Miesha Tate

“Cupcake”
OctagonStats Rating 1537
13-9-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 6" (168 cm)
Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)
Reach65" (165 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornAug 18, 1986
Age40
DivisionBantamweight
BirthplaceTacoma, Washington, U.S.
TeamXtreme Couture

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.62
Str. Acc44%
SApM3.05
Str. Def51%
TD Avg1.97
TD Acc30%
TD Def-
Sub Avg1.2

Recent form

L W L L W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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22 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
1 KO/TKO wins · 5 sub wins · 7 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses · 3 sub losses · 5 decision losses
Finish rate46%
Times finished44%
StreakL1
Best streak5
Avg fight13:27
Octagon time4h 55m
Opp win%70%
ActiveJun. 27, 2008 – May. 03, 2025 (18y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2
Ranked wins0
Best ranked win-
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3
Fight of the Night2
Total bonuses5
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Miesha Tate "Cupcake" is a 20-10-0 grappler.

Miesha debuted Jun. 27, 2008 vs Elaina Maxwell (win). Longest win streak: 5. 18 years active (Jun. 27, 2008–May. 03, 2025).

Best wins: Rin Nakai (U-DEC R3, Sep. 20, 2014); Marloes Coenen (SUB Arm Triangle R4, Jul. 30, 2011); Hitomi Akano (U-DEC R3, Aug. 13, 2010).

Miesha Theresa Tate ( MEE-shə; born August 18, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Tate formerly competed for Strikeforce, in which she is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She was also the vice president of ONE Championship.

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
May. 03, 2025UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. FigueiredoL Yana SantosU-DEC35:000 040 661 00 0
Dec. 02, 2023UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. TsarukyanW Julia AvilaSUB Rear Naked Choke31:150 032 34 01 0
Jul. 16, 2022UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. RodriguezL Lauren MurphyU-DEC35:000 085 1020 20 0
Nov. 20, 2021UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. TateL Ketlen VieiraU-DEC55:000 0122 1131 00 0
Jul. 17, 2021UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. MoisesW Marion ReneauKO/TKO Elbows31:530 065 253 00 0
Nov. 12, 2016UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregorL Raquel PenningtonU-DEC35:000 021 431 10 3
Jul. 09, 2016UFC 200: Tate vs NunesL Amanda NunesSUB Rear Naked Choke13:160 03 400 00 1
Mar. 05, 2016UFC 196: McGregor vs DiazW Holly HolmSUB Rear Naked Choke53:300 040 592 02 0
Jul. 25, 2015UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao IIW Jessica EyeU-DEC35:001 058 561 02 0
Jan. 31, 2015UFC 183: Silva vs DiazW Sara McMannM-DEC35:000 123 340 12 0
Sep. 20, 2014UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs NelsonW Rin NakaiU-DEC35:000 055 161 30 0
Apr. 19, 2014UFC on FOX: Werdum vs BrowneW Liz CarmoucheU-DEC35:000 027 181 52 0
Dec. 28, 2013UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2L Ronda RouseySUB Armbar30:580 024 401 60 3
Apr. 13, 2013The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen FinaleL Cat ZinganoKO/TKO Knees32:550 023 353 13 1
Aug. 18, 2012Strikeforce - Rousey vs KaufmanW Julie KedzieSUB Armbar33:280 317 522 05 0
Mar. 03, 2012Strikeforce - Tate vs. RouseyL Ronda RouseySUB Armbar14:270 08 81 30 2
Jul. 30, 2011Strikeforce - Fedor vs. HendersonW Marloes CoenenSUB Arm Triangle43:030 05 244 01 2
Aug. 13, 2010Strikeforce Challengers 10W Hitomi AkanoU-DEC33:000 010 62 00 1
Aug. 13, 2010Strikeforce Challengers 10W Maiju KujalaU-DEC23:000 033 152 00 0
Mar. 26, 2010Strikeforce Challengers 7W Zoila FraustoSUB Armbar24:090 015 73 04 0
May. 15, 2009Strikeforce Challengers 1L Sarah KaufmanU-DEC33:000 026 902 00 0
Jun. 27, 2008Strikeforce - Melendez vs. ThomsonW Elaina MaxwellU-DEC33:000 06 92 01 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.