Marloes Coenen

Marloes Coenen
Born	Marloes Coenen (1981-03-31) March 31, 1981 Olst, Netherlands
Other names	Female Rickson Rumina
Nationality	Dutch
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Style	Submission Grappling (Dutch Style), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Shooto
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Golden Glory
Years active	2000-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	23
Wins	19
By knockout	3
By submission	14
Losses	4
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Marloes Coenen (born March 31, 1981) is a Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and became Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Champion on October 9, 2010.

Coenen is currently the #4-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked 135-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

Early life

Coenen's brothers and grandfather were both involved with martial arts, with the latter having taken jiu-jitsu twenty years earlier, and this aided Coenen with her own transition into the sport.

She began training with Pierre Drachman and Martijn de Jong at Shooto Holland while only 14, who recalls that, "I really had respect for that, because it didn't matter if it rained or snowed. She still kept on coming."

Along with her competitive career, Coenen is planning to study Communications Sciences in Amsterdam with a goal of future employment in that sector.

Mixed martial arts career

Coenen debuted in mixed martial arts in November 2000 and scored eight consecutive victories, winning the 2000 ReMix World Cup along the way.

Prior to a 2004 fight with Erin Toughill, Coenen was alleged to have referred to Toughill as the "personification of arrogance." However, she later confirmed that no such statements were made, and has mostly positive things to say about Toughill.

She later advanced to the finals of the 2007 K-GRACE tournament, but lost to Roxanne Modafferi by split decision.

Coenen signed a contract with Elite XC shortly before the promotion folded in 2008, but did not receive a chance to compete before its closure.

Strikeforce

Following Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg on August 15, 2009, it was announced that Coenen would likely be the first challenger for new Strikeforce Women's Middleweight (145-Pound) Champion Cristiane Santos.

Coenen, who was in attendance at the post-fight press conference, later addressed the proposed fight with Santos and other potential fights under the Strikeforce banner.

However, Santos suffered an injury and Coenen was then set to compete in a rematch with Toughill at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers to determine the first title challenger.

On October 27, 2009, Toughill withdrew from the fight due to an undisclosed medical condition, but Coenen still competed on the card in a rematch against Roxanne Modafferi. She defeated Modafferi by armbar submission in the first round.

Coenen challenged for Santos's title at Strikeforce: Miami on January 30, 2010. She lost the fight by TKO in the third round.

Coenen expressed a desire to fight again for Strikeforce on June 26, 2010, but Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed that Coenen would not be competing on the card.

Coenen was invited to take part in the August 2010 Strikeforce women's tournament at 135 pounds and verbally agreed to participate. However, on July 10, 2010, it was confirmed that she was no longer scheduled to be part of the tournament.

On July 22, 2010, Strikeforce announced that Coenen will drop down to 135 pounds to face Sarah Kaufman for the Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship. Coenen was named the number one contender for the title, while the winner of the Strikeforce 135-pound one-night tournament, Miesha Tate, will assume the number two contender spot behind Coenen.

She will continue to compete at 145 pounds as well and Strikeforce had planned to set up a rematch between Coenen and Cindy Dandois sometime in 2010. On August 19, 2010, it was reported that the rematch was off.

Coenen faced Sarah Kaufman for the Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship on October 9, 2010 in San Jose, California. Coenen won the fight by submission due to an armbar in the third round to become Women's Welterweight Champion (135 lbs).

She was also scheduled to compete one week later at Ultimate Glory 12 on October 16, 2010 in Amsterdam, Holland against Lena Buytendijk. However, it was announced during the event that the fight had been cancelled.

