Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. As of September 5, 2023, she is #8 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.[7]

Rose Namajunas
Namajunas in 2012
Born (1992-06-29) June 29, 1992
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Other namesThug
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
DivisionStrawweight
Reach65 in (165 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Team303 Training Center (2016–2020)[2]
Grudge Training Center (2012–2016)
Minnesota Martial Arts Academy (2011–2012)
Roufusport
TrainerTrevor Wittman
Pat Barry
Greg Nelson
RankBlack belt in Taekwondo[3]
Black belt in Karate[4][3]
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3] under Tony Basile[5][6]
Years active2010–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins11
By knockout2
By submission5
By decision4
Losses6
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Early life and education

Namajunas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on (1992-06-29)June 29, 1992, to Lithuanian parents who had moved to the United States in September 1991.[8] She was named Rose (Lithuanian: Rožė) in honor of her great-grandmother Rožė Gotšalkaitė Namajūnienė, whose husband Juozas was an Independent Lithuania military officer. He enlisted in the Lithuanian military in 1933, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1936. During the Soviet invasion of Lithuania in 1939, he fought in the resistance. After the Soviets occupied the country, Juozas was forced to enlist in the Red Army. Following the German declaration of war on the Soviet Union and the subsequent Soviet retreat from the Baltic states, Juozas left the Red Army and retired to civilian life. When the Soviets re-occupied Lithuania, Juozas was arrested by the NKVD and sent to a prison camp. He was killed by Soviet KGB agents near his home in 1968.[9] Namajunas's grandfather Algimantas Andriukonis was a successful wrestler, and won national championships in Lithuania and competitions in the USSR.[10][11] Namajunas regularly visits Lithuania and communicates in the Lithuanian language with her grandparents.[12]

Namajunas's father Arturas, who suffered from schizophrenia, left the family when Rose was still young and died of pneumonia in Germany in 2008, when Rose was 16.[13] Her mother was a pianist, trained at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.[14] Namajunas grew up in Milwaukee in a tough, predominantly African-American neighborhood, where she was a witness to violence from a young age. Her mother worked a lot and her brother was only rarely home. Her neighborhood friends nicknamed her "Thug Rose", due to the fact that she was the only white girl among them and was the smallest, yet acted tougher than any of them.[15][16] Namajunas has mentioned being a victim of child sexual abuse, while emphasizing that she does not want to speak about specific details.[17] She graduated from Milwaukee High School of the Arts, where she was an accomplished cross-country runner.[18][19]

Martial arts training

Rose started practicing taekwondo at the age of 5. She earned her poom belt (junior black belt) at age 9. After that, she went on to practice both karate and BJJ. While in high school, she started training in kickboxing and mixed martial arts with Duke Roufus at Roufusport, and she was also a senior-year wrestler at Milwaukee High School of the Arts.[20][21]

Professional grappling career

Namajunas was scheduled to compete in a grappling match against Danielle Kelly on December 30, 2021, at Fury Pro Grappling 3 but was forced to withdraw from the event at the last minute due to a positive Covid-19 test and was replaced by Carla Esparza.[22] Namajunas returned to the promotion for the main event of Fury Pro Grappling 6 on 30 December 2022, where she faced fellow UFC veteran Gillian Robertson. Namajunas lost by the bout by rear-naked choke in 65 seconds.[23]

Namajunas also signed up to compete in the women's under 60 kg and absolute division at the ADCC Denver Open on May 13, 2023.[24] She won a bronze medal in the absolute division.[25]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Namajunas began competing in MMA as an amateur in 2010. She trained under Greg Nelson at Minnesota Martial Arts Academy.[26] She obtained a perfect amateur record of 4–0 with 2 wins by TKO and 2 by decision, with both finishes coming in the first round.[27]

Invicta Fighting Championship

She made her professional debut against Emily Kagan at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on January 5, 2013.[28] After two back-and-forth rounds, Namajunas was able to secure the victory via submission due to a rear-naked choke in round three. The victory in her pro debut also earned her the Submission of the Night bonus.[29]

