Women's Strawweight

Mackenzie Dern

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

17-5-0

UFC

12-5-0

Age

Height

5'4"

Weight

115 lbs

Reach

63"

Stance

Orthodox

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:48
Fight Completion Rate	79.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.96
% Fights Inside the Distance	35.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	104-67 (60.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	71-51 (58.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	33-16 (67.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	50.8%
% Time in Control	29.6%
% Time Controlled	19.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.91
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.84
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.94
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.3%
Distance Strike Defense	57.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.33
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.87
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.20
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.25
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.42
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.06

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

Mackenzie Dern 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	Mackenzie Dern
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	-0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	22.0%
Takedown Defense	40.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	4:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	41.7%
Decision % of Wins	58.3%
Avg Fight Time	14:48
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.5

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	40.7%
Control Time/Fight	5:34

Fight History

WIN

vs. Gillian Robertson

UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry • Aug 2026Women's StrawweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern65/16839%TD 4/6Ctrl 10:48

Gillian Robertson49/13137%TD 1/3Ctrl 6:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	19/60	32%	1/1	2:28	—
	Gillian Robertson	3/27	11%	0/2	0:06	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	3/9	33%	1/1	3:19	—
	Gillian Robertson	0/6	0%	0/0	0:55	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	30/70	43%	1/2	1:39	—
	Gillian Robertson	26/63	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Mackenzie Dern	5/15	33%	1/2	3:22	—
	Gillian Robertson	6/11	55%	0/0	1:18	—

R5	Mackenzie Dern	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gillian Robertson	14/24	58%	1/1	4:28	—

WIN

vs. Virna Jandiroba

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Women's StrawweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern118/23151%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:45

Virna Jandiroba106/21749%TD 9/17Ctrl 9:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	20/36	56%	0/0	0:29	—
	Virna Jandiroba	27/45	60%	2/3	1:57	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	19/44	43%	0/2	0:17	—
	Virna Jandiroba	14/34	41%	2/3	2:24	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	18/32	56%	0/3	1:14	—
	Virna Jandiroba	14/27	52%	2/6	2:09	—

R4	Mackenzie Dern	26/62	42%	1/2	1:30	—
	Virna Jandiroba	28/58	48%	1/2	0:13	—

R5	Mackenzie Dern	35/57	61%	1/1	0:15	—
	Virna Jandiroba	23/53	43%	2/3	2:24	—

WIN

vs. Amanda Ribas

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 • Jan 2025Women's Strawweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 4:56

Mackenzie Dern27/4659%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:34

Amanda Ribas17/5630%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	12/25	48%	1/1	2:36	—
	Amanda Ribas	10/33	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	3/3	100%	0/1	0:19	—
	Amanda Ribas	3/6	50%	1/1	3:31	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	12/18	67%	0/1	1:39	—
	Amanda Ribas	4/17	24%	1/1	2:16	—

WIN

vs. Loopy Godinez

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern72/20335%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:45

Loopy Godinez67/14646%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	25/67	37%	1/2	1:49	—
	Loopy Godinez	15/38	39%	1/1	0:20	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	24/68	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Loopy Godinez	24/55	44%	1/2	0:45	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	23/68	34%	1/2	0:56	—
	Loopy Godinez	28/53	53%	0/0	0:36	—

LOSS

vs. Amanda Lemos

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern21/5439%TD 1/3Ctrl 6:00

Amanda Lemos41/8051%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	8/22	36%	1/1	2:45	—
	Amanda Lemos	11/23	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	8/24	33%	0/1	0:30	—
	Amanda Lemos	24/51	47%	1/1	2:09	1

R3	Mackenzie Dern	5/8	62%	0/1	2:45	—
	Amanda Lemos	6/6	100%	1/1	1:53	—

LOSS

vs. Jessica Andrade

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:15

Mackenzie Dern49/11443%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

Jessica Andrade53/10750%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 4

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	24/57	42%	0/3	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	27/50	54%	0/0	0:04	1

R2	Mackenzie Dern	25/57	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	26/57	46%	0/0	0:09	3

WIN

vs. Angela Hill

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern126/21060%TD 3/9Ctrl 13:12KD 1

Angela Hill66/10861%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	23/42	55%	0/1	3:08	1
	Angela Hill	12/16	75%	0/0	1:02	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	22/49	45%	0/3	0:00	—
	Angela Hill	27/40	68%	0/0	3:33	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	30/39	77%	1/2	3:23	—
	Angela Hill	1/8	12%	0/0	1:04	—

