51 Facts About Roxanne Modafferi

Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi was born on September 24,1982 and is an American retired mixed martial artist, who most recently fought for the UFC.

Roxanne Modafferi then began attending the Dalton Judo Club in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Roxanne Modafferi majored in Japanese Language and Literature with a minor in Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts.

Roxanne Modafferi is a member of the Syndicate MMA team.

Roxanne Modafferi spent September 2003 to June 2004, her junior year, in Tokyo, Japan.

Roxanne Modafferi earned a win by split decision against Cassandra Rivers-Blasso at Fatal Femmes Fighting on February 2,2007.

Roxanne Modafferi became K-GRACE Women's Open-Weight Tournament Champion by defeating Hee Jin Lee, Megumi Yabushita and Marloes Coenen on May 27,2007.

Roxanne Modafferi won the fight by TKO in the third round.

Roxanne Modafferi moved up a weight class and made her long-awaited Strikeforce debut in a rematch with Marloes Coenen at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers on November 7,2009, but lost the fight by armbar in the first round.

On January 30,2010, Roxanne Modafferi submitted Molly Helsel in the second round at King of the Cage: Toryumon in Okinawa, Japan.

Roxanne Modafferi rematched Tara LaRosa at Moosin: God of Martial Arts on May 21,2010.

Strikeforce provided official permission for Roxanne Modafferi to compete on the card.

Roxanne Modafferi returned to Strikeforce to challenge Sarah Kaufman at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs Mahe on July 23,2010.

Roxanne Modafferi lost the fight via knockout due to a slam in the third round.

Roxanne Modafferi was released by Strikeforce on November 12,2010, after losing both her fights with the promotion.

Roxanne Modafferi was scheduled to face Hitomi Akano at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight on December 30,2010, but the fight was cancelled after Modafferi suffered a stomach illness and was unable to compete.

Roxanne Modafferi then faced Hitomi Akano in a bout rescheduled for Jewels 15th Ring on July 9,2011.

Roxanne Modafferi was scheduled to face Aisling Daly at BlackEye Promotions 5 in Fletcher, North Carolina, on October 1,2011.

However, Daly was forced to withdraw from the card and Roxanne Modafferi faced Barb Honchak instead.

Roxanne Modafferi was defeated by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the third round.

Roxanne Modafferi was set to face Shizuka Sugiyama at Jewels 22nd Ring on December 15,2012.

Roxanne Modafferi later lost her first tournament fight to Jessica Rakoczy.

In November 2013, it was announced that Roxanne Modafferi would make her official UFC debut against fellow TUF 18 alumni Raquel Pennington at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale on November 30.

Roxanne Modafferi lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Roxanne Modafferi met Tara LaRosa for the third time at Invicta FC 8 on Saturday, September 6,2014.

Roxanne Modafferi won the fight via unanimous decision, ending her 6 fight losing streak with her first win in four years.

Roxanne Modafferi followed this up with a split decision win over Andrea Lee at Invicta FC 10 on Friday, December 5,2014.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 12 on Friday, April 24,2015.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Mariana Morais at Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs Kianzad on Saturday, September 12,2015, and won via TKO stoppage in the third round.

Roxanne Modafferi was later announced to be challenging Jennifer Maia for the Invicta FC Flyweight championship at Invicta FC 19 on September 23,2016.

Roxanne Modafferi was scheduled to face fellow semifinalist Barb Honchak on December 1,2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale.

Roxanne Modafferi won the fight via technical knockout in round two.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Sijara Eubanks at UFC 230 on November 3,2018.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Antonina Shevchenko on April 20,2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 7.

Roxanne Modafferi was expected to face Liz Carmouche on July 20,2019, at UFC on ESPN 4.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Maycee Barber on January 18,2020, at UFC 246.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Lauren Murphy on June 20,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Andrea Lee on September 12,2020, at UFC Fight Night 177.

Roxanne Modafferi was briefly scheduled to face Viviane Araujo on January 30,2021, at UFC on ESPN 20.

Roxanne Modafferi was scheduled to face Taila Santos on May 8,2021, at UFC on ESPN 24.

However, Roxanne Modafferi was forced to pull out from the event citing a meniscus tear.

Roxanne Modafferi was expected to face Tatiana Suarez on September 25,2021, at UFC 266.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Casey O'Neill on February 12,2022, at UFC 271.

Roxanne Modafferi lost the fight via split decision and retired.

Roxanne Modafferi competed in the first women's divisions at the ADCC World Championships on May 27 and 28,2005.

Roxanne Modafferi lost to Alessandra 'Leka' Vieira in the opening round of the under 60kg division.

On October 25,2020, Roxanne Modafferi faced Danielle Kelly in the main event of Submission Hunter Pro 60 for the inaugural 130lbs no gi title and was submitted with a toehold.

Roxanne Modafferi was given the opportunity to challenge Amanda Loewen for the SUG absolute title at Submission Underground 21 on March 28,2021.

Roxanne Modafferi faced Michele Oliveira in a superfight at UFC Fightpass Invitational 2 on July 3,2022, and lost a decision.

Roxanne Modafferi is an author and has published two books, How to be Positive: Mental Training by the Happy Warrior and Memoirs of a Happy Warrior.

Roxanne Modafferi married fellow MMA fighter Chris Roman on October 16,2022.