Wikipedia: Liz CarmoucheLiz Carmouche
"Girl-Rilla"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Liz Carmouche
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Can struggle to secure offense against elite-level counter-strikers
- Occasional low striking output in tactical point-fights
- Historical susceptibility to high-level BJJ specialists on the ground
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Cardio and Wrestling are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression71
- Cardio88
- Wrestling85
- Fight IQ85
- Distance Control77
- Finishing68
Prep for camp: Liz Carmouche
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a high-volume wrestling approach averaging over 2.5 takedowns per 15 minutes
- Blends physical strength with a grinding clinch game against the fence
- Employs patient kickboxing to set up level changes and explosive entries
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Liz Carmouche.
How Liz has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent reported injuries.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2025-08-15vs Jena BishopKO/TKO · R3 · 2025 PFL World Championships
- W2025-06-20vs Elora DanaU-DEC · R3 · 2025 PFL Semifinals
- W2025-04-11vs Ilara JoanneTKO · R1 · 2025 PFL First Round
- L2024-08-02vs Taila SantosU-DEC · R3 · 2024 PFL Playoffs
- W2024-06-13vs Kana WatanabeSub · R3 · 2024 PFL
Availability
Scheduled to face Viviane Araujo in PFL.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Liz Carmouche is a highly experienced veteran and pioneer of women's MMA known for her exceptional physical strength and wrestling-heavy style. She thrives in high-stakes environments, using top control and grinding pressure to dictate the terms of the fight. Despite her age, she remains a top-tier threat in the Flyweight division due to her elite cardio and defensive durability.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a high-volume wrestling approach averaging over 2.5 takedowns per 15 minutes
- Blends physical strength with a grinding clinch game against the fence
- Employs patient kickboxing to set up level changes and explosive entries
- Maintains a high pace and physical pressure to wear down opponents over five rounds
Signature Moves
- Ground and pound from top control
- Power double-leg takedown
- Neck crank/Rear-naked choke
- Heavy lead-leg calf kicks
Weaknesses
- Can struggle to secure offense against elite-level counter-strikers
- Occasional low striking output in tactical point-fights
- Historical susceptibility to high-level BJJ specialists on the ground