This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Gina Carano Turns 40

Gina Carano was instrumental in clearing the path down which Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino, Ronda Rousey, Amanda Nunes and others like them ultimately walked. She will celebrate her 40th birthday on April 16.

The former EliteXC and Strikeforce headliner walked away from the sport following a 2009 defeat to the aforementioned Justino, exiting the stage with a stellar 7-1 record that saw her secure victories over Rosi Sexton, Julie Kedzie, Kaitlin Young and Tonya Evinger. Carano later shifted her attention and talents to film and television, as she starred in “Haywire,” “Fast & Furious 6,” “Deadpool” and “The Mandalorian.” Though her mixed martial arts career lasted a little more than three years, she made an undeniable and lasting impact on the sport.

Others in MMA celebrating a birthday during the month of April:

APRIL 1

Vitor Belfort, 45
Jeremy Spoon, 37
Jerod Spoon, 37
Aaron Johnson, 36
Hiromasa Ougikubo, 35
Derek Campos, 34
Ramsey Nijem, 34
Mohammed Usman, 33
Denis Smoldarev, 32
Jin Soo Son, 29

APRIL 2

Sylvain Potard, 42
Luiz Cane, 41
Adrian Cruz, 40
Claudio Ledesma, 39
Cole Konrad, 38
Yi Sak Kim, 36
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, 32
Tetsuya Yamada, 32
Kevin Natividad, 29
Benedict Ang, 26

APRIL 3

Rhadi Ferguson, 49
Chael Sonnen, 45
Kazunori Yokota, 44
Estevan Payan, 40
Travis Reddinger, 40
Sunoto Peringkat, 37
Gabriel Checco, 36
Perry Filkins, 34
William Knight, 34
Michael Lombardo, 32

APRIL 4

Ray Mercer, 61
Stephan Bonnar, 45
Carlos Alexandre Pereira, 43
Rafael Cavalcante, 42
Nate Andrews, 38
Brian Foster, 38
Isaac Villanueva, 38
Riku Shibuya, 37
Ruben Esparza, 34
Dustin Jacoby, 34

APRIL 5

James Wilks, 44
Benji Radach, 43
Bobbi Jo Dalziel, 36
Nicholas Musoke, 36
Claudia Zamora, 36
Darren Smith Jr., 35
Cole Smith, 33
Said Nurmagomedov, 30
Jianbing Yang, 28
Gilbert Urbina, 26

APRIL 6

Charlie Rader, 40
Nate Moore, 39
Marcus Brimage, 37
Alen Amedovski, 34
Geje Eustaquio, 33
Doo Ho Choi, 31
Radu Maxim, 31
Alexander Poppeck, 30
Benito Lopez, 28
Darragh Kelly, 24

APRIL 7

Paul Creighton, 52
David Baggett, 42
Russ Miura, 41
Michael Page, 35
Azamat Gashimov, 32
Andre Fialho, 28
Yaozong Hu, 27
A.J. McKee, 27
Raz Bring, 26
Mariya Agapova, 25

APRIL 8

Bobby Ologun, 49
Kestutis Smirnovas, 46
Isaac Vallie-Flagg, 44
Ovince St. Preux, 39
Daniel Downes, 36
Andrew Sanchez, 34
Milana Dudieva, 33
Manny Lozoya, 33
Taylor Lapilus, 30
Julija Stoliarenko 29

APRIL 9

Bernard Ackah, 50
Roman Mitichyan, 44
Kevin Engel, 42
Phil Harris, 39
Kelly Faszholz, 38
Andrew McInnes, 37
Katharina Lehner, 32
Frantz Slioa, 31
Nate Smith, 27
Mitchell Sipe, 26

APRIL 10

Magnus Cedenblad, 40
Luis Alberto Nogueira, 40
Sakae Kasuya, 39
Michal Materla, 38
Shinji Maeguchi, 37
Javier Torres, 37
James Moontasri, 34
Lewis Long, 33
Royce White, 31
Daiqwon Buckley, 26

APRIL 11

Gary Quan, 51
Shungo Oyama, 48
Jan Nortje, 47
Eddie Sanchez, 40
Czar Sklavos, 40
Arlene Blencowe, 39
Krasimir Mladenov, 36
Kailin Curran, 31
Sidney Outlaw, 30
Tom Aspinall, 29

APRIL 12

Nobuhiko Takada, 60
Mikey Burnett, 48
Alida Gray, 45
Roman Savochka, 44
Gilbert Melendez, 40
Joe Wilk, 40
Robert Whiteford, 39
Brent Primus, 37
Tiago dos Santos e Silva, 35
Ricky Glenn, 33

APRIL 13

Emi Tomimatsu, 40
Ben Saunders, 39
Bilal Williams, 39
Mehdi Baghdad, 37
Yuko Oya, 35
Luke Barnatt, 34
Justine Kish, 34
Miranda Granger, 30
Kamuela Kirk, 28
Rafael Costa, 25

APRIL 14

Ebenezer Fontes Braga, 53
Anderson Silva, 47
Jessica Rakoczy, 45
Anthony Hamilton, 42
Jack May, 41
Bobby Brents, 40
Jussier Formiga, 37
Sarah Frota, 35
Nad Narimani, 35
Marina Shafir, 34

