Cat Zingano

Cat Zingano commands real respect from me, and not only because she scored the first ever women's TKO victory in the UFC back in 2013. That milestone alone secures her place in the sport's history. What strikes me more is her durability: through injuries, setbacks and moves across the UFC, Bellator and now the GFL featherweight division, she keeps stepping back into the cage. Fighting in a discipline that demands everything, she carries the weight of being a pioneer with quiet toughness. Athletes who endure that long earn my admiration, and Zingano clearly has.

Name (English)

Cat Zingano

Name (Japanese)

キャット・ジンガノ

Reading

きゃっと・じんがの

Born

July 1, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

High school

Fairview High School

University

University of the Cumberlands

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alphacatzingano/
• Xhttps://x.com/CatZingano
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%20Zingano
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5051076

Tags

• Colorado
• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.