Megan Anderson (fighter)

Megan Anderson
Born (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Reach 72 1⁄2 in (184 cm)
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Lee's Summit, Missouri
Team Glory MMA[1]
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 8
By knockout 4
By submission 2
By decision 2
Losses 3
By submission 1
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Megan Anderson is an Australian mixed martial artist and the former Invicta FC Featherweight champion. From 2008-2010, she served in the Australian army, in training to become an officer.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In November 2013, Anderson made her professional MMA debut, losing to Zoie Shreiweis. Over the next two years, Anderson would build her record to 4 wins and 1 losses before signing to Invicta Fighting Championships.[4]

Invicta FC

In her promotional debut in September 2015, Anderson faced Cindy Dandois at Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad. She lost the fight by submission (triangle choke).[5] Anderson then proceeded to gain three wins in the promotion.[6][7][8]

On 14 January 2017, Anderson faced Charmaine Tweet for the Interim Invicta FC Featherweight Championship.[9] She won the fight by TKO in the second round. Anderson was later promoted from Interim to undisputed Featherweight Champion.

After the UFC opted against signing Anderson, Anderson was scheduled to defend her undisputed title against Helena Kolesnyk at Invicta FC 24, on 15 July 2017,[10] but the fight never took place as Anderson was later signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Anderson was scheduled to make her promotional against Cris Cyborg at UFC 214 on 29 July 2017. However, Anderson pulled out of the bout on 27 June, citing "personal issues" as the reason.[11] She was replaced by Tonya Evinger.[12]

Anderson faced Holly Holm on June 9, 2018 at UFC 225.[13] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[14]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 8–3 Holly Holm Decision (unanimous) UFC 225 June 9, 2018 3 5:00 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 8–2 Charmaine Tweet TKO (punches and head kick) Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet 14 January 2017 2 2:05 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Won the interim Invicta FC Featherweight Championship. Later promoted to undisputed champion. Performance of the Night.
Win 7–2 Peggy Morgan TKO (punches) Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel 29 July 2016 1 4:09 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 6–2 Amanda Bell TKO (head kick and punches) Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider 7 May 2016 1 5:00 Costa Mesa, California, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 5–2 Amber Leibrock TKO (knees and punches) Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova 16 January 2016 3 2:33 Costa Mesa, California, United States Fight of the Night.
Loss 4–2 Cindy Dandois Submission (triangle choke) Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad 12 September 2015 2 2:41 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 4–1 Zoie Shreiweis Submission (armbar) Roshambo MMA 4 6 December 2014 1 1:32 Brisbane, Australia Won the vacant Roshambo MMA Featherweight Championship.
Win 3–1 Jodie Struzik Submission (rear-naked choke) Nitro MMA 12 11 October 2014 2 0:30 Logan City, Australia
Win 2–1 Kerry Barrett Decision (majority) Roshambo MMA 3 26 July 2014 3 3:00 Brisbane, Australia
Win 1–1 Janay Harding Decision (unanimous) FightWorld Cup 17 12 April 2014 3 3:00 Gold Coast, Australia
Loss 0–1 Zoie Shreiweis Decision (majority) FightWorld Cup 16 16 November 2013 3 3:00 Gold Coast, Australia Featherweight debut.

References

  1. ↑ "Megan Anderson: Chasing Glory & Gold". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Megan Anderson - Official UFC Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ The MMA Hour 4/16/2018
  4. ↑ "Women's MMA Report: Tiburcio wins Invicta gold, Pennington chokes out Evans-Smith". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  5. ↑ "From the Gold Coast to the Midwest, Invicta's Megan Anderson is on quite the MMA journey". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Megan Anderson defeats Amber Leibrock at Invicta FC 15".
  7. ↑ "Megan Anderson takes home 'Performance of the Night' with TKO win over Amanda Bell at Invicta FC 17".
  8. ↑ Depta, Laura. "MMA Fighter's Cheek Gets Incredibly Swollen at Invicta FC 18".
  9. ↑ Raimondi, Marc (14 January 2017). "Invicta FC 21 results: Megan Anderson stops Charmaine Tweet to win interim 145 title". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Featherweight champion Megan Anderson set to headline Invicta FC 24". Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Megan Anderson issues a statement after being forced to pull out of UFC 214 - BJPenn.com". 27 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "With Megan Anderson out, Cris Cyborg gets a new opponent for UFC 214 - BJPenn.com". 27 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Phil. "Holly Holm added to UFC 225 in Chicago". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  14. ↑ "UFC 225 results: Holly Holm turns to wrestling to beat powerful striker Megan Anderson". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
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