Bec Rawlings

Bec Rawlings
Born Rebecca Rawlings
(1989-02-11) 11 February 1989
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Other names Rowdy, Bec
Residence Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Division Strawweight
Style Striking
Fighting out of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Team Impact MMA (Aus)
Years active 2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 7
By knockout 1
By submission 4
By decision 2
Losses 5
By knockout 2
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Rebecca "Bec" Rawlings (legally known as Rebecca "Bec" Hyatt; born 11 February 1989) is an Australian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the strawweight division. She is currently ranked as a contender strawweight (106-116 lb) fighter according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Australian competition

Known for her aggressive fighting style, unique look and quirky personality, Rawlings began her mixed martial arts journey in Launceston, Tasmania in 2010 before relocating to Brisbane, Australia to further her opportunities and experience in early 2011. A mere ten months after giving birth to her second son, Enson, Rawlings made her professional MMA debut on 15 October 2011 at BRACE 12 in Hobart, Tasmania. Rawlings fought at bantamweight in her debut against Rhiannon Thompson. In what was declared "fight of the night" by the promotion, Rawlings lost her debut fight by way of a highlight reel head kick knockout.[2]

Bouncing back and publicly rallying within the Australian MMA circuit for more fight opportunities at her suited weight class, Rawlings secured consecutive submission victories over Sarah Morrison (at BRACE 14) and Daniela Marjanovic (at Australian Fighting Championship 3). Two more victories over Rachel Sheridan and Christina Tatnell propelled Rawlings to a four-fight winning streak in 2012. This streak, coupled with a noticeable lack of legitimate Australian opponents for Rawlings, caught North America's Invicta Fighting Championships' attention in late 2012.[3]

Invicta Fighting Championships

In November 2012, Rawlings signed a three-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships, which is regarded as the premier all-women's promotion in the world, to compete in their strawweight division. She was originally scheduled to fight Joanne Calderwood on the undercard of Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Gadelha on 5 January 2013, but an injury to Cláudia Gadelha resulted in Hyatt being pushed up to a Invicta FC Strawweight Championship fight in the main event against Carla Esparza.[4] Hyatt lost the fight via unanimous decision.[5]

Her first fight outside of Australia, combined with her personality, gave her a lot of coverage in the Australian media. This led Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp to say that she had never seen anything like it,[6] and at the 2012 Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Awards she was voted 2012 Favourite Female Fighter with 265 votes by WMMA fans, 70 more than Ronda Rousey.[7]

Rawlings' next fight within Invicta Fighting Championships was against Jasminka Cive at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on 5 April 2013.[8][9] She won the fight via submission in the first round.[10][11]

Rawlings faced Mizuki Inoue at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs.Cyborg on 13 July 2013.[12][13] Rawlings lost the fight via unanimous decision.[14][15]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighter

Rawlings' Invicta FC contract was assigned to the UFC on 11 December 2013 after the UFC created a women's strawweight division. The promotion also announced a women's edition of The Ultimate Fighter, which will crown the first UFC women's strawweight champion.[16][17]

Rawlings was the seventh pick to go to coach Gilbert Melendez. She was initially scheduled to face Justine Kish in the preliminary round. However, Kish hurt her knee during practice and was replaced by the previously eliminated Tecia Torres.

After TUF

Rawlings' first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Heather Jo Clark at the The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on 12 December 2014.[18] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Rawlings was expected to face Seo Hee Ham on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[19] However, Ham pulled out of the bout on April 10 and was replaced by Lisa Ellis.[20] Rawlings won the fight via submission in the first round.

Rawling's next fight was expected to be against Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night 72 on 18 July 2015. However, on July 11. Rawlings pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cortney Casey-Sanchez.[21]

Rawlings next faced Paige VanZant on 27 August 2016 at UFC on Fox 21.[22] She lost the fight via KO in the second round after being dropped by a flying head kick and a flurry of follow up punches.[23]

Personal life

Rawlings was raised in Tasmania, and frequently played sports such as basketball, gymnastics and athletics during her pre-teens. As a teenager, however, Rawlings experienced rapid weight gain and suffered from a lack of motivation before turning to the sport of mixed martial arts as a way to battle her issues in 2010. This is where she met Australian professional MMA fighter Dan Hyatt, and decided that she wanted to become an MMA fighter. Dan and Bec married and went on to have a child together, but have since separated.[24]

Rawlings has two children: Zake (aged seven) and Enson (aged five), who is named after MMA fighter Enson Inoue.[25]

As of January 2014 Bec started going by her maiden name (Rawlings) and was in a relationship with fellow Australian mixed martial artist Ben Wall.[26] The two have since separated.

