Faith Van Duin (born 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. She most notably fought in Invicta Fighting Championships.

Faith Van Duin
Born (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 (age 38)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Other namesThe Immortal
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
Fighting out ofPapamoa, New Zealand
TeamGym 101
Years active2013 – present
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins5
By knockout1
By submission3
By decision1
Losses4
By knockout4
Website[1]
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

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Early career

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Van Duin made her professional mixed martial arts debut in April 2013. She fought primarily in her native New Zealand and Australia, amassing a record of 4–1 before joining Invicta Fighting Championships.[1]

Invicta Fighting Championships

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Van Duin was expected to make her promotional debut on 5 December 2014 at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio against Charmaine Tweet. However, the bout was scrapped on 3 December after Tweet was medically disqualified from competing on the card.[1]

Van Duin eventually made her debut for the promotion on 24 April 2015 at Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza when she faced Amanda Bell.[1] Van Duin won the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round. The win also earned Van Duin her first Performance of the Night bonus award.[2]

Van Duin faced Cris Cyborg for the Invicta FC Featherweight Championship on 9 July 2015 at Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin.[3]

Kickboxing and Muay Thai Career

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On the 5th of November, Van Duin fought former World Boxing Champion Geovana Peres for the WMC New Zealand Heavyweight title.[4] Van Duin lost by Split Decision.[5]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
10 matches 6 wins 4 losses
By knockout 1 4
By submission 3 0
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 6–4 Kaitlin Young TKO (punches) Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II 7 June 2019 3 3:52 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Loss 6–3 Irene Aldana TKO (punches) Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi 23 September 2016 1 4:57 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 6–2 Charlene Watt Decision (unanimous) Brace 41 17 June 2016 3 N/A Christchurch, New Zealand Bantamweight debut.
Loss 5–2 Cris Cyborg TKO (knee to the body and punches) Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin 9 July 2015 1 0:45 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For the Invicta FC Featherweight Championship.
Win 5–1 Amanda Bell Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza 24 April 2015 2 0:38 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 4–1 Arlene Blencowe TKO (knee to the body) Storm MMA - Storm Damage 5 30 August 2014 3 3:00 Canberra, Australia Catchweight fight. Blencowe did not make weight.
Win 4–0 Kate Da Silva Submission (triangle choke) Storm MMA - Storm Damage 3 31 August 2013 4 1:36 Canberra, Australia Storm MMA Finals. Won Storm MMA Woman's Featherweight Championship.
Win 3–0 Arlene Blencowe Decision (split) Storm MMA - Storm Damage 3 31 August 2013 2 3:00 Canberra, Australia Storm MMA Semi-Finals
Win 2–0 Michelle Peruzzi TKO (punches) Storm MMA - Storm Damage 3 31 August 2013 1 2:01 Canberra, Australia Storm MMA Quarter-Finals
Win 1–0 Kelly Kinita Submission (rear-naked choke) ETK - Sunday Session 18 28 April 2013 4 N/A Auckland, New Zealand

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Tamati Tiananga (24 March 2015). "MMA champ Faith Van Duin to fight Amanda Bell in Invicta FC 12". maoritelevision.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ Staff (26 April 2015). "MMA: Van Duin wins Invicta debut". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (11 June 2015). "Cris 'Cyborg' vs. Faith Van Duin headlines trio of title fights for Invicta FC 13". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Former WBO World Champion announces third Muay Thai fight". Women Boxing News. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Geovana Peres wins first Muay Thai title". Women Boxing News. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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