Cortney Casey

Overview

Three UFC wins by finish, all in the first round. Three more by decision. Cortney Casey's 6-9 UFC record is a story of two very different fighters: the one who ends it early and the one who goes to the cards and usually loses them.

"Cast Iron" is a Women's Flyweight out of Tucson who trains with The Nest / Sanchez BJJ in Maui, Hawaii. She is not a champion. She debuted in July 2015, and her professional record across all promotions is 10-10-0.

Eight of her nine UFC losses went to the scorecards. That's the career in one line.

UFC Career

Her first two UFC fights were unanimous decision losses, to Joanne Wood and Seo Hee Ham. The 2016 turnaround was quick: a first-round TKO of Cristina Stanciu in 2:36 in July, then a first-round submission of Randa Markos at UFC 202 in August. A loss to Claudia Gadelha followed in November.

She beat Jessica Aguilar by unanimous decision at UFC 211 in 2017, then dropped split decisions to Felice Herrig and Michelle Waterson-Gomez. A split-decision win over Angela Hill in August 2018 broke the skid. Her next fight, a unanimous decision loss to Cynthia Calvillo, came against an opponent our model rates as strong.

The 2020 stretch brought a first-round submission of Mara Romero Borella and a third-round submission loss to Gillian Robertson, her only UFC loss by finish. After a split-decision loss to JJ Aldrich, she beat Liana Jojua by unanimous decision in November 2021. Her most recent fight was a split-decision loss to Antonina Shevchenko in July 2022, so she carries a one-fight losing streak into her next bout.

Her longest UFC win streak is two. Close fights have not gone her way.

Fighting Style

Casey is a volume striker, not a precision one. She lands more strikes per minute than the UFC average, but her accuracy is worse than average. She absorbs and defends strikes at about an average rate.

The grappling numbers are the weak spot. She rarely shoots for takedowns and gets taken down far more often than most. Her submission attempt rate is also below average, but the finishes tell a different story: two of her three UFC finishes were submissions, plus one TKO.

All three finishes came in round one, and none came after that. When she doesn't find it early, the fight usually goes the distance, and she has lost eight of those.

Notable Wins

• Randa Markos — submission, round 1 (4:34), UFC 202 (2016)
• Cristina Stanciu — TKO, round 1 (2:36), UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker (2016)
• Mara Romero Borella — submission, round 1 (3:36), UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris (2020)
• Jessica Aguilar — unanimous decision, UFC 211 (2017)

Quick Facts

• Division: Women's Flyweight
• UFC record: 6-9
• Professional record (all promotions): 10-10-0
• UFC debut: 2015
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'7" / 67"
• Team: The Nest / Sanchez BJJ - Maui, HI
• Born: Tucson, United States