Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate is one of those fighters who made you genuinely care about women's MMA at a time when most people still needed convincing. Growing up in Tacoma and wrestling her way through Central Washington University, she built a career the hard way — grinding through Strikeforce, winning that bantamweight title, then stepping into the UFC spotlight where the rivalry with Ronda Rousey defined an era. That 2016 upset win over Holly Holm for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship was the kind of moment that stops your scroll cold: a rear naked choke, late in the fifth round, pure grit over flash. She retired, came back, kept competing — because when fighting is in you that deep, you don't just walk away. Tough, smart, and genuinely likable, she's one of the faces that gave women's combat sports its credibility.

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Name (English)

Miesha Tate

Name (Japanese)

ミーシャ・テート

Reading

みーしゃ・てーと

Born

August 18, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Height

169 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter / model

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Tiger

High school

Franklin Pierce High School

University

Central Washington University

• Official sitehttps://www.mieshatate.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mieshatate/
• Xhttps://x.com/MieshaTate
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miesha%20Tate
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1138101

Tags

• Washington
• mixed martial arts fighter
• model

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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