Jessamyn Duke

Invicta Fighting Championships Duke made her professional and promotional debut against Suzie Montero on July 28, 2012, at Invicta FC 2. She won via TKO in the third round.

Duke faced Marciea Allen on October 6, 2012, at Invicta FC 3. She won via submission due to an armbar in the first round. This victory earned her a submission of the night bonus award, which was split between Duke and Stephanie Frausto, due to her submission victory over Amy Davis in the same event.

Duke faced Miriam Nakamoto on April 5, 2013, at Invicta FC 5. The result was originally a KO victory for Nakamoto but was later overturned by the Missouri Office of Athletics to no contest due to an illegal knee.

The Ultimate Fighter In August 2013, Duke was announced as a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate. She defeated Laura Howarth via submission due to a triangle choke during the entry round and was the second female pick of Team Rousey.

Duke faced Raquel Pennington in the elimination round. Pennington defeated Duke via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) and the performance earned both participants Fight of The Season honors.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Duke made her promotional debut against TUF 18 teammate Peggy Morgan on November 30, 2013, at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. She won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

In her second UFC fight, Duke faced Bethe Correia at UFC 172. She lost the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27).

Duke faced Leslie Smith at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller on July 16, 2014. She lost the fight via TKO early in the first round after taking several punches to the face and body.

Duke faced Elizabeth Phillips at UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 on July 25, 2015, in a rematch of their amateur bout at RFA 2 – Yvel vs. Alexander. Duke lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Return to Invicta FC Following her third straight loss in the UFC, Duke re-signed with Invicta and faced Irene Aldana at Invicta FC 16 on March 11, 2016. She lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.

Duke faced Cindy Dandois at Invicta FC 18 on July 29, 2016. She lost the fight by a first-round submission.

Professional wrestling career WWE (2018–2021) Duke started her professional wrestling training at Santino Bros. Pro Wrestling School in California. On May 7, 2018, WWE announced that Duke, along with Marina Shafir, had signed with WWE and reported to the Performance Center for training.

On October 28 at WWE Evolution, Duke and Shafir made their WWE debuts as heels when they interfered during the NXT Women's Championship match, in which they helped Shayna Baszler win the title over Kairi Sane. Duke and Shafir then aligned themselves with Baszler establishing themselves as heels in the process. They made another appearance at NXT TakeOver: WarGames when they interfered during Baszler and Sane's two out of three falls match, in which Baszler scored the first fall and the victory in the latter to retain the title. On the December 19, 2018, episode of NXT Shafir and Duke made their NXT in-ring debut and lost to Io Shirai and Dakota Kai when Io pinned Shafir after a Moonsault. At NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, Duke and Shafir assisted Baszler in retaining the title against Bianca Belair. On October 23, 2019, Duke and Shafir faced Tegan Nox and Dakota Kai in a number one contender's match for the Women's Tag Team Championship, but were defeated.

After several months of inactivity, Duke returned to WWE television on August 17, 2020, reuniting with Baszler and Shafir, after Nia Jax attacked Shafir and Duke. On the August 31 episode of Raw, Duke made her debut on Raw Underground, an underground fight club hosted by Shane McMahon, where she easily defeated local competitor Avery Taylor. This turned out to be her final WWE appearance. Duke worked as a full-time digital content creator for WWE and UpUpDownDown brand. On May 19, 2021, WWE announced that Duke was released from her WWE contract.

Personal life Duke is a self-described gamer. In an interview, Ronda Rousey estimated that Duke "pays more of her bills streaming than she does from fighting".

Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighter 18 Fight of the Season Tuff-N-Uff Tuff-N-Uff amateur featherweight title (one time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Cindy Dandois Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 18

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Loss

Irene Aldana TKO (punches) Invicta FC 16

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Elizabeth Phillips Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2

Chicago, Illinois, United States Loss

Leslie Smith TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Loss

Bethe Correia Decision (unanimous) UFC 172

Baltimore, Maryland, United States Win

Peggy Morgan Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NC

Miriam Nakamoto No Contest (overturned) Invicta FC 5

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Win

Marciea Allen Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 3

Kansas City, Kansas, United States Win

Suzie Montero TKO (elbows and punches) Invicta FC 2

Kansas City, Kansas, United States Loss

Raquel Pennington Decision (unanimous)

(air date)

Win

Laura Howarth Submission (triangle choke) (air date)

Win

Elizabeth Phillips Submission (guillotine choke) RFA 2 – Yvel vs. Alexander

Kearney, Nebraska, United States Loss

Amanda Bell TKO (punches) Absolute Action MMA 20: Battle Against Breast Cancer 2

Florence, Kentucky, United States Win

Autumn Richardson Decision (unanimous) Tuff-N-Uff: Future Stars of MMA

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Crystal Bentley Submission (rear-naked choke) Absolute Action MMA 13

Florence, Kentucky, United States Win

Sarah Cook Submission (rear-naked choke) Absolute Action MMA 12: The Anniversary Show

Florence, Kentucky, United States Loss

Ashlee Evans-Smith Decision (unanimous) Tuff-N-Uff: Las Vegas vs. 10th Planet Riverside

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Alexandria Stobbe TKO (punches) Absolute Action MMA 5: Battle Against Breast Cancer

Florence, Kentucky, United States