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Kayla Harrison
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Kayla Harrison

Women's Bantamweight · UFC record 3-0 · 3 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 7 Jun 2025

Defensive StrikerGround Heavy

Next bout: vs Amanda Nunes · UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Provisional — fewer than 5 detailed UFC fights
Striking (offense)82
Power67
Striking defense85
Takedown defense85
WrestlingProvisional measure79

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (3 detailed fights; as of Sat 7 Jun 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: UNKNOWN—
CardioEvidence: LIMITED69.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
173 cm (5'8")
Reach
168 cm (5'6")
Stance
Southpaw
Age
36

Career statistics

Descriptive

3 detailed UFC fights · 7 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 7 Jun 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.4significant, per round
Strikes absorbed5.0per round
Striking differential+14.4per round
Takedown attempts2.29per round
Takedown defense100.0%of attempts stopped
Finish rate66.7%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
19.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round
5.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+14.4
Striking accuracy
62.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
66.0%
Knockdowns per round
0.00
Target: head / body / leg
71.3% / 19.9% / 8.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
29.4% / 17.6% / 52.9%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
2.29
Takedowns landed per round
0.86
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Control time per round
2:41
Submission attempts per round
0.29
Reversals per round
0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
3-0-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
66.7%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 2 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered
0 / 0
Average fight time
12:28 (over 2 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Kayla Harrison — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 7 Jun 2025Julianna PenaWSUB KimuraR2 4:55UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Sat 5 Oct 2024Ketlen VieiraWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Sat 13 Apr 2024Holly HolmWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR2 1:47UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill

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