Rachael Ostovich

Rachael Ostovich (born February 25, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division.

Ostovich placed third at the 2008 HHSAA judo state championships, and placed first in 2009.

She also placed first in the state for cheerleading, and third for wrestling.

Ostovich was a mixed martial arts (MMA) fan from childhood, citing her father Robert "Bob-O" Ostovich and Gina Carano as inspirations.

Her father is a former professional fighter, trainer, and promoter.

Her brother Robby is also a professional fighter.

She trains out of her family's gym, Jesus Is Lord.

Ostovich originally began training for MMA because she wanted to continue competing in sports after high school.

Ostovich began her amateur MMA career in 2010.

Over the next three years, she compiled an amateur MMA record of 6–0, winning the 808 Battle Ground bantamweight championship, Destiny flyweight and bantamweight championships.

A professional since 2014, she has competed in the UFC and Invicta Fighting Championships.

After being released from the UFC, she made her debut for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in 2021.

Ostovich attended Moanalua High School and competed in cheerleading, judo, and wrestling.

She began wrestling at 7 years of age, followed by cheerleading after seeing Bring It On, and judo in the off-season.

She became team captain for all three sports in high school.

Ostovich made her professional MMA debut in January 2014 in her native Hawaii.

She went 1–1 before joining Invicta Fighting Championships

Ostovich debuted for the all-female Invicta Fighting Championships in December 2014.

She faced Evva Johnson at Invicta FC 10 and won the fight by split decision.

In her second bout for the promotion, Ostovich faced Andrea Lee on September 12, 2015, at Invicta FC 14.

She lost the bout via verbal submission to an armbar in the third round.

In her third bout for the promotion, Ostovich faced Ariel Beck on May 7, 2016, at Invicta FC 17.

She won the bout via a split decision.

In her fourth fight for the promotion, Ostovich faced Christine Ferea on January 14, 2017, at Invicta FC 21.

She lost the fight via TKO in the third round, bringing her Invicta FC record to 2–2 before joining The Ultimate Fighter.

In August 2017, it was announced that Ostovich would be one of the fighters featured on The Ultimate Fighter 26, where the process to crown the UFC's inaugural 125-pound women's champion will take place.

In the opening round, Ostovich defeated Melinda Fábián by rear-naked choke submission.

In the quarterfinals, she faced Barb Honchak and lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Ostovich faced Karine Gevorgyan on December 1, 2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale.

She won the fight via armbar submission in the first round.

Ostovich faced Montana De La Rosa on July 6, 2018, at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale.

She lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round three.

It was reported on November 18, 2018, that Ostovich was violently assaulted, sustaining a broken orbital bone and other injuries, and due to the injuries she sustained, she pulled out from the fight against VanZant.

Ostovich was scheduled to face Paige VanZant on January 19, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 1.

On November 27, the bout between Ostovich and VanZant was confirmed to push through on January 19, 2019, after Ostovich was cleared to fight by her doctor.

Ostovich lost the fight by submission via armbar in the second round.

Ostovich was scheduled to face Veronica Macedo on August 10, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 14, but Ostovich was replaced by Polyana Viana for unknown reasons.

Ostovich was scheduled to face Shana Dobson at UFC Fight Night 168 in Auckland, New Zealand on February 23, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 168.

However, Ostovich was removed from the bout due to testing positive for ostarine, and she was replaced by Priscila Cachoeira.

On June 18, it was announced that Ostovich had accepted a USADA suspension for one year due to testing positive for ostarine, retroactive to January 3, 2020.