Alexa Grasso
Karen Alexa Grasso Montes (born August 9, 1993) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. Grasso is the second Mexican to win a UFC title after Brandon Moreno and the first Mexican woman to win a UFC championship. She is also a UFC analyst for UFC Español for Spanish broadcasts. As of May 13, 2025, she is #3 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings and #5 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
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| Full name at birth | Karen Alexa Grasso Montes
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| Claim to fame | her striking skills, technical approach, and fight IQ. She is the former UFC Women's Flyweight Champion, and is also a UFC analyst for UFC Español. She is recognized for her ability to adapt her style and strategic approach to different opponents
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| Date of birth | 9 August 1993
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| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Occupation | Professional Mixed Martial Artist
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| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm)
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| Weight | 126 lbs (57 kg)
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| Residence | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Net worth | $200,000 USD
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- Alexa apologized for missing weight and declared that she would henceforth be competing in the flyweight division. She made her flyweight debut in August 2020 and won that bout via unanimous decision. The move to switch to flyweight seemed to work wonders for her career as she went on to win her next 3 bouts as well – in February 2021, March 2022, and October 2022.
- Her next bout was scheduled for January 2020, against Cláudia Gadelha, at UFC 246. However, at the weigh-ins, Alexa was found 5.5 pounds over the non-title strawweight limit. The NSAC (Nevada State Athletic Commission), the regulatory body for all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, canceled the fight because competitors are not allowed to compete if the weight difference between them is more than 3 pounds.
- In September 2019, she won her first ‘UFC Fight of the Night’ bonus award even as she lost to Carla Esparza by a majority decision. It was the 3rd defeat of her professional mixed martial arts career.
- In the build-up to that bout, Alexa was suffering from a urinary tract infection and was medically advised to stop cutting weight. She consequently weighed 3 pounds over the strawweight limit. She was fined 20% of her purse that went to Randa. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Alexa went on to win it via split decision.
- Between November 2016 and September 2019, in her early years in the UFC, she displayed inconsistent form and amassed a 3-3 win-loss record. In August 2017, in the 3rd of those 6 matches, Alexa’s first fight after losing the first professional mixed martial arts bout of her career (in February 2017), she was scheduled to face Randa Markos at UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno.
Alexa Grasso is known for her role in the TV special UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane (2023) as Self.
She is also known for her role in the TV series UFC on ESPN (2019) as Self.
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