(1988-05-11) May 11, 1988 (age 36) Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Other names
Raging Panda, Julia Shumate
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight
135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Reach
69[1] in (175 cm)
Fighting out of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team
Bakersfield MMA (2011–2014)[2][3][4] All Powers Fitness and Fighting Junkyard Dogs Fight Team Oklahoma Martial Arts Academy (2014–2021)[5] Outsiders Combat Club (2021–present)[6]
Rank
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] under Seth Norman[7]
Years active
2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
12
Wins
9
By knockout
4
By submission
2
By decision
3
Losses
3
By knockout
1
By submission
1
By decision
1
Spouse
R. Cody Shumate
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Julia Avila (born May 11, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[1] Previously she has competed in Invicta FC, HD MMA, XKO MMA, Total Warrior Combat and King of the Cage (KOTC). As of April 16, 2024, she is #13 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.[8]
^ abc"Julia Avila". UFC.com. 4 March 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^Julia Avila [@ragingpandamma] (July 23, 2014). "Words cannot express how I feel about the Nolan family. I am the fighter an woman that you see today because of these wonderful people taking me under their wing" – via Instagram.
^Julia Avila [@RagingPandaMMA] (March 25, 2021). "I'm so angry and lost. I got kicked out of my gym and now I'm just...floating" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Mike Heck (July 5, 2021). Julia Avila Explains How She Founded Her Own Gym In Just Two Weeks - MMA Fighting – via YouTube.
^Troy Trilzarian (October 31, 2017). "Episode001_with Julia Avila" (Podcast).
JuliaAvila (born May 11, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Previously she has competed...
Hernandez served as the replacement. Melissa Gatto was scheduled to face JuliaAvila at the event. However, Gatto was removed from the card on June 24 for...
decision. Pennington was scheduled to face JuliaAvila on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 199. However, Avila was forced to pull from the event due to...
close back and forth fight by split decision. Rosa was expected to face JuliaAvila on October 26, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren. The fight was...
lost the fight via unanimous decision. Stoliarenko was expected to face JuliaAvila at UFC on ESPN 21 on March 20, 2021. However at the weigh ins, Stoliarenko...
Fights on January 25, 2020. she won the fight in round one. Mazany faced JuliaAvila on June 13, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo. She lost the bout...
competed a week later at UFC Fight Night 177 on September 12, 2020, against JuliaAvila. She won the fight via unanimous decision. As the first fight of her...
decision. Kianzad replaced Melissa Gatto in a short notice bout against JuliaAvila on July 6, 2019, at UFC 239. She lost the fight by unanimous decision...
event and replaced by Viviane Araújo. She was then scheduled to face JuliaAvila at UFC 239 on July 6, 2019. However, she ended up pulling out citing...
resulting from Ladd's weight cut, the bout was cancelled. Chiasson replaced JuliaAvila to face Raquel Pennington on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 199...
Pa'aluhi. She lost the fight via a technical knock out. Conners faced JuliaAvila on November 16, 2018 at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson. She lost...
October 26, 2012 1 0:10 Porterville, California, United States Loss 1–1 JuliaAvila Decision (unanimous) TWC 13 January 27, 2012 3 5:00 Porterville, California...
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