Raquel Pa'aluhi

Raquel Pa'aluhi
Born (1990-10-14) October 14, 1990[1]
Waianae, Hawaii, United States
Other names Lionheart
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)[1]
Division Bantamweight
Reach 69.0 in (175 cm)
Style Wrestler, Boxer
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Las Vegas, NV
Team Drysdale Jiujitsu
Rank      Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Robert Drysdale
Years active 2010-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 6
By knockout 2
By submission 1
By decision 3
Losses 6
By submission 4
By decision 2
University Jamestown College
Notable school(s) Waianae High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Raquel Pa'aluhi (born October 14, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. She is a wrestler/striker who started her career in Hawai'i and has since made Las Vegas her home. After her title fight loss to Yana Kunitskaya on the 31st of August 2017 she was awarded her Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her coach Robert Drysdale. Raquel is the 2014, 2015 & 2016 No Gi World Champion and 2017 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Gi Brown Belt Runner Up.[2] She is currently signed to Invicta FC.[3]

Personal life

Pa'aluhi is of Hawaiian, Portuguese, Samoan, German, and Irish descent.[4] In 2016, she married Brazilian Renato Canuto who is a black belt and also a World Champion in Jiu-jitsu.[5]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 6–6 Yana Kunitskaya Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi August 31, 2017 5 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States For the Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 6–5 Pannie Kianzad Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet January 14, 2017 1 3:40 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 5–5 Colleen Schneider Decision (split) Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova January 16, 2016 3 5:00 Costa Mesa, California, United States
Win 5–4 Ediane Gomes Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza April 24, 2015 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 4–4 Kaitlin Young Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi November 1, 2014 3 5:00 Davenport, Iowa, United States
Win 3–4 Priscilla White TKO (punches) Destiny MMA Proving Grounds 2 August 24, 2013 1 3:03 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 2–4 Raquel Pennington Submission (guillotine choke) Destiny MMA Na Koa 1 September 8, 2012 1 3:52 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 2–3 Amanda Nunes Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann July 28, 2012 1 2:24 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Loss 2–2 Sara McMann Submission (americana) ProElite: Arlovski vs. Lopez August 27, 2011 3 2:53 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 2–1 Nikohl Johnson TKO (punches) X-1 Champions 3 March 12, 2011 3 2:06 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 1–1 Sarah D'Alelio Submission (armbar) X-1 Heroes September 11, 2010 1 2:13 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 1–0 Jenny Trujillo Decision (unanimous) X-1 Nations Collide June 4, 2010 3 5:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Raquel Pa'aluhi". Sherdog. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Raquel Paaluhi representing the warrior spirit of Hawaii". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Video: Invicta FC 9 results: Honchak grinds out win, Kowalkiewicz upsets Inoue". MMAJunkie. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  4. ↑ Paaluhi, Raquel. "my ethnicities are mostly Hawaiian and Portugese but a little German Irish and Samoan too". Twitter. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Raquel Pa'aluhi Canuto". Kekoa Collective. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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