Alexa Conners

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Alexa Conners
Born (1991-02-15) February 15, 1991 (age 32)
Winchester, VA. USA
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Division Bantamweight (135 lb)
Fighting out of Columbia, SC USA [1]
TeamRevolution Martial Arts [2]
Years active2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins7
By knockout2
By submission0
By decision5
Losses4
By knockout2
By submission1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Alexa Conners (born February 15, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist and competes in Bantamweight division. She formerly competed for Invicta Fighting Championships . [3]

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Background

Alexa was born in Winchester, Virginia, United States. [4] she worked in engineering industry as a sales person prior fully committed to MMA professionally. [2]


Mixed martial arts career

Invicta Fighting Championships

Conners made her promotional debut on May 7, 2016 at Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider against Laura Howarth . [5] She lost the fight via a split decision with the score card of (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). [6]

Her next fight was on November 18, 2016 at Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya against Stephanie Egger [7] [8] [9] and she won the fight via a split decision. [10]

Beatdown and LFA

On March 18, 2017, Spencer faced Mariah Prussia at Beatdown 20. [11] She won the fight via technical knock out on round one. [12] [13]

Conner faced Calie Cutleron April 7, 2017 at LFA 8. [14] She won the fight via unanimous decision. [15]

Return to Invicta Fighting Championships

Conners returned to Invicta and faced Katharina Lehner on August 31, 2017 at Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi. [1] She lost the fight via a technical knock out. [16]

Conners faced Julia Avila on November 16, 2018 at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson. [17] She lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. [18]

Conners faced Mariya Agapova on September 6, 2019 at Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 2. She won the fight via a submission in round one. [19]


Personal life

Conners' father, who suffered from mental illness killed his girl friend and took his own life. The event effected Conners deeply and she uses fighting as the platform to spread mental illness awareness and provide support for those who need help. [2]

“My father — this September [2018], it's been two years — he battled a mental-health illness his whole life and never got help for it,” Conners told Combat Press. “He never got counseling, and eventually it got the best of him. He killed his own girlfriend and then took his own life. That, obviously, was a life-changing event for my whole family. So, one of my things is ‘fight the stigma.’ I want to help spread mental-health awareness and try to help people or at least get our government to start talking about it [and] actually put money out there for people to get help, because it's ridiculous. Our mental-health system sucks.” [2]


Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches7 wins4 losses
By knockout22
By submission01
By decision51
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win7–4 Elizabeth Phillips Decision (split)Conflict MMA 57May 27, 202335:00 Columbia, South Carolina, United StatesCatchweight (140 lb) bout.
Win6–4Maria RiosDecision (unanimous)Conflict MMA 55November 5, 202235:00 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Loss5–4 Mariya Agapova Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC Phoenix Series 2 September 6, 201913:03 Kansas City, Kansas, United StatesFlyweight bout.
Loss5–3 Julia Avila TKO (front kick and punches) Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson November 16, 201824:43 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Win5–2Carina DammTKO (punches)Beatdown 21March 10, 201834:27 New Town, North Dakota, United States
Loss4–2 Katharina Lehner TKO (punches) Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi August 31, 201714:21 Lemoore, California, United States
Win4–1Calie CutlerDecision (unanimous)LFA 8April 7, 201735:00 Greenville, South Carolina, United StatesCatchweight (140 lb) bout.
Win3–1Mariah PrussiaTKO (punches)Beatdown 20March 18, 201714:14 New Town, North Dakota, United States
Win2–1Anna DeCrescenteDecision (unanimous)NFC 90January 20, 201735:00 Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Win1–1 Stephanie Egger Decision (split) Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya November 18, 201635:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss0–1Laura HowarthDecision (split) Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider May 16, 201635:00 Costa Mesa, California, United StatesBantamweight debut.

[20]


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