Women's Strawweight
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
16-10-0 UFC 9-10-0
5'3"Height
64"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1985-10-15Born
0KO wins
1Sub wins
11.1%Finish rate
13:14Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.54
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.77
Striking accuracy43.0%
Striking defense56.9%
Takedowns / 15 min0.36
Takedown accuracy23.1%
Takedown defense74.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.18
Control time10.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-7
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
19 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Julia Polastri 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:56 — UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot · 2025-10-11
72/192Sig. strikes
137/253Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Denise Gomes 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates · 2024-11-09
46/98Sig. strikes
73/144Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Iasmin Lucindo 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · 2024-05-04
42/111Sig. strikes
83/136Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Diana Belbita 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green · 2023-10-07
141/267Sig. strikes
99/261Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
2:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vanessa Demopoulos 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · 2023-05-20
139/237Sig. strikes
68/221Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Silvana Gomez Juarez 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · 2022-11-12
74/202Sig. strikes
77/263Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
4:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Felice Herrig 5-4 walk-in Submission · R2 4:01 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · 2022-06-04
82/123Sig. strikes
55/122Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
3:10Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jessica Penne 2-3 walk-in Submission · R1 4:32 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · 2021-08-07
8/12Sig. strikes
12/19Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yan Xiaonan 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · 2020-02-22
38/85Sig. strikes
93/178Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Alexa Grasso 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · 2019-06-08
90/232Sig. strikes
148/369Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Michelle Waterson-Gomez 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · 2019-03-30
57/118Sig. strikes
64/149Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jessica Andrade 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:58 — UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · 2018-09-08
24/56Sig. strikes
38/73Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Felice Herrig 5-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta · 2018-04-07
126/248Sig. strikes
86/216Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jodie Esquibel 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till · 2017-10-21
127/333Sig. strikes
65/175Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Claudia Gadelha 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:03 — UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · 2017-06-03
9/37Sig. strikes
8/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joanna Jedrzejczyk 6-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · 2016-11-12
50/220Sig. strikes
171/360Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rose Namajunas 3-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · 2016-07-30
84/242Sig. strikes
70/145Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Heather Clark 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · 2016-05-08
119/261Sig. strikes
70/152Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Randa Markos 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · 2015-12-19
66/169Sig. strikes
34/100Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Karolina Kowalkiewicz) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
3
Decision
12
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
2
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
19
KSW
5
Invicta FC
1
Extreme Fighting Sports
1
Full career — 26 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Julia Polastri | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
2025-10-11 |
UFC | 3 | 2:56 |
| L | Denise Gomes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
2024-11-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Iasmin Lucindo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 301
2024-05-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Diana Belbiţă | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
2023-10-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vanessa Demopoulos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2023-05-20 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Silvana Gómez Juárez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 281
2022-11-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Felice Herrig | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
2022-06-04 |
UFC | 2 | 4:01 |
| L | Jessica Penne | Submission (armbar) | UFC 265
2021-08-07 |
UFC | 1 | 4:32 |
| L | Yan Xiaonan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
2020-02-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexa Grasso | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 238
2019-06-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Michelle Waterson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jéssica Andrade | KO (punch) | UFC 228
2018-09-08 |
UFC | 1 | 1:58 |
| W | Felice Herrig | Decision (split) | UFC 223
2018-04-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jodie Esquibel | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till
2017-10-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Cláudia Gadelha | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 212
2017-06-03 |
UFC | 1 | 3:03 |
| L | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 205
2016-11-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rose Namajunas | Decision (split) | UFC 201
2016-07-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Heather Jo Clark | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
2016-05-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Randa Markos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
2015-12-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kalindra Faria | Decision (split) | KSW 30
2015-02-21 |
KSW | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mizuki Inoue | Decision (split) | Invicta FC 9
2014-11-01 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jasminka Cive | Submission (armbar) | KSW 27
2014-05-17 |
KSW | 1 | 3:53 |
| W | Simona Soukupova | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 24
2013-09-28 |
KSW | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marta Chojnoska | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW 23
2013-06-08 |
KSW | 1 | 1:11 |
| W | Paulina Bońkowska | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 21
2012-12-01 |
KSW | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marzena Wojas | TKO (punches) | Extreme Fighting Sports 2
2012-05-18 |
Extreme Fighting Sports | 1 | 3:12 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Karolina Kowalkiewicz) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Women's Strawweight average, over 57 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.