apr 2017	Billings, Montana, USA	Won the FFL Flyweight Championship
Loss	Jennifer Maia	Decision (split)	5	5:00	Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi	23 Sep 2016	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	For the Invicta FC Flyweight Championship
Win	DeAnna Bennett	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown	11 Mar 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Mariana Morais	TKO (punches)	3	4:40	Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad	12 Sep 2015	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Loss	Vanessa Porto	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza	24 Apr 2015	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Win	Andrea Lee	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio	5 Dec 2014	Houston, Texas, USA
Win	Tara LaRosa	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada	6 Sep 2014	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Loss	Raquel Pennington	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale	30 Nov 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Bantamweight bout
Loss	Takayo Hashi	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Jewels 18th Ring	3 Mar 2012	Tokyo, Japan	Catchweight (127 lb)
Loss	Barb Honchak	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:46	BEP 5: Breast Cancer Beatdown	1 Oct 2011	Fletcher, North Carolina, USA
Loss	Hitomi Akano	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Jewels 15th Ring	9 Jul 2011	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Rosi Sexton	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Cage Warriors 40	26 Feb 2011	London, England
Loss	Sarah Kaufman	KO (slam)	3	4:45	Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe	23 Jul 2010	Everett, Washington, USA	For the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship
Win	Tara LaRosa	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Moosin: God of Martial Arts	21 May 2010	Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Catchweight (130 lb)
Win	Molly Helsel	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:18	KOTC: Toryumon	30 Jan 2010	Okinawa, Japan
Loss	Marloes Coenen	Submission (armbar)	1	1:05	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers	7 Nov 2009	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
Win	Chisa Yonezawa	Decision (unanimous)	2	3:00	Valkyrie 01	8 Nov 2008	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Vanessa Porto	TKO (knees)	3	0:53	Fatal Femmes Fighting 4: Call of the Wild	3 Apr 2008	Los Angeles, California, USA	Defended the FFF Women's Lightweight Championship
Win	Marloes Coenen	Decision (split)	2	3:00	K-GRACE 1	27 May 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Won the K-GRACE Women's Openweight Tournament
Win	Megumi Yabushita	Decision (unanimous)	2	3:00	K-GRACE 1	27 May 2007	Tokyo, Japan	K-GRACE tournament semi-final
Win	Hee Jin Lee	Submission (armbar)	1	2:56	K-GRACE 1	27 May 2007	Tokyo, Japan	K-GRACE tournament quarter-final
Win	Cassandra Rivers-Blasso	Decision (split)	5	2:00	Fatal Femmes Fighting 1: Asian Invasion	17 Jan 2007	Los Angeles, California, USA	Won the FFF Women's Lightweight Championship
Loss	Shayna Baszler	Submission (hammerlock)	1	1:08	MARS: BodogFIGHT	4 Oct 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Megumi Yabushita	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	G-Shooto 05	6 May 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Tara LaRosa	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Mix Fighting Championships: Boardwalk Blitz	4 Mar 2006	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Laura D'Auguste	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ring of Combat 8	19 Mar 2005	Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA	For the ROC Women's Welterweight Championship
Win	Jennifer Howe	Submission (triangle choke)	3	1:47	IFC: Eve of Destruction	5 Mar 2005	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Won the IFC Women's Middleweight Championship
Loss	Megumi Yabushita	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Smackgirl: World ReMix 2004	19 Dec 2004	Shizuoka, Japan	Smackgirl tournament semi-final
Win	Ana Carolina	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Smackgirl: World ReMix 2004	19 Dec 2004	Shizuoka, Japan	Smackgirl tournament quarter-final
Win	Jennifer Howe	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution	6 Nov 2004	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win	Natsuko Kikukawa	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Smackgirl: F8	16 May 2004	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Keiko Tamai	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	GCM: Cross Section 1	18 Apr 2004	Japan
Win	Hikaru Shinohara	Submission (armbar)	1	1:58	Smackgirl: Third Season 7	10 Nov 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Pro debut