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Miranda Granger
American mixed martial arts fighter

Miranda Granger

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American mixed martial arts fighter
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Age
32 years
Education
Snohomish High School
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Biography

Miranda Layne Granger (born April 13, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. A professional since 2017, she most notably competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

The daughter of Gordy and Cheryl Granger, Miranda was born and raised in Everett, Washington. She attended Snohomish High School for two years before transferring to Glacier Peak High School from where she graduated in 2010. Besides training taekwondo, she lettered overall ten times in soccer, basketball and softball. After the high school, Miranda continued playing softball and basketball while attending Everett Community College for a year before transferring to Bellevue College where she focused in softball.

After the college she returned to martial arts and begun to train kickboxing before picking up other disciplines of mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Granger made her professional debut on August 25, 2017, and amassed a 3-0 record before she was scheduled to face Amy Montenegro for the vacant DFC Strawweight Championship. She won the fight by a first-round submission.

Granger was subsequently scheduled to face Jamie Colleen at CFFC 71 on December 14, 2018, in her Cage Fury Fighting Championships debut. She won the fight by a first-round submission. Granger was then scheduled to face Heloisa Azevedo for the inaugural Cage Fury FC Strawweight Championship on May 25, 2019. She won the fight by a first-round submission, extending her finishing streak to six consecutive fights.

On September 3, 2019, it was announced that Granger had signed with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Granger made her UFC debut at flyweight against Hannah Goldy on August 3, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Granger made her return to strawweight on December 21, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 23 as an injury replacement for Veronica Macedo against Amanda Lemos. She lost the fight via technical submission.

Granger faced Ashley Yoder on November 14, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Granger faced Cory McKenna on August 6, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 40. she lost the fight via a shoulder choke in round two.

After her loss, it was announced that Granger was no longer on the UFC roster.

Personal life

Granger has been married to a fellow mixed martial artist Kaden Barish since 2016.

Championships and achievements

  • Dominate Fighting Championship
    • DFC Strawweight Championship (One Time)
  • Cage Fury Fighting Championships
    • Cage Fury FC Strawweight Championship (One Time)

Mixed martial arts record

10 matches7 wins3 losses
By knockout10
By submission52
By decision11
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss7–3Cory McKennaSubmission (shoulder choke)UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. HillAugust 6, 202221:03Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss7–2Ashley YoderDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos AnjosNovember 14, 202035:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss7–1Amanda LemosTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke)UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean ZombieDecember 21, 201913:43Busan, South Korea
Win7–0Hannah GoldyDecision (unanimous)UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. LawlerAugust 3, 201935:00Newark, New Jersey, United StatesFlyweight bout.
Win6–0Heloisa AzevedoSubmission (guillotine choke)Cage Fury Fighting Championships 75May 25, 201910:41Coachella, California, United StatesWon the inaugural Cage Fury FC Strawweight Championship.
Win5–0Jamie ColleenSubmission (armbar)Cage Fury Fighting Championships 71December 14, 201812:11Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win4–0Amy MontenegroSubmission (guillotine choke)Dominate Fighting Championship 2September 15, 201812:45Tacoma, Washington, United StatesWon the vacant DFC Strawweight Championship.
Win3–0Jamie ThortonTKOCOGA 61: Rumble on the Ridge 41April 21, 201822:51Snoqualmie, Washington, United States
Win2–0Ivana ColemanSubmission (rear-naked choke)COGA 60: Supreme Showdown 3February 17, 201814:29Tulalip, Washington, United States
Win1–0Nikki LoweSubmission (armbar)COGA 58: Summer Showdown 4August 25, 201712:30Tulalip, Washington, United States

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