R4	Mackenzie Dern	24/50	48%	1/2	2:03	—
	Angela Hill	23/38	61%	0/0	1:32	—

R5	Mackenzie Dern	27/30	90%	1/1	4:38	—
	Angela Hill	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Yan Xiaonan

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan • Oct 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern61/15140%TD 2/11Ctrl 9:19

Yan Xiaonan113/19558%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	16/42	38%	0/4	1:01	—
	Yan Xiaonan	28/52	54%	0/0	0:16	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	9/15	60%	0/0	2:44	—
	Yan Xiaonan	8/9	89%	0/0	1:50	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	18/45	40%	1/4	0:12	—
	Yan Xiaonan	32/66	48%	0/0	0:24	—

R4	Mackenzie Dern	14/38	37%	0/2	0:47	—
	Yan Xiaonan	38/56	68%	0/0	1:28	—

R5	Mackenzie Dern	4/11	36%	1/1	4:35	—
	Yan Xiaonan	7/12	58%	0/0	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Tecia Pennington

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern50/15632%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:24

Tecia Pennington76/12461%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	28/80	35%	0/1	0:06	—
	Tecia Pennington	35/62	56%	0/0	0:43	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	2/13	15%	0/0	2:07	—
	Tecia Pennington	2/5	40%	0/0	2:06	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	20/63	32%	0/4	0:11	—
	Tecia Pennington	39/57	68%	0/2	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Marina Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez • Oct 2021Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern49/17428%TD 1/8Ctrl 7:21

Marina Rodriguez144/27952%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	5/17	29%	0/0	1:18	—
	Marina Rodriguez	24/49	49%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	10/22	45%	0/1	4:21	—
	Marina Rodriguez	1/6	17%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	8/35	23%	0/2	0:22	—
	Marina Rodriguez	45/91	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Mackenzie Dern	15/54	28%	1/2	0:39	—
	Marina Rodriguez	37/65	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Mackenzie Dern	11/46	24%	0/3	0:41	—
	Marina Rodriguez	37/68	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nina Nunes

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland • Apr 2021Women's Strawweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:48

Mackenzie Dern12/2255%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:00

Nina Nunes4/757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	12/22	55%	1/2	4:00	—
	Nina Nunes	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Virna Jandiroba

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno • Dec 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern82/17447%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:34

Virna Jandiroba63/13447%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	28/66	42%	0/1	0:54	—
	Virna Jandiroba	19/33	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	25/51	49%	0/1	0:19	—
	Virna Jandiroba	20/40	50%	1/1	2:05	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	29/57	51%	0/3	1:21	—
	Virna Jandiroba	24/61	39%	0/0	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Randa Markos

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Women's Strawweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:44

Mackenzie Dern9/1369%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:45

Randa Markos3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	9/13	69%	0/0	1:45	—
	Randa Markos	3/5	60%	0/0	1:36	—

WIN

vs. Hannah Cifers

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020Women's Strawweight

Submission (Kneebar) • Rd 1, 2:36

Mackenzie Dern5/2124%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Hannah Cifers7/2627%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	5/21	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	Hannah Cifers	7/26	27%	0/0	0:24	—

LOSS

vs. Amanda Ribas

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern20/14514%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:02

Amanda Ribas74/20636%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	4/44	9%	0/1	0:02	—
	Amanda Ribas	16/57	28%	1/1	1:13	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	9/50	18%	0/3	0:00	—
	Amanda Ribas	22/76	29%	1/1	0:25	—

R3	Mackenzie Dern	7/51	14%	0/2	0:00	—
	Amanda Ribas	36/73	49%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Amanda Cooper

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018Women's Strawweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:27

Mackenzie Dern15/3247%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Amanda Cooper6/2524%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	15/32	47%	0/0	0:09	1
	Amanda Cooper	6/25	24%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ashley Yoder

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya • Mar 2018Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mackenzie Dern70/14349%TD 1/6Ctrl 5:51

Ashley Yoder52/14237%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:43KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mackenzie Dern	25/52	48%	0/3	2:14	—
	Ashley Yoder	21/52	40%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Mackenzie Dern	21/51	41%	0/1	0:44	—
	Ashley Yoder	21/54	39%	0/0	0:31	1

R3	Mackenzie Dern	24/40	60%	1/2	2:53	—
	Ashley Yoder	10/36	28%	0/0	0:10	—

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