Professional Record
19-1-0
KHPhoto pending
Current Elo Rating
1886
True Contender System
Women’s Bantamweight Ranking
Champion
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#5
About Kayla Harrison
From Olympic gold to a UFC championship
Kayla Harrison came to MMA with one of the most impressive competitive résumés of any fighter to enter the UFC. Before turning professional she was a two-time Olympic judo champion, and she then became one of the biggest stars in the PFL, where she won two tournaments and spent most of her career before signing with the UFC.
Fighting style
Her game revolves around physically overwhelming grappling. Harrison uses the clinch and judo grips to take opponents to the ground, where she combines control, ground and pound and a wide repertoire of submissions. Her size and strength had been important for much of her career, so her move down to the 135-pound limit was initially one of the big unknowns of her arrival in the UFC.
Champion in three fights
Harrison answered by dominating Holly Holm in her debut, then beating Ketlen Vieira and submitting Julianna Peña to win the bantamweight championship in only her third appearance in the promotion. A neck injury later forced her to postpone her first defense.
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 173 cm
- Reach
- 168 cm
- Weight
- 61.2 kg
- Age
- 36 years
- Place of birth
- Middletown, United States
- UFC debut
- April 13, 2024
- Team / gym
- American Top Team
Activity
Next fight
Kayla Harrisonvs.Amanda Nunes
Title fight- Date
- November 14, 2026
- Division
- Women's Bantamweight
- Kayla Harrison's Elo
- 1886
- Opponent's Elo
- 2281
Last fight
Kayla Harrisonvs.Julianna Peña
W · Submission · R2
- Event
- UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
- Date
- June 7, 2025
- Elo change
- +150
Career Statistics
Professional career
19-1-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
20 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 0
- Submissions
- 2
- Decisions
- 1
2 Finishes
66.7% of 3 wins
Of these 19 wins, 16 have no method recorded in our history.
In the UFC
3-0-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
3 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 0
- Submissions
- 2
- Decisions
- 1
2 Finishes
66.7% of 3 wins
Elo
Current Elo
1,886
Peak Elo
1,886
From peak
0
Streak3 Wins
Biggest Elo gain
Last 5 fights
- W
- W
- W
Achievements and career
- Current champion
- Title fight record: 1-0
- Current streak: 3 straight wins
Elo History
3 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1650
Current
1886
Peak Elo
1886
Total
+236
UFC Fight History
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 07, 2025 | W | Julianna Peña | Submission · R2 · 4:55 | Elo1886 | Change+150 |
| Oct 05, 2024 | W | Ketlen Vieira | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1736 | Change+25 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | W | Holly Holm | Submission · R2 · 1:47 | Elo1711 | Change+61 |
Competitive Profile
Kayla Harrison’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.