Women's Strawweight

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Last fought: Oct 2025

RECORD

Pro

16-10-0

UFC

9-10-0

Age

Height

5'3"

Weight

115 lbs

Reach

64"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:14
Fight Completion Rate	85.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.65
% Fights Inside the Distance	26.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	57-31 (64.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	21-13 (61.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	36-18 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	71.6%
% Time in Control	10.3%
% Time Controlled	18.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	36.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.12
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.51
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.40
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.5%
Distance Strike Defense	60.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.08
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.72
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.86
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.73
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.23

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Strawweight field

Karolina Kowalkiewicz League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.8
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	23.1%
Takedown Defense	74.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	1:33
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	88.9%
Avg Fight Time	13:14
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.3
Takedown Accuracy	15.4%
Takedown Defense	73.3%
Control Time/Fight	1:08

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Julia Polastri

UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot • Oct 2025Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:56

Karolina Kowalkiewicz72/19238%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:31

Julia Polastri137/25354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	22/61	36%	0/3	0:00	—
	Julia Polastri	53/93	57%	0/0	0:46	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	30/68	44%	1/1	0:31	—
	Julia Polastri	46/96	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	20/63	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Julia Polastri	38/64	59%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Denise Gomes

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates • Nov 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz46/9847%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:02

Denise Gomes73/14451%TD 0/3Ctrl 5:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	7/16	44%	0/0	0:15	—
	Denise Gomes	22/36	61%	0/0	2:11	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	13/31	42%	0/1	0:15	—
	Denise Gomes	23/45	51%	0/3	2:15	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	26/51	51%	0/0	0:32	—
	Denise Gomes	28/63	44%	0/0	1:21	—

LOSS

vs. Iasmin Lucindo

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg • May 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz42/11138%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Iasmin Lucindo83/13661%TD 2/6Ctrl 5:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	7/18	39%	0/2	0:00	—
	Iasmin Lucindo	25/36	69%	1/3	2:48	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	26/61	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Iasmin Lucindo	38/72	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	9/32	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Iasmin Lucindo	20/28	71%	1/3	3:08	—

WIN

vs. Diana Belbita

UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green • Oct 2023Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz141/26753%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:15

Diana Belbita99/26138%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	39/74	53%	1/1	1:12	—
	Diana Belbita	35/83	42%	1/1	0:13	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	41/76	54%	0/4	0:46	—
	Diana Belbita	30/66	45%	1/1	0:40	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	61/117	52%	0/1	0:17	—
	Diana Belbita	34/112	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vanessa Demopoulos

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz139/23759%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:52

Vanessa Demopoulos68/22131%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	42/84	50%	0/0	0:23	—
	Vanessa Demopoulos	28/71	39%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	55/82	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vanessa Demopoulos	22/86	26%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	42/71	59%	0/0	1:29	—
	Vanessa Demopoulos	18/64	28%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira • Nov 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz74/20237%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:03

Silvana Gomez Juarez77/26329%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	5/15	33%	2/2	3:45	—
	Silvana Gomez Juarez	6/31	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	31/86	36%	0/0	0:03	—
	Silvana Gomez Juarez	27/105	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	38/101	38%	0/0	0:15	—
	Silvana Gomez Juarez	44/127	35%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Felice Herrig

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik • Jun 2022Women's Strawweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:01

Karolina Kowalkiewicz82/12367%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:10

Felice Herrig55/12245%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	48/70	69%	0/2	1:16	—
	Felice Herrig	30/73	41%	0/1	0:01	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	34/53	64%	0/0	1:54	—
	Felice Herrig	25/49	51%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jessica Penne

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane • Aug 2021Women's Strawweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:32

Karolina Kowalkiewicz8/1267%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:26

Jessica Penne12/1963%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	8/12	67%	1/1	0:26	—
	Jessica Penne	12/19	63%	1/1	3:13	—

LOSS

vs. Yan Xiaonan

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker • Feb 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz38/8545%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:45

