Tessa Simpson (born October 27, 1986) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in Atomweight division of the Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta).

Background

Simpson was born in Guam. Growing up as a teenager, she was actively competing in various sports. She started training in

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after watching

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and Pancrase events. She took up

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later and transitioned to mixed martial arts as few

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competition events could be found in Texas.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Simpson started her amateur career in 2009. After amassing 2–1 record in 2009, she had a long hiatus from 2010 to 2016 where she had only one fight in 2013. She was signed by Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta) after coming nearly a three-year layoff when she won over Satomi Takano at Pacific Xtreme Combat 52 with amassing a record of 4–1.

Invicta Fighting Championships

Simpson made her promotional debut on July 29, 2016, at Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel against

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. She won the fight unanimous decision. Her next fight came ten months later on May 20, 2017, at Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedzwiedz against

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. She lost the fight via split decision. On December 8, 2017, Simpson faced

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at Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedzwiedz. She won the fight via a submission armbar on round one.

Mixed martial arts record

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Tessa Simpson
at Invicta FC {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Tessa 1986 births Living people American female mixed martial artists American Muay Thai practitioners Female Muay Thai practitioners American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Atomweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu 21st-century American women