JJ Aldrich

JJ Aldrich (born September 29, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division.[6] She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship[7] and has fought for Invicta FC.[8]

JJ Aldrich
Born (1992-09-29) September 29, 1992[1]
Denver, Colorado, United States
ResidenceDenver, Colorado, United States
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
DivisionStrawweight (2014–2019)
Flyweight (2016, 2019–present)
Reach64 in (163 cm)
Fighting out ofWestminster, Colorado, United States
TeamElevation Fight Team (2020–present)[2]
303 Training Center
Rank3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo[3][4]
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4][5]
Mixed martial arts record
Total19
Wins13
By knockout3
By decision10
Losses6
By knockout1
By submission2
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Early life

Aldrich was born to a homeless single mother in Denver, Colorado.[9] She grew up in homeless shelters with her mother and older sister, her father had gone to prison before she was born.[9] Years later, Aldrich's mother established a childcare business which allowed the family to move out of the shelter.[9] When JJ was nine, her mother brought the sisters to taekwondo classes at a local recreation center and by the age of thirteen JJ had already earned her black belt.[10][9] Around those times, Aldrich's taekwondo teachers introduced her to the mixed martial arts gym – 303 Training Center – where she has been training to this day.[9]

Aldrich is of Irish ancestry.[11]

Mixed martial arts career

Amateur career

In 2010 Aldrich began looking for amateur bouts, eventually capturing several amateur titles in various organizations.[9] During her amateur career she faced future UFC athletes like Raquel Pennington, Kailin Curran and Rachael Ostovich.

Invicta

JJ Aldrich made her professional MMA career on September 6, 2014, at Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada[12] and she won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 30–26).[13]

Her next fight come one year later on February 27, 2015, at Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet, against Jamie Moyle where she lost in round one via rear-naked choke.[14]

Aldrich was scheduled to face Daniela Kortmann on September 12, 2015, at Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad; however Kortmann was forced to pull from the card due to visa issue and was replaced by Rosa Acevedo.[15] She won the fight via first-round knockout.[16] She was awarded the Performance of the Night bonus award.[17]

The Ultimate Fighter

JJ Aldrich was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia.[18] In the competition, Aldrich defeated Kristi Lopez by unanimous decision in the elimination round,[19] then lost in the quarterfinals to Tatiana Suarez in round 2 by submission via rear-naked choke.[20]

Freestyle Cage Fighting

Aldrich faced Kathina Caton in September 2016 at Freestyle Cage Fighting 53. She won the fight in round one via technical knockout.[21]

Return to Invicta

Aldrich faced Lynn Alvarez on November 18, 2016, at Invicta FC: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya and she defeated Alvarez via unanimous decision.[22] She was awarded her second Invicta Performance of the Night bonus award.[23]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

She signed with the UFC to fight Juliana Lima for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov in Albany, New York on December 9, 2016. Aldrich was a late replacement for Lima's original opponent, Tatiana Suarez, who had to pull out of the bout due to injury.[24] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[25]

Aldrich faced South Korean fighter Chan-Mi Jeon in Jeon's UFC debut for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt in Auckland, New Zealand on June 11, 2017.[26] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[27]

Aldrich faced Danielle Taylor on January 14, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi.[28] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[29]

Aldrich faced Polyana Viana on August 4, 2018, at UFC 227.[30] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[31]

Return to flyweight

Aldrich returned to flyweight to face Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis on March 23, 2019.[32] Aldrich lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[33]

Aldrich faced Lauren Mueller on October 12, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 19[34] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[35]

Aldrich faced Sabina Mazo on January 18, 2020, at UFC 246.[36] She lost the fight by split decision.[37]

Aldrich faced Cortney Casey on March 13, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 187.[38] She won the fight by split decision.[39]

Aldrich was scheduled to face Tracy Cortez on August 28, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 30.[40] However, Cortez was pulled from the fight due to injury,[41] and she was replaced by Vanessa Demopoulos.[42] Aldrich won the fight via unanimous decision.[43]

Aldrich was scheduled to face Ariane Lipski on March 12, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 203.[44] However, Lipski was removed from her match for undisclosed reasons, and she was replaced by Gillian Robertson.[45] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[46]

Aldrich faced Erin Blanchfield on June 4, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 207.[47] She lost the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.[48]

Aldrich faced Ariane Lipski on March 11, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 221.[49] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[50]

Aldrich faced Na Liang at UFC Fight Night 225 on August 26, 2023.[51] She won the bout via ground and pound TKO stoppage at the end of the second round.[52]

Aldrich faced Montana De La Rosa, replacing Stephanie Egger, at UFC Fight Night 229 on October 7, 2023.[53] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[54]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Amateur championships
  • 2014 – Conflict MMA flyweight champion[1]
  • 2013 – Sparta Combat League (SCL) Amateur flyweight champion[1]
  • 2012 / 2013 – Destiny MMA Amateur flyweight champion[1]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
19 matches 13 wins 6 losses
By knockout 3 1
By submission 0 2
By decision 10 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13–6 Montana De La Rosa Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green October 7, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–6 Liang Na TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie August 26, 2023 2 4:49 Kallang, Singapore
Loss 11–6 Ariane Lipski Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili March 11, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 11–5 Erin Blanchfield Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik June 4, 2022 2 2:38 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 11–4 Gillian Robertson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev March 12, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–4 Vanessa Demopoulos Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze August 28, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–4 Cortney Casey Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad March 13, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 8–4 Sabina Mazo Decision (split) UFC 246 January 18, 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–3 Lauren Mueller Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson October 12, 2019 3 5:00 Tampa, Florida, United States
Loss 7–3 Maycee Barber TKO (knee and punches) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis March 23, 2019 2 3:01 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Return to Flyweight.
Win 7–2 Polyana Viana Decision (unanimous) UFC 227 August 4, 2018 3 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 6–2 Danielle Taylor Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi January 14, 2018 3 5:00 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 5–2 Jeon Chan-mi Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt June 11, 2017 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand Catchweight (118 lb) bout; Jeon missed weight.
Loss 4–2 Juliana Lima Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov December 9, 2016 3 5:00 Albany, New York, United States
Win 4–1 Lynn Alvarez Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya November 18, 2016 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Return to Strawweight. Performance of the Night.
Win 3–1 Kathina Catron TKO (punches) FCF 53 September 17, 2016 1 3:01 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Flyweight debut.
Win 2–1 Rosa Acevedo KO (knee and punches) Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad September 12, 2015 1 2:24 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 1–1 Jamie Moyle Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet February 27, 2015 1 2:20 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 1–0 Delaney Owen Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada November 1, 2014 3 5:00 Davenport, Iowa, United States Strawweight debut.

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See also

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