Rose Namajunas

Rose “Thug” Namajunas is the Milwaukee striker and former taekwondo kid who appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 20 and stunned Joanna Jędrzejczyk with a first-round knockout at UFC 217 in 2017 to win the strawweight title.

She beat Jędrzejczyk again, lost the belt to Jéssica Andrade by slam, then knocked out Zhang Weili with a head kick in 2021 to win it back. She has since moved up to flyweight. CagePotato covered her debut on TUF and her early UFC run.

Rose Namajunas fact file
Full nameRose Gertrude Namajunas
NicknameThug
Date of birth
Place of birthMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Invicta FC
  • King of the Cage
Accolades
  • Two-time UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion
  • Two successful title defences

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