My Take
Rose Namajunas is one of those fighters who makes you reconsider everything you thought you knew about what a champion looks like. She grew up in Milwaukee, went to the Milwaukee High School of the Arts of all places, and then went on to become a two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion — that contrast alone tells you something about the range this woman carries. What I love about "Thug Rose" is the way she fights: technical, calm, almost philosophical, like she's solved a puzzle while everyone else is still panicking. Her knockout of Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2017 remains one of the most stunning upsets in UFC history. She's since moved up to flyweight and is still competing at the highest level, proving she's not just a flash in the pan but a genuine long-term force in women's MMA.
Overview
Rose Gertrude Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. As of May 12, 2026, she is #5 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings, and as of March 10, 2026, she is #14 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rose Namajunas
- Name (Japanese)
- ローズ・ナマユナス
- Reading
- ろーず・なまゆなす
- Born
- June 29, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 165 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter / karateka / taekwondo athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Milwaukee High School of the Arts
- 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.