Erin Blanchfield

Blanchfield got her revenge on Cortez in the rematch by turning a competitive fight into a late-round grappling finish. She secured a big takedown in round two, took the back quickly and finished with a rear-naked choke at 4:44.

Key moments

• Avenged an earlier career loss to Cortez.
• Secured the decisive takedown late in round two.
• Took the back and finished with a rear-naked choke at 4:44.

Blanchfield answered the first real five-round test of her UFC run by outlasting a former champion over twenty-five minutes. The unanimous decision over Namajunas showed she could keep her style working deep into a main-event structure.

Key moments

• Won a five-round unanimous decision over a former champion.
• Handled her first recent 25-minute test at flyweight.
• Used a full main-event win to rebuild momentum after the Fiorot loss.

Fiorot kept Blanchfield at a distance often enough to turn the title eliminator into a difficult striking chase over five rounds. Blanchfield stayed in the fight, but the clean unanimous decision went against her and exposed how hard the matchup becomes when her entries are repeatedly denied.

Key moments

• Dropped a five-round unanimous decision in a major contender fight.
• Spent long stretches trying to solve Fiorot's range and movement.
• The defeat briefly stalled her push toward a title shot.

Blanchfield beat another physically difficult flyweight by staying composed through three rounds against Santos. The decision win added another ranked scalp and helped confirm that her contender status was not built on one upset alone.

Key moments

• Beat a recent title challenger by unanimous decision.
• Won across three rounds against a strong flyweight grappler.
• Added another top-end result to her rise.

The Andrade fight was the win that changed how seriously the division had to take Blanchfield. She weathered the former champion's power, found the grappling track she wanted and finished with a rear-naked choke early in round two.

Key moments

• Submitted a former champion in round two.
• Used grappling to neutralize Andrade's power threat.
• Turned a contender opportunity into a statement finish.

Blanchfield's matchup with McCann was the breakout that moved her from promising flyweight into the ranked conversation in a loud way. She dragged the fight straight into her world at Madison Square Garden and ripped through the kimura before McCann could settle into the striking exchanges.

Key moments

• Submitted Molly McCann with a kimura at 3:37 of round one at UFC 281.
• The win pushed Blanchfield to 10-1 as a professional and 4-0 in the UFC.
• It was the result that turned her from prospect to clear flyweight contender.

Against Aldrich, Blanchfield showed that her grappling entries did not need perfect control to become a finish. She found the front-headlock opening during a stand-up transition, locked the guillotine, and stretched her winning streak to six in a row.

Key moments

• Submitted J.J. Aldrich with a guillotine choke at 2:38 of round two.
• UFC called it an opportunistic standing guillotine finish.
• The victory made Blanchfield 3-0 in the UFC.

Maverick was an important prospect-vs-prospect checkpoint, and Blanchfield passed it by staying composed over three rounds against a physical opponent. The decision mattered because it proved she could beat another rising flyweight without needing the fight to collapse into a quick submission.

Key moments

• Beat Miranda Maverick by unanimous decision at UFC 269.
• The win extended Blanchfield's streak to five straight overall.
• It gave her a second UFC victory over another well-regarded young flyweight.

Blanchfield's UFC debut against Alpar was less dramatic than her later finishes, but it did what a first Octagon appearance needed to do: bank rounds cleanly and avoid bad spots. The unanimous decision started her UFC run on the right side of the ledger and gave her a platform to build from.

Key moments

• Won her UFC debut over Sarah Alpar by unanimous decision.
• The fight went the full three rounds at UFC Fight Night 192.
• It was Blanchfield's fourth straight victory after the regional and Invicta rebound.

Walker was an experienced Invicta test and Blanchfield handled the assignment with a control-heavy decision in the co-main event. The performance mattered because it showed she could dominate rounds consistently against a durable flyweight, not just catch quick finishes.

Key moments

• Beat Brogan Walker by unanimous decision in the Invicta FC 41 co-main event.
• The bout came after Stephanie Geltmacher withdrew from Blanchfield's original booking.
• It moved Blanchfield to 6-1 before her UFC signing.

Leonardo gave Blanchfield one of the cleanest finishes of her pre-UFC run, a second-round head-kick stoppage that showed more striking bite than her record had advertised to that point. It was the kind of highlight that made her look bigger than a pure grappling prospect.

Key moments

• Stopped Victoria Leonardo by head-kick knockout at 2:06 of round two.
• The finish came at Invicta FC 39 in Kansas City.
• It pushed Blanchfield to 5-1 and gave her one of her best regional highlights.

After the close loss to Cortez, Blanchfield needed a clean reset and got it with a first-round Americana over Gulfin in CFFC. The bounce-back mattered because it showed the setback had not slowed the pressure-and-control game that had built her early run.

Key moments

• Submitted Gabriella Gulfin with an Americana at 3:20 of round one.
• The win came at CFFC 76 in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
• It immediately returned Blanchfield to the win column after her first pro loss.

Cortez handed Blanchfield the first loss of her professional career in a narrow split decision that stayed competitive from start to finish. The defeat mattered less as a derailment than as a benchmark, because Blanchfield would spend the next several years climbing back to eventually avenge it on the UFC stage.

Key moments

• Lost a split decision to Tracy Cortez at Invicta FC 34.
• It was the first professional defeat of Blanchfield's career.
• The rivalry remained relevant until Blanchfield won the 2025 rematch at UFC 322.

Hansen was Blanchfield's second Invicta assignment and her first listed win over a future UFC fighter. The majority decision kept her unbeaten at 3-0 and gave her a meaningful early checkpoint before the Tracy Cortez setback.

Key moments

• Beat Kay Hansen by majority decision at Invicta FC 32.
• The fight went the full three rounds in Kansas City.
• The win moved Blanchfield to 3-0 before her first pro loss.

Cloudy was Blanchfield's Invicta debut and her first full-distance test after the opening CFFC stoppage. She left with a split decision, adding a second pro win while moving up into a stronger regional promotion.

Key moments

• Beat Brittney Cloudy by split decision at Invicta FC 30.
• The bout went three rounds in Kansas City.
• It was Blanchfield's first Invicta appearance after her CFFC debut.

Blanchfield's pro debut came at CFFC 70, where she opened her record with a first-round doctor-stoppage TKO. The result established the 1-0 starting point for the Invicta run that followed later that year.

Key moments

• Won her professional debut over Whittany Pyles at CFFC 70.
• The official result was a first-round TKO by doctor stoppage.
• The fight is listed as Blanchfield's flyweight debut.