Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Jędrzejczyk in 2015
Born Joanna Jędrzejczyk
(1987-08-18) August 18, 1987
Olsztyn, Poland
Other names Joanna Champion, Joanna Violence, JJ
Nationality Polish
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
Division Super Bantamweight (Kickboxing)
Featherweight (Kickboxing)
Strawweight (2014–present)
Flyweight (2012–2014)
Reach 65.5 in (166 cm)[1]
Style Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out of Olsztyn, Poland
Team American Top Team (2016–present)
Berkut Arrachion Olsztyn (2012–2016)
Years active 2012–present
Kickboxing record
Total 30
Wins 27
By knockout 4
Losses 3
Mixed martial arts record
Total 14
Wins 14
By knockout 4
By submission 1
By decision 9
Losses 0
Amateur Muay Thai record
Total 40
Wins 37
Losses 3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: May 13, 2017

Joanna Jędrzejczyk (Polish: [jɔˈanna jɛnˈdʐɛjt͡ʂɨk]; born August 18, 1987) is a Polish mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer 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 (and only Polish) champion in UFC history after Bas Rutten in 1999 and Andrei Arlovski in 2005.[2] As of May 2017, she is the consensus #1 female strawweight,[3][4] and #1 pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world.[5][6][7][8][9] She is also currently the #8 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC mixed gender rankings, making her the top female on the list.[10]

Due to her surname being difficult to pronounce for English speakers, fans and the media have given her unofficial nicknames, such as "Joanna Champion" and "Joanna Violence".[11][12]

Muay Thai and kickboxing

Jędrzejczyk discovered Muay Thai as a teenager, while taking up fitness, which eventually led her to compete in national and European tournaments.[13][14] Jędrzejczyk competed in Muay Thai and kickboxing for 10 years, winning over 60 matches. Her amateur Muay Thai accomplishments include six IFMA world medals (five gold, one silver) and four IFMA Eurpopean championships with a record of 37 wins and 3 losses. During her professional career Jędrzejczyk won five world titles including the WKN World Championship, J Girls Championship, WBKF Championship, WKF European Championship, and the WMC Championship.[15] [16] Her professional record is 27-3.

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.[17] On December 8, 2012, at MFC 5 she defeated Lily Kazak by submission via rear-naked choke.[18] On June 20, 2013, at Battle of Moscow 12 she defeated the then #1 Russian WMMA flyweight fighter Julia Berezikova via unanimous decision.[19]

By July 2013, Jędrzejczyk was the #7 women's flyweight fighter in the world by Fight Matrix.[20]

On June 7, 2014, at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 69 she defeated Rosi Sexton via knockout in the second round.[21]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jędrzejczyk officially signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in July 2014.[22] She made her promotional debut, now fighting as a strawweight, on July 26, 2014, at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown against Juliana Lima. She won the fight via unanimous decision.[23]

Jędrzejczyk next faced undefeated strawweight top contender Cláudia Gadelha on December 13, 2014, at UFC on Fox 13.[24] She won the fight via split decision. The judges' decision was met with much controversy as the majority of the MMA media scored the bout in favor of Gadelha.[25]

Strawweight Champion

Jędrzejczyk faced Carla Esparza for the UFC Strawweight Championship on March 14, 2015, at UFC 185.[26] 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.[14][27] Subsequently, Jędrzejczyk won a Performance of the Night bonus.[28]

Jędrzejczyk posing with the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship

Jędrzejczyk's first title defense was against Jessica Penne on June 20, 2015, at UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne in Berlin, Germany. She successfully defended the title against Penne, defeating her in the third round via TKO following a flurry of punches and a knee against the cage. Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.[29][30] Jędrzejczyk later underwent surgery to repair a fractured thumb incurred during the fight.[31]

In her second title defense, Jędrzejczyk faced Valérie Létourneau on November 15, 2015, in the co-main event at UFC 193. She won the fight by unanimous decision to retain her title.[32] The 220 significant strikes landed by Jędrzejczyk were the most ever in a championship fight.[33] 70 leg kicks were landed by Jędrzejczyk, the most in UFC history. The previous record was 68, set by Carlos Condit against Nick Diaz at UFC 143.[33]

In early 2016, the UFC announced that Jędrzejczyk would be one of the coaches, opposite former opponent Cláudia Gadelha on The Ultimate Fighter 23. A rematch between the two took place on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale[34] in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. She won the fight via unanimous decision.[35] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night for their performance.[36]

Jędrzejczyk successfully defended her title for the 4th consecutive time by defeating fellow Pole Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision on November 12, 2016, at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden, the first event the promotion had held in the historic arena.[37]

