Women's Strawweight
Mackenzie Dern
16-5-0 UFC 11-5-0
5'4"Height
63"Reach
OrthodoxStance
33Age
0KO wins
5Sub wins
45.5%Finish rate
14:10Avg 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 / min3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.93
Striking accuracy41.6%
Striking defense52.0%
Takedowns / 15 min0.93
Takedown accuracy18.4%
Takedown defense37.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.06
Control time28.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-5
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.
16 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Virna Jandiroba 8-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · 2025-10-25
118/231Sig. strikes
106/217Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
3:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Amanda Ribas 7-4 walk-in Submission · R3 4:56 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 · 2025-01-11
27/46Sig. strikes
17/56Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
4:34Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Loopy Godinez 7-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · 2024-08-03
72/203Sig. strikes
67/146Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
2:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Amanda Lemos 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · 2024-02-17
21/54Sig. strikes
41/80Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
6:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jessica Andrade 15-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:15 — UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · 2023-11-11
49/114Sig. strikes
53/107Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Angela Hill 10-12 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · 2023-05-20
126/210Sig. strikes
66/108Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
13:12Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yan Xiaonan 6-2 walk-in Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · 2022-10-01
61/151Sig. strikes
113/195Absorbed
2/11Takedowns
9:19Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Tecia Pennington 9-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · 2022-04-09
50/156Sig. strikes
76/124Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:24Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Marina Rodriguez 4-1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · 2021-10-09
49/174Sig. strikes
144/279Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
7:21Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Nina Nunes 4-3 walk-in Submission · R1 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · 2021-04-10
12/22Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Virna Jandiroba 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · 2020-12-12
82/174Sig. strikes
63/134Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Randa Markos 6-7-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:44 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · 2020-09-19
9/13Sig. strikes
3/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:45Control
0Knockdowns
5Sub attempts
W Hannah Cifers 2-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:36 — UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · 2020-05-30
5/21Sig. strikes
7/26Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Amanda Ribas 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · 2019-10-12
20/145Sig. strikes
74/206Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Amanda Cooper 2-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:27 — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · 2018-05-12
15/32Sig. strikes
6/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ashley Yoder 0-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · 2018-03-03
70/143Sig. strikes
52/142Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
5:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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 (Mackenzie Dern) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
8
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
16
LFA
2
Legacy FC
2
Invicta FC
1
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Virna Jandiroba | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 321
2025-10-25 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Amanda Ribas | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
2025-01-11 |
UFC | 3 | 4:56 |
| W | Loopy Godinez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
2024-08-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Amanda Lemos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 298
2024-02-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jéssica Andrade | TKO (punches) | UFC 295
2023-11-11 |
UFC | 2 | 3:15 |
| W | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2023-05-20 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Yan Xiaonan | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
2022-10-01 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Tecia Torres | Decision (split) | UFC 273
2022-04-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
2021-10-09 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Nina Nunes | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland
2021-04-10 |
UFC | 1 | 4:48 |
| W | Virna Jandiroba | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 256
2020-12-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Randa Markos | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
2020-09-19 |
UFC | 1 | 3:44 |
| W | Hannah Cifers | Submission (kneebar) | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
2020-05-30 |
UFC | 1 | 2:36 |
| L | Amanda Ribas | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-10-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Amanda Cooper | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 224
2018-05-12 |
UFC | 1 | 2:27 |
| W | Ashley Yoder | Decision (split) | UFC 222
2018-03-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kaline Medeiros | Submission (armbar) | Invicta FC 26
2017-12-08 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 4:45 |
| W | Mandy Polk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 24
2017-10-13 |
LFA | 1 | 2:55 |
| W | Katherine Roy | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 6
2017-03-10 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Montana De La Rosa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy FC 61
2016-10-14 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 3:25 |
| W | Kenia Rosas | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 58
2016-07-22 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mackenzie Dern) — 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.