In her second professional appearance, Namajunas faced Kathina Catron at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013.[30][31] She won the fight by submission due to a flying armbar just 12 seconds into the first round. This performance garnered Namajunas her second Invicta Submission of the Night award.[32]

Namajunas fought fellow undefeated prospect Tecia Torres at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013.[33][34] Namajunas lost the fight by unanimous decision.[35][36]

The Ultimate Fighter

On December 11, 2013, it was announced that Namajunas was signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) along with 10 other strawweight fighters to compete on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, which would crown the first-ever UFC strawweight champion.[37]

Namajunas was the fourth pick by coach Gilbert Melendez.[38] She defeated Alex Chambers by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the preliminary round of the tournament.[39]

In the quarter-finals, Namajunas faced Joanne Calderwood. She won the fight via kimura in the second round.[40]

In the semi-finals, Namajunas faced Randa Markos. She again won the fight via kimura in the first round.[41]

In the final of the tournament, she fought Carla Esparza on December 12, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale for the inaugural UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. She lost the bout via rear-naked choke in the third round.[42]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Despite losing in The Ultimate Fighter finale, Namajunas was awarded two season $25,000 bonus awards for Performance of the Season and Fight of the Season for her bout with Joanne Calderwood.[43]

Namajunas was expected to face Nina Ansaroff on May 23, 2015, in a preliminary bout at UFC 187.[44] Prior to the fight, Ansaroff missed weight by 4 pounds and was fined 20 percent of her fight purse.[45] The bout was scrapped entirely a couple of hours before the event, as Ansaroff was declared medically unfit to compete due to illness. According to Ansaroff's camp, she contracted the flu the week before, and the weight cut exacerbated the illness, forcing Ansaroff to abandon her weight cut early, and ultimately withdraw from the fight.[46] Though the fight could not take place, Namajunas was paid her full fight purse (show- and win money).[47]

Namajunas fought Angela Hill on October 3, 2015, at UFC 192.[48] After some back-and-forth striking exchanges on the feet, Namajunas took Hill down with a trip off a punch. As Hill stood up, Namajunas quickly secured a rear-naked choke, submitting Hill in the first round.[49]

In a quick turnaround, Namajunas faced streaking prospect Paige VanZant in the main event of UFC Fight Night 80 on December 10, 2015, replacing an injured Joanne Calderwood.[50] Namajunas won the fight midway through the fifth round via submission due to a rear naked choke.[51] The win also earned Namajunas her first Performance of the Night bonus award.[52]

On April 16, 2016, Namajunas faced the undefeated Tecia Torres at UFC on Fox 19 in a rematch of their 2013 fight at Invicta FC 6. Namajunas won the fight via unanimous decision.[53]

On July 30, 2016, Namajunas fought Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 201[54] in a match regarded as a title eliminator. Kowalkiewicz defeated Namajunas via split decision.[55] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night for their performance.[56]

Namajunas faced Michelle Waterson on April 15, 2017, at UFC on Fox 24.[57] Namajunas won by submission due to a rear-naked choke in round 2, marking the 5th submission finish in her career.[58]

Strawweight champion

Namajunas faced Strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 217 at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 4, 2017. She came in as a big underdog against the undefeated champion. Namajunas, in what was regarded as a huge upset, won by KO in first round to be crowned the new UFC Women's Strawweight Champion.[59] The win also earned Namajunas her second Performance of the Night bonus award.[60] This was Namajunas's first knockout victory in her professional career (2 TKO-wins as an amateur). At the UFC 217 post-fight press conference, Namajunas stated that she intended to use her champion status as a platform to spread awareness of mental illness.[61]

In the first defense of her title, Namajunas faced Jędrzejczyk in a rematch that took place on April 7, 2018, at UFC 223.[62] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[63] Namajunas spent the remainder of the year recovering from a lingering case of spinal stenosis from a C6 vertebral compression fracture, symptoms of which manifested while training with Valentina and Antonina Shevchenko in 2017, and had intensified during training camp for UFC 223.[64][65]

In her second title defense, Namajunas faced Jéssica Andrade in the main event at UFC 237 on May 11, 2019, in Andrade's home country of Brazil, in what would be Namajunas's first MMA fight outside the United States. Namajunas lost the fight by knockout via a slam in the second round.[66][67] The fight earned her the Fight of the Night award.[68]

