Roxanne Modafferi

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Roxanne Modafferi
Born September 24, 1982 (1982-09-24) (age 29)
Wilmington, Delaware, United States[1]
Other names The Happy Warrior
Residence Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality American
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Freelance
Rank brown belt in Judo
Years active 2003-Present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 24
Wins 15
By knockout 1
By submission 4
By decision 10
Losses 9
By knockout 1
By submission 3
By decision 5
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Roxanne Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American female mixed martial artist.

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[edit] Biography

Modafferi's training began in taekwondo as a teenager in Pennsylvania, moving on to Mark Lawler's Kenpō Karate two years later. Full of confidence, she then began attending the Dalton Judo Club in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Her description of that experience was: "I thought I was all cool doing Karate, like the movie stars, but then in Judo I learned what it was like to fly." She trained for three years to gain a brown belt in the style, and then graduated from high school. Before leaving home to study at the University of Massachusetts, a fellow brown belt brought Modafferi to a Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu association in Adams, Massachusetts, where she trained intensively for three months.

Modafferi majored in Japanese Language and Literature with a minor in Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts. While at college, she found the Amherst Athletic club, where New England Submission Fighting is based. In addition, she trained at another Royce Gracie association in Hartford, Connecticut for about a year (necessitating a weekly two hour round trip), also investigating Jeremy Libiszewski's School of Self-Defence in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. During summer vacations in Boston, she trained at Joao Amaral's New England BJJ club, now associated with Brazilian Top Team. Modafferi says, "Those guys are tough as concrete is hard, and beat my weaknesses out of me when they found them." To work on her striking, she also attended the Sityodtong Muay Thai Academy's North American branch in Somerville, Massachusetts, run by Kru Mark DellaGrotte.

[edit] Mixed martial arts career

Modafferi spent September 2003 to June 2004, her junior year, in Tokyo, Japan. This enabled her to compete in a number of NHB and BJJ competitions. She achieved a 3-0 mixed martial arts record in the Smackgirl promotion and defeated Jennifer Howe (who, at that time, was considered to be the best female fighter in the United States, if not the world) in HOOKnSHOOT.

In Japan, she trained at the Cross Point club in Kichijouji, which taught both Muay Thai and BJJ. She hopes to one day write a book about her experiences during that time, having already contributed several articles on the topic. After graduating in May 2005, she secured a position with Berlitz, teaching English in Japan and arriving for the second time in July 2005.

Modafferi earned a win by split decision against Cassandra Rivers-Blasso at Fatal Femmes Fighting on February 2, 2007. She became K-GRACE Women's Open-Weight Tournament Champion on May 27, 2007 by defeating Hee Jin Lee, Megumi Yabushita and Marloes Coenen.[2]

Roxanne defended her FFF title against Vanessa Porto at FFF 4 - Call of the Wild on April 3, 2008. She won the fight by TKO in the third round.[3]

She signed a contract with the American Fight League[4] and was scheduled to face Tara LaRosa at the AFL's November event,[5] but fought instead at the debut Valkyrie event in Japan after the AFL's plans stalled.

Modafferi moved up a weight class and made her long-awaited Strikeforce debut in a rematch with Marloes Coenen on November 7, 2009 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers,[6] but lost the fight by armbar in the first round.[7]

On January 30, 2010, Modafferi submitted Molly Helsel in the second round at King of the Cage: Toryumon in Okinawa, Japan.[8]

Modafferi rematched Tara LaRosa at Moosin: God of Martial Arts on May 21, 2010. Strikeforce provided official permission for Modafferi to compete on the card.[9] Modafferi won the fight by Split Decision.[10]

Modafferi returned to Strikeforce to challenge Sarah Kaufman at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe on July 23, 2010.[11] She lost the fight via knockout due to a slam in the third round.[12]

Modafferi was released by Strikeforce on November 12, 2010 after losing both her fights with the promotion.[13] She was scheduled to face Hitomi Akano at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight on December 30, 2010,[14] but the fight was cancelled after Modafferi suffered a stomach illness and was unable to compete.[15][16]

Modafferi faced Rosi Sexton at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 40 on February 26, 2011. The fight was Modafferi's debut at 125 pounds.[17] She was defeated by Unanimous Decision.[18]

Modafferi then faced Hitomi Akano in a bout rescheduled for Jewels 15th Ring on July 9, 2011.[19] She was defeated by Unanimous Decision.[20]

Modafferi was scheduled to face Aisling Daly at BlackEye Promotions 5 on October 1, 2011 in Fletcher, North Carolina.[21] However, Daly was forced to withdraw from the card and Modafferi faced Barb Honchak instead.[22] She was defeated by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the third round.[23]

On February 10, 2012, it was announced that Modafferi will face Takayo Hashi at Jewels 18th Ring on March 3 in Tokyo.[24]

