Charmaine Tweet

Charmaine Tweet is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. She is currently signed with Invicta FC.

Charmaine Tweet
Born (1977-04-30) April 30, 1977
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Other namesNot So Sweet
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
StyleMuay Thai
Kickboxing record
Total12
Wins10
Losses1
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total15
Wins9
By knockout3
By submission5
By decision1
Losses6
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Kickboxing career

Tweet began training with kickboxer Duke Roufus in 2001 and stayed with his team until 2005.[1] Her current kickboxing record is 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In June 2011, Tweet made her professional MMA debut, losing to future UFC Women's Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Over the next two years, Tweet would build her record to 4 wins and 3 losses before signing to Invicta FC.

After the loss to Cyborg Tweet returned to Canada to fight with Prestige FC. She had rematch with Anna Barone at Prestige FC 1, finishing her in the first round.

She was then set to fight Jessica Miele for the vacant Prestige FC Featherweight Championship. She won via unanimous decision.

Invicta FC

In her promotional debut in December 2013, Tweet faced Julia Budd at Invicta FC 7. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Tweet returned to the promotion on September 6, 2014 to face Veronica Rothenhausler at Invicta FC 8. She won the fight via TKO in the first round.[3]

Tweet next faced Cris Cyborg on February 27, 2015 for the Featherweight title at Invicta FC 11.[4] She lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[5]

Tweet returned at Invicta FC 17 to take on the undefeated Latoya Walker. She won via tko in the first round by spinning backfist.[6]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Mixed Martial Arts
  • Prestige FC
    • Prestige FC Women's Featherweight Championship

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
15 matches 9 wins 6 losses
By knockout 3 3
By submission 5 1
By decision 1 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9–6 Megan Anderson TKO (punches and head kick) Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet 14 January 2017 2 2:05 Kansas City, Missouri, United States For the Interim Invicta FC Featherweight Championship.
Win 9–5 Latoya Walker TKO (spinning back fist) Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider 7 May 2016 1 3:41 Costa Mesa, California, United States
Win 8–5 Jessica Miele Decision (unanimous) Prestige FC 2: Queen City Coronation 12 March 2016 5 5:00 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Won Prestige FC Featherweight Championship.
Win 7–5 Anna Barone TKO (retirement) Prestige FC 1: Atonement 24 October 2015 1 3:41 Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Loss 6–5 Cris Cyborg TKO (punches) Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet 27 February 2015 1 0:46 Los Angeles, California, United States For the Invicta FC Featherweight Championship.
Win 6–4 Veronica Rothenhausler TKO (punches) Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada 6 September 2014 1 4:05 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 5–4 Anna Barone Submission (rear-naked choke) MMA Fight Night 2 21 May 2014 1 3:15 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 4–4 Julia Budd Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith 7 December 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 4–3 Amanda Bell Submission (rear-naked choke) BFTB 2 - Redemption 1 June 2013 1 4:18 Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Win 3–3 Sy Jewett Submission (rear-naked choke) AFC 15 - The Ides 15 March 2013 1 2:25 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Win 2–3 Puja Kadian Submission (guillotine choke) SFL 10 23 November 2012 1 0:45 Mumbai, India
Loss 1–3 Adrienne Seiber Decision (split) HKFC - School of Hard Knocks 25 15 June 2012 3 5:00 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Win 1–2 Marshelle Weinberger Submission (guillotine choke) HKFC - School of Hard Knocks 20 24 February 2012 1 1:19 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Loss 0–2 Anna Barone KO (punches) BEP 5 - Breast Cancer Beatdown 1 October 2011 1 0:18 Fletcher, North Carolina, United States
Loss 0–1 Ronda Rousey Submission (armbar) HKFC - School of Hard Knocks 12 17 June 2011 1 0:49 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Catchweight (150 lbs) bout.

Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
13 wins (9 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2018-02-27Loss Genah FabianPleasanton, CA, United StatesKO2
Fought for the WMC World Middleweightweight (−66.0 kg/145 lb) Full Contact Championship.

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References
  1. "Up Close and Personal with Charmaine Tweet". lastwordonsports.com. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  2. "Charmaine Tweet - Kickboxing". womenkickboxing.com. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  3. "Invicta FC 8 results: Charmaine Tweet pounds out Veronica Rothenhausler". SI. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  4. "Cristiane 'Cyborg' Justino Headlines Invicta FC 11 in Los Angeles on Feb. 27".
  5. "Invicta FC 11 Results: Cyborg Destroys Tweet, Grasso Stifles Inoue".
  6. "Invicta FC 17 Results: Charmaine Tweet Pulls a Rabbit Out of Her Hat".
  7. "Charmaine Tweet". Awakening Fighters. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
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