Julia Aide Shumate Avila (born May 11, 1988)Mixed martial arts show results Date: July 6th, 2019
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(UFC). Previously she has competed in

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, HD MMA, XKO MMA, Total Warrior Combat and

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(KOTC). As of October 3, 2022, she is #11 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.

Background

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descent, Avila was born in

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. Julia graduated from South High School, where she was a sports standout and a member of

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in volleyball, soccer and track and field. She attended

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, graduated 2010 from

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, and is currently a geologist in Oklahoma City. She began training martial arts in 2011 after graduating from college.

Mixed martial arts career

Avila has notable wins over former

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flyweight champion

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and

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

On March 22, 2019 Avila was signed to the

's women's bantamweight division. Avila was originally scheduled to face

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on July 6, 2019 at

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. Gatto was dropped from the card due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

Pannie Kianzad Pannie Pantea Kianzad (born December 8, 1991, in Ahvaz, Iran) is an Iranian-born Swedish mixed martial artist. She is currently signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Women's Bantamweight division, having previously fought in Invicta FC ...

. Avila won the fight via unanimous decision. Avila was expected to face Karol Rosa on October 26, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren. The fight was later cancelled due to a knee injury from Rosa. The match was rescheduled to April 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. Due to the

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, the event was eventually postponed. The pair was rescheduled to meet on May 2, 2020 at

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. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that the event too was postponed to June 13, 2020. Instead, Avila faced Gina Mazany, replacing Rosa, on June 13, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo. She won the bout via first-round technical knockout just 22 seconds into the fight. Avila was scheduled to face

on August 8, 2020 at

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. However, due to Montano's coach John Wood testing positive for

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, the bout was reschedule to UFC Fight Night 177. However, Montaño tested positive for

and the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana. Subsequently, on September 3, it was announced that Montaño withdrew from the bout due to travel restrictions. After negotiating a new contract with the UFC, Avila faced

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on September 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 177. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Avila was expected to face

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on March 20, 2021. However at the weigh ins, Stoliarenko suffered a syncopal episode on the scale and the fight was scrapped. The pair was rescheduled and took place at

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. Avila won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round three. Avila was scheduled to face

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on December 18, 2021 at

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. However, Avila was forced to pull from the event due to injury. She was replaced by

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Personal life

In October 2022, Avila and her husband welcomed their first child, a daughter, to the world.

Championships and accomplishments

**Performance of the Night (one time) vs. Alexa Conners *HD MMA **HD MMA Bantamweight Championship (one time; former)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Avila, Julia 1988 births Living people Mixed martial artists from Oklahoma Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners American female mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Hispanic and Latino American sportspeople American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent 21st-century American women