1. Tatiana Suarez was the strawweight tournament winner in the 23rd season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show.
35 Facts About Tatiana Suarez
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In wrestling, Suarez was a multi-time medalist in women's freestyle at the World Championships and World Junior Championships, a silver medalist at the World Cup, and a gold medalist at the Pan American Championships.
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Tatiana Suarez started wrestling before her fourth birthday, as her older brother wrestled and she insisted that her mother let her wrestle too.
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Tatiana Suarez graduated from Northview High School before attending Lindenwood University.
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Tatiana Suarez underwent radiation therapy and had her thyroid and several lymph nodes removed.
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Tatiana Suarez started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which led her to mixed martial arts.
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Tatiana Suarez had issues finding an opponent for her first fight due to her impressive wrestling background.
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Tatiana Suarez made her amateur debut in February 2014 defeating Elizabeth Rodriguez by TKO in the first round.
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Tatiana Suarez fought again one month later and defeated Jessica Pryor by unanimous decision.
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Tatiana Suarez made her professional MMA debut in July 2014 in the Gladiator Challenge promotion defeating Tyra Parker by unanimous decision.
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Tatiana Suarez returned in April 2015 and submitted Carolina Alvarez by armbar in the first round.
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Tatiana Suarez made her final appearance for the promotion in August 2015 defeating Arline Coban by TKO in the second round.
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Tatiana Suarez was chosen as a participant on the 23rd season of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter.
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Tatiana Suarez submitted Aldrich in the second round by rear naked choke, advancing her to the semi-finals.
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Tatiana Suarez submitted Jackson in the first round by guillotine choke and advanced to the live finale.
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Tatiana Suarez faced Team Claudia teammate Amanda Cooper in the finals on July 8,2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.
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Tatiana Suarez won the fight by D'Arce choke in the first round to become the strawweight tournament winner.
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Tatiana Suarez was expected to face Juliana Lima at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov on December 9,2016.
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Tatiana Suarez faced Viviane Pereira on November 11,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis.
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Tatiana Suarez faced Alexa Grasso on May 19,2018 at UFC Fight Night 129.
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Tatiana Suarez won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one.
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Tatiana Suarez faced Carla Esparza on September 8,2018 at UFC 228.
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Tatiana Suarez won the fight via technical knockout in the third round.
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Tatiana Suarez faced Nina Ansaroff on June 8,2019 at UFC 238.
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Tatiana Suarez was expected to return from an extended hiatus and face Roxanne Modafferi in a flyweight bout on September 25,2021 at UFC 266.
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However, Tatiana Suarez was pulled from the event due to injury, and she was replaced by Taila Santos.
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Tatiana Suarez won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in round two.
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Tatiana Suarez was scheduled to face Virna Jandiroba on August 5,2023, at UFC on ESPN 50.
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Tatiana Suarez won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round.
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Tatiana Suarez was scheduled to face Amanda Lemos on February 17,2024, at UFC 298.
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However, Tatiana Suarez was withdrawn from the event because of an injury and was replaced by Mackenzie Dern.
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Tatiana Suarez was scheduled to face Virna Jandiroba on December 7,2024 at UFC 310.
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However, Tatiana Suarez reportedly withdrew from the fight due to an unspecified health issue and the bout was removed from the card.
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Tatiana Suarez competed for the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship against current two-time champion Zhang Weili on February 9,2025 at UFC 312.
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Tatiana Suarez lost the fight by unanimous decision leading to her first loss in MMA.