Katharina Lehner Explained

Katharina Lehner
Birth Date:9 April 1990
Birth Place:Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nationality:German
Weight:135lb
Weight Class:Bantamweight (MMA)
Reach:67 in
Fighting Out Of:Cologne, Germany
Team:Combat Club Cologne
Years Active:2014 - present
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Decwin:7
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:2
Mma Decloss:2
Sherdog:178343

Katharina Lehner (born April 9, 1990) is a German mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division. She has also previously fought in Bellator MMA and Invicta FC. She fought Sarah Kaufman for the Invicta Bantamweight title in the main event of Invicta FC 29.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Invicta FC

Lehner made her professional debut against Anne Merkt at We Love MMA 9 on September 27, 2014. She won the fight by split decision, and amassed a 5–0 record before signing with Invicta FC. Lehner made her debut against Alexa Conners at Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi on August 31, 2017.[2] She won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[3]

After defeating Gemma Pike by unanimous decision at Hype FC 7 on December 16, 2017, Lehner was booked to face Sarah Kaufman for the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship at Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner on May 4, 2018.[4] She lost the fight by a third-round submission.[5]

Lehner faced Lisa Spangler at Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II on June 7, 2019. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[6]

Lehner faced Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator Milan 3 on October 3, 2020, following a 16-month absence from the sport.[7] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[8]

Lehner was expected to face Talita Bernardo at Invicta FC 48 on July 20, 2022. Lehner withdrew for an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Yana Gadelha.[9]

Lehner was rebooked against Talita Bernardo on November 16, 2022 at Invicta FC 50, getting submitted via a kimura in the second round.[10]

Bare-knuckle boxing

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

On December 2nd, 2023 it was announced that Lehner signed a multi-fight deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.

Lehner made her BKFC debut against Jessica Borga on April 12, 2024 at BKFC Fight Night Clearwater.[11] She lost the bout by knockout in the first round.[12]

Power Slap

Lehner faced on June 28, 2024 in her first slap-fighing bout at Power Slap 8 and lost as a result of a disqualification due to two clubbing fouls.[13]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|8–5 |Melissa Croden|TKO (punches)|LFA 169||align=center|3|align=center|3:20|Dallas, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center| 8–4|Abril Anguiano|Decision (unanimous)|Peak Fighting 27||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Frisco, Texas, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 7–4|Talita Bernardo|Submission (kimura)|Invicta FC 50||align=center|2|align=center|4:26|Denver, Colorado, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 7–3| Sinead Kavanagh| Decision (unanimous)| Bellator Milan 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Milan, Italy||-| Loss| align=center| 7–2| Lisa Spangler| Decision (unanimous)| Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 7–1| Sarah Kaufman| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:30| Kansas City, Missouri, United States||-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Gemma Pike| Decision (unanimous)| Hype FC 7| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Bremen, Germany||-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Alexa Conners| TKO (punches)| Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:21| Lemoore, California, United States||-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Judith Ruis| Decision (unanimous)| Respect FC 18| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Cologne, Germany||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Alexandra Buch| Decision (unanimous)| GMC 7| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Castrop-Rauxel, Germany||-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Camilla Hinze| Decision (unanimous)| We Love MMA 15| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Berlin, Germany||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Barbora Polakova| Decision (unanimous)| Young Blood Night Vol. 3: War Zone| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Fürth, Germany||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Anne Merkt| Decision (split)| We Love MMA 9| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Hamburg, Germany|-

Bare-knuckle boxing record

|-|Loss|align=center| 0–1|Jessica Borga|KO (punch)|BKFC Fight Night: Clearwater||align=center|1|align=center|0:53 |Clearwater, Florida, United States||-

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
2Loss1–1Elia CarranzaUD4Apr 29, 2023
1Win1–0Mariam TatunashviliMD4Dec 15, 2018

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarah Kaufman vs. Katharina Lehner announced for Invicta BW title .
  2. Web site: Straus . Mike . Invicta FC 25: Alexa Conners Discusses Her Return to Promotion . cagesidepress.com . 31 May 2022 . 28 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Quiles Jr. . Fernando . Invicta FC 25: Katharina Lehner Batters & Finishes Alexa Conners . mmanews.com . 31 May 2022 . 1 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Geller . Doug . Katharina Lehner Looks for Invicta Gold on May 4 . mymmanews.com . 31 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Knapp . Brian . Sarah Kaufman Throttles Katharina Lehner, Grabs Vacant Invicta Bantamweight Championship . sherdog.com . 31 May 2022 . 4 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Anderson . Jay . Invicta FC 35 Results: Lisa Spangler Overcomes Slow Start, Defeats Katharina Lehner . cagesidepress.com . 31 May 2022 . 7 June 2019.
  7. Web site: King . Kristen . Katharina Lehner happy to represent Germany at Bellator Euro Series 9 . mymmanews.com . 31 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Petzel-Gligorea . Alexander . Katharina Lehner Unterliegt Im Bellator-Debüt . gnp1.de . 31 May 2022 . 4 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 9 July 2022 . Invicta 48 Sees Pair of Fighters Drop Off Card, Replacements Announced . 21 July 2022 . cagesidepress.com.
  10. Web site: 2022-11-17 . Invicta FC 50 results: Valesca Machado wins one-night tournament to become strawweight champion . 2022-11-20 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  11. Web site: BKFC Fight Night Clearwater . 2024-03-30 . Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships.
  12. Web site: 2024-04-12 . BKFC Fight Night: Clearwater Results . 2024-04-13 . Combat Press . en-US.
  13. Web site: Alexander Behunin . 2024-06-28 . Live: Power Slap 8 results, Paige VanZant debut video highlights . 2024-06-29 . MMAmania.com.

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