- 4 May 1990: Born in Liverpool, England.
- Childhood: Partially raised by her grandmother in Norris Green, Liverpool; trained in karate, kickboxing, and Thai boxing.
- Circa 2002: Began boxing around age 12.
- 2003-2008: Played football for Liverpool until an ankle ligament injury ended her football career.
- 2006: Signed by Liverpool manager Keith “Cliffy” Cliffe as a promising midfielder.
- 2008-2013: Studied at Liverpool John Moores University, earning a degree in sports development and physical education.
- 2013: Began MMA training.
- Early Career: Worked at Subway, earning the nickname “Meatball Molly”; fought in Liverpool and for the MMA promotion Shock N’ Awe, winning the vacant Shock N’ Awe Flyweight Championship.
Molly in 2015
- 2018: Won the vacant Cage Warriors Fighting Championship Women’s Flyweight Championship against Bryony Tyrell.
- 27 May 2018: Made UFC debut against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till; lost via rear-naked choke in round two.
- 15 March 2019: Fought Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal; won via unanimous decision.
- 22 June 2019: Fought Ariane Lipski at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie; won via unanimous decision.
- 18 October 2019: Fought Diana Belbiţă at UFC on ESPN 6; won via unanimous decision.
- 16 July 2020: Fought Taila Santos at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige; lost via unanimous decision.
- 6 February 2021: Fought Lara Procópio at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov; lost via unanimous decision.
- 4 September 2021: Fought Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Fight Night 191; won via unanimous decision; earned Fight of the Night bonus.
- 19 March 2022: Fought Luana Carolina at UFC Fight Night 204; won via knockout in round three; earned Performance of the Night award.
- 23 July 2022: Fought Hannah Goldy at UFC Fight Night 208; won via technical knockout in round one; earned Performance of the Night award.
- 12 November 2022: Fought Erin Blanchfield at UFC 281; lost via kimura submission in round one.
- 22 July 2023: Fought Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Fight Night 224; lost via armbar submission in round one.
- 4 November 2023: Made professional grappling debut against Julia Scardone at Polaris 26; won via armbar submission.
- 3 February 2024: Fought Diana Belbiţă in a rematch at UFC Fight Night 235; won via armbar in round one; earned Performance of the Night award.
- 27 July 2024: Scheduled to fight Bruna Brasil at UFC 304.
- Personal Life: Came out publicly as lesbian at 25; close friend of Paddy Pimblett; supporter of Everton and Celtic; describes herself as a socialist and a Labour supporter; cousin of Irish boxer Katie Taylor; three of her grandparents are from Ireland.
