Miranda Granger | |
Other Names: | Danger |
Birth Date: | 13 April 1992 |
Birth Place: | Everett, Washington, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
Weight Lb: | 116 |
Reach: | 68 in[1] |
Rank: | Black belt in Taekwondo[2] |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Fighting Out Of: | Washington State |
Team: | Charlie's Combat Club (2013–present) |
Years Active: | 2017–present |
University: | Bellevue College |
Mma Kowin: | 1 |
Mma Subwin: | 5 |
Mma Decwin: | 1 |
Mma Subloss: | 2 |
Mma Decloss: | 1 |
Sherdog: | 251041 |
Miranda Granger (born April 13, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. A professional since 2017, she most notably competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The daughter of Gordy and Cheryl Granger, Miranda was born and raised in Everett, Washington.[3] She attended Snohomish High School for two years before transferring to Glacier Peak High School from where she graduated in 2010. Besides training taekwondo, she lettered overall ten times in soccer, basketball and softball.[4] After the high school, Miranda continued playing softball and basketball while attending Everett Community College for a year before transferring to Bellevue College where she focused in softball.
After the college she returned to martial arts and begun to train kickboxing before picking up other disciplines of mixed martial arts.
Granger made her professional debut on August 25, 2017, and amassed a 3-0 record before she was scheduled to face Amy Montenegro for the vacant DFC Strawweight Championship. She won the fight by a first-round submission.[5]
Granger was subsequently scheduled to face Jamie Colleen at CFFC 71 on December 14, 2018, in her Cage Fury Fighting Championships debut. She won the fight by a first-round submission.[6] Granger was then scheduled to face Heloisa Azevedo for the inaugural Cage Fury FC Strawweight Championship on May 25, 2019. She won the fight by a first-round submission, extending her finishing streak to six consecutive fights.[7]
On September 3, 2019, it was announced that Granger had signed with the UFC.[8]
Granger made her UFC debut at flyweight against Hannah Goldy on August 3, 2019 at .[9] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[10]
Granger made her return to strawweight on December 21, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 23 as an injury replacement for Veronica Macedo against Amanda Lemos.[11] She lost the fight via technical submission.[12]
Granger faced Ashley Yoder on November 14, 2020 at .[13] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[14]
Granger faced Cory McKenna on August 6, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 40.[15] she lost the fight via a shoulder choke in round two.[16]
After her loss, it was announced that Granger was no longer on the UFC roster.[17]
Granger has been married to a fellow mixed martial artist Kaden Barish since 2016.[18]
|-|Loss|align=center|7–3|Cory McKenna|Submission (shoulder choke)|||align=center| 2|align=center|1:03|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Ashley Yoder| Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|7–1|Amanda Lemos| Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|3:43|Busan, South Korea||-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Hannah Goldy|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Newark, New Jersey, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Heloisa Azevedo|Submission (guillotine choke)|Cage Fury Fighting Championships 75||align=Center|1|align=center|0:41|Coachella, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Jamie Colleen| Submission (armbar)| Cage Fury Fighting Championships 71| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:11| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Amy Montenegro| Submission (guillotine choke)| Dominate Fighting Championship 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:45| Tacoma, Washington, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Jamie Thorton| TKO| COGA 61: Rumble on the Ridge 41| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:51| Snoqualmie, Washington, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Ivana Coleman| Submission (rear-naked choke)| COGA 60: Supreme Showdown 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:29| Tulalip, Washington, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Nikki Lowe| Submission (armbar)| COGA 58: Summer Showdown 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:30| Tulalip, Washington, United States| [19]