| Sara Collins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 145lb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight Class: | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach In: | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style: | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting Out Of: | Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team: | Resilience Training Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2019–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mma Subwin: | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mma Decwin: | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sherdog: | 341417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated: | 6 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sara Collins (born August 22, 1990) is an Australian mixed martial artist and former judoka, competing in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA.
Collins is a judo black belt who started training in the sport at 10, going on to be a member of the Australian National Judo Team for 10 years, representing Australia at the World Judo Championships three times, at 63 kg in 2010 and at 70 kg in 2011 and 2013. She competed in the Judo World Cup from 2009–2015, as well as at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at 70 kg. [1] She won five medals at the Oceania Championships in the time period of 2011–2015, was a Bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Judo Championships in 2012 and was the Australian champion in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015.[2]
However, she was not able to achieve continued success in judo due to injuries, which included three knee surgeries and a ruptured Achilles tendon. These setbacks eventually led her to make the switch to MMA, and making her professional debut in 2019. He was inspired to start MMA after attending UFC 193 to support her teammate Dan Kelly.[3] [4]
After going 3-0 on the Australian regionals, Collins made her Bellator debut, Collins faced Pam Sorenson faced on March 31, 2023, at Bellator 293.[5] She won the fight via a scarf hold armlock submission in the first round.[6]
Collins faced Sinead Kavanagh on September 23, 2023, at Bellator 299.[7] She won the fight via split decision.[8]
Collins faced Leah McCourt in a Bellator Women's Featherweight title eliminator on September 14, 2024, at Bellator Champions Series 5, winning the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[9]
|-|Win|align=center|6–0|Leah McCourt|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Bellator Champions Series 5||align=center|1|align=center|2:25|London, England ||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Sinead Kavanagh|Decision (split)|Bellator 299||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dublin, Ireland||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Pam Sorenson|Submission (scarf hold armlock)|Bellator 293||align=center|1|align=center|2:43|Temecula, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Jamie Edenden|Decision (unanimous)|Eternal MMA 64||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Gold Coast, Australia| |-|Win|align=center|2–0|Annie Thatcher|Submission (armbar)|Demolition Fight Series 4||align=center|2|align=center|4:18|Melbourne, Australia| |-|Win|align=center|1–0|Gase Sanita|Decision (unanimous)|Hex Fight Series 19||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Flemington, Australia||-[10]