37 Facts About Tecia Torres

Tecia Lyn Torres Moncaio was born on August 16,1989 and is an American mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Tecia Torres has been involved in martial arts since age 3.

Tecia Torres began in taekwondo as a child, and received her black belt after twelve years practicing the sport.

Tecia Torres has an amateur muay thai record of sixteen victories and four losses.

Tecia Torres graduated at 20 years old in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Florida Atlantic University.

Tecia Torres earned her master's degree in Criminology from the same college in 2017.

Tecia Torres is of Puerto Rican, Portuguese and Irish descent.

Tecia Torres started her amateur mixed martial arts career in 2011.

Tecia Torres won each of her seven bouts, obtaining 115-pound titles in MMA Solutions, US Freedom Fighter Championship and American Battle Championships.

In 2012, Tecia Torres moved to professional mixed martial arts and signed with Invicta Fighting Championships.

Tecia Torres made her professional and promotional debut against Kaiyana Rain on October 6,2012, at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama.

Tecia Torres faced Paige VanZant on January 5,2013, at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs Hyatt, winning on all judges' score cards.

Tecia Torres then won a unanimous decision over Rose Namajunas on July 13,2013 at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs Cyborg.

In December 2013, Tecia Torres was announced as one of 11 women signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship for its newly created strawweight division.

Tecia Torres faced Randa Markos in the preliminary round of the show.

Tecia Torres was transferred to the team run by Anthony Pettis and defeated Bec Rawlings in the preliminary round by unanimous decision.

Tecia Torres faced Carla Esparza in the quarter-finals and lost via majority decision in two rounds.

Tecia Torres made her UFC debut against fellow Ultimate Fighter competitor Angela Magana at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on December 12,2014.

Tecia Torres won the fight via dominant unanimous decision, out-striking Magana two-to-one over the course of three rounds.

Tecia Torres next faced TUF 20 alum Angela Hill on June 13,2015, at UFC 188.

Tecia Torres was next expected to face former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson at UFC 194.

Tecia Torres faced Rose Namajunas in a rematch on April 16,2016, at UFC on Fox 19.

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

Tecia Torres faced Juliana Lima on July 7,2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale.

Tecia Torres won the fight via submission in the second round, making this the first stoppage victory in her professional career.

Tecia Torres faced Michelle Waterson on December 2,2017, at UFC 218.

Tecia Torres faced Jessica Andrade on February 24,2018, at UFC on Fox 28.

Tecia Torres faced former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk on July 28,2018, at UFC on Fox 30.

Tecia Torres faced Zhang Weili on March 2,2019 at UFC 235.

Tecia Torres faced Marina Rodriguez on August 10,2019 at UFC Fight Night 156.

Tecia Torres was scheduled to face Mizuki Inoue on March 28,2020 at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Rozenstruik.

Tecia Torres won the fight via doctor stoppage between round one and two after Hughes said she couldn't see out of one of her eyes.

Tecia Torres faced Mackenzie Dern on April 9,2022 at UFC 273.

Tecia Torres employs constant lateral movement while combining elements of taekwondo and karate.

Tecia Torres frequently utilizes kicking techniques, occasionally following a high or low kick with a fast side kick.

Tecia Torres is straight edge, claiming to have never used any alcohol, tobacco and other recreational drugs in her life.

Tecia Torres is openly part of the LGBTQ+ community and is married to former UFC women's bantamweight title challenger Raquel Pennington.