Jędrzejczyk faced Jessica Andrade on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211. She won the fight via unanimous decision, and successfully defended her title for the fifth consecutive time.[38] Jędrzejczyk landed the most significant strikes in UFC championship history (225), had the highest significant strike differential in UFC championship history (142), and broke her previous record for most leg kicks thrown in a single fight (75).[39]

Fighting style and coaches

A decorated kickboxer, Jędrzejczyk is known for precise and calculated striking.[40] She employs a sprawl-and-brawl strategy in MMA fighting.[41][42] While standing with opponents, she constantly varies between high punches and body shots, also utilizing knees, elbows, and high front kicks.[43][44] She also uses a flurry of strikes just to confuse the opponent before landing a solid strike, much akin to Chuck Liddell.[45] SportsJoe.ie MMA journalist Darragh Murphy summed up her fighting style: "Her technique has the right combination of sublimity and relentlessness, expressing one's typically violent art through beauty, the perfect storm."[46]

While Jędrzejczyk is soft-spoken and has a quirky and endearing personality with fans,[47][48][49][50][51] she often employs the use of trash-talk against her opponents before fights,[52][53][54] and her fights have been known to be violent and bloody.[53][55][56] UFC president Dana White has praised her stating "She is so bad ass... pound-for-pound [she is the] best female fighter on Earth... Her killer instinct is ridiculous."[57] MMA media have called Jędrzejczyk "must-see TV."[58][59][60][61]

Jędrzejczyk has been praised for her elite level sprawl-and-brawl strategy implementation. Fightland striking analyst Jack Slack has written that "she's being likened to Chuck Liddell, and that is a pretty solid way to describe her...while she has an undoubtedly better technical striking game than Liddell".[62] BloodyElbow.com striking analyst Connor Ruebusch has written "Distance, angles, and damage. These are the key ingredients of successful takedown defense, and the elements that make Joanna Jędrzejczyk and José Aldo such masterful strikers"[42] The Washington Post striking analyst Patrick Wyman has written "Sound fundamentals fuel the best fighters in the world, and nobody has better mastered the bread and butter of footwork and distance management than Aldo and Jedrzejczyk".[63] Foxsports.com striking analyst Jason Parillo has stated "Joanna's MMA boxing is remarkable. It's second to none".[64]

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 Pawel Derlacz and Szymon Bonkowski.

Starting with her UFC 205 training camp, she began training at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida.[65]

Personal life

Joanna Jędrzejczyk was born in Olsztyn, Poland. She has a twin sister, Katarzyna, and one older sister, Ewa. She is engaged to Polish native Przemysław Buta. Jędrzejczyk is a Catholic, and kneels with a cross necklace before entering the ring or Octagon.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

Muay Thai

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14–0 Jéssica Andrade Decision (unanimous) UFC 211 May 13, 2017 5 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States Defended the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Win 13–0 Karolina Kowalkiewicz Decision (unanimous) UFC 205 November 12, 2016 5 5:00 New York City, New York, United States Defended the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Win 12–0 Cláudia Gadelha Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale July 8, 2016 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Defended the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win 11–0 Valérie Létourneau Decision (unanimous) UFC 193 November 15, 2015 5 5:00 Melbourne, Australia Defended the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship
Win 10–0 Jessica Penne TKO (punches and knee) UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne June 20, 2015 3 4:22 Berlin, Germany Defended the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
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.
Win 8–0 Cláudia Gadelha Decision (split) UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic December 13, 2014 3 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States UFC Women's Strawweight title eliminator.
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; Lima missed weight (116.5 lbs).
Win 6–0 Rosi Sexton KO (punch) CWFC 69 - Super Saturday June 7, 2014 2 2:36 London, England
Win 5–0 Karla Benitez Decision (unanimous) WAM - Fabinski vs. Herb May 9, 2014 3 5:00 Warsaw, Poland
Win 4–0 Julia Berezikova Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 12 June 20, 2013 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia
Win 3–0 Kate Jackson TKO (doctor stoppage) PLMMA 17 Extra - Warmia Heroes May 18, 2013 2 5:00 Olsztyn, Poland
Win 2–0 Lily Kazak Submission (rear-naked choke) Makowski FC 5 December 8, 2012 1 3:22 Nowa Sol, Poland
Win 1–0 Sylwia Juskiewicz Decision (unanimous) SFT - MMA Diva Fight Night SPA May 19, 2012 2 5:00 Kolobrzeg, Poland

Amateur mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2–0 Karolina Kowalkiewicz Submission (rear-naked choke) Amatorska Liga MMA 18 March 4, 2012 1 4:18 Sochaczew, Poland
Win 1–0 Paulina Suska Decision (unanimous) Amatorska Liga MMA 18 March 4, 2012 1 5:00 Sochaczew, Poland

See also

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Carla Esparza		 2nd UFC Women's Strawweight Champion
March 14, 2015 – present 		Succeeded by
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