Germaine de Randamie

Germaine de Randamie (born April 24, 1984) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Undefeated in sanctioned kickboxing bouts, she competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was the first UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. Prior to joining the UFC, de Randamie competed in the Strikeforce featherweight division. As of April 16, 2024, she is #15 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.

Kickboxing
De Randamie competed in kickboxing with an undefeated record of 46–0 including 30 knockouts.

Early MMA career
De Randamie made her mixed martial arts debut on December 19, 2008, at Revolution Fight Club 2. She faced Vanessa Porto and was defeated via submission (armbar) in the first round.

On September 11, 2010, de Randamie earned her first MMA win when she defeated Nikohl Johnson via unanimous decision at Playboy Fight Night 5.

Strikeforce
De Randamie debuted for Strikeforce on January 29, 2011, at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg against Stephanie Webber. She defeated Webber via knockout in the first round.

De Randamie next faced Julia Budd in a rematch from a past Muay Thai bout at Strikeforce Challengers 16: Fodor vs. Terry on June 24, 2011. She was defeated via unanimous decision.

On August 18, 2012, de Randamie faced Hiroko Yamanaka at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman. She won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27).

Women's bantamweight
On April 18, 2013, it was announced that de Randamie would make her Ultimate Fighting Championship debut on July 27, 2013.

De Randamie debuted against Julie Kedzie at UFC on Fox 8. Relying mostly on clinch work, Germaine won the fight via split decision (30–27, 28–29, and 29–28).

De Randamie next faced Amanda Nunes at UFC Fight Night 31 on November 6, 2013. She lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

De Randamie next faced Larissa Pacheco at UFC 185 on March 14, 2015. She won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Women's featherweight
De Randamie faced former bantamweight champion, Holly Holm, at UFC 208 for the inaugural UFC Women's Featherweight Championship on February 11, 2017. She won the fight via unanimous decision. At the end of the second and third rounds, de Randamie continued to throw punches after the horn had sounded. The first of those punches was a right hand that visibly wobbled Holm, who had already stopped fighting. The referee, however, did not take a point on either occasion, which affected the result of the fight and drew criticism from UFC president Dana White. Of the media outlets that reported on the fight, 14 of 23 media outlets scored the bout in favour of Holm. After the fight, de Randamie stated that the blows after the horn were unintentional. In contrast, Holm stated that she believed de Randamie's punches after the horn was intentional.

Stripping of Women’s Featherweight Championship
In late May, de Randamie released a statement over social media that she plans to move back to the bantamweight division and rejected the fight with Cris Cyborg due to her repeated transgressions with PEDs. Her decision on not wanting to fight Cyborg drew criticism from many in the media by claiming she was avoiding Cyborg and ignoring her responsibility as a champion to fight any and all challengers. In turn, the promotion stripped her of the title on June 19, 2017. Instead, the newly signed Megan Anderson replaced her and was slated to face Cyborg for the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship at UFC 214, before Anderson herself was then replaced by Invicta Bantamweight Champion Tonya Evinger.

Returning to bantamweight division
De Randamie was expected to face Marion Reneau on September 2, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 115. However, de Randamie pulled out citing injury and was replaced by Talita Bernardo.

A bout against Ketlen Vieira was announced for UFC Fight Night 125 on February 3, 2018. However, the bout was soon canceled due to a hand injury sustained by de Randamie.

De Randamie faced former title challenger Raquel Pennington at UFC Fight Night 139 on November 10, 2018. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

On March 8, 2019, de Randamie signed a new 6-fight contract with the UFC.

De Randamie faced Aspen Ladd on July 13, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 155. She won the fight via technical knockout in round one.

De Randamie faced Amanda Nunes in a rematch, on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245 for UFC women's bantamweight title fight. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

De Randamie faced Julianna Peña on October 4, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana. De Randamie defeated Peña via guillotine choke, the first submission win in her career. This win earned her the Performance of the Night bonus.

De Randamie was next expected to face Irene Aldana at UFC 268 on November 6, 2021, in New York. However, de Randamie withdrew in early September due to injury.

After a 3-year and six-month hiatus, de Randamie returned to the octagon and faced Norma Dumont on April 6, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 240. She lost the bout by unanimous decision.

De Randamie is scheduled to face Nora Cornolle on September 28, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 245.

Kickboxing/Muay Thai

 * IKCC World champion (2008)
 * WIKBA world champion (2005/2006/2008)
 * IMTF world champion (2005)
 * WPKL World champion (2006)
 * WPKL European champion (2003)
 * Women's record for consecutive victories (46)

Mixed martial arts

 * Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * UFC Women's Featherweight Championship (One time, first)
 * Performance of the Night (Two times) vs Anna Elmose, Julianna Peña
 * Fastest knockout in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (16 seconds, tied with Ronda Rousey)

Personal life
De Randamie was born in Utrecht to an Afro-Surinamese father and a Dutch mother.

De Randamie is a police officer in the Netherlands and worked as a psychiatric nurse prior to becoming a police officer.

De Randamie knocked out Belgian celebrity Tom Waes who was 40 lbs heavier than her in a boxing match.

She currently lives in Utrecht with her girlfriend. In September 2022, de Randamie announced she was pregnant with the couple's first child. On March 20, 2023, de Randamie gave birth to their son.

