Kaitlin Young Explained

Kaitlin Young
Other Names:Striking Viking
Birth Date:15 September 1985
Birth Place:Circle Pines, Minnesota, U.S.
Residence:St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Weight:146lb
Weight Class:Featherweight
Style:Muay Thai, Taekwondo, BJJ
Stance:traditional
Fighting Out Of:Circle Pines, Minnesota
Team:Minnesota Martial Arts Academy (2005–2019)[1]
Striking Institute/ M-Theory Martial Arts (2019–present)[2]
Striking Institute (2020–present)[3]
Rank:Black belt in Taekwondo
Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ishmael Bentley[4]
Years Active:2007–2022
Mma Kowin:8
Mma Decwin:4
Mma Koloss:4
Mma Subloss:3
Mma Decloss:6
Mma Draw:1
Sherdog:26251

Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American former mixed martial artist who last competed in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, and Professional Fighters League (PFL)

Biography

Young began training in martial arts at age 14, where she explored her interest in taekwondo and earned a black belt.[5]

After attending a taekwondo national conference, Young discovered Thai boxing. She signed up for classes at the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy after attending a Thai boxing event.

Graduating at the top of her class from Centennial High School in 2004, Young subsequently enrolled in the University of Minnesota, with a major in kinesiology.[5] [6]

Mixed martial arts career

Young rose to fame after winning the one-night 2007 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix with three knockouts in a combined time of just 1:45.

She then faced Sarah Schneider at Tuff-N-Uff: "Thompson vs. Troyer" on February 1, 2008, but was defeated by a second-round armbar.

On May 31, 2008, Young was defeated by Gina Carano at on CBS after the second round when the ringside physician declared her unable to continue.

Young returned to MMA competition on December 11, 2009, but lost to Shana Olsen via second-round technical knock out. Olsen had missed weight for the fight.[7]

Young entered the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix at FCF 39 on January 30, 2010 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She was defeated by Jennifer Tate in the second round of their quarterfinal bout.[8]

Young was set to face Jamie Seaton in the co-main event at Crowbar MMA: "Fall Brawl" on September 11, 2010,[9] but Seaton withdrew from the fight. Young was then matched up against Liz Carmouche,[10] but the fight was cancelled after Young signed on to take part in the filming of the Ultimate Women Challenge reality show.[11] After the show never made it to air, Young and 6 other contestants sued the producers, claiming they were never paid.[12]

During the filming of the Ultimate Women Challenge, Young faced Julie Kedzie on September 24, 2010. She defeated Kedzie by split decision.[13]

Young faced Kedzie again in a five-round title rematch at Jackson's MMA Series 4 on April 9, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[14] She was defeated by unanimous decision.[15]

Young was scheduled to face Jan Finney in the main event of Freestyle Cage Fighting 49 on October 1.[16] However, Finney withdrew from the fight and Young faced Liz Carreiro instead.[17] She defeated Carreiro by TKO late in the first round.[18]

Young agreed to face Milana Dudieva at ProFC 37 on November 9, 2011 in Ufa, Russia.[19] However, she withdrew from the fight on October 30 due to complications in securing a visa.[20]

Young faced Anna Barone at "Downtown Showdown 2" on January 6, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[21] Barone missed weight, but the fight proceeded and Young defeated Barone by TKO when the doctor stopped the fight after round two.[22]

Invicta FC

Young faced Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen on April 28, 2012.[23] Their bout ended in a split draw[24] and was named fight of the night.[25]

Young faced Liz Carmouche at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann on July 28, 2012.[26] She was defeated by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round.[27]

Young was next set to face Sarah Kaufman at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama.[28] However, Kaufman suffered an injury and Young instead faced Leslie Smith in a rematch.[29] She was defeated by TKO in the second round.[30]

Young was scheduled to face Amanda Nunes at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013.[31] However, Nunes sustained an arm injury and Young instead faced Lauren Taylor.[32] Young lost the fight via unanimous decision.[33] [34]

In April 2016 it was announced by Invicta FC that Young would be joining their staff as a fight matchmaker, working alongside Julie Kedzie.[35]

After over four years of absence from competition, Young fought Reina Miura at Rizin 12 on August 12, 2018.[36] Yong won the fight via unanimous decision.[37]

Young was scheduled to face Zarah Fairn Dos Santos on November 16, 2018 at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson.[38] However due to visa issues Dos Santos was replaced by Sarah Patterson and the fight proceeded at 150-pound catchweight affair to accommodate Patterson.[39] At the weigh-ins, Patterson weighed in at 154.5 pounds, 3.5 pound over the catchweight fight limit of 150. She was fined 25 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Young.[40] Young won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[41] In June 2019, Young defeated Faith McMah by TKO in the third round.

