Tonya Evinger was born on June 4,1981 and is an American mixed martial artist.
47 Facts About Tonya Evinger
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Tonya Evinger is currently signed with Global Fight League.
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Tonya Evinger played football and wrestled while at Odessa High School in Odessa, Missouri.
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Tonya Evinger went on to wrestle and earn her degree at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri.
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Tonya Evinger faced Jennifer Tate at IFC: Warriors Challenge 21 on June 3,2006, and lost via triangle choke in the second round.
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Tonya Evinger won the fight via a 16-second knockout in the first round.
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Tonya Evinger faced Shonie Plagman at X-1: Extreme Fighting 2 on March 17,2007.
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Tonya Evinger won the fight by knockout 10 seconds into the second round.
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Tonya Evinger faced Ginele Marquez at Tuff-N-Uff 2 on April 14,2007.
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Tonya Evinger won the fight by rear naked choke submission in the third round.
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Tonya Evinger lost the fight by armbar submission in the first round.
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Tonya Evinger debuted for Elite XC against Gina Carano at EliteXC: Uprising on September 15,2007.
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Tonya Evinger lost the fight by rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Tonya Evinger faced Julie Kedzie at ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series on January 25,2007.
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Tonya Evinger won the fight by rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Tonya Evinger faced Alexis Davis at Raging Wolf 7: Mayhem In The Mist 3 on May 8,2010, for the Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship.
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Tonya Evinger lost the fight by rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
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Tonya Evinger faced Adrienna Jenkins in a number one contender's bout at Raging Wolf 8: Cage Supremacy on July 17,2010.
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Tonya Evinger won the fight by TKO in the second round.
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On November 6,2010, Tonya Evinger rematched Alexis Davis at Raging Wolf 10.
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Tonya Evinger was defeated by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Tonya Evinger faced Sara McMann at Titan Fighting Championships 19 on July 29,2011, in Kansas City, Kansas.
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On September 23,2011, Tonya Evinger stepped in on short notice to face Anita Rodriguez at XFL: Rumble on the River 5 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Tonya Evinger defeated Rodriguez by submission due to a rear-naked choke in round one.
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Tonya Evinger defeated Lacie Jackson by knockout in the first round at Fight Me MMA on April 13,2012.
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On November 10,2012, Tonya Evinger made her flyweight debut against Carina Damm at Fight Hard MMA.
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On December 7,2013, Tonya Evinger faced Sarah D'Alelio at Invicta Fighting Championships 7.
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Tonya Evinger next fought Ediane Gomes at Invicta Fighting Championships 8 on September 6,2014.
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Tonya Evinger next fought Cindy Dandois at Invicta Fighting Championships 10 on December 5,2014.
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Tonya Evinger won the fight via second round submission, making her the front runner to fight for the vacant Invicta FC bantamweight title.
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Tonya Evinger next fought Irene Aldana for the vacant Invicta FC bantamweight title at Invicta Fighting Championships 13 on July 9,2015.
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Tonya Evinger dominated the fight from bell to bell, almost finishing the fight early with an arm bar.
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Tonya Evinger would go on to stop Aldana in the 4th round via TKO, claiming the Invicta FC bantamweight title.
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Tonya Evinger ended up dispatching Kianzad in the 2nd round by TKO due to punches.
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Tonya Evinger next fought Colleen Schneider at Invicta Fighting Championships 17 on May 7,2016.
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Tonya Evinger appealed her loss and on December 1,2016, the loss was changed to a no contest, so Tonya Evinger retained her title.
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Tonya Evinger faced Kunitskaya in a rematch in the main event of Invicta FC 22 on March 25,2017.
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Tonya Evinger won the fight by submission in the second round to retain her title.
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On June 27,2017, it was announced that Tonya Evinger had signed with the UFC and was set to face Cris Cyborg for the vacant UFC Women's Featherweight Championship at UFC 214.
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Tonya Evinger lost the fight by TKO in the third round.
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Tonya Evinger was scheduled to face Marion Reneau at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Medeiros in Austin, Texas, Texas on February 18,2018.
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Tonya Evinger was scheduled to face Ketlen Vieira on September 22,2018, at UFC Fight Night 137.
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In turn, Tonya Evinger was pulled from the card and scheduled to face Aspen Ladd two weeks later at UFC 229.
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Tonya Evinger lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Tonya Evinger faced Lina Lansberg on June 1,2019, at UFC Fight Night 153.
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Tonya Evinger lost the fight by unanimous decision and was released from the promotion.
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On December 11,2024, it was announced that Tonya Evinger had signed with Global Fight League.