Alexa Grasso

Overview

Three fights with Valentina Shevchenko: one win, one draw, one loss. That's the shape of Alexa Grasso's UFC career in miniature. She has been close to the top for years without it ever being simple.

Grasso is a Women's Flyweight from Guadalajara, Mexico, fighting out of Lobo Gym MMA. Her UFC record is 10-5-1, built on seven decision wins and three finishes. She carries a two-fight win streak into her next fight, and both of those wins came over opponents our model rates as strong or elite.

UFC Career

Grasso debuted in November 2016 with a unanimous decision over Heather Clark. Her first two years in the UFC were uneven. She lost to Felice Herrig by decision, took a split decision over Randa Markos, then was submitted by Tatiana Suarez in the first round at 2:44. That remains her only UFC submission loss.

The middle stretch is where she found her footing. A decision over Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 238 was followed straight away by a majority decision loss to Carla Esparza. Then the real run began, and it is the longest of her career at five straight wins: Ji Yeon Kim, Maycee Barber, Joanne Wood, Viviane Araujo and then Valentina Shevchenko. The Araujo fight was a main event, and Grasso took it by unanimous decision across five rounds.

Then came the Shevchenko trilogy. At UFC 285 in March 2023, Grasso submitted her in the fourth round at 4:34, a finish over an opponent our model puts among the elite. The rematch headlined a Fight Night in September 2023 and ended in a split-decision draw over five rounds. At UFC 306 in September 2024, Shevchenko took a unanimous decision.

Another elite opponent followed. Natalia Silva beat her by unanimous decision at UFC 315. Back-to-back losses to elite fighters, and both went the distance.

Since then, Grasso has answered. She stopped Barber with a first-round KO/TKO at 2:42 in March 2026, a rematch of the 2021 decision win, then beat Manon Fiorot by unanimous decision in September 2026. Fiorot is another elite name on her list.

Ten UFC wins, and two of them are over elite opponents. Five of her six non-wins have gone to a decision or the draw.

Fighting Style

Grasso is a busy striker who is hard to hit. She lands more than most fighters and defends well, though her accuracy is below average, so her output comes from volume rather than precision. She rarely shoots for takedowns, and her takedown defense and submission attempts both sit around the UFC average.

Her finishes are the exception rather than the rule. Three of her 10 UFC wins ended early: one by KO/TKO and two by submission. Two of those came in the first round, and the other was a fourth-round submission.

Seven of her 10 wins went to the scorecards, and four of her five losses did too. Most of her fights go the distance.

Notable Wins

• Valentina Shevchenko — submission, round 4 (4:34), UFC 285 (2023)
• Manon Fiorot — unanimous decision, round 3, Noche UFC (2026)
• Maycee Barber — KO/TKO, round 1 (2:42), UFC Fight Night (2026)
• Viviane Araujo — unanimous decision, round 5, UFC Fight Night (2022)

Quick Facts

• Division: Women's Flyweight
• UFC record: 10-5-1
• Professional record (all promotions): 18-5-1
• UFC debut: 2016
• Stance: Orthodox
• Reach: 66"
• Team: Lobo Gym MMA
• Born: Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico