Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Lynne Dern (born March 24, 1993) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist.[2][3] IBJJF ranks Mackenzie as the number one female black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu.[4] She holds a black belt under her father, Wellington "Megaton" Dias[1] who is one of the top Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts in the world. She is an ADCC and no gi BJJ (black belt) World Champion.[5][6][7]
Background
Mackenzie began training by 3 years old and practicing with her father and stepmother who is also a black belt, Luciana Tavares. Mackenzie started competing at a young age, and moving on to competing in the adult divisions by 14 years old. Mackenzie has won a world championship in every belt as she progressed to black belt.[8] She graduated from Ironwood High School in Glendale, Arizona.[9]
Career
In 2015, she defeated Gabrielle Garcia in the semi finals at the Abu Dhabi open weight championships. In her Mixed Martial Arts debut she defeated Kenia Rosas in a unanimous decision victory.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
2 matches | 2 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 0 | 0 |
By submission | 1 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 2–0 | Montana Stewart | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy Fighting Championship 61 | October 14, 2016 | 1 | 3:25 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Kenia Rosas | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy Fighting Championship 58 | July 22, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
Instructor Lineage
Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Royler Gracie → Wellington "Megaton" Dias → Mackenzie Dern
References
- 1 2 "Megaton Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Belt List". Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Grappling star Mackenzie Dern announces her switch to MMA". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ↑ "Gracie Humaita's Mackenzie Dern on Succeeding in Jiu Jitsu". Vice. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "IBJJF Black Belt Female Ranking". Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "ADCC 2015 results recap: Mackenzie Dern impresses in 60kg championship victory". Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ↑ "Mackenzie Dern is able to collar jiu-jitsu gold in Abu Dhabi". National. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ↑ "ADCC 2015 Profiles: Mackenzie Dern". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "Mackenzie Dern Biography". BJJ Heroes. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Mackenzie Dern Bio". Retrieved 2016-08-30.