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Alexis Davis        

Mixed Martial Arts and UFC fighter

Alexis Davis is a Canadian professional female mixed martial artist. She is a black belt in both Japanese Jujutsu and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She is also a Canadian Open grappling champion.

Davis is currently the #5-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #3-ranked 135-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

Davis made her mixed martial arts debut on April 7, 2007 at UCW 7: Anarchy.

On December 14, 2007, Davis defeated Valerie Letourneau by Split Decision at TKO 31: Young Guns. The fight was the second women's bout in TKO history.

Davis faced Liz Carreiro at FFF 4: Call of the Wild on April 3, 2008. She won the fight by Unanimous Decision.

On January 23, 2009, Davis faced Tara LaRosa at Extreme Challenge: The War at the Shore. She lost by TKO in the third round after the ringside doctor stopped the fight due to a cut. The fight was voted as the 2009 Women's MMA Fight of the Year.

Davis defeated Molly Helsel by Unanimous Decision after five rounds at Raging Wolf 5: Mayhem In The Mist on October 10, 2009 to become Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Champion.

Davis was scheduled to face Elaina Maxwell at Raging Wolf 7: Mayhem In The Mist 3 on May 8, 2010, but Maxwell pulled out of the fight due to an injury. Davis defended her Raging Wolf title against Tonya Evinger instead. She won the fight and retained her title via rear-naked choke submission in the third round.

Davis successfully defended her title in a rematch with Evinger at Raging Wolf 10 on November 6, 2010. She once again submitted Evinger with a rear-naked choke.

Davis made her Strikeforce debut on July 30 against Julie Kedzie. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Davis faced Amanda Nunes on September 10, 2011 on the Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinals card. She won the fight via TKO late in the second round.

Davis faced Shayna Baszler in a rematch at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on January 5, 2013. Davis won the fight via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the third round. The bout was named Fight of the Night.

In 2013, Davis joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship's women's division.

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