An American professional mixed martial arts fighter, Liz Carmouche currently competes for UFC in the women's flyweight division. Furthermore, she was the first openly lesbian fighter in the UFC and was praised by company president Dana White for coming out. She is ranked #6 in the official flyweight rankings as of December 2018.
Carmouche, 35, is married and has a baby boy. Currently, her net worth is estimated in the six-digit figure.
As of 2019, Liz Carmouche's net worth is estimated no less than the six-digit figure. Not to mention, the significant source of her income is her professional MMA career.
Matter of fact, there is no fixed salary in the MMA industry. The fighter gets paid as per the fights. Currently signed to UFC, Carmouche earns decent sum from the event.
Her total UFC career earnings:
Date | Event | Earnings |
February 23, 2013 | UFC 157 | $12,000 |
July 27, 2013 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga | $24,000 |
November 6, 2013 | UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 | $17,000 |
April 19, 2014 | UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne | $17,000 |
April 4, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas | $34,000 |
November 12, 2016 | UFC 205 | $43,000 |
December 9, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | $35,000 |
July 14, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov | $65,000 |
February 23, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | $69,000 |
August 10, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 | $130,000 |
She has countless admirers that follow her on social networking sites. Her fans are extensively growing on Twitter and Instagram. She is earning a handsome salary.
Liz Carmouche, 35, is openly lesbian. She was previously in a relationship with her partner Elisa Lopez. However, the could not carry their relationship well and ended up breaking up their affair.
As of now, Carmouche is married to her boyfriend, Braelyn Chapman. Her husband, Chapman is also an MMA fighter. Also, Carmouche is blessed with a two-year-old baby boy.
Currently, she resides in San Diego, California, United States. She is one of the most valuable assets in the world of mixed martial arts. It does not seem like she is into social work as she has not involved in any charity work until now. She has never been part of any controversy. She has set a perfect example for the upcoming generation and they can walk in her footsteps to achieve their goal.
A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, Liz Carmouche was born on 19th February 1984. She holds an American nationality and is of Lebanese, Irish and Cajun descent. Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She has not given any info about her parents.
Liz Carmouche started her professional career in 2010. She won her first three fights via knockout. On August 13, 2010, she made her debut at Strikeforce. In her first fight, she defeated Colleen Schneider via unanimous decisions.
On July 22, 2011, she faced against Sarah Kaufman and lost the fight by unanimous decision. Later on, she faced Ashleigh Curry at Invicta Fighting Championships. She won the fight via TKO in the second round. On July 28, 2012, she won the fight via submission in the second round against Kaitlin Young.
After competing at Invicta Fighting Championships, she agreed to a contract to Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). On Nov 6, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 31, she lost the fight via unanimous decision against the Alexis Davis.
Later on, Miesha Tate defeated her. On April 4, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 63, she lost the fight via unanimous decision against the Lauren Murphy.
In 2016, she had just 1 bout against Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 205, where she won.
On December 9, 2017, in her Flyweight debut, Liz lost to Alexis Davis at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega.
At UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov, she defeated Jennifer Maia. On February 23, 2019, she defeated Lucie Pudilová at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos.
On August 10, 2019, she was defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2.