Tatiana Suarez

USA

Not competitive in title fight
StrawweightUFC
February 8, 2025
Suarez came up short in her quest for the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship on Saturday, falling to Zhang Weili via unanimous decision (46-49, 46-49, 45-49) at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia.
ANALYSIS
Most thought Suarez would have gotten this shot years ago, but injury and illness delayed her opportunity. She finally got her chance at UFC gold here, and outside of Round 1, it was a massive struggle. She fired off a whopping 15 takedowns attempts, landing just one. Suarez spent a good portion of the opening frame on top, but did next to nothing with her positional advantage. She was dominated the rest of the way. Zhang was the far more physical fighter, and as expected, the much better striker. Simply put, Tatiana had no chance of winning if she couldn't get her wrestling game going, and that simply wasn't going to happen. This was Suarez's first professional loss, but it may very well have been her only shot at a championship. She turned 34 years of age in December. Her injury history is well documented. The one thing working in her favor is that she competes in a division with very little depth.
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Finally healthy enough for title shot
StrawweightUFC
December 16, 2024
Suarez (undisclosed) will take on Zhang Weili for the UFC Strawweight Championship in the co-main event of UFC 312 on Feb. 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
The undefeated Suarez has always been considered as one of the top strawweight competitors on the roster, but injuries have been her toughest opposition to date. She had her second significant knee surgery at the beginning of 2024, and then was forced to withdraw from an October matchup against Virna Jandiroba due to undisclosed reasons. Now she'll jump straight to the top, taking on an opponent in Zhang who has successfully defended her title twice regaining it in 2022 against Carla Esparza. Suarez is a wrestler by nature, and her key to victory here will be exploiting Zhang's sub-par 50 percent takedown defense.
Won't fight Jandiroba
StrawweightUFC
October 21, 2024
Suarez is out of her strawweight fight against Virna Jandiroba scheduled for UFC 310 on Dec. 7, Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear why Suarez can't fight at this juncture. This is a tough break for Suarez, who backed out of a fight in January against Amanda Lemos due to a knee injury. She'll now have to cancel a second-straight fight. Jandiroba, meanwhile, will need to find a fill-in opponent fast.
Booked against Jandiroba
StrawweightUFC
October 10, 2024
Suarez will fight Virna Jandiroba at UFC 310 on Dec. 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
After withdrawing from UFC 298 in January due to a knee injury, Suarez is now ready to return and will put her perfect 7-0 record as a UFC fighter on the line against Jandiroba, who boasts her own four-fight win streak.
Injury revealed
StrawweightUFC
January 31, 2024
Suarez withdrew from UFC 298 because of a knee injury, according to Matthew Wells of MMAJunkie.com.
ANALYSIS
Suarez suffered a swollen knee during training camp, hence her withdrawal from UFC 298. While the swelling is considered relatively strange, it is reportedly "not a big injury" expected to keep her out long. Ideally for Suarez, she can get back to competing quickly, keeping her high contender status and championship-fighting possibilities plausible.
Backs out of fight
StrawweightUFC
January 16, 2024
Suarez withdrew Tuesday for her scheduled strawweight fight against Amanda Lemos at UFC 298 in Anaheim on Feb. 17 due to unspecified reasons, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Suarez owns a perfect 7-0 record during her time in the UFC, but she'll put her winning streak on hold after withdrawing from the UFC 298 card. The promotion has added Mackenzie Dern to the card to take on Lemos in Suarez's place.