3. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (5 title defenses as strawweight champion)
Poland’s [autotag]Joanna Jedrzejczyk[/autotag] – or as she likes to call herself, “The Strawweight Queen” – was able to display her speed, technique and pace to take out and batter some of the division’s best from 2015-2017.
She captured the title by running right through newly crowned “Ultimate Fighter” champion Carla Esparza at UFC 185, easily defending the decorated wrestler’s takedowns and taking her out with a barrage of standing punches.
Jedrzejczyk would go on to defend her title five times with wins over the likes of Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade, putting her one shy of Ronda Rousey’s record for most consecutive UFC title defenses by a woman.
Undefeated in her first 14 pro fights, Jedrzejczyk was eventually upset by Rose Namajunas at UFC 217 and suffered another loss in their rematch. Since then, she’s failed in two separate title fights in two different weight classes.
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