Hannah Cifers (born June 26, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She formerly fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Hannah Cifers
Born (1992-06-26) June 26, 1992 (age 32)
Oxford, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Other namesShockwave
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
DivisionStrawweight
Reach63 in (160 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofOxford, North Carolina, U.S.
RankBrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins10
By knockout5
By decision5
Losses7
By knockout2
By submission4
By decision1
Amateur record
Total5
Wins4
By knockout2
By decision2
Losses1
Other information
SpouseDaniel Caster
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

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Early career

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Cifers made her professional MMA debut in 2013. She fought under various promotions and amassed a record of 8–2 prior to being signed by UFC.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Cifers made her promotional debut on November 10, 2018, replacing an injured Maia Stevenson on short notice, at UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez against Maycee Barber.[4] She lost the fight via technical knockout.[5]

On March 2, 2019, Cifers faced Polyana Viana at UFC 235.[6] She won the fight via split decision.[7]

Cifers faced Jodie Esquibel on August 17, 2019, at UFC 241.[8] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[9]

Cifers was scheduled to face Brianna Van Buren on January 25, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 166.[10] However Van Buren was pulled from the event with undisclosed reason and she was replaced by Angela Hill.[11] She lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[12]

Cifers was scheduled to face Mackenzie Dern on April 25, 2020.[13] However, on April 9 the promotion announced that the event was postponed.[14] The pairing eventually took place on May 30, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns.[15] Cifers lost the fight via a kneebar submission in round one.[16]

Cifers made a quick turnaround just two weeks later and faced Mariya Agapova on June 13, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo, two weeks after her last contest.[17] She lost the bout via first round submission.[18]

Cifers faced Mallory Martin on August 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 175.[19] At the weigh-ins, Cifers weighed in at 117 pounds, one pound over the strawweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Martin.[20] She lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.[21]

Cifers was expected to face Emily Whitmire on February 27, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 186.[22] However, Cifers pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Sam Hughes.[23]

Cifers was scheduled to face Melissa Martinez on September 10, 2022, at UFC 279.[24] However, Cifers pulled out of the bout in June for undisclosed reasons.[25]

