Sabina Mazo

Sabina Mazo Isaza (born March 25, 1997) is a Colombian mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight (MMA) and Bantamweight (MMA) division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is a two time flyweight Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) champion. On August 4th, 2023, she became the current LFA women's strawweight champion. She started a podcast with the premier episode of Café con Mazo being released on On September 5th, 2023.
Background
Mazo was born in Medellín, Colombia, but moved with her family to Florida, United States, as a baby. After three years in United States, the family returned to Medellín where she eventually grew up. Without any preceding interest in martial arts, Mazo begun training Gracie Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Colombia at the age of fifteen. Soon after she picked up boxing and continued towards mixed martial arts.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Sabina Mazo was the two time Legacy Fighting Alliance flyweight champion and amassed a record of 6–0 prior to the signing by the UFC.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Sabina Mazo made her promotional debut against Maryna Moroz on March 30, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 2. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Mazo faced Shana Dobson on August 17, 2019, at UFC 241. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Mazo next faced JJ Aldrich on January 18, 2020, at UFC 246. She won the fight by split decision.
Mazo faced Justine Kish on September 12, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 177. She won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in round three.
Mazo faced Alexis Davis in a bantamweight bout on February 27, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 186. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Mazo faced Mariya Agapova on October 9, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 194. She lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round three.
Mazo was scheduled to face Mandy Böhm on March 12, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 203. However, Böhm withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Miranda Maverick. Mazo lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.
After completing her contract with her last bout, she was not offered a new contract.
Post UFC
In her first bout after UFC release, Mazo faced Sandra Lavado to regain the LFA Women's Flyweight Championship on August 4, 2023 at LFA 164, winning the title and bout via unanimous decision.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA)
LFA Women's Flyweight Championship (Three Time)
One successful title defense
Mazo became the first person to win the same LFA title twice and improved her perfect LFA record to 5-0, which ties her for the most wins by a woman in LFA history.She is now the second and fifth person to become the promotion’s 125-pound women’s champion.
Mixed martial arts record
|Win
|align=center|10–4
|Sandra Lavado
|Decision (unanimous)
|LFA 164
|
|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|El Paso, Texas, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9–4
|Miranda Maverick
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:15
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9–3
|Mariya Agapova
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|0:53
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9–2
|Alexis Davis
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9–1
|Justine Kish
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|3:57
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8–1
|JJ Aldrich
|Decision (split)
|UFC 246
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States9
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7–1
|Shana Dobson
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 241
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Anaheim, California, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6–1
|Maryna Moroz
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6–0
|Caroline Yariwake
|Decision (unanimous)
|LFA 54
|
|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Costa Mesa, California, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5–0
|Shannon Sinn
|Decision (unanimous)
|LFA 37
|
|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4–0
|Linsey Williams
|KO (head kick)
|LFA 23
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:26
|Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3–0
|Jamie Thorton
|KO (head kick)
|LFA 9
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:50
|Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2–0
|Reina Cordoba
|Decision (unanimous)
|Center Real Fights 19
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|San José, Costa Rica
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
|Alejandra Lara
|Decision (unanimous)
|Striker FC 18
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Barranquilla, Colombia
|
|-
See also
List of female mixed martial artists
References
External links
Flyweight mixed martial artists
Colombian female taekwondo practitioners
1997 births
Living people
Colombian female mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Colombian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
Sportspeople from Medellín
Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters
21st-century Colombian women