Alex Chambers (born 28 October 1978) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2010, she has also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Invicta FC.[6][7] She was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned.[8]
| Alex Chambers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexandra Chambers 28 October 1978 New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Astro Girl[1][2] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[3] |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
| Division | Strawweight Atomweight |
| Reach | 63 in (160 cm)[4] |
| Style | Karate, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Sydney, Australia |
| Team | VT1 Mixed Martial Arts Academy & Gracie Academy Chatswood |
| Rank | 3rd dan black belt in Karate[5] Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[5] |
| Years active | 2010– |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| University | University of Sydney |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Mixed martial arts career
editEarly career
editChambers started learning karate when she was a child. By the time she was in university, she held a 3rd dan in karate and was competing on an international stage.[citation needed]
Chambers discovered her first (and current) MMA gym through the MMA Underground Forums. Under her gym's tutelage, she was able to become a BJJ national champion before she made her professional MMA debut in May 2010 for the Rize promotion in Australia. It was the first female MMA bout to ever take place in New South Wales state history. She won her debut as well as a subsequent bout which happened around two months later.
After a period of dormancy in 2011, Chambers returned in March 2012 to fight for the Jewels promotion in Japan. She faced Mizuki Inoue and lost the fight via submission. Chambers then returned to Australia to fight in the Brace For War promotion where she was featured as main event on Brace's first ever all female card. She defeated Mika Nagano by TKO on the card.
Invicta Fighting championships
editIn 2013, Chambers signed with the Invicta FC promotion. She made her US debut on 5 April 2013 at Invicta FC 5 in an atomweight bout. She defeated Jodie Esquibel by submission early in the first round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
editThe Ultimate Fighter
editOn 11 December 2013, it was announced that Chambers was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned, which will crown the first ever UFC strawweight champion.[9]
In the first episode, it was revealed that the UFC had seeded the fighters. Chambers was seeded 10th of 16 fighters and was paired with the no. 7 seed, Rose Namajunas. Namajunas was picked fourth by Team Melendez, thereby sending Chambers to Team Pettis. In their fight, she lost the bout via submission in the first round.
After TUF
editIn her first fight after The Ultimate Fighter, Chambers faced Aisling Daly at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on 12 December 2014.[10] She lost the fight via submission in the first round.
Chambers faced Kailin Curran on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[11] After losing the first two rounds, Chambers came back in the third round to win via submission.[12] The win also earned Chambers her first Performance of the Night bonus award.[13]
Chambers faced Paige VanZant on 5 September 2015 at UFC 191. She lost the fight via submission in the third round.[14]
Chambers faced Nadia Kassem at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on 19 November 2017 in Sydney, Australia.[15] At the weight-ins, Kassem weighed in at 120 pounds, 4 pounds over the strawweight upper limit of 116 pounds. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Kassem forfeited 30% of her purse to Chambers.[16] Chambers lost the fight by unanimous decision.[17]
Chambers faced Lívia Renata Souza on 22 September 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137.[18] She lost the fight via a guillotine choke in round one.[19]
In February 2021, it was reported that Chambers and UFC had parted ways.[20]
Personal life
editBefore becoming a professional MMA fighter, Chambers attended the University of Sydney where she did a double degree in science and mechatronics engineering. Chambers aspired to become an astrophysicist or a robotics engineer before discovering her love for MMA.[21]
Chambers trained at the same gym as fellow UFC fighter and TUF alumni Richard Walsh for seven years.[22]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Kailin Curran
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 10 matches | 5 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 4 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 5–5 | Lívia Renata Souza | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders | 22 September 2018 | 1 | 1:21 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Nadia Kassem | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | 19 November 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | Catchweight (120 lbs) bout; Kassem missed weight. |
| Loss | 5–3 | Paige VanZant | Submission (armbar) | UFC 191 | 5 September 2015 | 3 | 1:01 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 5–2 | Kailin Curran | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | 10 May 2015 | 3 | 3:15 | Adelaide, Australia | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 4–2 | Aisling Daly | Submission (armbar) | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale | 12 December 2014 | 1 | 4:53 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Strawweight; Daly missed weight (118 lbs). |
| Win | 4–1 | Jodie Esquibel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson | 5 April 2013 | 1 | 1:35 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Atomweight debut. |
| Win | 3–1 | Mika Nagano | TKO (knee and punches) | BFW 17: Brace Girls | 27 October 2012 | 1 | 0:42 | Southport, Australia | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mizuki Inoue | Submission (armbar) | Jewels 18th Ring | 3 March 2012 | 1 | 4:32 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Claire Fryer | TKO (punches) | Rize 6: Defiance | 31 July 2010 | 1 | 2:57 | Chandler, Australia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jessica Tolhurst | Decision (unanimous) | Rize 5: Revolution | 29 May 2010 | 3 | 3:00 | Chandler, Australia |
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
edit| Exhibition record breakdown | ||
| 1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Rose Namajunas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned | 5 November 2014 (airdate) | 1 | 4:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | TUF 20 Elimination round |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "An Astrophysicist from Australia is the Lightest Fighter in UFC History". Vice. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Alex Chambers joins The Ultimate Fighter". The News. Adelaide. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Fight Card – UFC 191 Johnson vs. Dodson 2". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Alex Chambers Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b "TUF Fighter: Alex Chambers". UFC.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Alex Chambers: WMMA's next big thing". Fight. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Cage fighting draws fighting to the ring". ABC News. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Knockout MMA fighter Alex Chambers stars in first all-female Ultimate Fighter reality series". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Dave Reid (11 December 2013). "UFC Announce Plans for Strawweight Division with TUF 20, Signings of Several Invicta FC Roster Confirmed". MMAInsider.net. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Matt Erickson (11 December 2013). "TUF 20 Finale adds six fights in Las Vegas, including Herrig-Ellis, Torres-Magana". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Staff (17 February 2015). "UFC Fight Night 65 official for Australia with Hunt-Miocic, Tavares-Whittaker, more". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Marrocco, Steven (10 May 2015). "UFC Fight Night 65 results: Alex Chambers pulls off comeback submission of Kailin Curran". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Staff (10 May 2015). "UFC Fight Night 65 bonuses: With 10 finishes in 12 fights, who got $50,000?". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Brent Brookhouse (5 September 2015). "UFC 191 results, highlights: Paige VanZant dominates, taps Alex Chambers with armbar". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Alex Chambers keert eindelijk terug tegen Nadia Kassem tijdens UFC Sydney". MMA DNA (in Dutch). 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 121 official weigh-in results: Headliner set, but four fighters heavy". MMAjunkie. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 121 results: Nadia Kassem goes the distance to top gritty Alex Chambers". MMAjunkie. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ DNA, MMA. "Livia Renata Souza maakt UFC debuut in São Paulo tegen Alex Chambers". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "UFC Sao Paulo results: Livia Renata Souza debuts in spectacular fashion, overwhelms Alex Chambers". MMAjunkie. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Nolan King (17 February 2021). "Insiders' Scoop: Nine UFC departures that went unnoticed, UFC 262 plans, and more". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ "Alex Chambers forgoes a robotics career for a life inside the Octagon". News.com.au. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ Murray, Oliver. "VT1 Academy fighters Richard Walsh and Alex Chambers take step closer to Ultimate Fighting Championship dreams", The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 16 December 2013. Retrieved on 23 July 2014.
