Rose Namajunas

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Rose Namajunas
Born (1992-06-29) June 29, 1992
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Other names Thug
Nationality American
Lithuanian
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Division Strawweight
Fighting out of Arvada, Colorado, United States
Team Grudge Training Center
Rank Black belt in Taekwondo
Years active 2010-Present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 3
Wins 2
By submission 2
Losses 1
By decision 1
Website www.twitter.com/rosenamajunas
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Rose Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist.[1] She is currently signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the strawweight division.

Early life

Namajunas started practicing Taekwondo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the age of 5. She earned her black belt at age 9. After that, she went on doing both karate and jiu-jitsu. In high school, she started training kickboxing and mixed martial arts with Duke Roufus at Roufusport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and she was also a senior-year wrestler.[2][3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Namajunas began competing in MMA as an amateur in 2010. She racked up a perfect amateur record of 4-0 with 2 wins by KO/TKO and 2 by decision. Both of the finishes came in the first round.[4]

Invicta Fighting Championships

She made her pro debut against Emily Kagan at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on January 5, 2013.[5] After two back-and-forth rounds, Namajunas was able to secure the victory via submission due to a rear-naked choke in round three. The victory in her pro debut also earned her the Submission of the Night bonus.[6]

In her second professional appearance, Namajunas faced Kathina Catron at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013.[7][8] She won the fight by submission due to a flying armbar just 12 seconds into the first round. This impressive performance garnered Namajunas her second Submission of the Night award.[9]

Namajunas fought fellow undefeated prospect Tecia Torres at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013.[10][11] Namajunas lost the fight by unanimous decision. However, some major MMA media outlets scored this close fight in her favor.[12][13]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On December 11, 2013, it was announced that Namajunas was signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) along with 10 other strawweight fighters to compete on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, which will crown the first-ever UFC strawweight champion.[14]

Personal life

Namajunas is the girlfriend and training partner of UFC heavyweight Pat Barry.[15][16][17]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • Invicta FC
    • Submission of the Night (two times)
  • Women's MMA Awards
    • 2013 Submission of the Year vs. Kathina Catron (Invicta FC 5)
  • MMA Nuts.com
    • 2013 Submission of the Year vs. Kathina Catron (Invicta FC 5)[18]
  • The MMA Corner.com
    • 2013 Submission of the Year vs. Kathina Catron (Invicta FC 5)[19]
  • Bleacher Report
    • 2013 WMMA Fight of the Year vs. Tecia Torres on July 13[20]
    • 2013 WMMA Submission of the Year vs. Kathina Catron on April 5[21]
  • MMAWeekly.com
    • 2013 Submission of the Year vs. Kathina Catron (Invicta FC 5)[22]
  • AwakeningFighters.com WMMA Awards
    • 2013 Submission of the Year vs. Kathina Catron (Invicta FC 5)[23]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 2–1 Tecia Torres Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg July 13, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Kathina Catron Submission (flying armbar) Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson April 5, 2013 1 0:12 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Submission of the Night
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Emily Kagan Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt January 5, 2013 3 3:44 Kansas City, Kansas, United States Submission of the Night

Amateur mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Jen Aniano TKO (head kick and punches) KOTC: Trump Card June 30, 2012 1 0:33 Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Moriel Charneski Decision (unanimous) KOTC: March Mania March 17, 2012 3 3:00 Walker, Minnesota, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Heather Bassett Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Winter Warriors December 10, 2011 3 3:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Melissa Pacheco TKO (punches) NAFC: Relentless August 7, 2010 1 2:51 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Amateur MMA debut

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rose Namajunas MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  2. ↑ "Rose Namajunas: To survive is to find meaning in the suffering". MixedMartialArts.com. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  3. ↑ "Fighter Babe Rose Namajunas Returns to the Cage on Saturday". Babes of MMA. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  4. ↑ "Rose Namajunas hopes to build on what Ronda Rousey has done for WMMA". BloodyElbow.com. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  5. ↑ "Invicta FC 4 official with Esparza-Gadelha title fight, Baszler-Davis and more". MMAjunkie.com. 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  6. ↑ "Four Fighters Earn Bonuses At Invicta Fighting Championships 4". MMARising.com. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  7. ↑ "Rose Namajunas vs Kathina Catron Set For Invicta FC 5 Card". MMARising.com. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  8. ↑ "Invicta FC 5 official for April 5 in Kansas City, Mo.". MMAjunkie.com. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  9. ↑ "Invicta FC 5 Bonuses: Kaufman vs Smith Wins Fight Of The Night, KO of the Night goes to Nakamoto and Sub of the Night to Namajunas". MMARising.com. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  10. ↑ "Rose Namajunas vs Tecia Torres Added To Invicta FC 6 Card". MMARising.com. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  11. ↑ "Invicta FC 6 set for July 13, 13-bout lineup set with Santos-Coenen headliner". MMAjunkie.com. 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  12. ↑ "Invicta FC 6 live results and play-by-play". ProMMANow.com. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-13. 
  13. ↑ "Invicta FC 6: Cris "Cyborg" Justino vs Marloes Coenen Live Streaming Video, Results, and Play by Play". BloodyElbow.com. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-13. 
  14. ↑ "UFC acquires 11 fighters from Invicta FC, launches womens strawweight division with 'TUF 20'". mmajunkie.com. 2013-12-11. 
  15. ↑ "Pat Barry And Girlfriend Rose Namajunas At The 2012 World MMA Awards". MMATKO.com. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  16. ↑ "Interview: Rose Namajunas Discusses Thug Life, Pat Barry’s Charm, And Her Invicta FC 5 Fight This Friday". CagePotato.com. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  17. ↑ "UFC's Pat Barry Goes Nuts Over Girlfriend Rose Namajunas' Invicta FC Armbar Win". BleacherReport.com. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 
  18. ↑ "2013 MMA Awards". mmanuts.com. 2013-12-30. 
  19. ↑ "2013 Awards: Submission of the year - Rose Namajunas flying armbar". themmacorner.com. 2013-12-31. 
  20. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1900900-2013-womens-mma-year-end-awards/page/3
  21. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1900900-2013-womens-mma-year-end-awards/page/6
  22. ↑ http://www.mmaweekly.com/2013-submission-of-the-year-rose-namajunas-flying-armbar-at-invicta-fc-5
  23. ↑ http://www.awakeningfighters.com/wmma-2013-awards/
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