Faith Van Duin

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Faith Van Duin
Born (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 (age 36)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Other namesThe Immortal
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
Fighting out of Papamoa, New Zealand
TeamGym 101
Years active2013 – present
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins5
By knockout1
By submission3
By decision1
Losses4
By knockout4
Website
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Faith Van Duin (born 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. She most notably fought in Invicta Fighting Championships.

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Van Duin made her professional mixed martial arts debut in April 2013. She fought primarily in her native New Zealand and Australia, amassing a record of 4–1 before joining Invicta Fighting Championships. [1]

Invicta Fighting Championships

Van Duin was expected to make her promotional debut on 5 December 2014 at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio against Charmaine Tweet. However, the bout was scrapped on 3 December after Tweet was medically disqualified from competing on the card. [1]

Van Duin eventually made her debut for the promotion on 24 April 2015 at Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza when she faced Amanda Bell. [1] Van Duin won the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round. The win also earned Van Duin her first Performance of the Night bonus award. [2]

Van Duin faced Cris Cyborg for the Invicta FC Featherweight Championship on 9 July 2015 at Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin. [3]

Kickboxing and Muay Thai Career

On the 5th of November, Van Duin fought former World Boxing Champion Geovana Peres for the WMC New Zealand Heavyweight title. [4] Van Duin lost by Split Decision. [5]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches6 wins4 losses
By knockout14
By submission30
By decision20
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss6–4 Kaitlin Young TKO (punches) Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II 7 June 201933:52 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Loss6–3 Irene Aldana TKO (punches) Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi 23 September 201614:57 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win6–2Charlene WattDecision (unanimous)Brace 4117 June 20163N/A Christchurch, New ZealandBantamweight debut.
Loss5–2 Cris Cyborg TKO (knee to the body and punches) Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin 9 July 201510:45 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFor the Invicta FC Featherweight Championship.
Win5–1 Amanda Bell Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza 24 April 201520:38 Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Loss4–1 Arlene Blencowe TKO (knee to the body)Storm MMA - Storm Damage 530 August 201433:00 Canberra, Australia Catchweight fight. Blencowe did not make weight.
Win4–0Kate Da SilvaSubmission (triangle choke)Storm MMA - Storm Damage 331 August 201341:36 Canberra, Australia Storm MMA Finals. Won Storm MMA Woman's Featherweight Championship.
Win3–0 Arlene Blencowe Decision (split)Storm MMA - Storm Damage 331 August 201323:00 Canberra, Australia Storm MMA Semi-Finals
Win2–0Michelle PeruzziTKO (punches)Storm MMA - Storm Damage 331 August 201312:01 Canberra, Australia Storm MMA Quarter-Finals
Win1–0Kelly KinitaSubmission (rear-naked choke)ETK - Sunday Session 1828 April 20134N/A Auckland, New Zealand

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