Young faced Pam Sorenson on August 9, 2019 at Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young for the vacant Invicta featherweight title.[42] Young lost the fight in a five round unanimous decision.[43]

Professional Fighters League

On February 25, 2021, news surfaced that Young had signed with Professional Fighters League and is expected to compete in the women's lightweight tournament of season 2021.[44]

Young made her debut against Cindy Dandois at PFL 3 on May 6, 2021.[45] She won the bout via unanimous decision.[46]

Young faced Mariana Morais on June 25, 2021 at PFL 6.[47] She lost the close bout via split decision.[48] [49]

Young was scheduled to face Marina Mokhnatkina on August 19, 2021 at PFL 8.[50] Young was pulled from the bout a day before the event due to undisclosed reasons.[51]

Young faced Julia Budd on October 27, 2021 at PFL 10.[52] She lost the bout in decisive fashion via unanimous decision.[53]

Young faced Kayla Harrison on July 1, 2022 at PFL 6.[54] Young lost the bout, with the referee stoppage at the 2:35 mark of the first round.[55]

On April 3, 2023, Young announced her retirement from MMA. [56]

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center| |Kayla Harrison|TKO (punches) |PFL 6: 2022 Regular Season||align=center|1|align=center|2:35|Atlanta, Georgia, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 12–12–1|Julia Budd|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 10: 2021 Season PFL Championships ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Hollywood, Florida, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 12–11–1|Mariana Morais|Decision (split)|PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–10–1|Cindy Dandois|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season ||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Win|align=center| 11–10–1| Latoya Walker| Decision (unanimous)| Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 10–10–1| Pam Sorenson| Decision (unanimous)| Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young| |align=center| 5|align=center| 5:00|Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-| Win|align=center| 10–9–1| Faith McMah| TKO (punches)| Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II| |align=center| 3|align=center| 3:52|Kansas City, Kansas, United States| |-| Win|align=center| 9–9–1| Sarah Patterson| TKO (leg kick and punches)| Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:25| Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States| |-| Win|align=center| 8–9–1| Reina Miura| Decision (unanimous)| Rizin 12| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Nagoya, Japan| |-| Loss|align=center| 7–9–1| Raquel Pa'aluhi| Decision (unanimous)| Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Davenport, Iowa, United States| |-| Loss|align=center| 7–8–1| Lauren Murphy| Decision (unanimous)| Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Kansas City, Missouri, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 7–7–1| Leslie Smith| TKO (punches)| Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:19| Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 7–6–1| Liz Carmouche| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:34| Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-| Draw| align=center| 7–5–1| Leslie Smith| Draw (split)| Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kansas City, Kansas, United States| |-| Win| align=center | 7–5| Anna Barone| TKO (doctor stoppage)| Driller Promotions / SEG - Downtown Showdown 2| | align=center | 2| align=center | 5:00| Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States| |-| Win| align=center | 6–5| Liz Carreiro| TKO (punches)| FCF 49: Fight Strong For The Cure| | align=center | 1| align=center | 4:47| Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States| |-| Loss| align=center | 5–5| Julie Kedzie| Decision (unanimous)| Jackson's MMA Series 4| | align=center | 5| align=center | 5:00| Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States| |-| Win| align=center | 5–4| Julie Kedzie| Decision (split)| Ultimate Women Challenge| | align=center | 3| align=center | 3:00| St. George, Utah, United States| |-| Loss| align=center | 4–4| Jennifer Tate| Submission (armbar)| Freestyle Cage Fighting 39| | align=center | 2| align=center | 2:35| Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States| |-| Loss| align=center | 4–3| Shana Olsen| TKO (punches and elbows)| Ironman MMA| | align=center | 2| align=center | 1:52| Welch, Minnesota, United States| |-| Loss| align=center | 4–2| Gina Carano| TKO (doctor stoppage)| | | align=center | 2| align=center | 3:00| Newark, New Jersey, United States| |-| Loss| align=center | 4–1| Sarah Schneider| Submission (armbar)| Tuff-N-Uff: Thompson vs. Troyer| | align=center | 2| align=center | 0:35| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center | 4–0| Patti Lee| TKO (knee to the body)| rowspan=3|HOOKnSHOOT: BodogFight 2007 Women's Grand Prix| rowspan=3|| align=center | 1| align=center | 0:53| rowspan=3|Evansville, Indiana, United States| |-| Win| align=center | 3–0| Miesha Tate| KO (head kick)| align=center | 1| align=center | 0:30| |-| Win| align=center | 2–0| Suzy Smith| KO (knees)| align=center | 1| align=center | 0:22| |-| Win| align=center | 1–0| Lindsey Frandrop| TKO (body kicks and punches)| Brutaal - Fight Night | | align=center | 2| align=center | 0:26| Maplewood, Minnesota, United States|

