1. Mackenzie Lynne Dern was born on March 24,1993 and is an American and Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner currently competing in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
40 Facts About Mackenzie Dern
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Mackenzie Dern is a former world No 1 ranked IBJJF competitor, currently ranked 6th among the female divisions.
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Mackenzie Dern is an ADCC and no gi BJJ World Champion.
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Mackenzie Dern began training by the age of three and practicing with her father and stepmother who is a black belt, Luciana Tavares.
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Mackenzie Dern started competing at a young age, and began competing in the adult divisions at 14 years old.
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Mackenzie Dern has won a world championship in every belt level as she progressed to black belt rank, and at brown belt she defeated a male Judo black belt on Japanese TV.
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Mackenzie Dern was then promoted to black belt by her father in December 2012, three months prior to her 20th birthday.
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Mackenzie Dern graduated from Ironwood High School in Glendale, Arizona.
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Mackenzie Dern was scheduled to make her mixed martial arts debut against Kenia Rosas at Legacy FC 58.
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Mackenzie Dern was scheduled to fight Montana De La Rosa at Legacy FC 61.
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Mackenzie Dern won the fight by a first round submission.
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Mackenzie Dern was scheduled to fight Katherine Roy at LFA 6.
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Mackenzie Dern moved up to flyweight for her fourth professional fight, being scheduled to fight Mandy Polk at LFA 24.
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Mackenzie Dern made her Invicta debut on December 8,2017, at Invicta FC 26: Maia vs Niedzwiedz against Kaline Medeiros.
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Mackenzie Dern won the fight via an armbar in round three.
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Mackenzie Dern made her promotional debut against Ashley Yoder on March 3,2018, at UFC 222.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Amanda Cooper on May 12,2018 at UFC 224.
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At the weigh-ins, Mackenzie Dern weighed in at 123 pounds, 7 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight upper limit of 116 pounds.
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Mackenzie Dern won the fight via submission through a rear naked choke in the first round.
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Mackenzie Dern was expected to face Ariane Carnelossi on April 25,2020 at UFC Fight Night 173.
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Mackenzie Dern was scheduled to face Hannah Cifers on April 25,2020.
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Mackenzie Dern won the fight with a first round kneebar - becoming the first woman to finish a fight by any form of leg lock in UFC history.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Randa Markos on September 19,2020 at UFC Fight Night 178.
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Mackenzie Dern won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Virna Jandiroba on December 12,2020 at UFC 256.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Nina Nunes on April 10,2021 at UFC on ABC 2.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Marina Rodriguez on October 9,2021 on UFC Fight Night 194.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Tecia Torres on April 9,2022 at UFC 273.
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Mackenzie Dern defeated Torres in a close bout by split decision.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Yan Xiaonan on October 1,2022 at UFC Fight Night 211.
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Mackenzie Dern was scheduled to face Angela Hill on May 13,2023 at UFC on ABC 4.
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Mackenzie Dern faced former UFC Strawweight Champion Jessica Andrade on November 11,2023 at UFC 295.
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Mackenzie Dern lost the bout via TKO stoppage in the second round.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Amanda Lemos, replacing Tatiana Suarez, on February 17,2024, at UFC 298.
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Mackenzie Dern faced Loopy Godinez on August 3,2024 at UFC on ABC 7.
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Mackenzie Dern was scheduled to face Amanda Ribas in a rematch on December 14,2024 at UFC on ESPN 63.
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Mackenzie Dern won the fight via an armbar submission at the end of the third round.
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Mackenzie Dern withdrew from the 2024 ADCC World Championship, and instead competed against 2022 ADCC world champion Ffion Davies in a superfight at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational on August 17,2024.
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Mackenzie Dern lost the match by submission due to an armbar.
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In February 2019, Mackenzie Dern announced that she had put her MMA career on hold due to pregnancy.