Born in 1990 in Middletown, Connecticut, she grew up in the Oxford Hills region of Western Maine where she began practicing martial arts at age seven.

[4] At age seven, Moore participated in a visiting karate program at the school and began studying competition sparring and kata, which she credits with "igniting a fire" in her for combat sport.

[5][3] By the end of her junior year in high school, her financial situation caused her to consider enlisting in the military rather than attending a four-year college.

After studying information her counselor provided and viewing the 2006 film Annapolis, Moore became especially interested in the United States Naval Academy.

[3] She took training classes in swimming, wrestling and boxing[4] and remained at the school for two years before being medically discharged due to a diagnosis of Crohn's disease.

[5][4] In 2015, after completing only 14 official fights, Moore made the 2016 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament but had to withdraw before it began due to illness.