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Angela Hill: Who Is the First Black Woman In The UFC?

May 19, 2023
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Angela Hill

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  • Angela Hill is a 40-year-old American mixed martial artist; she became the first Black American to be signed to UFC in 2014
  • Her grandparents became famous for allegedly being abducted by aliens in the 1960s
  • The 5 feet 3 inches tall Strawweight division fighter is married to a striking coach, Adam Blair Pryde

Mixed martial arts have given Angela Hill a great space to explore herself as a fighter. While at it, she made history as the first Black woman in UFC. She has also been placed as one of the best in UFC.

Angela Hill has also fought as a kickboxer. Before fame, she worked as a bartender and also as an animator. Here is all you need to know about the fighter who was born in 1985 and is currently 40 years old.

Angela Hill's Personal Profile

  • Full name: Angela Patrice Hill
  • Nick Name: Overkill
  • Date of birth: January 12, 1985
  • Age: 40 years old
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
  • Place of birth: Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S.
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: African-American
  • Sexuality: Straight
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Spouse: Adam Blair Pryde
  • Famous For: Being a UFC fighter
  • Net Worth: over $500,000 (estimated)
  • Height: 5 feet 3 inches

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  • Her Early Life, Family, and Education
    • Her Grandparents Were Abducted By Aliens
  • She Began Her Career as a Bartender and Animator
  • What to Know About Her Fighting Career 
    • How She Became the First African-American Woman to be in UFC
  • Angela Hill’s Net Worth
  • Does Angela Hill Have a Husband?

Her Early Life, Family, and Education

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Angela Hill was born on January 12, 1985, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S.

She grew up in a Black suburb where she attended numerous schools.

Angela obtained a bachelor’s degree in fine arts at Cooper Union School of Art in New York City.

Her Grandparents Were Abducted By Aliens

Her family remains under wraps but her grandparents, Barney Hill and Betty Hill became famous as a couple allegedly abducted by aliens. They claimed that they were abducted on September 19 to 20 in 1961 in New Hemisphere.

The claim went further that the couple were on a vacation and on their way out, they encountered some strange light coming from the sky.

Suddenly, they saw a metal disc rotating in the air and the light was coming from it. Afterward, gray uniformed beings stood there looking straight at Angela’s grandparents.

The couple was able to drive away but they heard rhythmic beeps from their car’s trunk. They drove 35 miles down the road but were weighed down by drowsiness and loss of consciousness.

It has been reported that the couple had suffered similar nightmares.

This was recorded to be the first recorded UFO in American history. The story was adapted into The Interrupted Journey book.

Growing up, Angela did a documentary about what happened. She interviewed people from the family and got more insight from her grandparents’ families. Many of them believed the story.

She Began Her Career as a Bartender and Animator

Hill had always loved computer games and drawings and by the time she was older, she gravitated towards animation. She then took a job as an animator at different studios.

While she reported that the pay was okay, she earned more from bartending. Hence, she dabbled in the jobs before later becoming a fighter.

Apart from these jobs, Hill is also a video gamer and cosplayer. As a cosplayer, she has cosplayed for Dhalsim and Afro Samurai among others.

What to Know About Her Fighting Career 

Angela Hill did not start fighting until she graduated college in 2008 at 23. She started as a kickboxer and won many of her fights.

In 2014, she started a career in mixed martial arts and recorded a victory against Stephanie Skinner on April 26, 2014. However, she wasn’t all that successful in her next aired match with Carla Esparza as she lost through submission in the first round.

How She Became the First African-American Woman to be in UFC

In 2014, Hill started her UFC career and became the first Black American woman to sign with the international promotion.

Surprisingly, she was not even aware that she was the first until she was asked in an interview what it felt like to be the first Black American to reach that feat.

She has recorded a successful career so far. As of this report, she has been ranked No. 14 in the UFC ranking of Women’s Strawweight.

In her career, she has faced fighters such as Emily Ducote, Lupita Godinez, Amanda Lemos, Hanna Cifers, Jéssica Andrade, Stephanie Eggink, and Alida Gray.

See Also: UFC Women Fighters – 10 Of The Best At The Moment

Her UFC Championships and Accomplishments

  • Hill recorded three times Fight of the Night Jéssica Andrade, Michelle Waterson, and Amanda Lemos
  • She has the Most bouts in UFC Women’s Strawweight Division history
  • As of this writing, Angela recorded the longest total fight time in UFC Women’s Strawweight division history (4:53:33)
  • Most total strikes landed in UFC Women’s Strawweight division history (1922)
  • As a UFC fighter, she has the second most significant strikes landed in UFC Women’s Strawweight division history (1669)

Angela Hill’s Net Worth

Angela’s net worth is estimated at over $500,000. This is only a speculation as the mixed martial artist has not given any insight into her earning.

Regardless, this worth has been calculated based on her presumed career earnings, assets, and investments.

Apparently, she has earned it from different sources since the late 2000s. She first gained income from her jobs as an animator and also bartender.

Subsequently, she started earning from kickboxing and then MMA.

She has fought over 20 people since the inception of her fighting career and with all of these fights come a place of fortune and fame. While the exact amount that she may have earned per fight may not be known, it is not news that female UFC fighters can earn as high as $500,000 per fight.

Even though this earning per fight may not be applicable to her as of this writing, she has recorded hundreds of thousands of dollars per fight over the course of her career.

Does Angela Hill Have a Husband?

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Angela Hill is married to a fighter and striking coach, Adam Blair Pryde. He is also her cornerman, and nutritionist, and coaches her as often as possible. From all we know, Pryde often shares pictures and videos of himself and Angela on his Instagram page.

They have been together since 2008.

Wondering if the couple has any children? Well, they have kept that part of their lives under wraps but they may not have had any children at the time that this report was filed.

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