My Take
Mackenzie Dern is genuinely one of the most fascinating fighters in the UFC today, and I don't think she gets nearly enough credit for what she's pulled off. She grew up steeped in Brazilian jiu-jitsu — her father Wellington "Megaton" Dern is a legendary figure in the sport — and she became a world-class black belt before she ever threw a serious MMA punch. Watching her drag opponents into the grappling exchanges they desperately want to avoid is its own kind of art form. She's not the biggest strawweight, not the flashiest striker, but her submission game is so refined that it makes up for everything. Holding the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship proves the grappling-first approach absolutely translates to the top level, and honestly I'm here for every single one of her fights.
Overview
Mackenzie Lynne Dern (born March 24, 1993) is an American and Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner currently competing in the women's strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. She is a former world no. 1 ranked IBJJF competitor, currently ranked 6th among the female divisions.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mackenzie Dern
- Name (Japanese)
- マッケンジー・ダーン
- Reading
- まっけんじー・だーん
- Born
- March 24, 1993 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 163 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner / mixed martial arts fighter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Ironwood High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.