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7–5 Paige VanZant KO (flying head kick and punches) UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit August 27, 2016 2 0:17 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win 7–4 Seo Hee Ham Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir March 20, 2016 3 5:00 Brisbane, Australia
Win 6–4 Lisa Ellis Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt May 10, 2015 1 4:09 Adelaide, Australia
Loss 5–4 Heather Jo Clark Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale December 12, 2014 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 5–3 Mizuki Inoue Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg July 13, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 5–2 Jasminka Cive Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson April 5, 2013 1 3:30 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 4–2 Carla Esparza Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt January 5, 2013 5 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States For the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship.
Win 4–1 Christina Nicole Tatnell TKO (punches) Nitro MMA: Nitro 7 October 20, 2012 1 0:37 Brisbane, Australia
Win 3–1 Rachel Sheridan Decision (majority) Valor Fight 1: Resolution June 9, 2012 3 3:00 Launceston, Australia
Win 2–1 Daniela Marjanovic Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Australian Fighting Championship 3 April 14, 2012 1 0:21 Melbourne, Australia
Win 1–1 Sarah Morrison Submission (armbar) BRACE 14 February 18, 2012 2 1:30 Canberra, Australia
Loss 0–1 Rhiannon Thompson KO (head kick) BRACE 12 October 5, 2011 1 2:30 Hobart, Australia Bantamweight bout.

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Tecia Torres Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned November 12, 2014 (airdate) 2 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 20 Elimination round

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". MMARising.com. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Harvy, Ben (3 November 2012). "Bec Hyatt Slated For Invicta Showdown". News.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Sherwood, Jeff (9 January 2013). "Bec Hyatt's Mixed Martial Arts Record". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Chiappetta, Mike (31 December 2012). "Bec Hyatt gets call to fight in Invicta FC 4 strawweight title match". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Knapp, Brian (5 January 2013). "Carla Esparza Outpoints Bec Hyatt, seizes vacant Invicta Strawweight Championship". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Hunt, Loretta (3 January 2013). "Underdog Bec Hyatt is quickly making a name for herself". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Sargent, Robert (4 January 2013). "2012 Women's Mixed Martial Arts Awards Winners". MMARising.com. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Sargent, Robert (28 January 2013). "Bec Hyatt vs Jasminka Cive Targeted For Invicta FC 5 On April 6". MMARising.com. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Miller, J. (11 February 2013). "Invicta FC brings women's world championship doubleheader to Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City Friday, April 5". InvictaFC.com. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Breen, Jordan (5 April 2013). "'Cyborg' Savages Muxlow, 'Karate Hottie' Crowned Via Dramatic Submission at Invicta FC 5". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  11. ↑ Sargent, Robert (6 April 2013). "Invicta FC 5 Results: Michelle Waterson, Barb Honchak Win Titles". MMARising.com. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  12. ↑ Sargent, Robert (13 April 2013). "Mizuki Inoue vs Bec Hyatt In The Works For Invicta FC 6". MMARising.com. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  13. ↑ Pishna, Ken (16 April 2013). "Carla Esparza to Defend Belt at Invicta FC 6 in July; Bec Hyatt Also Returns". MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  14. ↑ Sargent, Robert (13 July 2013). "Invicta FC 6 Results: Cris Cyborg Wins Featherweight Title". MMARising.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  15. ↑ Staff, MMAjunkie.com (13 July 2013). "Invicta FC 6 results: Cris 'Cyborg' claims featherweight belt with TKO win". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "UFC Launches Women's Strawweight Division; Crown Champ on The Ultimate Fighter". TopMMANews.com. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  17. ↑ Dave Reid (2013-12-11). "UFC Announce Plans For Strawweight Division With TUF 20 & The Signing Of Eleven Fighters From Invicta FC". MMAInsider.net. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Staff (2015-02-17). "UFC Fight Night 65 official for Australia with Hunt-Miocic, Tavares-Whittaker, more". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  20. ↑ Staff (2015-04-10). "Lisa Ellis replaces Seo Hee Ham, meets Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 65". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  21. ↑ Erickson, Matt. "Scotland's Joanne Calderwood meets Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 72 in Glasgow". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Paige VanZant will fight Bec Rawlings at UFC on FOX 21". mmmafighting.com. 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  23. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2016-08-27). "UFC on FOX 21 results: Paige VanZant knocks out Bec Rawlings with jumping head kick headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  24. ↑ Chiappetta, Mike (5 January 2013). "For Invicta title fighter Bec Hyatt, shortcut to stardom was always part of the plan". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  25. ↑ Jitsu, Girl (10 December 2012). "2012 Every Day MaMA's - Bec Hyatt". Girl-Jitsu.com. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  26. ↑ http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/thread/2276717/Rowdy-Bec-Rawlings/?pc=27. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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