Sarah D'Alelio

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Sarah D'Alelio
Born (1980-12-13) December 13, 1980 (age 43)
Belfast, Maine, United States [1]
NicknameThe Monster
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Reach66.5 in (169 cm) [2]
Fighting out of Olympia, Washington, United States
TeamOlympia Jiu-Jitsu
Combat Sports Academy
Years active2009–2017 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins11
By knockout1
By submission8
By decision2
Losses7
By knockout1
By submission2
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Sarah D'Alelio (born December 13, 1980) is a professional mixed martial artist. She competed in the 135-pound women's bantamweight division for Invicta Fighting Championships and has also fought for Strikeforce. [3] [4]

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Mixed martial arts career

Jackson's MMA Series

D'Alelio was scheduled to face Julie Kedzie at Jackson's MMA Series 2 on September 4, 2010, [5] but the fight was canceled after Kedzie signed on to take part in the filming of the Ultimate Women Challenge reality show. [6]

D'Alelio's fight with Kedzie was then rebooked for Jackson's MMA Series 3 on December 18, 2010, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [7] She lost to Kedzie via unanimous decision. [8]

Strikeforce

Strikeforce announced at its April 9, 2011, event in San Diego that Gina Carano would make her return on June 18 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, during the Overeem vs. Werdum Strikeforce event against D'Alelio. Initially, Strikeforce announced that Carano had failed her pre-fight medical examination due to an unknown issue and the fight was pulled from the card. [9] As the story developed, it became public that Carano was medically cleared by the Athletic Commission but was removed from the card for unknown reasons. [10]

D'Alelio was then scheduled to make her Strikeforce debut against Ronda Rousey on July 30, 2011, at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. [11] The fight was pushed back and eventually took place on the Strikeforce Challengers 18 main card on August 12, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [12] Rousey defeated D'Alelio by technical submission due to an armbar early in the first round. D'Alelio contended that she did not verbally tap out and that the fight was prematurely stopped by the referee (Steve Mazzagatti). [13]

Invicta Fighting Championships

D'Alelio made her Invicta FC debut at Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen against Vanessa Mariscal, winning via submission (punches) in the second round. [14] [15] [16]

She then fought and defeated Vanessa Porto via submission (reverse triangle armbar) in round one at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann on July 28, 2012. [17]

D'Alelio faced Shayna Baszler at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama on October 6, 2012. [18] She lost the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke early in round two. [19]

On January 5, 2013, D'Alelio faced Amanda Nunes at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt. [20] D'Alelio won the fight via unanimous decision. [21] [22]

D'Alelio faced Lauren Taylor at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013. [23] D'Alelio lost the close fight via unanimous decision. [24] [25]

At Invicta FC 7, D'Alelio replaced Kelly Kobold in a fight against Tonya Evinger. [26] D'Alelio lost the fight via unanimous decision. [27]

D'Alelio was booked to face Rin Nakai at Pancrase: 258 on May 11, 2014. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. [28]

Bellator MMA

D'Alelio made her Bellator MMA debut at Bellator 165 on November 19, 2016. She faced Jamielene Nievera and won the fight via submission in the second round.

D'Alelio faced Roxanne Modafferi at Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź on May 20, 2017. She lost the fight by a third-round technical knockout. [29]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches11 wins7 losses
By knockout11
By submission82
By decision24
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss11–7 Roxanne Modafferi TKO (elbows) Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź May 20, 201731:37 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win11–6Jamielene NieveraSubmission (armbar) Bellator 165 November 19, 201624:46 San Jose, California, United States
Win10–6 Jenny Liou Decision (unanimous) Super Fight League 50 July 23, 201635:00 Tacoma, Washington, United States
Win9–6 Andrea Lee Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown March 11, 201634:21 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win8–6Christina MarksSubmission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA USA: Badbeat 14January 9, 201514:38 Commerce, California, United States
Loss7–6 Rin Nakai Decision (unanimous)Pancrase: 258May 11, 201435:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss7–5 Tonya Evinger Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith December 7, 201335:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss7–4 Lauren Taylor Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg July 13, 201335:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win7–3 Amanda Nunes Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt January 5, 201335:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Loss6–3 Shayna Baszler Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama October 6, 201220:37 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win6–2 Vanessa Porto Submission (reverse triangle armbar) Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann July 28, 201213:16 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win5–2Vanessa MariscalSubmission (punches) Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen April 28, 201223:19 Kansas City, Kansas, United StatesInvicta FC Debut
Loss4–2 Ronda Rousey Verbal Submission (armbar) Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte August 12, 201110:25 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss4–1 Julie Kedzie Decision (unanimous)Jackson's MMA Series 3December 18, 201035:00 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win4–0 Raquel Pa'aluhi Submission (armbar)X-1: HeroesSeptember 11, 201012:13 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win3–0Melissa SteeleTKO (punches)CageSport 11July 24, 201011:25 Tacoma, Washington, United States
Win2–0 Colleen Schneider Submission (rear-naked choke)FE: Arctic Combat 2March 19, 20102N/A Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Win1–0Sarah OrizaSubmission (guillotine choke)CageSport 9February 20, 201010:29 Tacoma, Washington, United States

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