Katharina Lehner (born April 9, 1990) is a German mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division. She has also previously fought in Bellator MMA and Invicta FC. She fought Sarah Kaufman for the Invicta Bantamweight title in the main event of Invicta FC 29.
Mixed martial arts career Invicta FC Lehner made her professional debut against Anne Merkt at We Love MMA 9 on September 27, 2014. She won the fight by split decision, and amassed a 5–0 record before signing with Invicta FC. Lehner made her debut against Alexa Conners at Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi on August 31, 2017. She won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
After defeating Gemma Pike by unanimous decision at Hype FC 7 on December 16, 2017, Lehner was booked to face Sarah Kaufman for the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship at Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner on May 4, 2018. She lost the fight by a third-round submission.
Lehner faced Lisa Spangler at Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II on June 7, 2019. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Lehner faced Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator Milan 3 on October 3, 2020, following a 16-month absence from the sport. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Lehner was expected to face Talita Bernardo at Invicta FC 48 on July 20, 2022. Lehner withdrew for an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Yana Gadelha.
Lehner was rebooked against Talita Bernardo on November 16, 2022, at Invicta FC 50, getting submitted via a kimura in the second round.
Bare-knuckle boxing Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship On December 2, 2023, it was announced that Lehner signed a multi-fight deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
Lehner made her BKFC debut against Jessica Borga on April 12, 2024, at BKFC Fight Night 13. She lost the bout by knockout in the first round.
Power Slap Lehner faced on June 28, 2024, in her first slap-fighting bout at Power Slap 8 and lost as a result of a disqualification due to two clubbing fouls.
Mixed martial arts record
|Loss |align=center|9–9 |Lucie Pudilová |Decision (unanimous) |Oktagon 83 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Stuttgart, Germany
|Loss |align=center|9–8 |Alina Dalaslan |Decision (unanimous) |Oktagon 78 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Cologne, Germany
|Loss |align=center|9–7 |Maya Stewart |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Fury FC 109 | |align=center|3 |align=center|3:37 |Houston, Texas, United States
|Loss |align=center|9–6 |Olga Rubin |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Invicta FC 62 | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:14 |Kansas City, Missouri, United States
|Win |align=center|9–5 |Shanna Young |Decision (split) |Invicta FC 60 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Atlanta, Georgia, United States
|Loss |align=center|8–5 |Melissa Croden |TKO (punches) |LFA 169 | |align=center|3 |align=center|3:20 |Dallas, Texas, United States
|Win |align=center| 8–4 |Abril Anguiano |Decision (unanimous) |Peak Fighting 27 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Frisco, Texas, United States
|Loss |align=center| 7–4 |Talita Bernardo |Submission (kimura) |Invicta FC 50 | |align=center|2 |align=center|4:26 |Denver, Colorado, United States
| Loss | align=center| 7–3 | Sinead Kavanagh | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator Milan 3 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Milan, Italy
| Loss | align=center| 7–2 | Lisa Spangler | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 35 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States
| Loss | align=center| 7–1 | Sarah Kaufman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 29 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 4:30 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States
| Win | align=center| 7–0 | Gemma Pike | Decision (unanimous) | Hype FC 7 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Bremen, Germany
| Win | align=center| 6–0 | Alexa Conners | TKO (punches) | Invicta FC 25 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:21 | Lemoore, California, United States
| Win | align=center| 5–0 | Judith Ruis | Decision (unanimous) | Respect FC 18 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Cologne, Germany
| Win | align=center| 4–0 | Alexandra Buch | Decision (unanimous) | GMC 7 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
| Win | align=center| 3–0 | Camilla Hinze | Decision (unanimous) | We Love MMA 15 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Berlin, Germany
| Win | align=center| 2–0 | Barbora Polakova | Decision (unanimous) | Young Blood Night Vol. 3 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Fürth, Germany
| Win | align=center| 1–0 | Anne Merkt | Decision (split) | We Love MMA 9 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany
Bare-knuckle boxing record
|Loss |align=center| 0–1 |Jessica Borga |KO (punch) |BKFC Fight Night Clearwater: Richman vs. Lozano | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:53 |Clearwater, Florida, United States
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes2Loss1–1Elia CarranzaUD4Apr 29, 20231Win1–0Mariam TatunashviliMD4Dec 15, 2018
References
External links
Katharina Lehner at Invicta FC