Lisa_Ellis_(martial_artist)

Lisa Ellis (martial artist)

Lisa Ellis (martial artist)

American mixed martial artist


Lisa Ellis (née Ward, born November 15, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She has fought in HOOKnSHOOT, Smackgirl, DEEP, Bellator Fighting Championships, Invicta FC, and the UFC.

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Mixed martial arts career

Ellis made her professional mixed martial arts debut on November 6, 2004, at HOOKnSHOOT - Evolution. She faced Mandy Stewart and was defeated by submission due to a triangle choke in the first round.[2] Ellis entered the 2005 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix on November 19, 2005, but was defeated by Molly Helsel in the second round. On November 15, 2006, Ellis faced Miku Matsumoto at Smackgirl - Women Hold Their Ground. She won the fight by submission due to a scarf hold armlock in the first round. Ellis made her Fatal Femmes Fighting debut at FFF 1 - Asian Invasion on February 17, 2007. She faced Masako Yoshida in the main event for the FFF Flyweight Championship. Ellis won the fight by Unanimous Decision after five rounds.[3] She defended her FFF title against Taeko Nagamine at FFF 2 - Girls Night Out on July 14, 2007. Ellis won the fight by rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[4]

Ellis faced Megumi Fujii at BodogFight - Vancouver on August 24, 2007. She was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.[5] She returned to Fatal Femmes Fighting at FFF 3 - War of the Roses on November 3, 2007. Ellis moved up in weight to 135 pounds and faced Megumi Yabushita in a non-title fight. She defeated Yabushita by Unanimous Decision.[6] Ellis entered the 2008 Smackgirl World ReMix Tournament on February 14, 2008. She faced Ayumi Saito and defeated Saito by submission due to a toe hold late in the first round.[7]

She faced Ana Michelle Tavares in the second round of the ReMix Tournament on April 25, 2008. Ellis was defeated by Unanimous Decision.[8] Ellis rematched Miku Matsumoto for the DEEP Women's Lightweight (106-Pound) Championship at DEEP - Toyama Impact on June 28, 2009. She was defeated by armbar submission in the third round.[9] On May 24, 2010, Ellis announced that she had signed with Bellator Fighting Championships.[10] She faced Stephanie Frausto at Bellator 22[11] and won the fight by technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.[12]

Ellis signed on to be part of the Bellator Season Three 115-pound women's tournament and she faced Aisling Daly in the first round. The fight was originally scheduled for Bellator 25,[13] but instead took place at Bellator 26 on August 26, 2010.[14] Ellis won the fight via unanimous decision.[15] Ellis once again faced Megumi Fujii in the second round of the Bellator tournament at Bellator 31.[16] She was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.[17]

Ellis was scheduled to face Ayaka Hamasaki in a non-title bout at Jewels 12th Ring on March 11, 2011, in Tokyo, Japan,[18] but suffered a calf injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight.[19] Ellis faced Jessica Aguilar in a rematch at Bellator 58 on November 19, 2011.[20] She was defeated by unanimous decision.[21] Ellis dropped down to 105 pounds to face Jessica Penne at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 on April 28, 2012.[22] She lost the fight via TKO in the third round.[23] On July 14, Ellis faced Amy Davis in a 110-pound title fight at United Combat Sports: Caged Combat 6.[24] She defeated Davis by armbar submission in the first round.[25]

The Ultimate Fighter

On July 3, 2014, it was announced that Ellis was one of the contestants on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pettis vs. Team Melendez.[26] Ellis was the fifth fighter to go to coach Gilbert Melendez. She faced Jessica Penne in the preliminary round and lost via submission in the first round. Ellis' first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Felice Herrig at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on December 12, 2014.[27] She lost the fight via submission in the second round. Ellis faced Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 65 as a replacement for the injured Seo Hee Ham.[28] She lost the fight via submission in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion.[29] Ellis entered the 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup on August 25, 2012, in Tokyo, Japan. She was defeated by Seo Hee Ham via unanimous decision in the opening round of the tournament.[30]

Personal life

Ellis co-owns the United Training Center gym with fellow fighter Eddy Ellis.[31] She married Eddy in July 2010.[32] The Ellises' first daughter, Elenor, was born in 2013.[33]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
26 matches 15 wins 11 losses
By knockout 0 1
By submission 11 8
By decision 4 2
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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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Shoot boxing record

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Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Championships

  • Fatal Femmes Fighting Flyweight Champion 2007
  • World Grappling Championships Gold Medallist 2007[34]

See also


References

  1. "Lisa Ellis Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. "Hook'nShoot Evolution Pictures". Sherdog.com. 2004-11-12. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  3. "Ward, Modafferi and Case Win on All-Women's Card". Sherdog.com. 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  4. "Ward Wins While Eying Mega Megu". Sherdog.com. 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  5. "Bodog Fight - Vancouver". Sherdog.com. 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  6. "Porto Out Points Akano in Fatal Femmes". Sherdog.com. 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  7. "'Mega Megu' Victorious At Smackgirl". Sherdog.com. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  8. "Fujii-Tavares, Akano-Marquez Set for Smackgirl Finals". Sherdog.com. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  9. "Forget Lashley-Sapp: Matsumoto Was the Real Star of the Weekend". Sherdog.com. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  10. "Lisa Ward Signs With Bellator For June debut". MMARising.com. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  11. "Bellator Confirms Ward vs Frausto For June 17th". MMARising.com. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  12. "Ward Chokes Out Frausto At Bellator 22". MMARising.com. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  13. "Pene-Frausto, Ward-Daly Added To Bellator 25". MMARising.com. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  14. "Ward vs Daly Now Likely For Bellator 26". MMARising.com. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  15. "Lisa Ward Defeats Aisling Daly At Bellator 26". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  16. "Fujii, Frausto Advance To Bellator Women's Final". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  17. "Four More Fights Added To Jewels: "Twelfth Ring" Card". MMARising.com. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  18. "Jessica Aguilar To Rematch Lisa Ellis-Ward At Bellator 58". MMARising.com. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  19. "Jessica Aguilar Defeats Lisa Ellis-Ward In Bellator Rematch". MMARising.com. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  20. "Invicta Fighting Championships 1 Main Card Bouts Revealed". MMARising.com. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  21. "Invicta FC 1 Results: Marloes Coenen, Jessica Penne Victorious". MMARising.com. 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  22. "Lisa Ellis vs Amy Davis UCS Title Fight Planned For July 14". MMARising.com. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  23. "Weekend Recap: Lisa Ellis, Patricia Vidonic Earn Key Victories". MMARising.com. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  24. "Full 'TUF 20' cast revealed, includes eight new additions". mmajunkie.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  25. Matt Erickson (2013-12-11). "TUF 20 Finale adds six fights in Las Vegas, including Herrig-Ellis, Torres-Magana". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  26. Staff (2015-04-10). "Lisa Ellis replaces Seo Hee Ham, meets Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 65". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  27. "Rena Kubota Wins 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Tournament". MMARising.com. 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  28. "Lisa Ward Official Site". LisaWardMMA.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  29. "The 135 Pound Division Blows Up". WomenTalkSports.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  30. "'The Ultimate Fighter': Meet contestant Lisa Ellis". foxsports. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  31. "US sweeps nine gold medals". Sherdog.com. 2007-09-11. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2010-08-13.

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