Emily Ducote (born January 1, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
The daughter of John Ducote and Yvette Bradstreet, Emily was born in Los Angeles, California.
[1] Ducote is a Taekwondo Black Belt, first beginning her training in the art at age twelve at her grandparents' recommendation.
[4] She wrestled for Los Gatos High School, ending as a runner-up in state championships in her senior year.
With an aspiration to wrestle in the best college team, she moved to the Great Plains in 2012 to study kinesiology at Oklahoma City University.
[18] After she was released by Bellator, Ducote moved down to strawweight for her next bout against Kathryn Paprocki at Xtreme Fight Night 356 on February 1, 2019.
[20] In her second promotional appearance, Ducote was scheduled to face Kanako Murata for the vacant Invicta FC Strawweight Championship in the main event of Invicta FC 38: Murata vs. Ducote on November 1, 2019.
[21] Murata won the fight by split decision, with two judges scoring the bout 48-47 and 49-46 in her favor.
[24] Ducote was scheduled to face Montserrat Ruiz at Invicta FC 43: King vs. Harrison on November 20, 2020.
[25] Ducote was scheduled to face Liz Tracy at Invicta FC on AXS TV: Rodríguez vs. Torquato on May 21, 2021.
[32] Ducote made her promotional debut, replacing Brianna Fortino, against Jessica Penne on July 16, 2022 at UFC on ABC 3.
[38] In turn, Viana withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reason and was replaced by former LFA Women's Strawweight Champion Lupita Godinez at a catchweight of 120 pounds.