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] Mixed martial arts

[edit] Submission grappling

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 15–9 United States Barb Honchak Submission (rear-naked choke) BEP 5 - Breast Cancer Beatdown 02011-10-01 October 1, 2011 3 1:46 Fletcher, North Carolina, United States
Loss 15–8 Japan Hitomi Akano Decision (unanimous) Jewels 15th Ring 02011-07-09 July 9, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 15–7 England Rosi Sexton Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 40 02011-02-26 February 26, 2011 3 5:00 North London, England 125 lb debut
Loss 15–6 Canada Sarah Kaufman KO (slam) Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe 02010-07-23 July 23, 2010 3 4:45 Everett, Washington, United States For Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship
Win 15–5 United States Tara LaRosa Decision (split) Moosin: God of Martial Arts 02010-05-21 May 21, 2010 3 5:00 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Win 14–5 United States Molly Helsel Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Toryumon 02010-01-30 January 30, 2010 2 3:18 Okinawa, Japan
Loss 13–5 Netherlands Marloes Coenen Submission (armbar) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers 02009-11-07 November 7, 2009 1 1:05 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Win 13–4 Japan Chisa Yonezawa Decision (unanimous) Valkyrie 01 02008-11-08 November 8, 2008 2 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–4 Brazil Vanessa Porto TKO (knees) Fatal Femmes Fighting 4: Call of the Wild 02008-04-03 April 3, 2008 3 0:53 Los Angeles, California, United States Defended FFF Lightweight Championship
Win 11–4 Netherlands Marloes Coenen Decision (split) K-GRACE 1 02007-05-27 May 27, 2007 2 3:00 Tokyo, Japan K-GRACE Women's Openweight Tournament Final
Win 10–4 Japan Megumi Yabushita Decision (unanimous) K-GRACE 1 02007-05-27 May 27, 2007 2 3:00 Tokyo, Japan K-GRACE Women's Openweight Tournament Semifinal
Win 9–4 South Korea Hee Jin Lee Submission (armbar) K-GRACE 1 02007-05-27 May 27, 2007 1 2:56 Tokyo, Japan K-GRACE Women's Openweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win 8–4 United States Cassandra Rivers-Blasso Decision (split) Fatal Femmes Fighting 1: Asian Invasion 02007-01-17 January 17, 2007 5 2:00 Los Angeles, California, United States Won FFF Lightweight Championship
Loss 7–4 United States Shayna Baszler Submission (kimura) MARS: BodogFIGHT 02006-08-04 August 4, 2006 1 1:08 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–3 Japan Megumi Yabushita Decision (unanimous) Shooto: G Shooto 5 02006-05-06 May 6, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 6–3 United States Tara LaRosa Decision (unanimous) Mix Fighting Championships: Boardwalk Blitz 02006-03-04 March 4, 2006 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 6–2 United States Laura D'Auguste Decision (unanimous) Ring of Combat 8 02005-03-19 March 19, 2005 3 5:00 Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States For ROC Women's Welterweight Championship
Win 6–1 United States Jennifer Howe Submission (triangle choke) International Fighting Championships: Eve of Destruction 02005-03-05 March 5, 2005 3 1:47 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Won IFC Women's Middleweight Championship; Won ISKA Women's World Middleweight Championship
Loss 5–1 Japan Megumi Yabushita Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl: World ReMix 2004 02004-12-19 December 19, 2004 2 5:00 Shizuoka, Japan Smackgirl World ReMix 2004 Openweight Tournament Semifinal
Win 5–0 Brazil Ana Carolina Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl: World ReMix 2004 02004-12-19 December 19, 2004 2 5:00 Shizuoka, Japan Smackgirl World ReMix 2004 Openweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win 4–0 United States Jennifer Howe Decision (unanimous) HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution 02004-11-06 November 6, 2004 3 5:00 Evansville, Indiana, United States
Win 3–0 Japan Natsuko Kikukawa Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl: F8 02004-05-16 May 16, 2004 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0 Japan Keiko Tamai Decision (unanimous) Greatest Common Multiple: Cross Section 1 02004-04-18 April 18, 2004 2 5:00 Japan
Win 1–0 Japan Hikaru Shinohara Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Third Season 7 02003-11-10 November 10, 2003 1 1:58 Tokyo, Japan

[edit] References

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  2. ^ "Modafferi Wins Big in K-Grace". Sherdog.com. 2007-05-27. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Modafferi-Wins-Big-in-K-Grace-7664. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  3. ^ "Top Female Fighters Star in So Cal". Sherdog.com. 2008-04-04. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Top-Female-Fighters-Star-in-So-Cal-12153. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 
  4. ^ "American Fight League inks Julie Kedzie, Roxanne Modafferi and Emily Thompson". MMAjunkie.com, by John Morgan. 2008-08-22. http://mmajunkie.com/news/5121/afl-inks-julie-kedzie-roxanne-modafferi-and-emily-ann-thompson.mma. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 
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  21. ^ "Roxanne Modafferi vs Aisling Daly Targeted For BlackEye 5". MMARising.com. 2011-07-20. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2011/07/20/roxanne-modafferi-vs-aisling-daly-targeted-for-blackeye-5/. Retrieved 2011-07-22. 
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  24. ^ "Roxanne Modafferi vs Takayo Hashi Set For Jewels: 18th Ring". MMARising.com. 2012-02-10. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2012/02/10/roxanne-modafferi-vs-takayo-hashi-set-for-jewels-18th-ring/. Retrieved 2012-02-12. 

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