Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Born Joanna Jędrzejczyk
(1987-08-18) August 18, 1987
Olsztyn, Poland
Other names

JJ

Joanna Champion
Nationality Polish
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
Division Strawweight
Flyweight
Reach 65.0 in (165 cm)[1]
Style Muay Thai, Boxing, Kickboxing,
Fighting out of Olsztyn, Poland
Team Berkut Arrachion Olsztyn (Berkut Fight Club)
Trainer Pawel Derlacz
Szymon Bonkowski
Years active 2012–present
Kickboxing record
Total 29
Wins 27
Losses 2
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 11
By knockout 4
By submission 1
By decision 6
Losses 0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: August 11, 2014

Joanna Jędrzejczyk (Polish pronunciation: [jɔˈanna jɛnˈdʐɛjt͡ʂɨk], 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, Andrei Arlovski in 2005 and before Conor McGregor in 2015. As of November 30, 2015: she is the consensus #1 female strawweight in the world.[2][3][4] Sherdog also lists her as the #1 Pound for Pound female fighter in the world, while Fight Matrix and ESPN list her as #2 female pound for pound.[5][6][7] She is the #13 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC mixed gender rankings, becoming the second female to debut on the list.[8] 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, which eventually led her to competitions.[9][10]

Muay Thai career

Jędrzejczyk competed in Muay Thai for 10 years, winning 70 matches and six world championships and four European championships.[11] She has a professional kickboxing record of 27 wins and 2 losses and an amateur kickboxing record of 37 wins and 3 losses.

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.[12] On December 8, 2012 at MFC 5 she defeated Lily Kazak via submission (rear-naked choke).[13] On June 20, 2013 at Battle of Moscow 12 she defeated the #1 Russian WMMA fighter Julia Berezikova via unanimous decision.[14]

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.[15]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jędrzejczyk officially signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in July 2014.[16] She made her promotional debut on July 26, 2014 at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown against Juliana Lima.[17] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[18]

Jędrzejczyk next faced undefeated strawweight top contender Cláudia Gadelha on December 13, 2014 at UFC on Fox 13.[19] She won the fight via split decision. The judges' decision caused controversy afterwards. A majority of the MMA media scored the bout in favor of Gadelha.[20]

Strawweight Champion

Jędrzejczyk faced Carla Esparza for the UFC Strawweight Championship on March 14, 2015 at UFC 185.[21] 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.[10][22] Subsequently, Jędrzejczyk won a Performance of the Night bonus.[23]

Jędrzejczyk made her first title defense against Jessica Penne on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69.[24] 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.[25][26] Subsequently, Jędrzejczyk underwent surgery to repair a fractured thumb incurred during the fight. She revealed that she expected to return before the end of 2015.[27]

In her second title defense, Jędrzejczyk faced Valérie Létourneau on November 15, 2015 in the co-main event at UFC 193.[28] She won the fight by unanimous decision to retain her title. 220 significant strikes were landed by Jędrzejczyk in her unanimous decision triumph over Létourneau, the most ever in a championship fight.[29] 70 Leg kicks were landed by Jedrzejczyk, the most in UFC history. The previous record was 68, set by Carlos Condit against Nick Diaz at UFC 143.[29]

In January 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 is expected to take place on July 8, 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.[30]

Fighting style and coaches

A decorated kickboxer, Jędrzejczyk is known for precise and calculated striking.[31] While standing with opponents, she constantly varies between high punches and body shots, also utilizing knees, elbows, and high front kicks.[32][33] She also uses a flurry of strikes just to confuse the opponent before landing a solid strike, much akin to Chuck Liddell.[34]

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, Szymon Bonkowski and Robert Drysdale.[10][31]

Her nutritionist is Jakub Mauricz.[35]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

Muay Thai

[41]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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
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 (retirement) 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 3 5:00 Kolobrzeg, Poland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne". UFC.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  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. ↑ "Sherdog.com's WMMA Pound-for-Pound Top 10". Sherdog.
  6. ↑ "Current MMA Rankings & Women’s Pound for Pound". fightmatrix.com.
  7. ↑ "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  8. ↑ "Fighter Rankings - UFC ®". UFC.
  9. ↑ "Official UFC Fighter Profile". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  10. 1 2 3 Gooden, John (2014-12-13). "UFC 185: Joanna Jedrzejczyk profile - just for kicks….and a UFC world title". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  11. ↑ Keefer, Case (2015-03-11). "Joanna Jedrzejczyk reached UFC title fight in short order". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  12. ↑ "Women’s MMA Report: Aguilar defeats Fujii at Bellator 69, Invicta FC 2 card takes shape - MMAjunkie". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Lily Kazak". Cagerank.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Joanna Jędrzejczyk Defeats Julia Berezikova At Battle Of Moscow 12". MMArising.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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  18. ↑ "UFC on FOX 12 results, photos: Joanna Jedrzejczyk tops Juliana Lima in UFC debut". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  19. ↑ Karol Dąbrowski (2014-10-17). "UFC on Fox: Joanna Jędrzejczyk zawalczy z Claudią Cadelha już 13-go grudnia w Phoenix (Polish)". mmanews.pl.
  20. ↑ "Media scores of the fight Claudia Gadelha vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  21. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-01-14). "Carla Esparza defends strawweight title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 185". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  22. ↑ Thomas Myers (2015-03-15). "UFC 185 results: Joanna Jedrzejczyk sprawls, brawls and crushes Carla Esparza, wins Strawweight title". mmamania.com.
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  33. ↑ Nelson, Chris (2014-12-13). "UFC on Fox 13 Results". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
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Preceded by
Carla Esparza		 2nd UFC Women's Strawweight Champion
March 14, 2015 – present 		Succeeded by
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