Gina Carano

Gina Carano's History

Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American actress and former mixed martial artist. She competed in EliteXC and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. Her popularity led to her being called the "face of women's MMA", although Carano rejected this title. She and Cris Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event during their 2009 Strikeforce bout. Carano retired from competition after her first professional MMA defeat to Cyborg.

Transitioning from the ring to the screen, Carano landed her first major role as the lead of the action film Haywire (2011), which was followed by appearances in Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and Deadpool (2016). She also portrayed Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian from 2019 to 2020.

Carano started her career in the sport of Muay Thai. After achieving a Muay Thai record of 12–1–1, Carano received an offer from Jamie Levine to participate in the first-ever sanctioned female MMA bout in Nevada with World Extreme Fighting to fight Leiticia Pestovа (a fight Carano won in 38 seconds). In addition to Muay Thai, Gina was also trained in the fighting style, Gaidojutsu.

Mixed Martial Arts Record

• Number of Fights - 8
  
  
• Wins - 7
  
  
• By Knockout - 3
  
  
• By Submission - 1
  
  
• By Decision - 3
  
  
• Losses - 1
  
  
• By Knockout - 1