Awakening WMMA Awards
2015 results
WMMA Awards
2015 Results
We want to thank all of those that nominated and voted in this years awards. Here are your results!
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Female Fighter of the Year
Holly Holm
1. Holly Holm 46.5%
2. Joanna Jędrzejczyk 20.3%
3. Andrea Lee 17.2%
16% of votes for remaining nominees
Cristiane Justino, Taila Santos, Tonya Evinger
Fan Favourite Atomweight of the Year
Amber Brown
1. Amber Brown 20.4%
2. Julia Jones 13.7%
3. Jinh Yu Frey 12.7%
4. Irene Cabello 11.3%
5. Herica Tiburcio 10.7%
6. Thaty Bergamaschi 7.2%
24% of votes for remaining nominees
Ayaka Hamasaki, Catherine Costigan, Emi Tomimatsu, Kanna Asakura, Mei Yamaguchi, Mina Kurobe, Naho Sugiyama, Satoko Shinashi, Satomi Takano
Fan Favourite Strawweight of the Year
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
1. Joanna Jędrzejczyk 37.1%
2. Paige VanZant 12.3%
3. Alexa Grasso 6.4%
4. Angela Lee 5.8%
5. Claudia Gadelha 5.8%
6. Tecia Torres 5.4%
27.2% of votes for remaining nominees
Carla Esparza, Jessica Aguilar, Joanne Calderwood, Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, Juliana de Lima Carneiro, Kaline Medeiros, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Livia Renata Souza, Maryna Moroz, Livia Renata Souza, Pearl Gonzalez, Randa Markos, Sharon Jacobson, Valérie Létourneau, Viviane Pereira
Fan Favourite Flyweight of the Year
Andrea Lee
1. Andrea Lee 37.8%
2. Roxanne Modafferi 12.9%
3. Charlene Watt 7.2%
4. Jennifer Maia 6.1%
5. Vanessa Porto 5.1%
6. Poliana Botelho 4.2%
26.7% of votes for remaining nominees
Ariane Lipski, Ashley Yoder, Irene Cabello, Isabelle Pare, Isabelly Varela, Jin Tang, Jingnan Xiong, Julia Berezikova, Juliana Werner, Karine Silva, Kate Jackson, Katlyn Chookagian, Marilia Santos, Rebecca Ruth, Sylwia Juskiewicz
Fan Favourite Bantamweight of the Year
Holly Holm
1. Holly Holm 38.2%
2. Ronda Rousey 19.9%
3. Raquel Pennington 11.2%
4. Tonya Evinger 5.7%
5. Miesha Tate 4.9%
6. Amanda Nunes 3.8%
16.3% of votes for remaining nominees
Bethe Correia, Cat Zingano, Colleen Schneider, Cristina Stanciu, Elina Kallionidou, Jessica Eye, Julianna Peña, Liz Carmouche, Marion Reneau, Priscila de Souza, Sara McMann, Sarah Kaufman, Shanna Young, Taila Santos
Fan Favourite Featherweight of the Year
Cristiane Justino
1. Cristiane Justino 37.3%
2. Julia Budd 7.7%
3. Amanda Bell 6.7%
4. Marloes Coenen 6.5%
5. Katharina Lehner 6.4%
6. Megan Anderson 4.5%
30.9% of votes for remaining nominees
Adrienna Jenkins, Andria Wawro, Arlene Blencowe, Charmaine Tweet, Cindy Dandois, Daria Ibragimova, Faith Van Duin, Gabrielle Holloway, Latoya Walker, Peggy Morgan
Female Fight of the Year
Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm (UFC 193)
1. Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm (UFC 193) 66.7%
2. Andrea Lee vs Rachael Ostovich (Invicta FC 14) 19.4%
3. Miesha Tate vs Sara McMann (UFC 183) 3.5%
10.4% of votes for remaining nominees
Mizuki Inoue vs Alexa Grasso (Invicta FC 11), Shanna Young vs Christina Jobe (KOTC: Bear Brawl), Kalindra Faria vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz (KSW 30), Seo Hee Ham vs Cortney Casey (UFC Fight Night 79)
Knockout of the Year
Holly Holm def. Ronda Rousey (UFC 193)
1. Holly Holm def. Ronda Rousey (UFC 193) 84.6%
2. Joanna Jędrzejczyk def. Carla Esparza (UFC 185) 7.8%
3. Amber Leibrock def. Marina Shafir (Invicta FC 13) 3.9%
3.7% of votes for remaining nominees
Polyana Viana def. Amanda Ribas (Jungle Fight 83), Kali Robbins def. Kyna Sisson (KOTC: Bitter Enemies), Irina Mazepa def. Ann Osman (One: Tigers of Asia), Mei Yamaguchi def. Miyoko Kusak (DEEP JEWELS 7)
