Â鶹APP

A photo of Karolina Kowalkiewicz by Roger Gor –

Top 10 Remarkable Facts about Karolina Kowalkiewicz 

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was born on born 15 October 1985. She is a Polish mixed martial artist. She currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former KSW Women’s Flyweight Champion.

Kowalkiewicz began her mixed martial arts career at the age of sixteen when she began training in Krav Maga. She later trained in Muay Thai and decided to make it a career. She fought two amateur fights before turning pro. In the article are the top ten remarkable facts about Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

1. Kowalkiewicz made her professional debut in 2012

Kowalkiewicz made her professional debut in her native Poland in May 2012. Over the next three-and-a-half years, she amassed an undefeated record of seven wins against no losses. She fought primarily for the Poland-based KSW promotion – where she was the Flyweight champion.

2. She made her United States debut in 2014

Kowalkiewicz made her U.S. debut for Invicta FC in November 2014. Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women’s mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp.

Karolina defeated Mizuki Inoue, a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becoming one of the youngest female champions in a major MMA promotion. Karolina won the bout in the third round.

3. Karolina joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2015

A photo of Randa Markos by ChaldeanAndProud –

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. In late October 2015, it was announced that Kowalkiewicz had signed with the UFC.

She faced Randa Markos on 19 December 2015, at UFC on FOX 17. She was successful in her debut, winning the fight by unanimous decision.

Kowalkiewicz next faced Heather Jo Clark on May 8, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

4. Karolina defeated Rose Namajunas at UFC 201

Rose Namajunas photo by Andy Grahn –

UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 30, 2016, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

This was the third event that the organization hosted in Atlanta, following UFC 88 in September 2008 and UFC 145 in April 2012. So, the event was very special for Karolina an amateur in the fight.

Kowalkiewicz defeated Rose Namajunas by a split decision on July 30, 2016, at UFC 201 to earn the next title shot at then-champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk. This performance earned her a Fight of the Night bonus.

5. Her zodiac sign is Libra

Libra is the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac. It spans 180°–210° celestial longitude. The Sun transits this sign on average between September 23 (September equinox) and October 23.

The symbol of the scales is based on the Scales of Justice held by Themis, the Greek personification of divine law and custom. She became the inspiration for modern depictions of Lady Justice. The ruling planet of Libra is Venus. Karolina was born on 15 October hence she falls in the zodiac sign.

6. Karolina lost her UFC 205 match against Joanna Jędrzejczyk in 2016

Joanna JÄ™drzejczyk photo by KRK. TV –

Joanna JÄ™drzejczyk is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer. She has been called the greatest female strawweight mixed martial artist of all time, including by Daniel Cormier, who credited her with putting the weight class “on the map”.

JÄ™drzejczyk holds several records in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion, including the most successful strawweight title defences (5), most consecutive wins at strawweight (8), and is the first Polish champion and first female European champion.

This was one of the toughest contestants in mixed martial that Karolina Kowalkiewicz had faced. Joanna Jędrzejczyk won the bout by a unanimous decision which was held on 12 November 2016.

7. Karolina lost to Cláudia Gadelha at UFC 112

Cláudia Gadelha photo by George Vale –

Cláudia Gadelha is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Women’s Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway was a mixed martial art held on June 3, 2017, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz lost the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round. Cláudia Gadelha walked home with the victory.

8. She won against Jodie Esquibel at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till also known as UFC Fight Night 118 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It was held on October 21, 2017, at Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland.

Kowalkiewicz faced Jodie Esquibel on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

9. Karolina lost most of her fights by unanimous decision

Jessica Andrade photo by MMAnytt –

Since when she started her professional career in 2014, Karolina only lost once in a knockout and the bout was against Jéssica Andrade on September 8, 2018, at UFC 228.

However, it was not the only time that she lost a bout in the first round. She lost the fight via an armbar in round one when she faced Jessica Penne on 7 August 2021 at UFC 265.

Some of the bouts that she lost by a unanimous decision are; against Joanna Jędrzejczyk on 12 November 2016 at UFC 205, Michelle Waterson at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30 March 2019, Alexa Grasso on 8 June 2019 at UFC 238, and Yan Xiaonan on February 23, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 168.

10. Felice Herrig is the only contestant that Karolina has faced twice

Felice Herrig photo by MMAnytt –

Kowalkiewicz faced Felice Herrig on 7 April 2018 at UFC 223. Karolina won the fight by split decision. After a one-year hiatus, Kowalkiewicz faced Felice Herrig on June 4, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 207. Kowalkiewicz snapped a 5-bout-losing streak, submitting Herrig via rear-naked choke in the second round.