Barb Honchak

Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa Porto, Roxanne Modafferi, Leslie Smith and Felice Herrig.

Background Honchak grew up in Edwardsville, Illinois, and has one sister, Tammy. She is married to her husband, Timm.

After receiving her degrees, she moved back to Midwest because of her fiancée's career, and started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for self-defense under Steve Berger at the age of 26. From there on, she quickly took an amateur mixed martial arts bout and was hooked to the sport.

Honchak won three more fights in 2011, defeating Amber McAvoy and Nina Ansaroff by decision and Roxanne Modafferi by submission due to a rear-naked choke.

Invicta Fighting Championships As the first bout of her three-fight contract, Honchak made her Invicta Fighting Championships debut on July 28, 2012, at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann. She defeated Bethany Marshall by TKO in the second round.

On October 28, 2012, Honchak faced Aisling Daly at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama. She defeated Daly by unanimous decision.

The victory over Daly earned Honchak a shot at the inaugural Invicta FC Flyweight title on April 5, 2013, at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson. She defeated Vanessa Porto by unanimous decision to become the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion.

Honchak faced Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith on December 7, 2013. She successfully defended her Invicta FC title, winning via unanimous decision. The bout earned both fighters the Fight of the Night honors.

Honchak faced Takayo Hashi at Invicta FC 9 on November 1, 2014, and successfully defended her title with another unanimous decision victory. As a result of relocating, she had problems finding a team to train in, which in turn led to the stripping of her title due to inactivity.

The Ultimate Fighter In August 2017, it was announced that after a few years away from the sport Honchak would be one of the fighters featured on The Ultimate Fighter 26, where the process to crown the UFC's inaugural 125-pound Women's Champion will take place.

In the first round, Honchak defeated Gillian Robertson via TKO in the second round, allowing her to move on to the next stage of the competition. In the quarterfinals, Honchak faced Rachael Ostovich-Berdon and won the fight by unanimous decision after two rounds. In the semifinals, Honchak faced Nicco Montaño. She lost the fight via unanimous decision after three rounds.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Honchak was scheduled to face Roxanne Modafferi on December 1, 2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale. However, on the day of the weigh in, Sijara Eubanks was pulled from the fight for kidney failure while trying to make weight and she was replaced by Modafferi to face Nicco Montaño. Honchak instead faced Lauren Murphy. She lost the back-and-forth fight by split decision.

The rematch between Honchak and Roxanne Modafferi was rescheduled to take place July 6, 2018, at UFC TUF 27 Finale. Honchak lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.

Honchak was released by the UFC in August 2018. She has retired since.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Roxanne Modafferi TKO (elbows) The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Lauren Murphy Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Takayo Hashi Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi

Davenport, Iowa, United States Win

Leslie Smith Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Win

Vanessa Porto Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Win

Aisling Daly Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama

Kansas City, Kansas, United States Win

Bethany Marshall TKO (punches) Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann

Kansas City, Kansas, United States Win

Roxanne Modafferi Submission (rear-naked choke) BEP 5: Breast Cancer Beatdown

Fletcher, North Carolina, United States Win

Nina Ansaroff Decision (unanimous) Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl 2

Fargo, North Dakota, United States Win

Amber McAvoy Decision (unanimous) WC: Wright Fights 2

St. Charles, Missouri, United States Win

Felice Herrig Decision (unanimous) Hoosier FC 6: New Years Nemesis

Valparaiso, Indiana, United States Loss

Angela Magaña Decision (split) Ultimate Women Challenge

St George, Utah, United States Loss

Cat Zingano Decision (unanimous) Fight to Win: Phenoms

Denver, Colorado, United States Win

Monica Lovato Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Horse Power

Mescalero, New Mexico, United States Mixed martial arts exhibition record Loss

Nicco Montaño Decision (unanimous)

(air date)

Win

Rachael Ostovich-Berdon Decision (unanimous) (air date)

Win

Gillian Robertson TKO (punches and elbows) (air date)