Zoila Frausto (born December 10, 1983) is an

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professional female

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and

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. Her nickname comes from the popular 1990s TV series Xena: Warrior Princess. She was the first Bellator Women's Champion.

Background

Zoila is of Mexican descent and heritage. Zoila's father is a third-degree black belt in tae kwon do. Her sister is MMA fighter

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. She graduated from

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in 2002 and attended

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Mixed martial arts career

Frausto debuted in mixed martial arts on February 13, 2009 and faced Karina Hallinan at WarGods: Valentine's Eve Massacre. She defeated Hallinan by Split Decision. She next faced Sarah Boyd on June 27, 2009 at Disturbing The Peace in Fresno, California. Frausto won the fight by Unanimous Decision. On July 25, 2009, Frausto fought a debuting Leeann Jenkins at Pure Combat 9 – Home Turf. She won the fight by Unanimous Decision. Frausto faced Elisha Helsper, who was coming back from a 3-year layoff, at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Evangelista on November 6, 2009, and won the fight by Unanimous Decision. She next faced

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at Tachi Palace Fights 3 – Champions Collide on February 4, 2010. Frausto won the fight by armbar submission in the first round. Frausto faced

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on March 26, 2010, at Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe. She lost the fight by armbar submission in the second round. On May 16, 2010, Frausto dropped down to 125 pounds to face Michelle Ould at TWC 8 – Meltdown in

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. She was awarded a victory by verbal submission due to an ankle injury Ould sustained while taking Frausto down.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Frausto faced

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on June 24, 2010. She defeated Sexton by knockout due to a knee exactly two minutes into the first round. She entered the Bellator Season Three 115-pound women's tournament at

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and faced

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in the opening round. Frausto won the fight via unanimous decision. Frausto faced

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in the second round of the Bellator tournament at

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. She defeated Aguilar via split decision and went on to face

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in the tournament final at Bellator 34 on October 28, 2010. Frausto won a decision, handing Fujii her first professional defeat and becoming the inaugural 115-pound women's champion. Frausto faced Karina Hallinan at

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in a non-title match on March 5, 2011 in Lemoore, California. She won the fight via unanimous decision but suffered a right hand fracture. Frausto agreed to rematch

in a non-title bout at a Bellator event in late October. However, Aguilar withdrew from the planned fight while recovering from foot surgery and Frausto was booked to face Carina Damm at

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on November 12, 2011. Frausto withdrew from the bout on October 20 after suffering a torn ACL in training and was sidelined for a year. Frausto made her return on October 26, 2012 at

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in Dayton, Ohio. She defeated Casey Noland by unanimous decision. Frausto next faced

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on December 7, 2012. She was defeated when Eye won via standing arm-triangle choke.

Invicta Fighting Championships

On February 5, 2013, it was announced that Frausto had signed a multi-fight deal with

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. Also in 2013, she vacated her Bellator title. The Bellator women's division was dropped later that year in August. She faced

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at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013. Frausto lost the fight via unanimous decision. On December 7, 2013, Frausto faced

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at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith. Frausto lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Tachi Palace Fights 26

She defeated short notice replacement Corina Herrera via unanimous decision on February 18, 2016 at “Tachi Palace Fights 26: Brawl in the Hall” in Lemoore, California to end a 4 fight losing skid.

Combate Americas

After a hiatus that included a divorce and relocating to California, Frausto signed with Combate Americas and made her promotional debut against Jaimelene Nievera at Combate 31 on February 22, 2019. She won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. As the second fight in the promotion she headlined Combate 41 against Reina Cordoba on August 2, 2019. She lost the bout via submission in the first round. She is expected to headline Combate Americas' event on December 13, 2019.

Muay Thai

She defeated Linda Aguilar by second-round TKO in her Muay Thai debut at ''WCK Muay Thai: Matter of Pride'' in Temecula, California on February 15, 2014. She took a majority decision win over Jessica Gladstone at ''WCK Muay Thai: Beauty and the Beast'' in Lemoore, California on May 1, 2014. Frausto made her third appearance with the promotion against Lindsay Marino at World Championship Kickboxing: Ultimate Conquest on December 4, 2014. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

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** Bellator Women's Strawweight Championship (One time; First) ** Bellator Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Winner * Women's MMA Awards ** 2010 Female Flyweight of the Year ** 2010 Upset of the Year vs.

on June 24 ** 2010 Headline of the Year defeating

on October 28 * Grapplers Quest ** 1st place, 2012 Grapplers Quest World Championships Women's No Gi Intermediate Openweight division

Kickboxing record

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