Rose Namajunas (14-7, 7) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. on June 29, 1992. At the age of 20 years on January 5, 2013, she made her professional MMA debut against Emily Kagan, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On October 3, 2015, 23-year old Rose Namajunas made her UFC debut on her 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 192 against a 30-year old Angela Hill, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
She became the UFC strawweight champion on November 4, 2017 at age 25 on her 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 217 after defeating a 30-year old Joanna Jędrzejczyk via 1st-round TKO.
Namajunas' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Miranda Maverick at UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley at age 32 on June 14, 2025. She is on a 1-fight winning streak.
She has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rose Namajunas' best fights have been against Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Zhang Weili, Angela Hill, Michelle Waterson, Tecia Torres, Miranda Maverick and Jéssica Andrade.
Namajunas has 7 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21  | Jun 14, 2025 32 years, 11 months 14-7 (7) | 27 years, 11 months 15-5 (8) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Nov 2, 2024 32 years, 4 months 13-7 (7) | 25 years, 5 months 12-2 (6) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Jul 13, 2024 32 years 13-6 (7) | 30 years, 7 months 11-1 (2) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN |
18  | Mar 23, 2024 31 years, 8 months 12-6 (7) | 30 years, 6 months 13-4 (8) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN |
17  | Sep 2, 2023 31 years, 2 months 11-6 (7) | 33 years, 6 months 10-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | May 7, 2022 29 years, 10 months 11-5 (7) | 34 years, 6 months 18-6 (8) | UFC | ST | 5 | SD | LOSS Lost UFC Women's strawweight title |
15  | Nov 6, 2021 29 years, 4 months 11-4 (7) | 31 years, 2 months 21-2 (17) | UFC | ST | 5 | SD | WIN Defended UFC Women's strawweight title |
14 | Apr 24, 2021 28 years, 9 months 10-4 (7) | 30 years, 8 months 21-1 (17) | UFC | ST | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick Won UFC Women's strawweight title |
13  | Jul 12, 2020 28 years 9-4 (6) | 28 years, 9 months 20-7 (14) | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | WIN |
12 | May 11, 2019 26 years, 10 months 8-4 (6) | 27 years, 7 months 19-6 (13) | UFC | ST | 2 | KO | LOSS Slam Lost UFC Women's strawweight title |
11  | Apr 7, 2018 25 years, 9 months 8-3 (6) | 30 years, 7 months 14-1 (5) | UFC | ST | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC Women's strawweight title |
10 | Nov 4, 2017 25 years, 4 months 7-3 (6) | 30 years, 2 months 14-0 (5) | UFC | ST | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC Women's strawweight title |
9  | Apr 15, 2017 24 years, 9 months 6-3 (5) | 31 years, 3 months 14-4 (10) | UFC | ST | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
8  | Jul 30, 2016 24 years, 1 months 5-3 (4) | 30 years, 9 months 9-0 (3) | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | LOSS |
7 | Apr 16, 2016 23 years, 9 months 5-2 (4) | Tecia Torres | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
6  | Dec 10, 2015 23 years, 5 months 4-2 (4) | 21 years, 8 months 6-1 (2) | UFC | ST | 5 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
5  | Oct 3, 2015 23 years, 3 months 3-2 (3) | 30 years, 8 months 2-1 (1) | UFC | ST | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
4 | Dec 12, 2014 22 years, 5 months 2-2 (2) | 27 years, 2 months 9-2 (6) | TUF | ST | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC Women's strawweight title |
3 | Jul 13, 2013 21 years 2-1 (2) | Tecia Torres | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Apr 5, 2013 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Kathina Catron | ST | 1 | SUB | WIN Flying armbar | |
1 | Jan 5, 2013 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Emily Kagan | ST | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
