Top 5 Joanna Jedrzejczyk fights in the UFC
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is one of the greatest UFC women’s champions in the promotion’s history. She made her octagon debut in 2014 and has since been a mainstay in the division’s top five rankings. In 2015, she defeated Carla Esparza by second-round TKO to become the new women's strawweight champion.
It was a historic reign as she had five successful title defenses before losing it to Rose Namajunas in 2017. In addition, Jedrzejczyk still holds the record for most strawweight wins in the promotion’s history. She hasn’t shied away from a challenge during her career either. This was apparent when she moved up to flyweight for a bout with Valentina Shevchenko for the then vacant flyweight championship.
‘The Boogeywoman' has a fighting style that makes all her fights exciting to watch. She has earned the Fight of the Night bonus three times and Performance of the Night bonus once. This list will look at the top five Joanna Jedrzejczyk fights in the UFC.
#5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Carla Esparza – UFC 185
Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s fight with Carla Esparza was a very important moment in her UFC career. After back-to-back decision wins over Juliana Lima and Claudia Gadelha, she earned the title against then-strawweight champion Carla Esparza.
‘Cookie Monster’ was the inaugural strawweight champion after defeating Rose Namajunas in TUF season 20 finale. The season was significant as it introduced the 115 lb division to the promotion and crowned their first strawweight champion.
‘The Boogeywoman' had a takedown defense like no other. The champion was unable to have any success with her takedowns and was forced to trade strikes with a superior striker.
Intense stare down between Carla Esparza and Joanna Jędrzejczyk #UFC185 http://t.co/UlWRgd3zuy
Jedrzejczyk landed multiple combinations with ease to put an end to Esparza’s title reign in the second-round. She stunned ‘Cookie Monster’ with a straight-right hand and followed it up with a flurry of strikes against the fence for the finish.