1353RATING · 115 LB

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

No. 28 at strawweight (women). 9–10 in the UFC since 2015.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (115 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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9–10UFC record
1 of 9Dominant wins
81Average win score
60thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 1 submission 8 decision
Finish rate11% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 10
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time13:14
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.5 / 5.8
Sig. strike accuracy43%
Takedowns per 15 min0.4
Control time10% of the fight
Best winRose Namajunas rated 1547 at 115 lb going in

Against the division

How Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 34 fighters on today’s strawweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every strawweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the strawweight board:No. 5strikes landed
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
5
11%
Average win scoreOut of 100
20
80.9
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
67
60th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
8
11%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
36
−0.23
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
88
5.54
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
6
5.77
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
12
0.36
ControlShare of fight time in control
21
10%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 9 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 10 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Rose Namajunas, rated 1547 at 115 lb. Dominant in 1 of 9 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

115 lb

No. 28 of 44 active women ranked at strawweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1353 across 19 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 115 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
9–10Record at 115 lb
1 of 9Dominant wins
81Average win score
1377Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 1 submission 8 decision
Finish rate11% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 10
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time13:14
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.5 / 5.8
Sig. strike accuracy43%
Takedowns per 15 min0.4
Control time10% of the fight
Best winRose Namajunas rated 1547 going in

Against the division

How Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s fights at 115 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 33 fighters on today’s strawweight (women) board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the strawweight (women) board:No. 5strikes landedNo. 10dominant-win rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
6
11%
Average win scoreOut of 100
15
80.9
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
62
60th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
8
11%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
34
−0.23
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
88
5.54
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
6
5.77
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
9
0.36
ControlShare of fight time in control
22
10%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 115 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 9 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 10 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Rose Namajunas, rated 1547 at 115 lb. Dominant in 1 of 9 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

19 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
11 Oct 2025Loss8–92Julia PolastriKO/TKOR3 2:56Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
9 Nov 2024Loss17–83Denise Gomesunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
4 May 2024Loss14–86Iasmin Lucindounanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
7 Oct 2023Win83–17Diana Belbitaunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
20 May 2023Win83–17Vanessa Demopoulosunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
12 Nov 2022Win78–22Silvana Gomez Juarezunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
4 Jun 2022Win92–8Felice HerrigsubmissionR2 4:01Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
7 Aug 2021Loss11–89Jessica PennesubmissionR1 4:32Women's StrawweightUFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
22 Feb 2020Loss16–84Yan Xiaonanunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
8 Jun 2019Loss18–82Alexa Grassounanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
30 Mar 2019Loss21–79Michelle Waterson-Gomezunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
8 Sep 2018Loss9–91Jessica AndradeKO/TKOR1 1:58Women's StrawweightUFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
7 Apr 2018Win76–24Felice Herrigsplit decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta
21 Oct 2017Win82–18Jodie Esquibelunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till
3 Jun 2017Loss13–87Claudia GadelhasubmissionR1 3:03Women's StrawweightUFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
12 Nov 2016Loss18–82Joanna Jedrzejczykunanimous decisionR5 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
30 Jul 2016Win72–28Rose Namajunassplit decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
8 May 2016Win82–18Heather Clarkunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
19 Dec 2015Win80–20Randa Markosunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2