Pay-per-view bouts
{| class="wikitable" !No. !Event !Fight !Date !Venue !City !PPV Buys
 * 1.
 * UFC 208
 * Holm vs. de Randamie
 * February 11, 2017
 * Barclays Center
 * Brooklyn, New York, United States
 * 200,000
 * 200,000

Kickboxing record (incomplete)
! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retained WIKBA World title; Won IKCC World title • Full Thai rules ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retained WIKBA World title ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won WIKBA & IMTF World titles ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won WPKL World title ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won 2003 IMTF Championships tournament ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retained WPKL European title ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Retained WPKL European title ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won WPKL European title ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won WPKL Dutch title
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2011-05-1
 * Win
 * align=left | Lena Buytendijk
 * The Next Generation Warriors 5
 * align=left | Utrecht, Netherlands
 * Decision
 * 3
 * 3:00
 * 38–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2009-11-30
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇺🇸 Casey Bohrman
 * Slamm!! V
 * align=left | 🇸🇷 Paramaribo, Suriname
 * KO
 * 2
 * N/A
 * 37–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2008-6-20
 * Win
 * align=left | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Julie Kitchen
 * N/A
 * align=left | 🇯🇲 Montego Bay, Jamaica
 * Decision
 * 3
 * 3:00
 * 36–0
 * 3:00
 * 36–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2008-05-3
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇨🇦 Julia Budd
 * The Next Generation Warriors
 * align=left | Utrecht, Netherlands
 * TKO (punches)
 * 1
 * 1:57
 * 35–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2008-3-2
 * Win
 * align=left | Maria Verheijen
 * M-1 Challenge
 * align=left | Amsterdam, Netherlands
 * Points
 * 3
 * 3:00
 * 34–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2007-11-24
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇮🇹 Michela Mancini
 * N/A
 * align=left | Rosmalen, Netherlands
 * Decision
 * 3
 * 3:00
 * 33–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2007-09-23
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇻🇪 Karla Benitez
 * RINGS Promotion
 * align=left | Utrecht, Netherlands
 * TKO
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 32–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2007-05-19
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇨🇦 Keri Scarr
 * N/A
 * align=left | Netherlands
 * KO (knee)
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 31–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2007-03-25
 * Win
 * align=left | Hatice Özyurt
 * N/A
 * align=left | Netherlands
 * Decision
 * 3
 * 3:00
 * 30–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2006-11-12
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇵🇱 Joanna Generowicz
 * 2H2H: Pride & Honor
 * align=left | Rotterdam, Netherlands
 * TKO
 * 1
 * N/A
 * 29–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2006-06-18
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇫🇷 Lucie Bertaud
 * 2H2H: Road to Japan
 * align=left | Amsterdam, Netherlands
 * TKO
 * 1
 * N/A
 * 28–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2006-06-3
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇮🇹 Sonia Mirabelli
 * N/A
 * align=left | Netherlands
 * KO
 * 1
 * N/A
 * 27–0
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇮🇹 Sonia Mirabelli
 * N/A
 * align=left | Netherlands
 * KO
 * 1
 * N/A
 * 27–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2006
 * Win
 * align=left | Jacqueline Fuchs
 * Slamm: Holland vs Thailand 2
 * align=left | Almere, Netherlands
 * TKO (retirement)
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 26–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2005-12-17
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇲🇦 Chajmaa Bellakhal
 * N/A
 * align=left | Rosmalen, Netherlands
 * Decision
 * 3
 * 3:00
 * 25–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2005-11-10
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇺🇸 Angela Rivera-Parr
 * N/A
 * align=left | 🇺🇸 Victorville, California, United States
 * KO
 * 1
 * 2:35
 * 24–0
 * 2:35
 * 24–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2005-04-9
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇯🇵 Asako Saioka
 * N/A
 * align=left | Amsterdam, Netherlands
 * Points
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 23–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2004-05-29
 * Win
 * align=left | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tricia McKeary
 * N/A
 * align=left | Utrecht, Netherlands
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 22–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2004-03-27
 * Win
 * align=left | Dina Pedro
 * Muay Thai League XIII
 * align=left | Rotterdam, Netherlands
 * Decision
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 21–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2003
 * Win
 * align=left | 🇷🇺 N/A
 * IMTF Championships 2003
 * align=left | 🇹🇭 Thailand
 * Points
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 20–0
 * N/A
 * 20–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2003-08-23
 * Win
 * align=left | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fiona Hayes
 * N/A
 * align=left | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England
 * KO
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 19–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2003-2-2
 * Win
 * align=left | Brenda Duijneveld
 * N/A
 * align=left | Amsterdam, Netherlands
 * Decision
 * 3
 * 3:00
 * 18–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2002-11-3
 * Win
 * align=left | Marjolein Hulshof
 * Muay Thai Hoofddorp
 * align=left | Hoofddorp, Netherlands
 * Decision
 * 3
 * 3:00
 * 17–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2002-04-26
 * Win
 * align=left | Dagmar van Alfen
 * N/A
 * align=left | Madrid, Spain
 * Decision
 * 5
 * 3:00
 * 16–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2001
 * Win
 * align=left | Marja Vonk
 * N/A
 * align=left | Netherlands
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 15–0
 * 15–0
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2000-05-27
 * Win
 * align=left | Lesly van Es
 * N/A
 * align=left | Amsterdam, Netherlands
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * 14–0
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