Women's Flyweight

Rose Namajunas

Last fought: Jan 2026

RECORD

Pro

15-8-0

UFC

12-7-0

Age

Height

5'5"

Weight

125 lbs

Reach

65"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:37
Fight Completion Rate	75.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.12
% Fights Inside the Distance	36.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	105-23 (82.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	66-14 (82.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	39-9 (81.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	70.2%
% Time in Control	19.7%
% Time Controlled	10.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	66.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.18
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.01
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.17
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.0%
Distance Strike Defense	66.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.71
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.44
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.58
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.79
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.64

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 Flyweight field

Rose Namajunas 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	Rose Namajunas
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	48.3%
Takedown Defense	62.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:57
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	58.3%
Avg Fight Time	15:37
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	47.6%
Takedown Defense	64.0%
Control Time/Fight	4:30

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Natalia Silva

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rose Namajunas26/9428%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:09

Natalia Silva51/13338%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	13/39	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Natalia Silva	15/44	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	5/18	28%	1/3	2:09	—
	Natalia Silva	8/27	30%	0/1	0:37	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	8/37	22%	0/1	0:00	—
	Natalia Silva	28/62	45%	1/1	0:47	—

WIN

vs. Miranda Maverick

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rose Namajunas25/8629%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:33KD 1

Miranda Maverick25/7434%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	17/59	29%	0/2	0:15	—
	Miranda Maverick	20/58	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	5/17	29%	2/2	3:05	—
	Miranda Maverick	5/14	36%	0/0	0:45	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	3/10	30%	0/0	3:13	1
	Miranda Maverick	0/2	0%	0/2	1:03	—

LOSS

vs. Erin Blanchfield

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi • Nov 2024Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rose Namajunas94/24538%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:15

Erin Blanchfield110/28139%TD 2/8Ctrl 8:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	30/61	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Erin Blanchfield	19/68	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	23/65	35%	1/1	0:08	—
	Erin Blanchfield	25/67	37%	0/2	0:15	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	9/21	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Erin Blanchfield	11/28	39%	1/2	3:38	—

R4	Rose Namajunas	25/79	32%	0/0	0:07	—
	Erin Blanchfield	40/93	43%	0/1	0:53	—

R5	Rose Namajunas	7/19	37%	0/2	0:00	—
	Erin Blanchfield	15/25	60%	1/3	4:08	—

WIN

vs. Tracy Cortez

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez • Jul 2024Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rose Namajunas96/18053%TD 5/5Ctrl 6:36KD 1

Tracy Cortez58/19829%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	26/50	52%	0/0	0:28	1
	Tracy Cortez	12/43	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	26/46	57%	1/1	0:23	—
	Tracy Cortez	11/41	27%	1/2	0:16	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	5/12	42%	2/2	3:47	—
	Tracy Cortez	2/9	22%	0/1	0:03	—

R4	Rose Namajunas	11/28	39%	1/1	1:06	—
	Tracy Cortez	12/44	27%	1/1	0:24	—

R5	Rose Namajunas	28/44	64%	1/1	0:52	—
	Tracy Cortez	21/61	34%	0/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Amanda Ribas

UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas • Mar 2024Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rose Namajunas93/18849%TD 1/3Ctrl 6:59

Amanda Ribas83/27031%TD 4/8Ctrl 1:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	23/34	68%	0/0	1:55	—
	Amanda Ribas	16/47	34%	2/3	0:18	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	19/39	49%	0/1	2:00	—
	Amanda Ribas	15/49	31%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	19/36	53%	0/0	0:24	—
	Amanda Ribas	18/50	36%	2/3	1:20	—

R4	Rose Namajunas	7/25	28%	1/1	2:40	—
	Amanda Ribas	10/39	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Rose Namajunas	25/54	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Amanda Ribas	24/85	28%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Manon Fiorot

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac • Sep 2023Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rose Namajunas60/15040%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:25

Manon Fiorot58/22526%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	23/56	41%	0/2	0:00	—
	Manon Fiorot	18/88	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	15/40	38%	0/2	0:12	—
	Manon Fiorot	19/69	28%	0/1	0:24	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	22/54	41%	0/2	0:13	—
	Manon Fiorot	21/68	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Carla Esparza

UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022Women's StrawweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rose Namajunas37/13627%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:10

Carla Esparza30/13323%TD 2/11Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	4/19	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	4/19	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	4/22	18%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	11/36	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	9/32	28%	0/3	0:02	—

