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Puja Tomar | |
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Born | Uttar Pradesh, India |
Other names | The Cyclone. [1] |
Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb) |
Division | Atomweight |
Style | Wushu |
Fighting out of | Singapore |
Team | Soma Fight Club |
Puja Tomar (born 25 November 1995), is an Indian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Strawweight division of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). tomar became the Third person from India, to get a UFC contract . Tomar is a five-time National wushu championship, she also had a background in Karate and Taekwondo and won multiple medals in both disciplines. She became one of the most popular faces in Indian Mixed Martial Arts [2] [3] Recently, MMA fighter Puja Tomar will become the first Indian woman [4] to land a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Puja Tomar, the daughter of Late Ramkumar Tomar and Babita Tomar, was born in Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh. She has two siblings, two elder sisters named Anjali Tomar (Nurse by profession) & Anu Tomar (Doctor by profession). Her mother, who is a housewife.
She took up Wushu at the age of six to express herself and won many medals in National and International competitions. Pooja previously represented India in the World Wushu Championship 2015 [5] held at Jakarta, Indonesia. [6] She was 5 times National Wushu Champion. [7]
She also had a background in Karate and Taekwondo and won multiple medals in both disciplines. She became one of the most popular faces in Indian Mixed Martial Arts.
In August 2017, Tomar signed with ONE Championship with the intention of making her mixed martial arts debut. [8] Tomar made her mixed martial arts debut against Muay Thai champion Stamp Fairtex at ONE Championship: A New Tomorrow November 2019 and lost the fight by TKO at 4.27. [9]
12 matches | 8 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 6 | 1 |
By submission | 0 | 3 |
By decision | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 8–4 | Jojo Rajkumari | TKO (corner stoppage) | Matrix Fight Night 12 | July 1, 2023 | 4 | 5:00 | Noida, India | Defended the MFN Women's Strawweight Championship. |
Win | 7–4 | Bi Nguyen | TKO (punches) | Matrix Fight Night 10 | November 18, 2022 | 2 | 2:52 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Won the inaugural MFN Women's Strawweight Championship. |
Win | 6–4 | Tenzin Pema | TKO (punches) | Matrix Fight Night 9 | June 24, 2022 | 1 | 0:20 | New Delhi, India | |
Win | 5–4 | Jojo Rajkumari | Decision (split) | Matrix Fight Night 6 | September 24, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Atomweight debut. |
Loss | 4–4 | Stamp Fairtex | TKO (elbows and punches) | ONE: A New Tomorrow | January 10, 2020 | 1 | 4:26 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Win | 4–3 | Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol | Decision (split) | ONE: Eternal Glory | January 19, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Loss | 3–3 | Jihin Radzuan | Submission (triangle choke) | ONE: Visions of Victory | March 9, 2018 | 2 | 2:23 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Flyweight bout. |
Loss | 3–2 | Tiffany Teo | Submission (armbar) | ONE: Immortal Pursuit | November 24, 2017 | 1 | 4:07 | Kallang, Singapore | Strawweight debut. |
Win | 3–1 | Thulasi Helen | TKO (punches) | SFL 2017: Highway To Hurt | February 12, 2017 | 2 | 1:32 | Delhi, India | |
Loss | 2–1 | Hannah Kampf | Submission (armbar) | SFL 2017: Metro Mayhem | February 3, 2017 | 3 | 2:01 | Delhi, India | Flyweight debut. |
Win | 2–0 | Ishu Sood | KO (punch) | Super Fight League: Contenders 17 | October 19, 2013 | 1 | 0:24 | Nashik, India | |
Win | 1–0 | Priyanka Kadam | TKO (punches) | Super Fight League: Contenders 16 | October 15, 2013 | 1 | 0:21 | Nashik, India | Bantamweight debut. |
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