Submission of the Year
Rose Namajunas def. Paige VanZant via Rear-Naked Choke (UFC Fight Night 80)
1. Rose Namajunas def. Paige VanZant via Rear-Naked Choke (UFC Fight Night 80) 43.8%
2. Andrea Lee def. Ariel Beck via Armbar (Legacy FC 49) 16.5%
3. Angela Lee def. Natalie Gonzales Hills via Twister (One: Pride of Lions) 13.1%
26.6% of votes for remaining nominees
Andrea Lee def. Rachael Ostovich via Armbar (Invicta FC 14), Faith Van Duin def. Amanda Bell via Side Choke (Invicta FC 12), Julia Berezikova def. Juliana Werner via Kneebar (XFCi9), Celine Haga def. Catherine Costigan via Armbar (BAMMA 22), Kali Robbins def. Priscilla Brownfield via Reverse Triangle Choke (No Mercy 4)
Female Newcomer of the Year
Angela Lee
1. Angela Lee 25.1%
2. Sabina Mazo 17%
3. Aspen Ladd 10.7%
4. Nicole Upshaw 7.8%
5. Amber Leibrock 7.8%
6. Minna Grusander 6.8%
24.8% of votes for remaining nominees
Bryony Tyrell, Felicia Spencer, Ffion Davies, Irina Mazepa, Istella Nunes, Kali Robbins, Kyna Sisson, Micol di Segni
Amateur Female of the Year
Macy Chiasson
1. Macy Chiasson 16.5%
2. Cynthia Arceo 9.8%
3. Samantha Diaz 8.8%
4. Miranda Dearing 8.7%
5. Jamie Herrington 8.6%
6. Gemma Sheehan 8.4%
39.2% of votes for remaining nominees
Aleksandra Toncheva, Brooke Mayo, Chelsea Herring, Gillian Robertson, Kelly D'Angelo, Miranda Granger, Monica Medina, Samantha Gilliland, Sanna Merta, Sarah Click, Shannon Goughary, Sunna Davidsdottir, Varpu Rinne
Inspirational Female of the Year
Holly Holm
1. Holly Holm 35.1%
2. Ronda Rousey 17.6%
3. Andrea Lee 17.1%
4. Joanna Jędrzejczyk 11.7%
5. Susie Wyatt 7.2%
6. Valentina Shevchenko 2.9%
8.4% of votes for remaining nominees
Celine Haga, Christina Jobe, Julianna Peña, Kathy Long, Miesha Tate, Tecia Torres
Sponsor of the Year
Bud Light
1. Bud Light 23.5%
2. Reebok 21.5%
3. Fight Chix 11.6%
4. Dragon Do 10.4%
5. MMA Road Hog 9.9%
6. Dynamic Fastener 5.5%
17.6% of votes for remaining nominees
Fighter Alias, Inspirit, Scramble, Sicchic, Sports Foods, X-ion-X
Gym of the Year
Jackson/Wink MMA
1. Jackson/Wink MMA 26.5%
2. American Top Team 21.1%
3. Karate Mafia 15.4%
4. SFS Brighton, MI 15.3%
5. San Diego Combat Academy 7.2%
14.5% of votes for remaining nominees
Astra Fight Team, Blessed MMA, Parana Vale Tudo, X'Treme Couture
Personality of the Year
Holly Holm
1. Holly Holm 33.1%
2. Ronda Rousey 29.1%
3. Joanna Jędrzejczyk 15.9%
4. Tonya Evinger 8.1%
13.8% of votes for remaining nominees
Angela Hill, Julie Kedzie, Laura Sanko, Shannon Knapp, Tecia Torres
Best Promotion
UFC
1. UFC 45.6%
2. Invicta 33.9%
3. Legacy 7.7%
4. Princesses of Pain 4.4%
8.4% of votes for remaining nominees
Deep Jewels, One FC, XFC, Z1 Malaysia
Media Resource of the Year
MMAJunkie
1. MMAJunkie 37.8%
2. MMAFighting 18.9%
3. Sherdog 17.9%
4. DamadeFerroMMA.com 5.7%
5. Wombat Sports 5.6%
14.1% of votes for remaining nominees
WMMANews, WMMA Round-up, WMMA Round-up, LUB MMA
Photographer of the Year
Esther Lin
1. Esther Lin 24.4%
2. Cynthia Vance 22.7%
3. Mike Jackson 18.5%
34.4% of votes for remaining nominees
Fidel 'Monstro' Moreno, Mike Calimbas, Scott Hirano
Journalist of the Year
Megan Olivi (UFC)
1. Megan Olivi (UFC) 33.4%
2. Marc Raimondi (MMAFighting.com) 20.8%
3. Kristin Usry (Womens's MMA Roundup) 15.1%
4. MarQ Piocos (Wombat Sports) 15%
15.7% of votes for remaining nominees
Adriana Cepeda (Latamm.com), Rob Tatem (CombatPress.com), Robert Sargent (MMARising.com)
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