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Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Joanna Jędrzejczyk

 

DOB: August 18,1987
Birthplace: Olsztyn, Poland
Nickname: Joanna Champion
Gym: American Top Team
Style: Muay Thai
Weight Division: Strawweight(MMA), Flyweight(MMA), Featherweight(Kickboxing), Super Bantamweight(Kickboxing)
MMA Record: 16-4
Kickboxing Record: 27-3
Championships: 1x UFC Strawweight Champion, 5x world Muay Thai Champion, 5x European Muay Thai Champion

Joanna Jędrzejczyk is the former UFC strawweight champions and current ranked the #2 strawweight in the UFC. She was the first ever women’s strawweight title, first Polish UFC champion, and holds the record for most title reigns at 5.

Joanna’s beginnings in martial arts

Joanna first discovered Muay Thai kickboxing when she was 16. At first she started training just for fitness, but showed to have a gift for the sport. Eventually she decided to start competing competitively and grew a new found passion.

Jędrzejczyk Muay Thai career

As an amateur in Muay Thai, Joanna racked up an impressive record of 37-3. Winning numerous amateur titles throughout Europe before going pro.

During her 10 year professional kickboxing career, Joanna would continue to impress going 27-3 winning more world championships. Since she accomplished just about everything in Muay Thai, Joanna set her sights on another style of fighting. MMA.

Joanna dominates the strawweight division

In 2014, the UFC created the women’s strawweight division(115lbs/52kgs) and were looking for new talent. Of course, being 6-0 and a former Muay Thai world champion made Joanna an easy choice for the newest UFC division.

She would make her UFC debut on a UFC on Fox card against Juliana Lima. Easily winning a decision in a fight, where she again dominated the striking.

Her next bout would be a title eliminator against Claudia Gadelha for the inaugural UFC strawweight title. Joanna would go on to win a highly contested split decision to meet Carla Esparza for the title.

In the title fight, she put her Muay Thai skills on full display barraging Esparza with punches and kicks. Leading to a 2nd round TKO and winning the first women’s strawweight title in UFC history.

Joanna’s Title Reign

Joanna would go on to defend her title an astounding 5 times without losing a single round. Record that still stands today

At 14-0 she looked nearly unbeatable and began calling herself “the Boogeywoman of the division.” 

Joanna Loses The Title 

At UFC 217, Joanna faced challenger Rose Namajunas. A fight where she was the heavy favorite and picked to win by many experts to win.

Rose surprised everyone by taking the fight to Joanna and dethroning the queen of the strawweights. Winning by TKO in the first round.

Disappointed, but not discouraged, Joanna would get an immediate rematch against Rose. Unfortunately coming up short again.

Joanna’s road back to the title

After suffering back to back losses, Joanna was on a path to try and get her title back. Beating Tecia Torres and then facing her nemesis in Muay Thai Valentina Shevchenko at flyweight for that title.

She would come up short again in that match and move back to strawweight, where she would beat Michelle Waterson.

With that win, she made her way back to the title picture to face champion Zhang Weili. They would have a FOTY candidate bout that was a controversial split decision for Weili.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Wants Winner Of Rose Namjunas vs. Zhang Weili

Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants her belt back. The former UFC strawweight queen has been busy outside of the octagon since…

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EXCLUSIVE | Mackenzie Dern Interested In Fighting Joanna Jedrzejczyk Next

Mackenzie Dern is down to fight Joanna Jedrzejczyk next. Dern is coming off a first-round submission win over Nina…

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Responds To Stephen A. Smith After Comments About Women Fighting

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UFC News

Joanna Jedrzejczyk Thinks Zhang Weili ‘Maybe Doesn’t Want’ Rematch

While the MMA world collectively awaits their rematch, Joanna Jedrzejczyk thinks Zhang Weili might not want it to happen….

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UFC News Fight Videos

VIDEO | Joanna Jedrzejczyk Reacts To Jan Blachowicz Claiming UFC Gold

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Rose Namajunas
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Rose Namajunas Explains Why Zhang vs. Jedrzejczyk Isn’t FOTY

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UFC News

Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s Soul Was ‘Bleeding’ After Weili Zhang Loss, No Plans To Retire

The after effects of Joanna Jedrzejczyk‘s war with Weili Zhang were hard to take for the former champion. The…

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