UFC 261 – Rose Namajunas vs Zhang Weili (April 24, 2021)
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After Zhang defended her title in historic fashion against Jędrzejczyk in 2020’s Fight of the Year effort at UFC 248, a matchup with Namajunas was inevitable. The two squared off in UFC’s first event with fans back since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was over before things really heated up, though, as Namajunas connected with a flush head kick a little more than a minute into the fight that provided yet another emotionally charged milestone for Namajunas.
Rose Namajunas’ UFC Record
UFC 274 (5/7/22) Namajunas lost a five round split decision to Carla Esparza, losing her UFC strawweight title
UFC 268 (11/6/21) Namajunas won a five round split decision over Zhang Weili to retain the UFC strawweight title
UFC 261 (4/24/21) Namajunas knocked out Zhang Weili at 1:18 of the first round to regain the UFC strawweight title
UFC 251 (7/12/20) Namajunas won a three round split decision over Jessica Andrade
UFC 237 (5/11/19) Namajunas was knocked out by Jessica Andrade at 2:58 of the second round, losing her UFC women’s strawweight title
UFC 223 (4/7/18) Namajunas won a five round unanimous decision over Joanna Jedrzejczyk to retain the UFC women’s strawweight title
UFC 217 (11/4/17) Namajunas stopped Joanna Jedrzejczyk via strikes at 3:03 of the first round to win the UFC women’s strawweight title
UFC on FOX (4/15/17) Namajunas submitted Michelle Waterson via rear naked choke at 2:47 of the second round
UFC 201 (7/30/16) Namajunas lost a three round split decision to Karolina Kowalkiewicz
UFC on FOX (4/16/16) Namajunas won a three round unanimous decision over Tecia Torres
UFC Fight Night (12/10/15) Namajunas submitted Paige VanZant via rear naked choke at 2:25 of the fifth round
UFC 192 (10/3/15) Namajunas submitted Angela Hill via rear naked choke at 2:47 of the first round
TUF 20 Finale (12/12/14) Namajunas was submitted by Carla Esparza via rear naked choke at 1:26 of the third round in a UFC strawweight title fight
The Ultimate Fighter, Season 20
- On episode 12 (Semifinals) Namajunas submitted Randa Markos via Kimura at 2:45 of round one
- On episode 11 (Quarterfinals), Namajunas submitted Joanne Calderwood via Kimura in round two
- On episode seven, Namajunas submitted Alex Chambers via rear naked choke at 4:38 of the first round