Coenen was scheduled to defend her Strikeforce title against Miesha Tate at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson on March 5, 2011. Tate was forced off the card due to injury. Liz Carmouche stepped in on short notice to face Coenen for the title. Coenen defeated Carmouche via triangle choke in the fourth round.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

23 matches	19 wins	4 losses
By knockout	3	2
By submission	14	0
By decision	2	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
		Miesha Tate		Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson	July 30, 2011			Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States	Defending Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship
Win	19–4	Liz Carmouche	Submission (triangle choke)	Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson	March 5, 2011	4	1:29	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Defended Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship
Win	18–4	Sarah Kaufman	Submission (armbar)	Strikeforce: San Jose	October 9, 2010	3	1:59	San Jose, California, United States	Won Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Championship
Loss	17–4	Cristiane Santos	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: Miami	January 30, 2010	3	3:40	Sunrise, Florida, United States	For Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship
Win	17–3	Roxanne Modafferi	Submission (armbar)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers	November 7, 2009	1	1:05	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Loss	16–3	Cindy Dandois	Decision (unanimous)	Beast of the East	January 24, 2009	3	5:00	Zutphen, Holland
Win	16–2	Asci Kubra	TKO (punches)	KOE: Tough Is Not Enough	October 5, 2008	1	1:51	Rotterdam, Holland
Win	15–2	Romy Ruyssen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	SLV 3: Thaibox Gala Night	August 2, 2008	2	4:45	Basel, Switzerland
Win	14–2	Asci Kubra	Submission (armbar)	Beast of the East	May 31, 2008	1	N/A	Zutphen, Holland
Loss	13–2	Roxanne Modafferi	Decision (split)	K-Grace 1	May 27, 2007	2	3:00	Tokyo, Japan	K-Grace Tournament Final
Win	13–1	Magdalena Jarecka	Submission (rear-naked choke)	K-Grace 1	May 27, 2007	2	1:35	Tokyo, Japan
Win	12–1	Keiko Tamai	Submission (rear-naked choke)	K-Grace 1	May 27, 2007	1	2:01	Tokyo, Japan
Win	11–1	Majanka Lathouwers	Submission (armbar)	Shooto Holland: Ultimate Glory 2	January 21, 2007	2	3:10	Utrecht, Holland
Win	10–1	Yoko Takahashi	Submission (armbar)	G-Shooto 04	March 11, 2006	1	0:39	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9–1	Yuuki Kondo	KO (punch)	Smackgirl: Cool Fighter's Last Stand	April 30, 2005	2	0:50	Shizuoka, Japan
Loss	8–1	Erin Toughill	KO (punch)	Smackgirl: World ReMix 2004	December 19, 2004	1	5:00	Shizuoka, Japan
Win	8–0	Yoko Takahashi	TKO (punches)	Smackgirl: World ReMix 2004	December 19, 2004	1	2:30	Shizuoka, Japan
Win	7–0	Miwako Ishihara	Decision (majority)	Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2002	April 14, 2002	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6–0	Megumi Yabushita	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Jd': No Holds Barred	January 13, 2002	1	2:27	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5–0	Yoko Takahashi	Submission (armbar)	ReMix: Golden Gate 2001	May 3, 2001	1	1:11	Japan
Win	4–0	Megumi Yabushita	Decision (unanimous)	ReMix: World Cup 2000	December 5, 2000	3	5:00	Nippon Budokan, Japan	Won 2000 ReMix World Cup
Win	3–0	Becky Levi	Submission (flying armbar)	ReMix: World Cup 2000	December 5, 2000	1	1:25	Nippon Budokan, Japan
Win	2–0	Mika Harigai	Submission (rear-naked choke)	ReMix: World Cup 2000	December 5, 2000	1	0:31	Nippon Budokan, Japan
Win	1–0	Yuuki Kondo	Submission (armbar)	LLPW – L-1 2000: The Strongest Lady	November 22, 2000	1	2:37	Tokyo, Japan

Championships

• Dutch Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion
• 2000 ReMix World Cup Champion
• Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Champion (October 9, 2010)
• 2007 ADCC Bronze - Women's Under 67KG

External links

• Professional MMA record for Marloes Coenen from Sherdog
• Fightergirls.com Profile
• Fan Site

See also

• List of female mixed martial artists