Heather Clark (fighter)

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Born (1980-09-19) September 19, 1980 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesHurricane
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
Division Strawweight
Flyweight
Reach66 in (170 cm)
Style Boxing, BJJ
Fighting out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Team Xtreme Couture, Syndicate MMA
RankBrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Diego Brandão [1]
Years active2010–2018
Professional boxing record
Total2
Wins1
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total14
Wins8
By knockout2
By submission3
By decision3
Losses6
By knockout1
By decision5
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Heather Clark (born September 19, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta).

Contents

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Clark made her professional MMA debut in April 2010. During the first two and a half years of her career, she amassed a record of five wins and three losses.

Bellator MMA

Clark signed with Bellator MMA in 2013 and faced Felice Herrig at Bellator 94. She lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Clark and Herrig would later have a rematch on their season of The Ultimate Fighter. [2]

The Ultimate Fighter

Heather was among the final eight contestants that tried out for the TUF house, to join the 11 Invicta FC strawweights that President Dana White had acquired. [3]

Heather was Team Melendez' sixth pick and ranked 11. She was paired to take on long-time rival #6 ranked Felice Herrig for her first fight.

In episode 5 Clark and Herrig fought with Herrig walking away with the unanimous decision. After the fight, Clark said she did some "soul-searching" and apologized to Herrig, saying she wasn't going to judge her anymore, squashing their feud. [4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Clark made her UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale where she defeated teammate and rival Bec Rawlings by unanimous decision. [5] Heather faced Karolina Kowalkiewicz on May 8, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [6] She lost the fight by unanimous decision. [7]

Her next fight came on November 5, 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson against Alexa Grasso [8] She lost the fight by unanimous decision. [9]

Invicta Fighting Championships

After almost two years hiatus, Clark joined Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta) and made her promotional debut on July 21, 2018 at Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander against Kinbery Novaes. [10] She won the fight via unanimous decision. [11]

Clark was scheduled to face Mizuki Inoue on November 16, 2018 at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson but pulled out before the event. [12]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches8 wins6 losses
By knockout21
By submission30
By decision35
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win8–6Kinberly NovaesDecision (unanimous) Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander July 21, 201835:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss7–6 Alexa Grasso Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson November 5, 201635:00 Mexico City, Mexico
Loss7–5 Karolina Kowalkiewicz Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski May 8, 201635:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win7–4 Bec Rawlings Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale December 12, 201435:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win6–4 Hannah Cifers Decision (unanimous) XFC 26 - Night of Champions 3 October 13, 201335:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Loss5–4 Felice Herrig Decision (split) Bellator 94 March 28, 201335:00 Tampa, Florida, United States
Loss5–3 Stephanie Eggink Decision (unanimous) XFC 21 - Night of Champions 2 December 7, 201235:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win5–2Avery VilcheSubmission (rear-naked choke) XFC 18 - Music City Mayhem June 22, 201211:51 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Loss4–2Marianna KheyfetsTKO (doctor stoppage) XFC 16 - High Stakes February 10, 201215:00 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Win4–1Sarah AlparSubmission (rear-naked choke)FCF - Freestyle Cage Fighting 49October 1, 201131:28 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Win3–1Jennifer ScottTKO (elbows)ECSC - Friday Night Fights 3April 15, 201122:19 Clovis, New Mexico, United States
Win2–1April CoutinoKO (punch)ECSC - Friday Night Fights 1January 7, 201110:10 Clovis, New Mexico, United States
Win1–1Kyane HamptonSubmission (armbar)ECSC - Evolution 1October 30, 201011:54 Clovis, New Mexico, United States
Loss0–1Karina HallinanDecision (unanimous)VFC 31 - Victory Fighting ChampionshipApril 23, 201035:00 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss0–1 Felice Herrig Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned October 22, 2014 (airdate)35:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 20 Elimination round

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