| Other names Trouble Style Boxing, Kickboxing Height 1.7 m Movies Vaincre Ou Mourir Reach 68.5 in (174 cm) Role mixed martial artist Residence Florida, United States | Division Strawweight Name Valerie Letourneau Partner Larry Vinette Nationality Canadian Stance Orthodox Weight 52 kg Children Gabrielle Letourneau | |
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| Born April 29, 1983 (age 40) Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1983-04-29) Similar Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Rose Namajunas, Valentina Shevchenko (fighter) Profiles TwitterFacebook | ||
Fight news now val rie l tourneau on joanna jedrzejczyk at ufc 193
Valérie Létourneau (born April 29, 1983) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was ranked the #6 strawweight overall by UFC.com.
Contents
- Fight news now val rie l tourneau on joanna jedrzejczyk at ufc 193
- Retrospective val rie l tourneau
- Mixed martial arts career
- The Ultimate Fighter
- Ultimate Fighting Championships
- References
Retrospective val rie l tourneau
Mixed martial arts career
Létourneau made her MMA debut March 31, 2007 with TKO win over Tannaya Hantelman. Létourneau then lost her next two fights to future UFC Women's Bantamweights Sarah Kaufman & Alexis Davis. Létourneau broke her hand in the first round of her fight with Davis. After Létourneau rebounded by winning her next three fights she then set to face future UFC Women's Strawweight Cláudia Gadelha at Wreck MMA: Road to Glory. She lost via split decision.
Létourneau returned at AFC 21 finishing off Jordan Moore in 34 seconds via TKO.
The Ultimate Fighter
Létourneau was one of the female contestants competing to get into the TUF house for the TUF 18 season. She lost via rear-naked choke to Roxanne Modafferi.
Ultimate Fighting Championships
Létourneau made her UFC debut at UFC 174 taking on Elizabeth Phillips, who was filling in for the injured Milana Dudieva. Létourneau won the fight via split decision.
Létourneau returned to the octagon to face fellow Canadian Jessica Rakoczy at UFC 186. Létourneau won the bout via unanimous decision.
Létourneau next faced undefeated Maryna Moroz at UFC Fight Night 74. She won via unanimous decision.
Létourneau faced Strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk on November 15, 2015 in the co-main event at UFC 193. She lost the fight by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46).
Létourneau faced Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson in the first ever women's flyweight bout in UFC history. She lost the fight via TKO in the third round.
Létourneau faced Viviane Pereira at UFC 206. She lost the fight by a very controversial split decision.