Lucía Yépez

Lucía Yépez
Yépez in 2021
Personal information
Full nameLucía Yamileth Yépez Guzmán
NicknameLa Tigra
Born (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 25)
Mocache [es], Mocache Canton, Los Ríos Province, Ecuador
Sport
CountryEcuador
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 53 kg
  • 55 kg
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ecuador
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris53 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Zagreb53 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Astana53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Belgrade53 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago53 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Buenos Aires53 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Acapulco53 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Monterrey53 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Coralville53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Acapulco55 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Asunción53 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Valledupar53 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-Ayacucho53 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Belgrade53 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Pontevedra53 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Cali-Valle50 kg

Lucía Yamileth Yépez Guzmán (born 18 February 2001) is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler.

She is an Olympic silver medalist (2024), World Wrestling Championships silver medalist (2025, 2026), winner of the Pan American Games (2023), and four-time winner of the Pan American Wrestling Championships (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).

Career

She won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Yépez competed for Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.

Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She competed in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.

Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt. A few months later, she also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In September 2023, Yépez won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In November 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She defeated Laura Herin of Cuba in her gold medal match.

In February 2024, Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. She defeated Betzabeth Argüello of Venezuela in her gold medal match. In August 2024, Yépez won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

She debuted for Real American Freestyle (RAF) on 28 February 2026 at RAF 06, defeating Everest Leydecker.

Yépez defeated Cameron Guerin at RAF 09 on 30 May 2026.

She challenged Kendra Ryan for the interim RAF Women's Strawweight Championship at RAF 10 on 13 June 2026. She won the championship by 12-2 Technical Fall. She was promoted to undisputed champion and defeated Felicity Taylor on 18 July 2026, at RAF 11 by technical fall.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 1st Freestyle 53 kg
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Freestyle 53 kg
2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Freestyle 53 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Freestyle 53 kg
2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 1st Freestyle 53 kg
Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd Freestyle 53 kg
2025 Pan American Wrestling Championships Monterrey, Mexico 1st Freestyle 53 kg
World Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 53 kg
Bolivarian Games Lima and Ayacucho, Peru 1st Freestyle 53 kg
2026 Pan American Wrestling Championships Coralville, Iowa, United States 1st Freestyle 53 kg

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yépez and the second or maternal family name is Guzmán.

References

  1. ↑ López, José (7 August 2024). "'Tigra', un apodo que define muy bien el estilo de pelea de Lucía Yépez" ['Tigra', a nickname that perfectly defines Lucía Yépez's fighting style]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ Dowdeswell, Andrew (5 November 2021). "Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Ladines, Ronald (7 May 2021). "La luchadora Lucía Yépez se clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2021". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Wrestling YEPEZ GUZMAN Lucia Yamileth". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lucía Yépez clasifica a Tokio 2021 en lucha libre 50 kilogramos". Primicias (in Mexican Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ↑ archysport (6 August 2021). "Lucía Yépez loses her second fight and waits for the playoff". Archysport. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Lucía Yépez receives an Olympic diploma after her participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games | Other Sports | sports". Today in 24 Sport English. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Wrestling Medalists". 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Neisi Dajomes se consagró campeona bolivariana en el arranque y envión en la división de los 81 kg". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Jacqueline Mollocana gana medalla de oro en Asunción". Primicias (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Luchadora Soleymi Caraballo sacó la casta y logró el oro en Asunción 2022". Diario Primicia (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  16. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (5 May 2023). "Burroughs and Hildebrandt extend remarkable Pan-American Wrestling Championships records". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  19. 1 2 "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  20. 1 2 "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  22. ↑ Dawson, Alan (1 March 2026). "RAF 6 results: Henry Cejudo blanks Urijah Faber; Arman Tsarukyan erupts with post-match punches". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  23. ↑ Riggs, Drake (31 May 2026). "RAF 9 results: Gable Steveson, Merab Dvalishvili dominate; Arman Tsarukyan vs. Colby Covington set for July". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  24. ↑ Behunin, Alexander (2 June 2026). "Latest RAF 10 card, start time, date and location". MMA Mania. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  25. ↑ Bryan Tucker (14 June 2026). "RAF 10 results: Khamzat vs. Danis". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  26. ↑ Jeff Cain (18 July 2026). "RAF 11 results: Colby Covington defeats Arman Tsarukyan to win inaugural title". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 25 July 2026.