Joanna Jedrzejczyk Retirement: Her Top 5 Greatest UFC Bouts

Joanna Jedrzejczyk officially announced her retirement from the octagon following her rematch against Weili Zhang at UFC 275.

The now-former Women’s Strawweight division fight will go down as one of the most popular and successful fighters in the history of the company, and as such, she is a sure-fire hall of fame candidate. Jedrzejczyk has given fans a number of memorable moments inside of the octagon and will be remembered as one of the best in the Strawweight division since her debut in the company.

We’re looking back at the top 5 contests that the fighter has had inside the fabled octagon, being topped by arguably the greatest fight in the history of the sport.

This fight was extremely important in the career of Joanna, as she took the Strawweight title from then-champion Esparza.

Esparza was the inaugural champion of the 115-pound division, so this win for Jedrzejczyk helped her to create history ahead of a fantastic title run.

The fight against Penne was the first Strawweight title defence for Jedrzejczyk, and she showed an extremely impressive array of striking and would take the TKO win and Fight of Night bonus with a devastating knee strike on the challenger. 

The two coaches from the TUF 23 series collided at the end of the season and Gadelha would actually take the then-Strawweight Champion to the limit.

Claudia would arguably win the first two rounds of the fight before Joanna came back to secure the final three, retain her title via unanimous decision and again earn the Fight of the Night bonus.

These two women had a fantastic rivalry inside the octagon, and their contest at UFC 223 is absolutely testament to that.

Ultimately, this would end up being a massive win for Namajunas, as it established her as the