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview With EliteXC Fighter Kaitlin Young. May 7, 2008. bleacherreport.com.
  2. Web site: Kaitlin Young Female Fighter Interview. January 17, 2010. fightergirls.com.
  3. CL7BGjcp4UF. Kaitlin Young. It's our one year anniversary today @strikinginstitute. March 2, 2021. kaitlinyoungify.
  4. kaitlinyoungify. ChczsbcpziE. Faixa Marrom. August 19, 2022. Kaitlin Young.
  5. Web site: Kicking, punching and elbowing her way to the top. 2009-08-28. Quad Community Press PressPubs.com. 2009-03-17.
  6. Web site: Kaitlin.
  7. Web site: Shana Olsen Stops Kaitlin Young At Ironman MMA. MMARising.com. 2009-12-11.
  8. Web site: Freestyle Cage Fighting 39 Live Results. MMARising.com. 2010-02-01.
  9. Web site: Kaitlin Young To Face Jamie Seaton At "Fall Brawl". MMARising.com. 2010-07-13.
  10. Web site: Seaton Out, Young Now To Face Carmouche. MMARising.com. 2010-08-19.
  11. Web site: UWC Signings Force Cancellation Of Fights. MMARising.com. 2010-08-23.
  12. Web site: Lawsuit Filed Against Ultimate Women Challenge Producers. mmahq.com. 2011-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110321062021/http://www.mmahq.com/blog/2011/03/18/lawsuit-filed-against-ultimate-women-challenge-producers/. 2011-03-21. dead.
  13. Web site: September 2010 Ultimate Women Challenge Results Released. MMARising.com. 2012-07-17. 2012-07-17.
  14. Web site: Kaitlin Young vs Julie Kedzie Set For Jackson's MMA Series. MMARising.com. 2011-02-23.
  15. Web site: Julie Kedzie Edges Kaitlin Young For Jackson's MMA Title. MMARising.com. 2011-04-10.
  16. Web site: Jan Finney Cleared To Face Kaitlin Young At FCF 49. MMARising.com. 2011-09-20. 2011-09-22.
  17. Web site: Late Changes Made To FCF 49, BlackEye 5 Fight Cards. MMARising.com. 2011-09-30. 2011-09-30.
  18. Web site: Weekend Recap: Kaitlin Young Victorious In FCF 49 Return. MMARising.com. 2011-10-03. 2011-10-05.
  19. Web site: Kaitlin Young To Face Milana Dudieva At ProFC 37 In Russia. MMARising.com. 2011-10-05. 2011-10-05.
  20. Web site: Kaitlin Young Out Of ProFC 37 Fight Due To Visa Issues. MMARising.com. 2011-10-30. 2011-11-02.
  21. Web site: Kaitlin Young vs Anna Barone Targeted For January 6, 2012. MMARising.com. 2011-11-26. 2012-12-02.
  22. Web site: Kaitlin Young Stops Anna Barone At Downtown Showdown 2. MMARising.com. 2012-01-06. 2012-01-07.
  23. Web site: Invicta Fighting Championships 1 Main Card Bouts Revealed. MMARising.com. 2012-02-20. 2012-02-20.
  24. Web site: Invicta FC 1 Results: Marloes Coenen, Jessica Penne Victorious. MMARising.com. 2012-04-29. 2012-04-29.
  25. Web site: Invicta FC 1 Bonuses: Young, Smith Win Fight Of The Night. MMARising.com. 2012-04-29. 2012-04-29.
  26. Web site: Liz Carmouche vs Kaitlin Young Booked For Invicta FC 2 Card. MMARising.com. 2012-05-29. 2012-05-29.
  27. Web site: Invicta FC 2 Results: McMann, Davis & Carmouche Victorious. MMARising.com. 2012-07-29. 2012-07-30.
  28. Web site: Sarah Kaufman vs Kaitlin Young Targeted For Invicta FC 3. MMARising.com. 2012-08-27. 2012-08-27.
  29. Web site: Kaufman Injured, Young vs Smith Rematch Set For Invicta FC 3. MMARising.com. 2012-09-17. 2012-09-17.
  30. Web site: Invicta FC 3 Results: Jessica Penne Captures Atomweight Title. MMARising.com. 2012-10-06. 2012-10-10.
  31. Web site: Kaitlin Young vs Amanda Nunes Added To Invicta FC 5 Main Card. MMARising.com. 2013-02-08. 2013-02-08.
  32. Web site: Nunes Injured, Lauren Taylor Faces Kaitlin Young At Invicta FC 5. MMARising.com. 2013-03-18. 2013-03-18.
  33. Web site: 'Cyborg' Savages Muxlow, 'Karate Hottie' Crowned Via Dramatic Submission at Invicta FC 5. Sherdog.com. 2013-04-05. 2013-04-12.
