35 Facts About Bec Rawlings

Bec Rawlings was born on 11 February 1989 and is an Australian mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, who currently competes in the flyweight division.

Bec Rawlings made her professional MMA debut on 15 October 2011 at BRACE 12 in Hobart, Tasmania.

Bec Rawlings fought at bantamweight in her debut against Rhiannon Thompson.

In what was declared "fight of the night" by the promotion, Bec Rawlings lost her debut fight by way of a highlight reel head kick knockout.

In November 2012, Bec Rawlings signed a three-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships to compete in their strawweight division.

Bec Rawlings was scheduled to fight Joanne Calderwood on the undercard of Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs Gadelha on 5 January 2013, but an injury to Claudia Gadelha resulted in Rawlings being pushed up to an Invicta FC Strawweight Championship fight in the main event against Carla Esparza.

Bec Rawlings's first fight outside of Australia, combined with her personality, gave her a lot of coverage in the Australian media.

Bec Rawlings' next fight within Invicta Fighting Championships was against Jasminka Cive at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs Waterson on 5 April 2013.

Bec Rawlings won the fight via submission in the first round.

Bec Rawlings faced Mizuki Inoue at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs Cyborg on 13 July 2013.

Bec Rawlings was the seventh pick to go to coach Gilbert Melendez.

Bec Rawlings was initially scheduled to face Justine Kish in the preliminary round, however Kish hurt her knee during practice and was replaced by the previously eliminated Tecia Torres.

Bec Rawlings went on to lose the fight in a two-round unanimous decision.

Bec Rawlings' first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Heather Jo Clark at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on 12 December 2014.

Bec Rawlings was expected to face Seo Hee Ham on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.

Bec Rawlings won the fight via submission in the first round.

Bec Rawlings pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cortney Casey-Sanchez.

Bec Rawlings next faced Paige VanZant on 27 August 2016 at UFC on Fox 21.

Bec Rawlings lost the fight via KO in the second round after being dropped by a flying head kick and a flurry of follow up punches.

Bec Rawlings next faced Tecia Torres in a rematch at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs The Korean Zombie on 4 February 2017.

At the weigh-ins, Bec Rawlings came in at 117.5 lbs, over the women's strawweight non-title limit of 116 lbs.

Bec Rawlings was again expected to face Joanne Calderwood in flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura on 19 November 2017.

Bec Rawlings faced Ashlee Evans-Smith on 7 April 2018 at UFC 223.

Bec Rawlings made her promotional debut against Ilara Joanne at Bellator 231 on 25 October 2019.

Bec Rawlings lost the fight by submission in the second round.

Bec Rawlings faced Elina Kallionidou on 22 February 2020 at Bellator 240.

On 9 May 2018, it was reported that Bec Rawlings was released from UFC and set to appear in Bare Knuckle FC event.

Bec Rawlings faced Alma Garcia at the inaugural event BKFC 1 held on 2 June 2018.

Bec Rawlings won the fight after Garcia refused to answer the bell after the second round.

On 2 February 2019 at the BKFC 4 in Cancun, Mexico, Bec Rawlings beat Cecilia Flores by unanimous decision.

Bec Rawlings was expected to make her return on 22 October 2021, but this return never came to fruition.

Bec Rawlings was then scheduled to face Britain Hart on 13 May 2022 at BKFC Fight Night: Omaha, but the bout was cancelled due to Hart having a medical emergency.

Bec Rawlings challenged Christine Ferea for the BKFC Women's Flyweight Championship at BKFC 41 on 29 April 2023 and lost by technical knockout.

Bec Rawlings lost to Ferea again at BKFC 56 on 2 December 2023 by unanimous decision.

Bec Rawlings made her professional boxing debut against Natasha Kurene on 3 December 2022, under Star Power promotion.