Aspen Ladd has impressed in slightly more than a year since making her pro debut in the Invicta FC cage. The 21-year-old has rattled off three wins since this past February, all three coming by stoppage.

At Invicta FC 16, which took place this past Friday at Trinidad Pavilion at Tropicana Las Vegas and streamed on UFC Fight Pass, Ladd (3-0) picked up a win over Kelly McGill (2-1) by third-round TKO.

But, her in-cage performances aren’t the only memorable thing about the young bantamweight.

“Everybody always thinks I need a nickname, but I tell them my name is weird enough,” Ladd told MMAjunkie Radio “My team has tried several times and there’s been a few of them going around. Nothing has stuck, honestly.”

Ladd’s first two bouts took place at flyweight, but she moved to the bantamweight division for her most recent bout. It was a decision motivated not only by taking the fight on a week’s notice but by new regulations on rehydration.

“With all the new regulations that are coming, I honestly can’t make 125 anymore and still be a healthy person and recover,” Ladd said. “135 is going to be my new weight class. It’s my new home. This was an unexpected fight on a week’s notice, but we’re going to move up regardless.”

That the UFC features the women’s bantamweight division is another obvious benefit to moving to the division.

Ladd’s fighting style may make her an attractive future addition for the UFC. She has an armbar submission at Invicta FC 14 sandwiched between a pair of TKOs by elbows and punches at Invicta FC 11 and 16.

Ladd said that her ability to finish fights is derived from her gameplanning. The key, she said, is entering the cage looking to constantly pressure her opponent.

“The thing that I have that a lot of people don’t is pressure the entire time,” Ladd said. “I’m not just waiting to see what the other person is going to do. That’s not my gameplan. My gameplan is to go in and try to control the fight from the start. I’m not just there to wait and see and hopefully win or not lose the fight. I’m going in to win and I’m going in to finish.”