Post-reign

Namajunas was scheduled to face Jéssica Andrade for a rematch on April 18, 2020 at UFC 249.[69] On April 8, 2020, Namajunas withdrew from the event,[70] with her manager citing a pair of deaths in the family related to the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason.[71] Instead the bout was rescheduled and eventually took place on July 12, 2020 at UFC 251.[72] Namajunas won the fight via split decision.[73] This fight earned her the Fight of the Night award.[74]

Second reign as strawweight champion

Namajunas faced Zhang Weili for the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship on April 24, 2021 at UFC 261.[75] She won the fight by knockout early in the first round after landing a head kick, claiming the UFC Women's Strawweight World Championship for the second time.[76] Namajunas became the first female fighter to regain a UFC Championship belt. The win earned Namajunas a Performance of the Night bonus award.[77]

The rematch between Namajunas and Zhang for the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship took place on November 6, 2021 at UFC 268.[78] After a back and forth bout, Namajunas defended her title, winning the bout via split decision.[79] 14 out of 22 media scores gave it to Namajunas.[80]

Namajunas faced Carla Esparza in a rematch for the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship on May 7, 2022 at UFC 274.[81] Namajunas lost the fight and title via split decision in a bout that was heavily criticized for both fighter's low output.[82][83][84][85][86][87] Despite the uneventful nature of the fight, Namajunas was given the first place Crypto.com "Fan Bonus of the Night" award.[88]

Move to flyweight

Namajunas faced Manon Fiorot on September 2, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 226.[89] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[90]

Fighting style

Namajunas utilizes forward movement while pressuring opponents with jabs and high kicks.[91] She is known for her advanced technical striking and footwork, using a variety of angles and several creative adjustments. During her fight at Invicta FC 6, she directed a series of axe kicks, front kicks, and forward roundhouse kicks to her opponent's head.[92] After closing the distance, she will sometimes attempt to grapple and execute a submission.[32][91]

Personal life

Namajunas professes Christianity,[93] as well as anti-communist views.[94][95] Prior to her first bout against Chinese fighter Zhang Weili, Namajunas spoke of the history of communist oppression in her ancestral homeland Lithuania and mentioned the documentary The Other Dream Team as an inspiration. She said the documentary gives a "good idea as to what my family had to go through, the reason I'm in the United States today, the reason that I do mixed martial arts, all of that stuff".[96] She said that she viewed her fight with Zhang as symbolizing a fight between communism and freedom, saying that "Weili is red" and "represents [communism]", relating it to her family's history under the former USSR regime in Lithuania, and stating that it is "better dead than red".[97][98] In a further interview, Namajunas stated that her comments were not directed personally at Zhang, and said it was more about her own "internal battles" as well as some "generational PTSD".[99] Zhang later said she ignored Namajunas's comments, stating "I believe as an athlete you have to focus on yourself."[100] In describing her background and motivation for fighting, Namajunas stated, "I’ve got the Christ consciousness, I’ve got Lithuanian blood and I’ve got the American dream."[101]

A documentary of Namajunas' life, Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Artist,[102] was released in 2022, premiering at the Austin Film Festival.[103]

Family

Namajunas is the fiancée and training partner of former Glory and UFC heavyweight Pat Barry.[104][105][106] Namajunas and Barry met at Duke Roufus' gym, where Barry started training after losing his home to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, while Namajunas started training there during high school.[107] Barry says he fell in love with Namajunas the first time he saw her. In a December 2014 interview, Barry said that he and Namajunas had been dating "for almost five years now", while Namajunas felt like it was "two or three years". The couple got engaged in 2014.[108] UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has been openly critical of this relationship, describing it as predatory, given that Namajunas was allegedly 14 or 15 years old when she and Barry, who was 28, met.[109] Namajunas herself has admitted that she and Barry "were apparently together a lot longer than [she] was aware of," and that "it took him a while to chip away at [her] heart, but he did."[110][111][112]

