Kayla Harrison
American Olympic judoka and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
凯拉·哈里森 · ケイラ・ハリソン · 케일라 해리슨
- Born
- 2 July 1990, Middletown
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- judo, mixed martial arts
- Occupation
- judoka, mixed martial arts fighter
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
Kayla Jean Harrison (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. She currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. She is the first female fighter to win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC championship. She is also a former two-time Professional Fighters League lightweight champion. As of November 18, 2025, she is #2 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
In judo, Harrison won the women’s 78 kg gold medal in the 2010 World Judo Championships and gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She remains the only American judoka to have won a gold medal in Judo at the Summer Olympics and one of a rare few to have won a gold medal in the World Judo Championships. In 2016, she was promoted to Rokudan (6th-degree black belt) by the United States Judo Association, becoming the youngest ever to achieve the rank.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's 78 kg | 2012 | |
| judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.