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Kayla Harrison is an American judoka and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Harrison was born on July 2, 1990 in Ohio and stated training judo at age 8. She won gold medals at the 2010 Judo World Championship and at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Harrison switched to MMA in 2018. She fights out of Coconut Creek in Florida and represents American Top Team.

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Kayla Harrison Remains Undefeated, Submits Cindy Dandois at PFL 6

Jun 28, 2021

Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison’s MMA career has been nothing short of unstoppable. She moved to a perfect 10-0 last week at PFL 6 with a first round submission win versus Belgian fighter Cindy Dandois. 

Harrison got the win via armbar at 4:44 of round one, marking her fourth career submission. The judoka-turned-MMA fighter’s perfect record includes four wins by TKO, with only two of her fights going the distance.