Namajunas has a brother named Nojus, who once operated a private piano studio. Namajunas herself has played the piano since the age of five.[113] Nojus also is a mixed martial artist, and made his professional debut in March 2021.[114]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Pay-per-view bouts
No. Event Fight Date Venue City PPV Buys
1. UFC 237 Namajunas vs. Andrade May 11, 2019 Jeunesse Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Not Disclosed[173]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
17 matches 11 wins 6 losses
By knockout 2 1
By submission 5 1
By decision 4 4
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 11–6 Manon Fiorot Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak September 2, 2023 3 5:00 Paris, France Flyweight debut.
Loss 11–5 Carla Esparza Decision (split) UFC 274 May 7, 2022 5 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States Lost the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Win 11–4 Zhang Weili Decision (split) UFC 268 November 6, 2021 5 5:00 New York City, New York, United States Defended the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Win 10–4 Zhang Weili KO (head kick) UFC 261 April 24, 2021 1 1:18 Jacksonville, Florida, United States Won the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win 9–4 Jéssica Andrade Decision (split) UFC 251 July 12, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Fight of the Night.
Loss 8–4 Jéssica Andrade KO (slam) UFC 237 May 11, 2019 2 2:58 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Lost the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win 8–3 Joanna Jędrzejczyk Decision (unanimous) UFC 223 April 7, 2018 5 5:00 Brooklyn, New York, United States Defended the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Win 7–3 Joanna Jędrzejczyk TKO (punches) UFC 217 November 4, 2017 1 3:03 New York City, New York, United States Won the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win 6–3 Michelle Waterson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis April 15, 2017 2 2:47 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 5–3 Karolina Kowalkiewicz Decision (split) UFC 201 July 30, 2016 3 5:00 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 5–2 Tecia Torres Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans April 16, 2016 3 5:00 Tampa, Florida, United States
Win 4–2 Paige VanZant Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant December 10, 2015 5 2:25 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 3–2 Angela Hill Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 192 October 3, 2015 1 2:47 Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 2–2 Carla Esparza Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale December 12, 2014 3 1:26 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States The Ultimate Fighter 20 Women's Strawweight Tournament final. For the inaugural UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Loss 2–1 Tecia Torres Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg July 13, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 2–0 Kathina Catron Submission (flying armbar) Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson April 5, 2013 1 0:12 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Submission of the Night.
Win 1–0 Emily Kagan Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt January 5, 2013 3 3:44 Kansas City, Kansas, United States Strawweight debut. Submission of the Night.

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Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–0 Randa Markos Submission (kimura) The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned August 14, 2014
(December 10, 2014 airdate)		 1 2:45 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States The Ultimate Fighter 20 Semifinal round.
Win 2–0 Joanne Calderwood Submission (kimura) August 6, 2014
(December 3, 2014 airdate)		 2 2:06 The Ultimate Fighter 20 Quarterfinal round.
Win 1–0 Alex Chambers Submission (rear-naked choke) July 28, 2014
(November 5, 2014 airdate)		 1 4:38 The Ultimate Fighter 20 Elimination round.
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 4–0 Jen Aniano TKO (head kick and punches) KOTC: Trump Card 30 June 2012 1 0:33 Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin Strawweight bout.[175] Lake of the Torches Resort Casino[176]
Win 3–0 Moriel Charneski Decision (unanimous) KOTC: March Mania 17 March 2012 3 3:00 Walker, Minnesota 130 lb bout. Northern Lights Casino.[177]
Win 2–0 Heather Bassett Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Winter Warriors 10 December 2011 3 3:00 Walker, Minnesota Flyweight bout. Judges scores: 30–28, 30–27, 29–28. Northern Lights Casino.[178]
Win 1–0 Melissa Pacheco TKO (punches) North American Fight Championship: Relentless 7 August 2010 1 2:51 West Allis, Wisconsin Flyweight bout. Main Stage, 2010 Wisconsin State Fair.[179]

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Submission grappling record
Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 1 loss
By submission 0 1
Result Record Opponent Method Event Division Type Year Location
Loss0–1Canada Gillian RobertsonSubmission (rear-naked choke)Fury Pro Grappling 6SuperfightNogiDecember 30, 2022United States Philadelphia, PA

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