Zoila Frausto Gurgel

Zoila Frausto (born December 10, 1983) is an American kickboxer and former professional mixed martial artist. She was the first Bellator Women's Champion.

Background Zoila is of Mexican descent and heritage. Zoila's father is a third-degree black belt in tae kwon do. Her sister is MMA fighter Stephanie Frausto. She graduated from Madera High School in 2002 and attended Fresno City College.

Mixed martial arts career Frausto debuted in mixed martial arts on February 13, 2009, and faced Karina Hallinan at WarGods: Valentine's Eve Massacre. She defeated Hallinan by Split Decision.

She next faced Sarah Boyd on June 27, 2009, at Disturbing The Peace in Fresno, California. Frausto won the fight by Unanimous Decision.

On July 25, 2009, Frausto fought a debuting Leeann Jenkins at Pure Combat 9 – Home Turf. She won the fight by Unanimous Decision.

Frausto faced Elisha Helsper, who was coming back from a 3-year layoff, at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Evangelista on November 6, 2009, and won the fight by Unanimous Decision.

She next faced Jessica Rakoczy at Tachi Palace Fights 3 – Champions Collide on February 4, 2010. Frausto won the fight by armbar submission in the first round.

Frausto faced Miesha Tate on March 26, 2010, at Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe. She lost the fight by armbar submission in the second round.

On May 16, 2010, Frausto dropped down to 125 pounds to face Michelle Ould at TWC 8 – Meltdown in Porterville, California. She was awarded a victory by verbal submission due to an ankle injury Ould sustained while taking Frausto down.

Bellator Fighting Championships Frausto faced Rosi Sexton at Bellator 23 on June 24, 2010. She defeated Sexton by knockout due to a knee exactly two minutes into the first round.

She entered the Bellator Season Three 115-pound women's tournament at Bellator 25 and faced Jessica Penne in the opening round. Frausto won the fight via unanimous decision.

Frausto faced Jessica Aguilar in the second round of the Bellator tournament at Bellator 31. She defeated Aguilar via split decision and went on to face Megumi Fujii in the tournament final at Bellator 34 on October 28, 2010. Frausto won a decision, handing Fujii her first professional defeat and becoming the inaugural 115-pound women's champion.

Frausto faced Karina Hallinan at Bellator 35 in a non-title match on March 5, 2011, in Lemoore, California. She won the fight via unanimous decision but suffered a right hand fracture.

Frausto agreed to rematch Jessica Aguilar in a non-title bout at a Bellator event in late October. However, Aguilar withdrew from the planned fight while recovering from foot surgery and Frausto was booked to face Carina Damm at Bellator 57 on November 12, 2011. Frausto withdrew from the bout on October 20 after suffering a torn ACL in training and was sidelined for a year.

Frausto made her return on October 26, 2012, at Bellator 78 in Dayton, Ohio. She defeated Casey Noland by unanimous decision.

Frausto next faced Jessica Eye at Bellator 83 on December 7, 2012. She was defeated when Eye won via standing arm-triangle choke.

Invicta Fighting Championships On February 5, 2013, it was announced that Frausto had signed a multi-fight deal with Invicta Fighting Championships. Also in 2013, she vacated her Bellator title. The Bellator women's division was dropped later that year in August.

She faced Jennifer Maia at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013. Frausto lost the fight via unanimous decision.

On December 7, 2013, Frausto faced Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith. Frausto lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Tachi Palace Fights 26 She defeated short notice replacement Corina Herrera via unanimous decision on February 18, 2016, at “Tachi Palace Fights 26: Brawl in the Hall” in Lemoore, California to end a 4 fight losing skid.

Combate Americas After a hiatus that included a divorce and relocating to California, Frausto signed with Combate Americas and made her promotional debut against Jaimelene Nievera at Combate 31 on February 22, 2019. She won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.

As the second fight in the promotion she headlined Combate 41 against Reina Cordoba on August 2, 2019. She lost the bout via submission in the first round.

She is expected to headline Combate Americas' event on December 13, 2019.

Muay Thai She defeated Linda Aguilar by second-round TKO in her Muay Thai debut at WCK Muay Thai: Matter of Pride in Temecula, California on February 15, 2014. She took a majority decision win over Jessica Gladstone at WCK Muay Thai: Beauty and the Beast in Lemoore, California on May 1, 2014. Frausto made her third appearance with the promotion against Lindsay Marino at World Championship Kickboxing: Ultimate Conquest on December 4, 2014. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator Women's Strawweight Championship (One time; First) Bellator Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Winner Women's MMA Awards 2010 Female Flyweight of the Year 2010 Upset of the Year vs. Rosi Sexton on June 24 2010 Headline of the Year defeating Megumi Fujii on October 28 Grapplers Quest 1st place, 2012 Grapplers Quest World Championships Women's No Gi Intermediate Openweight division

Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Reina Cordoba Submission (armbar) Combate 41: Frausto vs. Cordoba

Fresno, California, United States Win

Jaimelene Nievera TKO (punches and knees) Combate 31: Mexico vs. USA

Fresno, California, United States Win

Corina Herrera Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fights 26

Lemoore, California, United States Loss

Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger Decision (unanimous) RFA 31: Smith vs. Marunde

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

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

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Loss

Jennifer Maia Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Loss

Jessica Eye Technical Submission (standing arm-triangle choke) Bellator 83

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Casey Noland Decision (unanimous) Bellator 78

Dayton, Ohio, United States Win

Karina Hallinan Decision (unanimous) Bellator 35

Lemoore, California, United States Win

Megumi Fujii Decision (split) Bellator 34

Hollywood, Florida, United States Win

Jessica Aguilar Decision (split) Bellator 31

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Win

Jessica Penne Decision (unanimous) Bellator 25

Chicago, Illinois, United States Win

Rosi Sexton KO (knee and punches) Bellator 23

Louisville, Kentucky, United States Win

Michelle Ould Submission (ankle injury) The Warriors Cage 8: Meltdown

Porterville, California, United States Loss

Miesha Tate Submission (armbar) Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe

Fresno, California, United States Win

Jessica Rakoczy Submission (armbar) TPF 3: Champions Collide

Lemoore, California, United States Win

Elisha Helsper Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Evangelista

Fresno, California, United States Win

Leann Jenkins Decision (unanimous) PureCombat 9: Home Turf

Visalia, California, United States Win

Sarah Boyd Decision (unanimous) Disturbing The Peace

Fresno, California, United States Win

Karina Hallinan Decision (split) Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions: The Valentine's Eve Massacre

Fresno, California, United States