Lupita "Loopy" Godínez (born September 6, 1993) is a Mexican-Canadian female

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competes in the Strawweight division of the

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. As of November 14, 2023, she is #11 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings.

Background

At the age of 14, Godínez's father Carlos was approached by the cartel who demanded protection money. After he found a lot full of bullet-riddled cars and shattered windows, and answered phone calls with voices telling him his daughters’ names and schools, Carlos decided to take his family and leave. Telling his family that they were leaving for

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, instead they landed in Vancouver, where they had to start from scratch. They lived out of a hotel for six months, and did odd jobs such as washing cars to pay the bills. After life stabilized, Godínez was encouraged by her boyfriend to get back into judo that she had done since childhood, and then into jiu-jitsu. She is a dual citizen of Mexico and Canada. Godínez has three younger sisters, of whom two –

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and Ana – are accomplished wrestlers competing with the Canadian national team.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Godínez began her MMA career as an amateur in 2016. Her debut match was held on June 18, 2016, and it was against Ali Cranmer. She won the match via decision. In her following bouts, she lost against Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels on two different occasions, on November 25, 2016, and February 18, 2017, respectively. Despite two straight losses, she bounced back and won her next two bouts against Ashlee Jarvis and Kyla Frajman. Her winning streak was stopped once again when she faced Tiffany Conama and Morgan Engelhardt, respectively. In her next two matches, she showed what she could as she defeated Alexandra Lucia Delgado-Lopez and

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. When she won against Sam Hughes, she also captured the COGA Strawweight Championship. After that, she decided to turn professional. On June 30, 2018, Godínez made her professional MMA debut when she faced Jennah Macallister—she won the bout via a unanimous decision. She went on to defeat both Ashlee Mastin and Felisha Magallan in 2019. Godinez managed to capture the vacant BTC Strawweight Championship defeating

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at BTC 8 on November 30, 2019. In the next bout at LFA 94, Godinez captured the LFA Women's Strawweight Championship, defeating

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via majority decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Godínez, as a replacement for

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faced

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UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum on April 17, 2021. Godinez lost the close bout via split decision. 11 out of 17 media scores gave it to Godínez. Godínez, as a replacement for

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, was expected to face Sarah Alpar on May 22, 2021 on UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt. The bout was scrapped completely a day later as Godínez wasn't able to get her visa in time. Godínez was expected to face

on October 8, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez. However, Hughes was pulled from the bout after testing positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. She won the bout via armbar in the first round. This fight earned her the ''

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''award. On a one week turnaround, Godínez, as a replacement for

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, faced

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on October 16, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont. With this bout, she earned the record for the fastest turnaround in modern UFC history at just seven days. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Godínez, replacing

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, faced

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on November 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 198. She won the bout via unanimous decision. Godínez faced

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on May 7, 2022 at

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Godínez faced

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on August 13, 2022 at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Godinez faced

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on April 8, 2023 at

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. She won the close bout via split decision. Godinez faced

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, replacing

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, on April 29, 2023, at

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Godinez faced

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on September 16, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 227. She won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in round two. This win earned her the ''

'' award. Godinez faced

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on November 11, 2023, at UFC 295. She won by split decision and became the first woman to win 4 fights in the UFC in a calendar year. Godinez is scheduled to face

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on March 30, 2024, at

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Championships and achievements

(Two times) **Record for fastest turnaround in Modern UFC history (7 days) **Record for shortest span between three fights in Modern UFC history (42 days) **Tied (

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Yan Xiaonan Yan Xiaonan (born June 16, 1989) is a Chinese mixed martial artist (MMA). She currently competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 8, 2022, she is ranked #6 in the UFC women's strawweight ra ...

) for the second longest win streak in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (6) **First and only woman to win four fights in a calendar year in UFC history *

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(LFA) ** LFA Women's Strawweight Champion (one time; former) *BTC Fight Promotions ** BTC Strawweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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