Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Born Joanna Jędrzejczyk
August 18, 1987
Olsztyn, Poland
Nationality Polish
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
Division Strawweight
Flyweight
Reach 66.0 in (168 cm)[1]
Fighting out of Olsztyn, Poland
Team Arrachion MMA Olsztyn
Trainer Szymon Bonkowski
Robert Drysdale
Years active 2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 9
Wins 9
By knockout 3
By submission 1
By decision 5
Losses 0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: August 11, 2014

Joanna Jędrzejczyk (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɔanna jɛ̃dʐejt͡ʂɨk]; born August 18, 1987) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the women's strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and the third European champion in UFC history after Bas Rutten in 1999 and Andrei Arlovski in 2005. As of April 4, 2015 Sherdog and MMARising (Unified Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Rankings) list her as #1 female strawweight in the world, while Fight Matrix lists her as #2.[2][3][4] She is also a six-time world champion and four-time European champion in Muay Thai.

Early life

Joanna Jędrzejczyk was born in Olsztyn. She discovered Muay Thai as a teenager, while taking up fitness, and eventually pursued a career in competitions.[5][6]

Muay Thai career

Jędrzejczyk competed in Muay Thai for 10 years, winning over 60 matches and six championships.[7]

Mixed martial arts

Early career

Jędrzejczyk made her professional debut in mixed martial arts (MMA) on May 19, 2012 at SFT - MMA Fight Night Diva SPA against Sylwia Juskiewicz, winning via unanimous decision.[8] On December 8, 2012 at MFC 5 she defeated Lily Kazak via submission (rear-naked choke).[9] On June 20, 2013 at Battle of Moscow 12 she defeated the #1 Russian WMMA fighter Julia Berezikova via unanimous decision.[10]

At the end of June 2013, Jędrzejczyk was ranked in 7th place (cat.-55 kg) by Fightmatrix.com.

On June 7, 2014 at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 69 she defeated Rosi Sexton via knockout (punch) in the second round.[11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jędrzejczyk officially signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in July 2014.[12] She made her promotional debut on July 26, 2014 at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown against Juliana Lima.[13] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[14]

Jędrzejczyk next faced undefeated strawweight top contender Claudia Gadelha on December 13, 2014 at UFC on Fox 13.[15] She won the fight via split decision. The judges' decision caused controversies afterwards. A majority of the MMA media scored the bout in favor of Gadelha.[16]

Strawweight Champion

Jędrzejczyk faced Carla Esparza for the UFC Strawweight Championship on March 14, 2015 at UFC 185.[17] Jędrzejczyk won the one-sided bout via TKO in the second round, becoming the first UFC title-holder from Poland and first female European UFC champion.[6][18] Subsequently, Jędrzejczyk won a Performance of the Night bonus.[19]

Fighting style and coaches

A decorated kickboxer, Jędrzejczyk is known for precise and calculated striking.[20] While standing with opponents, she constantly varies between high punches and body shots, also utilizing knees, elbows, and high front kicks.[21][22]

During her Muay Thai career, Jędrzejczyk was trained by kickboxers Ernesto Hoost and Paul Slowinski. Upon making the transition to MMA, she began training with Szymon Bonkowski and Robert Drysdale.[6][20]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

Muay Thai

[23]

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 9–0 Carla Esparza TKO (punches) UFC 185 March 14, 2015 2 4:17 Dallas, Texas, United States Won the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–0 Cláudia Gadelha Decision (split) UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic December 13, 2014 3 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0 Juliana Lima Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown July 26, 2014 3 5:00 San Jose, California, United States Strawweight debut. Catchweight (117 lbs) bout; Lima missed weight.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–0 Rosi Sexton KO (punch) CWFC 69 - Super Saturday June 7, 2014 2 2:36 London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Karla Benitez Decision (unanimous) WAM - Fabinski vs. Herb May 9, 2014 3 5:00 Warsaw, Poland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Julia Berezikova Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 12 June 20, 2013 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Kate Jackson TKO (retirement) PLMMA 17 Extra - Warmia Heroes May 18, 2013 2 5:00 Olsztyn, Poland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Lily Kazak Submission (rear-naked choke) Makowski Fighting Championship 5 December 8, 2012 1 3:22 Nowa Sol, Poland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Sylwia Juskiewicz Decision (unanimous) SFT - MMA Diva Fight Night SPA May 19, 2012 3 5:00 Kolobrzeg, Poland

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Lawler vs. Brown". UFC.com. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fight Matrix - Current MMA Rankings &» Women’s Strawweight". fightmatrix.com.
  3. ↑ "Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". Sherdog.
  4. ↑ "Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings - MMARising.com". mmarising.com.
  5. ↑ "Official UFC Fighter Profile". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gooden, John (2014-12-13). "UFC 185: Joanna Jedrzejczyk profile - just for kicks….and a UFC world title". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  7. ↑ Keefer, Case (2015-03-11). "Joanna Jedrzejczyk reached UFC title fight in short order". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Women’s MMA Report: Aguilar defeats Fujii at Bellator 69, Invicta FC 2 card takes shape - MMAjunkie". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Lily Kazak". Cagerank.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Joanna Jędrzejczyk Defeats Julia Berezikova At Battle Of Moscow 12 - MMARising.com". Mmarising.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Cage Warriors – Super Saturday: Results - SplitDecision MMA UK". SplitDecision MMA UK. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Welcome to the UFC: Lukasz Sajewski & Joanna Jedrzejczyk". Bloody Elbow. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Joanna Jędrzejczyk signed a contract with the UFC". Addison Sports Management and Media. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "UFC on FOX 12 results, photos: Joanna Jedrzejczyk tops Juliana Lima in UFC debut". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Karol Dąbrowski (2014-10-17). "UFC on Fox: Joanna Jędrzejczyk zawalczy z Claudią Cadelha już 13-go grudnia w Phoenix (Polish)". mmanews.pl.
  16. ↑ "Live scoring at MMA Decisions".
  17. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-01-14). "Carla Esparza defends strawweight title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 185". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  18. ↑ Thomas Myers (2015-03-15). "UFC 185 results: Joanna Jedrzejczyk sprawls, brawls and crushes Carla Esparza, wins Strawweight title". mmamania.com.
  19. ↑ C.J. Tuttle (2015-03-15). "UFC 185 Bonuses: Dos Anjos, Jedrzejczyk, Pearson, Dariush earn $50K awards". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 McKinnell, Ryan (2015-03-09). "Will 'fastest hands in MMA' help Joanna Jedrzejczyk win UFC gold?". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  21. ↑ Nelson, Chris (2014-07-26). "UFC on Fox 12 Results". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  22. ↑ Nelson, Chris (2014-12-13). "UFC on Fox 13 Results". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  23. ↑ "Joanna Jędrzejczyk". Awakening Fighters. Retrieved 2015-03-15.

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