Michelle Montague
“The Wild One”
#12 Women's BantamweightRecord 8-0-0New ZealandAmerican Top Team
The style
Submission Grappler
Grappling-first · Rear-naked choke · Undefeated
GrapplingStriking
The first New Zealand woman to fight in the UFC, an unbeaten grappler with six submission wins in eight fights, most by rear-naked choke. She smothered Luana Carolina in her September 2025 debut and outworked veteran Mayra Bueno Silva in April 2026. Her wrestling-heavy southpaw game has her on the edge of the rankings.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 8-0-0 |
| Age | 32 |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Reach | — |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Team | American Top Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
0 KO/TKO6 SUB2 DEC
How they lose
Has never lost.
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Montague lands on a covered card.