  34. Web site: Invicta FC 5 Results: Michelle Waterson, Barb Honchak Win Titles. MMARising.com. 2013-04-06. 2013-04-12.
  35. Web site: MMA Veteran Kaitlin Young Joins Invicta FC as Matchmaker Invicta Fighting Championships. www.invictafc.com. 22 April 2016 . 2016-04-22.
  36. Web site: Rizin 12 to Include Yusuke Yachi, UFC Vet Hatsu Hioki, Invicta Matchmaker Kaitlin Young. Tristen Critchfield. sherdog.com. June 21, 2018.
  37. News: RIZIN 12 results: LIVE streaming play-by-play updates, full fight coverage. MMAmania.com. 2018-09-02.
  38. News: Felicia Spencer vs. Pam Sorenson for vacant featherweight belt headlines Invicta FC 32. MMA Fighting. 2018-09-02.
  39. News: Kaitlin Young to fight late-notice replacement Sarah Patterson at Invicta FC 32. MMA Fighting. 2018-11-17.
  40. Web site: Invicta FC 32 Weigh-in Results: Featherweight Title Fight Set, Three Fighters Heavy. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2018-11-17.
  41. News: Invicta FC 32 results: Felicia Spencer claims vacant title with gutsy win over Pam Sorenson. 2018-11-17. MMAjunkie. 2018-11-17. en-US.
  42. Web site: Cruz. Guilherme. 2019-07-02. Pam Sorenson vs. Kaitlin Young to crown new Invicta FC featherweight champion in August. 2019-07-03. MMA Fighting.
  43. Web site: Lee. Alexander K.. 2019-08-10. Invicta FC 36 results: Pam Sorenson's wrestling carries her to featherweight title win over Kaitlin Young. 2021-07-13. MMA Fighting. en.
  44. Web site: PFL Completes 60-Fighter Roster for 2021 Season Including Gleison Tibau, Kaitlin Young. February 25, 2021. Jay Pettry. Sherdog.
  45. Web site: Brand. Jeremy. PFL 3 Features Fabricio Werdum vs. Renan Ferreira Main Event. 9 March 2021. mmasucka.com. 9 March 2021.
  46. Web site: Guillen. Adam Jr.. 2021-05-06. PFL 3 results: Live streaming play-by-play updates Werdum vs Ferreira. 2021-05-07. MMAmania.com. en.
  47. Web site: Newswire. MMA Fighting. 2021-06-01. Kayla Harrison vs. Cindy Dandois headlines PFL 6 card on June 25, Fabricio Werdum also returns. 2021-06-01. MMA Fighting. en.
  48. Web site: 2021-06-26. PFL 6: Kayla Harrison playoff-bound after submission win; Anthony Pettis, Lance Palmer fall short. 2021-06-26. ESPN.com. en.
  49. Web site: Sherdog.com. PFL 6 2021 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring. 2021-06-26. Sherdog.
  50. Web site: Newswire. MMA Fighting. 2021-08-03. PFL announces full card for second playoff event headlined by Kayla Harrison vs. Genah Fabian on Aug. 19. 2021-08-03. MMA Fighting. en.
  51. Web site: Lee. Alexander K.. 2021-08-18. Larissa Pacheco out of PFL playoffs after missing weight, Mariana Morais to fight Taylor Guardado at PFL 8. 2021-08-19. MMA Fighting. en.
  52. Web site: 2021-09-29. PFL signs former Bellator champion Julia Budd to contract; debut set for Oct. 27. 2021-09-29. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  53. Web site: 2021-10-27. 2021 PFL Championship results: Julia Budd cruises, wins debut over Kaitlin Young. 2021-10-27. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  54. Web site: Marrocco . Steven . 2022-06-23 . Kayla Harrison now meets Kaitlin Young at PFL 6 after Julia Budd injury . 2022-06-24 . MMA Fighting . en.
  55. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2022-07-01 . PFL 6: Kayla Harrison Steamrolls Veteran Kaitlin Young, Heads to Third Straight Post-Season . 2022-07-02 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  56. Web site: 2023-04-03 . Kaitlin Young retires from combat sports competition.. 2023-04-03 . My MMA News . en.
  57. Web site: Kaitlin Young Awakening Profile. Awakeningfighters.com. 2014-08-01.
  58. Web site: Invicta FC 1 Bonuses: Young, Smith Win Fight Of The Night. April 29, 2012. Robert Sargent. mmarising.com.

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