About Leah Letson

Leah Letson (born August 21, 1992) is a retired American female mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She reached a career-best ranking of #9 at Women's Featherweight on Fight Matrix on January 7, 2017.
Leah Letson was born on 21 August 1992 in Wisconsin, United States. Letson started martial arts at 5, earning her 2nd degree Karate black belt at age 11, and her 3rd Degree Taekwondo black belt at 14. Letson moved to Milwaukee to attend the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee where she started kickboxing, then on the advice of her coaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). While at UWM Letson enlisted in the Air National Guard in 2012 and after completing basic training she started training MMA. On November 9, 2013, she won her first MMA amateur fight, a year later she had her first pro fight.
In 2016 Letson graduated with degrees in psychology and in criminal justice with a minor in sociology.