APRIL 15

Keith Hackney, 64
Enson Inoue, 55
Mike Dolce, 46
Kenichi Hattori, 44
Ricardo Romero, 44
Leonardo Guimaraes, 40
Tae Hyun Bang, 39
Magomed Saadulaev, 38
Gabrielle Holloway, 32
Bibert Tumenov, 25

APRIL 16

Phil Baroni, 46
Ralph Acosta, 41
Gina Carano, 40
Adam Khaliev, 38
Jason Norwood, 38
Nate Diaz, 37
Pat Audinwood, 36
Alexandre Pantoja, 32
April Osenio, 28
Islam Konchiev, 22

APRIL 17

Cheri Muraski, 43
Ron Keslar, 42
Benjamin Smith, 42
Kana Hyatt, 41
Martin Kampmann, 40
Tyron Woodley, 40
Siyar Bahadurzada, 38
Jumabieke Tuerxun, 36
Nick Pace, 35
Usman Nurmagomedov, 24

APRIL 18

Jan Finney, 42
Ion Pascu, 40
Garrett Scott, 39
Grigory Popov, 38
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, 38
Corey Jackson, 34
Alexandr Shabliy, 29
Chibwikem Onyenegecha, 28
Yanan Wu, 26
Ivan Podrugin, 21

APRIL 19

Thomas Denny, 51
Dokonjonosuke Mishima, 50
Antonio Mendes, 41
Zach Makovsky, 39
Farkhad Sharipov, 38
Bryson Hansen, 36
Kelli Gottardo, 35
Pascal Krauss, 35
Dan Ring, 34
Michal Martinek, 32

APRIL 20

Dean Storey, 54
Allan Goes, 51
Sheila Bird, 46
Moise Rimbon, 45
Daiju Takase, 45
Nate Marquardt, 43
Tyson Griffin, 38
Errol Zimmerman, 36
Cory Sandhagen, 30
Jonathan Martinez, 28

APRIL 21

Kajan Johnson, 38
Ronny Markes, 34
Alex Oliveira, 34
Adriano Moraes, 33
Paulo Costa, 31
Saimon Oliveira, 31
Brett Martin, 28
Meng Bo, 26
Justin Montalvo, 26
Claudio Puelles, 26

APRIL 22

Frank Tate, 46
Eric Schambari, 44
Travis Clark, 43
Ben Moa, 41
Andy Nguyen, 40
Alonzo Martinez, 38
Parker Porter, 37
Lena Ovchynnikova, 35
Chris Gutierrez, 31
Jerome Rivera, 27

APRIL 23

Josh Bryant, 42
Brandon Sayles, 41
Diego Saraiva, 40
Shanon Slack, 39
Chris Herrera, 38
Sam Stout, 38
Cass Bell, 35
Juan Manuel Puig, 33
Lisa Mauldin, 32
Khonry Gracie, 25

APRIL 24

Marcio Cruz, 44
Achmed Labasanov, 44
Cosmo Alexandre, 40
Shoji Maruyama, 39
Alan Belcher, 38
Daniel Madrid, 38
Germaine de Randamie, 38
Nick Hein, 38
Michael Chandler, 36
Montel Jackson, 30

APRIL 25

Kazuo Misaki, 46
Alexandre Ferreira, 43
Clifford Starks, 41
LaRue Burley, 38
Paul Felder, 37
T.J. Waldburger, 34
Enrique Barzola, 33
Leonardo Mafra Texeira, 33
Uros Medic, 29
Julio Cesar Neves Jr. 28

APRIL 26

David Abbott, 57
Megumi Fujii, 48
Bobby Voelker, 43
Carlos Condit, 38
Cole Miller, 38
Bartosz Fabinski, 36
Brian Houston, 35
Marlon Moraes, 34
Carlton Minus, 29
Mason Jones, 27

APRIL 27

Paul Cressaty, 51
Luke Cummo, 42
Derek Downey, 42
Steve Swanson, 42
Ricardo Abreu, 38
Sijara Eubanks, 37
Justin Wren, 35
Cameron Else, 31
Jesse Stirn, 30
Joaquin Buckley, 28

APRIL 28

Joe Johnson, 57
Billy Miles, 44
Brandon Foxworth, 43
Leopoldo Serao, 43
Takasuke Kume, 37
Davy Gallon, 33
Jonavin Webb, 33
Darrick Minner, 32
Justin Gonzales, 31
Kathryn Paprocki, 29

APRIL 29

Raymond Daniels, 42
Tim Gorman, 39
Valerie Letourneau, 39
John Cofer, 38
Kyle Dietz, 36
Dustin Hazelett, 36
Marina Rodriguez, 35
Gaetano Pirrello, 30
Andrew Lazo, 28
Aiden Lee, 27

APRIL 30

Todd Medina, 52
Jeff Joslin, 47
Yoel Romero, 45
Charmaine Tweet, 45
Jimmy Yabo, 41
Al Iaquinta, 35
Sarah Moras, 34
Kinberly Tanaka Novaes, 31
Smealinho Rama, 30
J.P. Buys, 26