Yan Xiaonan93/17852%TD 5/6Ctrl 5:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	19/40	48%	0/0	0:14	—
	Yan Xiaonan	36/69	52%	2/3	1:52	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	14/35	40%	0/1	1:18	—
	Yan Xiaonan	39/74	53%	2/2	0:49	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	5/10	50%	0/0	0:13	—
	Yan Xiaonan	18/35	51%	1/1	2:25	—

LOSS

vs. Alexa Grasso

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz90/23239%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33

Alexa Grasso148/36940%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	33/82	40%	0/0	0:03	—
	Alexa Grasso	42/128	33%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	33/87	38%	0/0	0:27	—
	Alexa Grasso	49/117	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	24/63	38%	0/0	0:03	—
	Alexa Grasso	57/124	46%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje • Mar 2019Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz57/11848%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56

Michelle Waterson-Gomez64/14943%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	29/58	50%	0/0	0:20	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	18/62	29%	0/1	0:08	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	12/22	55%	0/0	0:03	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	22/35	63%	1/1	2:45	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	16/38	42%	0/0	0:33	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	24/52	46%	1/2	0:42	—

LOSS

vs. Jessica Andrade

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:58

Karolina Kowalkiewicz24/5643%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jessica Andrade38/7352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	24/56	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	38/73	52%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Felice Herrig

UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta • Apr 2018Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz126/24851%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:10

Felice Herrig86/21640%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	35/73	48%	0/0	0:31	—
	Felice Herrig	21/59	36%	0/3	1:04	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	51/91	56%	0/3	0:39	—
	Felice Herrig	27/69	39%	0/2	0:10	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	40/84	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Felice Herrig	38/88	43%	0/0	0:30	—

WIN

vs. Jodie Esquibel

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till • Oct 2017Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz127/33338%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:10

Jodie Esquibel65/17537%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	29/106	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jodie Esquibel	24/76	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	51/107	48%	1/2	0:09	—
	Jodie Esquibel	19/41	46%	0/0	1:13	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	47/120	39%	0/0	0:01	—
	Jodie Esquibel	22/58	38%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Claudia Gadelha

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway • Jun 2017Women's Strawweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:03

Karolina Kowalkiewicz9/3724%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Claudia Gadelha8/2829%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Claudia Gadelha	8/28	29%	1/2	0:46	—

LOSS

vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016Women's StrawweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz50/22023%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:34

Joanna Jedrzejczyk171/36048%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	8/46	17%	0/0	0:39	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	29/68	43%	0/0	0:28	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	6/32	19%	0/1	0:58	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	27/63	43%	0/0	0:22	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	6/34	18%	0/0	0:36	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	33/70	47%	0/0	0:46	—

R4	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	25/58	43%	0/0	1:17	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	39/70	56%	1/1	0:40	—

R5	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	5/50	10%	0/0	0:04	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	43/89	48%	0/0	1:14	—

WIN

vs. Rose Namajunas

UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley • Jul 2016Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz84/24235%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:19

Rose Namajunas70/14548%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	15/86	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rose Namajunas	24/56	43%	2/2	0:21	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	44/87	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rose Namajunas	27/44	61%	0/2	2:04	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	25/69	36%	0/0	2:19	—
	Rose Namajunas	19/45	42%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Heather Clark

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski • May 2016Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz119/26146%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:46

Heather Clark70/15246%TD 0/15Ctrl 5:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	35/81	43%	0/0	0:01	—
	Heather Clark	29/53	55%	0/4	1:44	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	38/88	43%	0/0	0:26	—
	Heather Clark	19/40	48%	0/8	1:45	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	46/92	50%	0/1	0:19	—
	Heather Clark	22/59	37%	0/3	1:31	—

WIN

vs. Randa Markos

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz66/16939%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:28

Randa Markos34/10034%TD 1/9Ctrl 5:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	23/56	41%	0/0	0:01	—
	Randa Markos	18/49	37%	0/1	1:13	—

R2	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randa Markos	4/11	36%	1/3	3:34	—

R3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	33/89	37%	0/0	1:27	—
	Randa Markos	12/40	30%	0/5	0:32	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com