Marloes Coenen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marloes Coenen
Born	Marloes Coenen (1981-03-31) March 31, 1981 (age 44) Olst, Netherlands
Other names	Female Rickson Rumina
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Reach	67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Style	Freestyle Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Golden Glory R-Grip
Years active	2000–2017
Mixed martial arts record
Total	31
Wins	23
By knockout	3
By submission	17
By decision	3
Losses	8
By knockout	4
By submission	2
By decision	2
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Women's Submission Wrestling ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Bronze 2007 New Jersey -67kg ADCC European Championships Gold 2007 Turku +60kg

Marloes Coenen (born March 31, 1981) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist. She competed professionally from 2000 to 2017. Marloes is famous for being a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion.

Early Life and Training

Marloes Coenen grew up in a family that loved martial arts. Her brothers and even her grandfather, who trained in jiu-jitsu, were involved. This family background helped Marloes get into the sport herself.

She started training at Shooto Holland when she was only 14 years old. Her trainers, Pierre Drachman and Martijn de Jong, remember how dedicated she was. They said she would always show up for training, no matter the weather. Marloes began martial arts to feel safer. She had to ride her bicycle alone through a quiet part of the forest to school. She heard rumors about "dirty men in the forest" and wanted to be able to protect herself.

Besides her fighting career, Marloes plans to study Communications Sciences in Amsterdam. She hopes to work in that field in the future. She also helps her city by being part of the Sportraad Amsterdam council. She is also an ambassador for martial arts in Amsterdam.

Marloes Coenen's Fighting Journey

Marloes Coenen began her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in November 2000. She started with an amazing eight wins in a row! During this time, she won the 2000 ReMix World Cup. This was a very special win because it was the first-ever female MMA championship. This made her the first female MMA champion in history.

In 2007, Marloes reached the finals of the K-GRACE tournament. However, she lost a close fight to Roxanne Modafferi.

Marloes signed a contract with a fighting group called Elite XC in 2008. But the group closed down before she had a chance to compete for them.

Fighting in Strikeforce

After a big fight event in August 2009, it was announced that Marloes Coenen would likely be the first person to challenge Cris Cyborg for her new Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Championship. Marloes was at the event and talked about how excited she was for this potential fight.

However, Cyborg got injured, so Marloes was then set to fight Erin Toughill again. This fight would decide who would get the first chance to challenge for the title. But Toughill also had to pull out of the fight because of a medical issue. So, Marloes fought Roxanne Modafferi again instead. Marloes won this rematch by using an armbar submission in the first round.

Marloes finally challenged Cyborg for her title in January 2010. She fought hard but lost the fight in the third round.

Later, Marloes decided to move to a lighter weight class, 135 pounds. In July 2010, Strikeforce announced that she would face Sarah Kaufman for the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship. Marloes was named the top contender for this title.

Marloes Coenen fought Sarah Kaufman for the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship in October 2010. Marloes won the fight by using an armbar submission in the third round. This made her the Women's Bantamweight Champion!

She defended her title against Liz Carmouche in March 2011. Marloes won this fight using a triangle choke in the fourth round.

Marloes then defended her title against Miesha Tate in July 2011. This time, Marloes lost her title when Tate used an arm-triangle choke in the fourth round. This was the first time Marloes had ever been submitted in an MMA fight.

Invicta FC and Dream Fights

After leaving Strikeforce, Marloes Coenen signed with Invicta Fighting Championships, an all-female MMA organization. She returned to the 145-pound weight class. Marloes was the main fighter in the first-ever Invicta FC event, where she fought Romy Ruyssen in April 2012. Marloes won this fight by a unanimous decision.

Marloes also fought Fiona Muxlow at Dream 18 in December 2012. She won this fight quickly with an armbar submission in the first round.

In July 2013, Marloes Coenen had a rematch with Cris Cyborg for the first-ever Invicta FC Featherweight Championship. Cyborg won the fight in the fourth round, becoming the first Invicta FC Featherweight Champion.

Competing in Bellator MMA

In August 2014, it was announced that Marloes Coenen had joined Bellator MMA.

She made her debut for Bellator in October 2014 against Annalisa Bucci. Marloes won the fight by submission in the third round.

Marloes was supposed to fight Julia Budd for Bellator's first women's featherweight championship. But Budd got injured, so Alexis Dufresne stepped in. Marloes lost this fight in the first round.

Marloes Coenen faced Julia Budd again for Bellator's first women's featherweight championship in March 2017. Marloes lost the fight in the fourth round. After this fight, Marloes announced that she was retiring from MMA.

Grappling Achievements

Marloes Coenen also competed in grappling, which is a type of wrestling without striking. She was part of the first women's divisions at the ADCC World Championships in 2005. She won a bronze medal in the 2007 ADCC European Trials.

Championships and Accomplishments

• Strikeforce
  • Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion (One time)
    • She successfully defended her title once.

• Submission grappling
  • 2007 ADCC European Trials +60 kg Winner

Mixed martial arts record

See also

In Spanish: Marloes Coenen para niños

• List of female mixed martial artists