After the news of her pulling out of the bout, it was announced that she was no longer on the UFC roster.[26]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
17 matches 10 wins 7 losses
By knockout 5 2
By submission 0 4
By decision 5 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 10–7 Mallory Martin Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić August 29, 2020 2 1:33 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Strawweight; Cifers missed weight (117 lb).
Loss 10–6 Mariya Agapova Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo June 13, 2020 1 2:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Flyweight debut.
Loss 10–5 Mackenzie Dern Submission (kneebar) UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020 1 2:36 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 10–4 Angela Hill TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos January 25, 2020 2 4:26 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Win 10–3 Jodie Esquibel Decision (unanimous) UFC 241 August 17, 2019 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States
Win 9–3 Polyana Viana Decision (split) UFC 235 March 2, 2019 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 8–3 Maycee Barber TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez November 10, 2018 2 2:01 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win 8–2 Kali Robbins TKO (punches) Next Level Fight Club 9 September 22, 2018 1 4:50 Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Win 7–2 Celine Haga TKO (punches) Jackson-Wink Fight Night 3 June 2, 2018 1 1:16 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win 6–2 Thais Souza Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 47 December 15, 2017 3 5:00 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 5–2 Andrea Soraluz TKO (punches) Titan FC 46 November 17, 2017 2 0:58 Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
Win 4–2 Nicole Smith KO (punches) Next Level Fight Club 8 September 16, 2017 1 1:05 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Loss 3–2 Gillian Robertson Submission (rear-naked choke) Next Level Fight Club 7 April 17, 2017 2 4:12 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Win 3–1 Ronni Nanney Decision (unanimous) Fight Lab 52 December 10, 2015 3 5:00 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win 2–1 Miki Rogers Decision (unanimous) Fight Lab 50 September 19, 2015 3 5:00 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Return to Strawweight.
Win 1–1 Rachel Sazoff TKO (punches) Dead Serious MMA / XCC: Defiant May 9, 2014 1 1:12 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States Atomweight debut.
Loss 0–1 Heather Jo Clark Decision (unanimous) XFC 26: Night of Champions October 18, 2013 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Strawweight debut.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hannah Cifers | UFC". www.ufc.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  2. ^ @shockwavecifers (December 8, 2019). "🥋one step closer". Retrieved August 29, 2020 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Sherdog.com. "Hannah". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  4. ^ DNA, MMA (20 October 2018). "Hannah Cifers vervangt Maia Stevenson tegen Maycee Barber tijdens UFC Denver". Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  5. ^ Doyle, Dave (2018-11-10). "UFC Denver results: Maycee Barber earns ruthless finish of Hannah Cifers". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  6. ^ Sherdog.com. "Polyana Viana to Face Hannah Cifers at UFC 235 in Las Vegas on March 2". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  7. ^ "UFC 235 results: Hannah Cifers outstrikes Polyana Viana, takes split call". MMA Junkie. 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  8. ^ DNA, MMA (15 June 2019). "Hannah Cifers treft Jodie Esquibel tijdens UFC 241 in Anaheim". Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  9. ^ Anderson, Jay (2019-08-17). "UFC 241 Results: Hannah Cifers Serves Up Fourth Straight Loss to Jodie Esquibel". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  10. ^ DNA, MMA (20 November 2019). "Strawweights Brianna van Buren en Hannah Cifers treffen elkaar tijdens UFC Raleigh". Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  11. ^ DNA, MMA (19 December 2019). "Angela Hill vervangt Brianna van Buren tegen Hannah Cifers tijdens UFC Raleigh". Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  12. ^ Anderson, Jay (2020-01-25). "UFC Raleigh Results: Angela Hill Finishes Hannah Cifers from Mount". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  13. ^ DNA, MMA (9 April 2020). "Hannah Cifers nieuwe tegenstandster van Mackenzie Dern op 25 april aanstaande". Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  14. ^ Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). "Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  15. ^ "Eysschen van zijn koninglijke hoogheyd van Savoye, voor de aanstaande generale vrede". doi:10.1163/2214-8264_dutchpamphlets-kb1-kb18858. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ^ Evanoff, Josh (2020-05-30). "UFC Vegas Results: Mackenzie Dern Makes History With Kneebar Submission of Hannah Cifers". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  17. ^ "Hannah Cifers makes two-week turnaround to fight Mariya Agapova on Saturday". MMA Junkie. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  18. ^ Bitter, Shawn (2020-06-13). "UFC on ESPN 10 Results: Mariya Agapova Submits Hannah Cifers". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  19. ^ DNA, MMA (2020-07-15). "BREAKING: Mallory Martin vs. Hannah Cifers toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 29 augustus". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  20. ^ Staff (2020-08-28). "UFC on ESPN+ 33 weigh-in results: Two fighters miss, but headliner set". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  21. ^ Anderson, Jay (2020-08-29). "UFC Vegas 8 Results: Mallory Martin Survives Near-Finish, Submits Hannah Cifers". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  22. ^ Redactie (2020-12-22). "Emily Whitmire vs. Hannah Cifers added to UFC event on February 27". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-12-22. (in Dutch)
  23. ^ Mike Heck and Steven Marrocco (2021-02-03). "With Hannah Cifers out, Emily Whitmire now expected to face Sam Hughes at UFC Vegas 20". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  24. ^ Sherdog.com. "Combate Champ Melissa Martinez to Meet Hannah Cifers at UFC Event on Sept. 10". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  25. ^ King, Nolan (2022-06-19). "Hannah Cifers withdraws from UFC 279 bout vs. Melissa Martinez". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  26. ^ Cox, Susan (2022-06-24). "The UFC parts ways with three more fighters". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  27. ^ Sherdog.com. "Hannah". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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