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Carina Damm
| Carina Damm | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carina Paganini Damm Golçalvez February 7, 1979 Vila Velha, Brazil |
| Other names | Beauty But The Beast |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) |
| Fighting out of | St. Louis, Missouri[1] |
| Team | Sapo Fight Team |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Carina Paganini Damm Golçalvez[3] (born February 7, 1979) is a Brazilian female mixed martial artist.
Regarded for her looks as much as for her fighting abilities, Damm was dubbed MMA’s “Barbie Girl” by the Brazilian media.[4]
She has appeared in a clothed pictorial for the Japanese version of Playboy magazine.[4]
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Early life
Damm first started practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at age 15 and later learned capoeira.[2] Her brother Rodrigo is also a mixed martial artist.[4]
Mixed martial arts career
Damm faced Miku Matsumoto at MARS – Attack 1 on July 21, 2006. She won the fight via technical armbar submission in the second round.[5]
She was defeated by Matsumoto in a rematch at MARS 4 one month later on August 26 and lost a second consecutive fight when she was upset by Rosi Sexton, who submitted Damm with an armbar at BodogFight: “Clash of the Nations” on December 16.
Damm faced Molly Helsel at BodogFight – Costa Rica on February 16, 2007.[6] She won the fight via majority decision.[7]
She faced Jessica Aguilar at BodogFight – Vancouver on August 25, 2007.[8] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[9]
Damm tested positive for Nandrolone, according to the California State Athletic Commission, following tests conducted after her second-round submission victory over Sofie Bagherdai at Fatal Femmes Fighting 4 on April 3, 2008 in Los Angeles. Damm’s nanogram count was reported at 37.9 ng/mL, which exceeds the threshold of 2 ng/mL, according to CSAC official Bill Douglas. She was the first female MMA fighter to face steroid allegations in the United States and was subsequently suspended for a year and fined $2,500.[10]
Damm faced Daiana Silva Dos Santos at Bitetti Combat MMA 5 on December 12, 2009. She won the fight via TKO in the third round.[11]
She faced Aline Sério at Jungle Fight 17 on February 27, 2010 and won the fight by TKO in the first round.[12]
Damm was initially scheduled to make her Bellator Fighting Championships debut in mid-2010,[13] but was later set to be part of the one-night Strikeforce 135-pound women’s tournament at Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor on August 13, 2010.[14][15] On July 28, 2010, it was reported that Damm would no longer participate in the Strikeforce tournament due to visa issues.[16] However, Strikeforce and Damm’s team worked together and managed to secure her visa in time for her to compete as planned.[17]
A random drawing was held on the day of the weigh-ins to determine first-round matchups[15] and Damm faced Hitomi Akano in the opening round of the Strikeforce tournament.[18] She was defeated by submission due to a triangle armbar in the second round.[19]
Damm was scheduled to face Mongolian wrestler Esui in a mixed martial arts bout at Fury 2 on October 9, 2010 in Macau.[20] However, the event was cancelled on October 7 by one of the promoters and fighters were temporarily stranded in Macau as a result.[21]
Damm faced Cat Zingano (née Albert) at Crowbar MMA: “Winter Brawl” on December 10, 2010.[22] She lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[23][24]
Damm next faced Tara LaRosa at Shark Fights 14 on March 11, 2011 in Lubbock, Texas.[25] She lost the fight via submission in the second round.[26]
Damm returned to Brazil on May 27, 2011 and faced Antonia “Maguilla” Deize at Amazon Fight 8. She defeated Deize by keylock submission in the first round.[27]
Damm next fought on July 21, 2011 at Iron Man Championship 10 in Salinópolis, Pará, Brazil. She was originally scheduled to face Valentina Shevchenko,[28] but Shevchenko was later removed from the card and Damm faced Sheila “Amazonia” Santos instead. Damm won the fight by armbar submission in the first round.[29]
Damm was scheduled to face Zoila Gurgel at Bellator 57 on November 12, 2011,[30] but the bout was cancelled on October 20 after Gurgel suffered a torn ACL in training.[31]
On August 17, 2012, Damm will face Claudia Gadelha at Legacy Fighting Championship 13 in Dallas, Texas.[32]
Personal life
Damm is married to fellow fighter, Luis Santos.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 23 matches | 17 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 8 | 4 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 17–6 | Sheila Santos | Submission (armbar) | Iron Man Championship 10 | July 21, 2011 | 1 | N/A | Salinópolis, Pará, Brazil | |
| Win | 16–6 | Antonia Deize | Submission (keylock) | Amazon Fight 8 | May 27, 2011 | 1 | 2:41 | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| Loss | 15–6 | Tara LaRosa | Submission (heel hook) | Shark Fights 14: Horwich vs. Villefort | March 11, 2011 | 2 | 0:28 | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 15–5 | Cat Zingano | TKO (punches and elbows) | Crowbar MMA: Winter Brawl | December 10, 2010 | 2 | 3:37 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 15–4 | Hitomi Akano | Submission (triangle armbar) | Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor | August 13, 2010 | 2 | 1:48 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 15–3 | Aline Sério | TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 17: Vila Velha | February 27, 2010 | 1 | 3:42 | Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| Win | 14–3 | Vanessa Maguila | Submission (armbar) | Vila Velha Fight Combat | January 10, 2010 | 1 | 2:31 | Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| Win | 13–3 | Daiana Silva Dos Santos | TKO (punches) | Bitetti Combat MMA 5 | December 12, 2009 | 3 | 3:27 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 12–3 | Kalindra Carvalho Faria | TKO (corner stoppage) | X-Combat Ultra MMA | September 20, 2009 | 2 | 1:52 | Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| Win | 11–3 | Ana Maria | KO (punches) | Midway Superfight Vitoria | December 7, 2008 | 3 | 3:53 | Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| Win | 10–3 | Ana Maria | Decision (unanimous) | Prime: MMA Championship 3 | July 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| Win | 9–3 | Lashonda Knox | KO (knee) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 35 | May 3, 2008 | 1 | 0:11 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 8–3 | Sofie Bagherdai | Submission (armbar) | FFF 4: Call of the Wild | April 3, 2008 | 2 | 1:52 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 7–3 | Jessica Aguilar | Decision (unanimous) | BodogFight: Vancouver | August 25, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 6–3 | Molly Helsel | Decision (majority) | BodogFight: Costa Rica | February 16, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Costa Rica | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Rosi Sexton | Submission (armbar) | BodogFight: Clash of the Nations | December 16, 2006 | 1 | 4:15 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Miku Matsumoto | Decision (unanimous) | MARS 4: New Deal | August 26, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–1 | Miku Matsumoto | Technical submission (armbar) | MARS: Attack 1 | July 21, 2006 | 2 | 1:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–1 | Maria Naja | Submission (armbar) | Clube da Luta 5 | May 28, 2006 | 1 | 1:05 | Bahia, Brazil | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Ana Michelle Tavares | Submission (triangle choke) | Show Fight 3 | October 25, 2005 | 2 | N/A | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Luane Taise | Submission (armbar) | Night of the Fight 1 | July 23, 2005 | 1 | 3:20 | Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Vanessa Porto | Decision (unanimous) | Barra Submission Wrestling | February 19, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Iris Lopes | Submission (armbar) | Vitoria Extreme Fighting 2 | October 16, 2004 | 2 | 3:40 | Vitória, Brazil, Brazil |
See also
List of female mixed martial artists
References
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- ^ a b “Fight Path: Strikeforce tourney fighter Carina Damm wants to win over U.S. fans”. MMAjunkie.com. 2010-08-12. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20250/fight-path-strikeforce-tourney-fighter-carina-damm-wants-to-win-over-u-s-fans.mma. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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- ^ a b c “Carina Damm – Mixed Martial Arts “Barbie Girl”". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews/Carina-Damm-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Barbie-Girl-6211. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
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- ^ a b “Update: Strikeforce Still Planning Random Draw”. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/07/21/update-strikeforce-still-planning-random-draw/. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ “Damm Out Of Strikeforce Women’s Tournament”. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/07/28/damm-out-of-strikeforce-womens-tournament/. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ “Carina Damm Secures Visa, Still In Tournament”. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/07/31/carina-damm-secures-visa-still-in-tournament/. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ “Damm-Akano, Tate-Kujala Set For Strikeforce”. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/08/12/damm-akano-tate-kujala-set-for-strikeforce/. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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- ^ “Kunioku, Damm & Ishikawa To Compete At Fury 2″. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/09/13/kunioku-damm-ishikawa-to-compete-at-fury-2/. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ “Ex-Fury Promoter Claims Innocence, Blames Setup”. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/10/19/ex-fury-promoter-claims-innocence-blames-setup/. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ “Carina Damm vs Cat Albert Planned For Winter Brawl”. MMARising.com. 2010-11-10. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/11/10/carina-damm-vs-cat-albert-planned-for-winter-brawl/. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ “Cat Zingano, Carla Esparza Earn Wins At “Winter Brawl”". MMARising.com. 2010-12-10. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2010/12/10/cat-zingano-carla-esparza-earn-wins-at-winter-brawl/. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ “Cat Zingano pounds out Carina Damm & TUF 12′s Dane Sayers picks up big W at Crowbar MMA in ND”. ULTMMA.com. 2010-12-10. http://www.ultmma.com/news/index.php?itemid=1377. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ “Carina Damm vs Tara LaRosa Planned For Shark Fights 14″. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2011/03/02/carina-damm-vs-tara-larosa-planned-for-shark-fights-14/. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ “Shark Fights 14 Live Play-By-Play & Results”. MMARising.com. 2011-03-11. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2011/03/11/shark-fights-14-live-play-by-play-results/. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ “Carina Damm Wins, Luis Santos Draws At Amazon Fight 8″. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2011/05/29/carina-damm-wins-luis-santos-draws-at-amazon-fight-8/. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ “Carina Damm Added To Iron Man Championship 10 Card”. MMARising.com. 2011-07-12. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2011/07/12/carina-damm-added-to-iron-man-championship-10-card/. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ “Carina Damm Victorious At Iron Man Championship 10″. MMARising.com. 2011-07-22. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2011/07/22/carina-damm-victorious-at-iron-man-championship-10/. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ “Zoila Gurgel Now Set To Face Carina Damm At Bellator 57″. MMARising.com. 2011-09-22. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2011/09/22/zoila-gurgel-now-set-to-face-carina-damm-at-bellator-57/. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ “Zoila Gurgel Suffers Torn ACL In Training, Out Until 2012″. MMARising.com. 2011-10-20. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2011/10/20/zoila-gurgel-suffers-torn-acl-in-training-out-until-2012/. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ “Carina Damm Set To Face Claudia Gadelha At Legacy FC 13″. MMARising.com. 2012-04-27. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2012/04/27/carina-damm-set-to-face-claudia-gadelha-at-legacy-fc-13/. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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