| Elise Caroline Reed | |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Weight Lb: | 115 |
| Weight Class: | Strawweight |
| Reach: | 63 in[1] |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Rank: | 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo[2] |
| Fighting Out Of: | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Team: | Kickside Martial Arts |
| Years Active: | 2019–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 2 |
| Mma Decwin: | 6 |
| Mma Koloss: | 2 |
| Mma Subloss: | 2 |
| Sherdog: | 278133 |
Elise Caroline Reed (born December 5, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Reed started martial arts at six years old by competing in Taekwondo, then moving on to kickboxing at the age of 15. Having her first amateur fight at the age of 20, Reed competed on the amateurs while studying at the Virginia Military Institute. While at the school, Elise partook in Swimming and Water Polo at the NCAA Division I level, becoming the first female RXO at the school. Reed is still in the Army Reserve while owning and operating two schools in New Jersey named Kickside Martial Arts[3] [4]
Reed made her debut at atomweight against Rebecca Bryggman on October 25, 2019, at Bellator 231. She won the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.[5]
Reed faced Jasmine Jasudavicius for Cage Fury Fighting Championships strawweight title at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 83 on August 13, 2020. She won the fight via technical knockout in round two.[6]
Reed defended her title against Jillian DeCoursey on December 18, 2020, at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 91.[7] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[8]
Reed faced Hilarie Rose on May 29, 2021, at age Fury Fighting Championships 97.[9] She won the fight via technical knockout in round two and retained her title.[10]
Reed faced Sijara Eubanks on July 24, 2021, at .[11] She lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[12]
Reed faced Cory McKenna on March 19, 2022, at .[13] She won the fight via split decision.[14]
Reed faced Sam Hughes at on May 21, 2022.[15] She lost the via technical knockout in round three.[16]
Reed next replaced Hannah Cifers to face Melissa Martinez at UFC 279 on September 10, 2022.[17] [18] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[19]
Reed was scheduled to face Loma Lookboonmee on February 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 218.[20] However, the pair was moved to UFC 284 for undisclosed reasons.[21] She lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.[22]
Reed faced Jinh Yu Frey on June 3, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 46.[23] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[24]
Reed was scheduled to face Cynthia Calvillo at UFC Fight Night 227 on September 16, 2023.[25] However, Calvillo pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Iasmin Lucindo in a catchweight bout of 120 pounds.[26] In turn Lucindo was removed from the event for undisclosed reason and Reed would face Lupita Godinez instead.[27] She lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in round two.[28]
Reed faced former Invicta Fighting Championships Atomweight Champion Jessica Penne on October 19, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 245.[29] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[30]
|-|Win|align=center|8–4|Jessica Penne|Decision (unanimous)| | |align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|7–4|Lupita Godinez|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|2|align=center|3:30|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–3|Jinh Yu Frey|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|6–3|Loma Lookboonmee|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UFC 284| |align=center|2|align=center|0:44|Perth, Australia ||-|Win|align=center|6–2|Melissa Martinez|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 279||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|5–2|Sam Hughes|TKO (elbow and punches)|||align=center|3|align=center|3:52|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-|Win|align=center|5–1|Cory McKenna|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|London, England||-|Loss|align=center|4–1|Sijara Eubanks|TKO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|3:49|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Hilarie Rose|TKO (elbows)|Cage Fury FC 97||align=center|2|align=center|4:57|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Jillian DeCoursey|Decision (unanimous)|Cage Fury FC 91||align=center| 4|align=center|5:00|Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Jasmine Jasudavicius|Decision (split)|Cage Fury FC 83||align=center| 4|align=center|5:00|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Rebecca Bryggman|TKO (punches)|Bellator 231||align=center|1|align=center|4:48|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States|[31]