Avelina Montserrat Conejo Ruiz[3] (born February 3, 1993) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
At the age of 16, Ruiz started practicing Olympic wrestling at the Técnica 1 in León, Guanajuato, later became a national selection, living for three years at the Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento (CNAR) in Mexico City and then made the leap to MMA.
[4] Montserrat Ruiz made her professional MMA debut in 2014 at the Gladiators Coliseum, a promoter in Mexico.
[15] After a 2-year layoff, Ruiz faced Jaqueline Amorim on August 12, 2023, at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos.
[17] Ruiz faced Eduarda Moura, replacing So Yul Kim, on November 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 231.