Jessica Aguilar was born on May 8,1982 and is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in RIZIN.
41 Facts About Jessica Aguilar
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Jessica Aguilar made her professional mixed martial arts debut on February 18,2006 at Absolute Fighting Championships 15.
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Jessica Aguilar faced Lisa Ellis and was defeated by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round.
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On February 17,2007, Jessica Aguilar faced Japanese pro wrestler Sumie Sakai at Combat Fighting Championship 3.
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Jessica Aguilar faced Valerie Coolbaugh on March 5,2010 at Action Fight League: Rock-N-Rumble 2.
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Jessica Aguilar defeated Coolbaugh by submission due to a triangle choke in the second round.
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Jessica Aguilar returned to Action Fight League on June 4,2010 at Rock-N-Rumble 3.
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Jessica Aguilar defeated Catia Vitoria by TKO in the first round.
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Jessica Aguilar made her Bellator debut at Bellator 24 on August 12,2010.
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Jessica Aguilar defeated Lynn Alvarez by submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the first round to advance to the semi-finals of the Bellator tournament.
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On September 30,2010, Jessica Aguilar faced Zoila Frausto Gurgel at Bellator 31.
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Jessica Aguilar was defeated by a controversial split decision, having dominated most of the match.
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Jessica Aguilar was scheduled to make her Jewels debut in Japan on March 11,2011 against Ayaka Hamasaki, but the event was cancelled due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
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On June 25,2011, Jessica Aguilar returned to Bellator and faced Carla Esparza at Bellator 46.
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Jessica Aguilar faced Lisa Ellis in a rematch at Bellator 58 on November 19,2011.
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Jessica Aguilar missed weight for the fight, but won by unanimous decision.
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Jessica Aguilar next faced Patricia Vidonic at Fight Time Promotions 8 on February 17,2012.
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Jessica Aguilar returned to Bellator to face Megumi Fujii at Bellator 69 on May 18,2012.
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On March 28,2013, Jessica Aguilar faced Patricia Vidonic in a rematch at Bellator 94.
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Jessica Aguilar faced Megumi Fujii in a rematch at Vale Tudo Japan 3rd on October 5,2013 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Jessica Aguilar initially won by TKO when the doctor stopped the fight after round two due to a Fujii eye injury that was caused by two accidental eye pokes.
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Jessica Aguilar made her WSOF debut on January 18,2014 as she faced Alida Gray at WSOF 8 for the WSOF Women's Strawweight Championship.
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Jessica Aguilar won the fight via submission in the first round to become the promotion's first female champion.
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Jessica Aguilar made her second title defense against Kalindra Faria on November 15,2014 at WSOF 15.
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On May 18,2015 Jessica Aguilar was granted her release from WSOF, to pursue fighting in the UFC.
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On June 11,2015, it was announced that Jessica Aguilar officially signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Jessica Aguilar made her debut against Claudia Gadelha on August 1,2015 at UFC 190.
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Jessica Aguilar next faced Cortney Casey at UFC 211 on May 13,2017.
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Jessica Aguilar was scheduled to face Livia Renata Souza on February 18,2018 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Medeiros.
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Jessica Aguilar was scheduled to face Jodie Esquibel on June 1,2018 at UFC Fight Night 131.
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Jessica Aguilar successfully weighed in, but the bout was removed from the card the day of the event by the NYSAC due to a concern over a medical issue with Jessica Aguilar.
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Jessica Aguilar faced Zhang Weili on November 24,2018 at UFC Fight Night 141.
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Jessica Aguilar lost the fight via submission in round one.
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Jessica Aguilar faced Marina Rodriguez on March 30,2019 at UFC on ESPN 2.
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On May 16,2019 it was reported that Jessica Aguilar was released by UFC.
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On October 5,2020 it was announced that Jessica Aguilar signed with Xtreme Fighting Championships and would make her debut in November 2020.
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Later, it was announced that Jessica Aguilar would make her promotional debut against Danielle Taylor at XFC 43 on November 11,2020.
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In July 2022 it was revealed that Jessica Aguilar would participate Rizin FF 2022 Super Atomweight Grand Prix and would face Ayaka Hamasaki in the quarterfinals at Rizin 37 on July 31,2022.
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Jessica Aguilar was scheduled to face Natalia Kuziutina on May 25,2025 at GFL 2.
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Outside of mixed martial arts, Jessica Aguilar currently manages franchise development for the Boca Tanning Club chain in Florida.
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Jessica Aguilar is openly lesbian and is dating actress Shalita Grant as of 2020.