R4	Rose Namajunas	6/28	21%	0/0	0:02	—
	Carla Esparza	8/29	28%	2/5	0:20	—

R5	Rose Namajunas	13/39	33%	1/1	0:08	—
	Carla Esparza	5/31	16%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Zhang Weili

UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021Women's StrawweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rose Namajunas86/16851%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:00

Zhang Weili83/17348%TD 5/11Ctrl 3:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	20/36	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zhang Weili	22/38	58%	1/3	1:08	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	20/45	44%	1/1	0:31	—
	Zhang Weili	16/39	41%	1/3	0:38	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	14/38	37%	0/0	0:02	—
	Zhang Weili	25/51	49%	1/1	0:57	—

R4	Rose Namajunas	14/23	61%	0/0	2:32	—
	Zhang Weili	12/27	44%	2/3	0:54	—

R5	Rose Namajunas	18/26	69%	1/1	3:55	—
	Zhang Weili	8/18	44%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Zhang Weili

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 • Apr 2021Women's StrawweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:18

Rose Namajunas5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Zhang Weili7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	5/10	50%	0/0	0:03	1
	Zhang Weili	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jessica Andrade

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rose Namajunas82/23535%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Jessica Andrade71/20535%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	31/75	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	18/53	34%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	31/81	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	26/74	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	20/79	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	27/78	35%	1/1	0:29	—

LOSS

vs. Jessica Andrade

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade • May 2019Women's StrawweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Slam) • Rd 2, 2:58

Rose Namajunas55/12544%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:29KD 1

Jessica Andrade47/10545%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	30/67	45%	0/1	0:29	1
	Jessica Andrade	24/50	48%	1/3	0:22	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	25/58	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	23/55	42%	1/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rose Namajunas105/30135%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:56

Joanna Jedrzejczyk145/35641%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	21/64	33%	0/0	0:01	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	24/67	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	20/45	44%	0/0	0:30	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	25/60	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	19/60	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	30/68	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Rose Namajunas	22/62	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	38/77	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Rose Namajunas	23/70	33%	1/1	0:25	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	28/84	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre • Nov 2017Women's StrawweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:03

Rose Namajunas15/3444%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 1

Joanna Jedrzejczyk5/4212%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	15/34	44%	0/0	0:27	1
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	5/42	12%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017Women's Strawweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:47

Rose Namajunas47/7265%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:35KD 1

Michelle Waterson-Gomez22/3367%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	14/25	56%	1/1	2:57	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	14/20	70%	1/1	0:50	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	33/47	70%	0/0	1:38	1
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

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

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

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

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

WIN

vs. Tecia Pennington

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rose Namajunas46/15629%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:19

Tecia Pennington61/12150%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	14/49	29%	1/2	0:29	—
	Tecia Pennington	14/29	48%	0/1	0:32	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	23/58	40%	0/1	0:07	—
	Tecia Pennington	28/54	52%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	9/49	18%	1/1	0:43	—
	Tecia Pennington	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Paige VanZant

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015Women's Strawweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 5, 2:25

Rose Namajunas57/10057%TD 8/10Ctrl 16:40

Paige VanZant10/5020%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	20/40	50%	2/2	3:09	—
	Paige VanZant	2/14	14%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	10/18	56%	1/3	3:37	—
	Paige VanZant	1/5	20%	0/1	0:04	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	17/30	57%	2/2	3:19	—
	Paige VanZant	3/21	14%	0/0	0:04	—

R4	Rose Namajunas	7/7	100%	2/2	4:24	—
	Paige VanZant	1/3	33%	0/0	0:18	—

R5	Rose Namajunas	3/5	60%	1/1	2:11	—
	Paige VanZant	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Angela Hill

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson • Oct 2015Women's Strawweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:47

Rose Namajunas13/3339%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:12

Angela Hill12/2255%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	13/33	39%	1/1	1:12	—
	Angela Hill	12/22	55%	0/0	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Carla Esparza

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale • Dec 2014Women's StrawweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:26

Rose Namajunas28/7239%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:23

Carla Esparza42/9047%TD 5/7Ctrl 5:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rose Namajunas	18/47	38%	1/2	0:18	—
	Carla Esparza	19/54	35%	3/4	0:41	—

R2	Rose Namajunas	9/23	39%	0/1	0:05	—
	Carla Esparza	19/31	61%	1/2	3:09	—

R3	Rose Namajunas	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	4/5	80%	1/1	1:13	—

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