Natalia Kuziutina
Natalia Yuryevna Kuziutina (Russian: Наталья Юрьевна Кузютина; born 8 May 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist and former judoka, who competes in the women's Strawweight divisions of Legacy Fighting Alliance, where she is current interim LFA Women's Strawweight Champion. Kuziutina also won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kuziutina lost her first round match against Romy Tarangul.[1]
Four years later, in Rio at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kuziutina won a bronze medal. She beat Ecaterina Guica before losing to Misato Nakamura. Because Nakamura reached the semi-finals, Kuziutina was entered into the repechage. There she beat Christianne Legentil and then beat Ma Yingnan in her bronze medal match.[1]
Palmares
- 2009
- Grand Slam Paris
- Grand Slam Moscow
- 2010
- Grand Slam Moscow
- 2011
- Grand Slam Moscow
- 2012
- Grand Prix Düsseldorf
- 2013
- Grand Prix Qingdao
- Grand Prix Samsun
- 2014
- Grand Slam Paris
- Grand Prix Düsseldorf
- Grand Prix Tbilisi
- Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
- Grand Prix Qingdao
- 2015
- World Masters Rabat
- 2016
- World Masters Guadalajara
- 2017
- Grand Slam Paris
- Grand Slam Ekaterinburg
- World Masters St. Petersburg
- 2018
- Grand Slam Ekaterinburg
- World Masters Guangzhou
- 2019
- Grand Slam Ekaterinburg
- Oceania Open Perth
Mixed martial arts record
| 9 matches | 8 wins | 1 loss |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 8–1 | Ashley Yoder | Decision (split) | Tuff-N-Uff 144 | May 22, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 7–1 | Yasmin Guimarães | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 197 | November 22, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Cajamar, Brazil | Defended the interim LFA Women's Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–1 | Bruna Ellen | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 189 | August 2, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Salamanca, New York, United States | Defended the interim LFA Women's Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–1 | Giovanna Canuto | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 173 | December 15, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won the interim LFA Women's Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–1 | CaySea McBride | Submission (armbar) | Titan FC 83 | July 21, 2023 | 1 | 3:09 | Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Monika Kučinič | Decision (unanimous) | Titan FC 82 | June 2, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| Win | 2–1 | Karen Quintero | Submission (armbar) | Titan FC 81 | April 14, 2023 | 1 | 0:39 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Fatima Kline | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 52 | March 15, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Desiree Bennett | Submission (armbar) | Gamebred Boxing 3 | November 18, 2022 | 1 | 2:51 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Strawweight debut. |
See also
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nataliya Kuzyutina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
External links
- Natalia Kuziutina at the European Judo Union
- Natalia Kuziutina at the International Judo Federation
- Natalia Kuziutina at JudoInside.com
- Natalia Kuziutina at Sherdog
- Natalia Kuziutina at Tapology.com
- Natalia Kuziutina at Olympics.com
- Natalia Kuziutina at Olympedia
- Natalia Kuziutina at The-Sports.org
- Natalia Kuziutina on Instagram