Joanne Calderwood

Joanne Calderwood
Born (1986-12-23) 23 December 1986
Irvine, United Kingdom
Other names JoJo, The Whispering Assassin, Cyborginho, Badmofo JoJo, Dr. Kneevil
Residence Kilmarnock, Scotland
Nationality Scottish
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
Division Strawweight
Reach 66 in (168 cm)[2]
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Glasgow, Scotland
Team Dinky Ninjas Fight Team, The Griphouse Gym, Tristar Gym
Trainer Guy Ramsey, Paul McVeigh, James Doolan and Dean Riley
Rank Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years active 2012-present
Kickboxing record
Total 21
Wins 19
Losses 2
Draws 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 10
By knockout 4
By decision 6
Losses 1
By submission 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Joanne Calderwood (born 23 December 1986) is a Scottish Muay Thai champion and mixed martial artist who competes in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of April 13, 2015, she is #7 in the official UFC Strawweight rankings.[4]

Biography

Calderwood first got started in Muay Thai training by accident. When she was 13, her younger brother was meant to go to a class with his friend who stood him up, so her mother asked her to go along to keep him company. She fell in love with it and begged her mother to allow her to give up competitive swimming to do the two classes each week. This quickly led to doing two sessions a day and spending all of her time training on her own between these sessions.[5]

She worked several jobs growing up, including one after high school that involved her helping children and people who were on ventilation machines, monitoring them in the hospital and assisting them when needed. But those were 12-hour shifts, which drained energy and made training difficult.

She eventually found another gym, left that job to work at the gym and made a significant commitment to her training.

"I had to make a decision if I wanted to keep fighting or stay in my job," she said. "I wanted to keep fighting."[6]

Muay Thai

Calderwood started in Muay Thai in 2000 and was named STBA Fighter of the year in 2009.[7] She is the current ISKA World Flyweight Champion, IKF European Flyweight Champion, the WKL European Flyweight Champion and the WBC UK Bantamweight Champion and is ranked #2 in the world by the World Professional Muaythai Federation. Her final Muay Thai fight was in September 2012 and she had earned a record of 19-2-0.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Joanne is Scotland's first professional female mixed martial artist.[8] She won her debut bout against Noellie Molina via TKO from punches in the first round.

Calderwood next fought at India's Super Fight League's third event, SFL 3, against Lena Ovchynnikova.[9] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[10]

Calderwood then competed at On Top 5, defeating Ainara Mota via TKO from punches.[11]

Invicta Fighting Championships and Cage Warriors Fighting Championships

She next competed at Invicta Fighting Championships' third event, Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama, against Ashley Cummins on 6 October 2012.[12] Calderwood won the fight via knockout from a knee to the body in the first round.[13] She was awarded a Knockout of the Night bonus for the victory.[14]

Calderwood was scheduled to face Bec Hyatt at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on 5 January 2013 in Kansas City.[15] However, Hyatt was moved to the main event and Calderwood was instead matched up against Livia von Plettenberg.[16] Calderwood won the fight via unanimous decision.[17][18] This was Calderwood's debut on the main card of an Invicta FC event.

At Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 53 on 13 April 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland, Calderwood faced American Sally Krumdiack.[19][20] She defeated Krumdiack by first-round TKO.[21]

Calderwood was scheduled to face undefeated BJJ black belt Claudia Gadelha at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on 13 July 2013,[22] but Gadelha was moved into a fight against Ayaka Hamasaki after Carla Esparza suffered an injury.[23] Calderwood was then set to face Sarah Schneider.[24] On 23 June, Schneider also withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Norma Rueda Center.[25] Calderwood defeated Rueda Center via unanimous decision.[26][27]

On 7 December 2013, Calderwood faced Katja Kankaanpää at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith.[28][29] She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighter

On 11 December 2013, it was announced that Calderwood was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, which will crown the first ever UFC women's strawweight champion.[30] She defeated Emily Kagan by majority decision after two rounds to advance to the quarterfinals. She was defeated by Rose Namajunas in the quarterfinals via kimura in the second round. Despite her loss in this semifinal round fight, Calderwood was awarded a $25,000 Fight of the Season bonus for this bout.[31]

After TUF

Calderwood's first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Seohee Ham at the The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on 12 December 2014.[32] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

Calderwood faced promotional newcomer Maryna Moroz on 11 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64. Calderwood lost the fight as she was quickly submitted via armbar in the first round.[34]

Calderwood's next fight was expected to be against Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 72 on 18 July 2015.[35] However, Rawlings pulled out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cortney Casey.[36] After being rocked by punches and nearly finished in the first round, she rallied back to win the next two rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory.[37]

Calderwood was expected to face Paige VanZant on 10 December 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.[38] However, Calderwood was pulled from the fight on 28 October and replaced by Rose Namajunas.[39]

Accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–1 Cortney Casey Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites 18 July 2015 3 5:00 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Fight of the Night
Loss 9–1 Maryna Moroz Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 11 April 2015 1 1:30 Krakow, Poland
Win 9–0 Seohee Ham Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale 12 December 2014 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–0 Katja Kankaanpää Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 7 - Honchak vs. Smith 7 December 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 7–0 Norma Rueda Center Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg 13 July 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 6–0 Sally Krumdiack TKO (punches) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 53 13 April 2013 1 3:08 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win 5–0 Livia von Plettenberg Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt 5 January 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win 4–0 Ashley Cummins TKO (knee to the body) Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama 6 October 2012 1 3:13 Kansas City, Kansas, United States Knockout of the Night
Win 3–0 Ainara Mota TKO (punches) On Top 5 2 June 2012 2 2:46 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win 2–0 Lena Ovchynnikova Decision (unanimous) SFL 3 6 May 2012 3 5:00 New Delhi, India
Win 1–0 Noellie Molina TKO (punches) On Top 4 25 February 2012 1 3:13 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1–1 Rose Namajunas Submission (kimura) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned 3 December 2014 (airdate) 2 2:05 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 20 Quarterfinal round
Win 1–0 Emily Kagan Decision (majority) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned 17 September 2014 (airdate) 2 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 20 Elimination round

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Bisping vs. Leites". UFC.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Joanne Calderwood Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. ↑ "Joanne Calderwood - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fighter Rankings - UFC ®". UFC.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Joanne Calderwood, Fighting October 6th on Invicta FC 3". 5thRound.co.uk. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Fight Path: How Scotland's Joanne Calderwood went from swimming pools to Invicta 3". MMAjunkie.com. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Caledonian Muay Thai in Glasgow - Joanne Calderwood". CaledonianMuayThai.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Scotland's first female cage fighter set for professional debut at Kelvin Hall show". DailyRecord.co.uk. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  9. ↑ "Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson to headline Super Fight League 3 on May 6". MMAjunkie.com. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  10. ↑ "Joanne Calderwood Dominates Lena Ovchynnikova At SFL 3". MMARising.com. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  11. ↑ "On Top 5 Results". TheFightLounge.co.uk. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  12. ↑ "Invicta FC Announces Full 13 Bout Line-up for Third Event on Oct 6". InvictaFC.com. 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  13. ↑ "Invicta FC 3 Results: Jessica Penne Captures Atomweight Title". MMARising.com. 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  14. ↑ "Five Fighters Earn Bonuses At Invicta Fighting Championships 3". MMARising.com. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  15. ↑ "Joanne Calderwood Set To Face Bec Hyatt At Invicta FC 4". MMARising.com. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  16. ↑ "Bec Hyatt Now To Face Carla Esparza In Invicta FC 4 Headliner". MMARising.com. 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  17. ↑ "Invicta FC 4 Results: Carla Esparza Wins Strawweight Title". MMARising.com. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  18. ↑ "Invicta FC 4 results: Esparza outlasts Hyatt for belt, Davis chokes out Baszler". MMAjunkie.com. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  19. ↑ "Cage Warriors 53: Fight card update". CageWarriors.com. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  20. ↑ "Joanne Calderwood vs Sally Krumdiack Added To Cage Warriors 53". MMARising.com. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  21. ↑ "Joanne Calderwood Stops Sally Krumdiack At Cage Warriors 53". MMARising.com. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  22. ↑ "D’Alelio vs Taylor, Calderwood vs Gadelha Booked For Invicta FC 6". MMARising.com. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  23. ↑ "Strawweight champion Carla Esparza out of Invicta FC 6 due to knee injury". MMAFighting.com. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  24. ↑ "Joanne Calderwood Now To Face Sarah Schneider At Invicta FC 6". MMARising.com. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  25. ↑ "Norma Rueda Center To Face Joanne Calderwood At Invicta FC 6". MMARising.com. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  26. ↑ "Invicta FC 6 Results: Cris Cyborg Wins Featherweight Title". MMARising.com. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  27. ↑ "Invicta FC 6 results: Cris 'Cyborg' claims featherweight belt with TKO win". MMAjunkie.com. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  28. ↑ "INVICTA FC 7 COMING TO KANSAS CITY ON DECEMBER 7TH". InvictaFC.com. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  29. ↑ "Joanne Calderwood vs Katja Kankaanpää Booked For Invicta FC 7". MMARising.com. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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  31. ↑ Staff (2014-12-13). "Namajunas wins $50,000, Markos and Calderwood $25,000 'TUF 20' season bonuses". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  32. ↑ Matt Erickson (2013-12-11). "TUF 20 Finale adds six fights in Las Vegas, including Herrig-Ellis, Torres-Magana". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  33. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2014-12-12). "TUF 20 Finale results: Bloodied Joanne Calderwood tops scrappy Seo Hee Ham". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  34. ↑ Thomas Myers (2015-04-11). "UFC Fight Night 64 results: Maryna Moroz submits Joanne Calderwood in 90 seconds". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  35. ↑ Erickson, Matt. "Scotland's Joanne Calderwood meets Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 72 in Glasgow". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  36. ↑ Staff (2015-07-10). "With Bec Rawlings out, Joanne Calderwood gets new UFC Fight Night 72 opponent". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  37. ↑ Stets, Michael. "UFC Fight Night 72 results: Joanne Calderwood defeats Cortney Casey by unanimous decision in action-packed fight". mmamania.com. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  38. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-09-17). "VanZant vs. Calderwood on UFC Fight Pass". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  39. ↑ Anton Tabuena (2015-10-28). "Paige VanZant now fighting Rose Namajunas with Calderwood out". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
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