JJ Aldrich

JJ Aldrich
Born (1992-09-29) September 29, 1992[1]
Denver, Colorado, United States
Residence Denver, Colorado, United States
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Division Strawweight
Reach 64 in (163 cm)
Style Taekwondo, Boxing, BJJ
Fighting out of Westminster, Colorado, United States
Team 303 Training Center
Rank 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo[2][3]
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3][4]
Mixed martial arts record
Total 9
Wins 7
By knockout 2
By decision 5
Losses 2
By submission 1
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

JJ Aldrich is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division.[5] She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship[6] and has fought for Invicta FC.[7]

Background

She began training in martial arts at the age of 9.[8] JJ Aldrich is of Irish Ancestry.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

Invicta

JJ Aldrich made her professional MMA career on November 1, 2014 at Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada[10] and she won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).

Her next fight come one year later on February 27, 2015 at Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet, against Jamie Moyle where she lost in round one via rear-naked choke.[11]

Aldrich was scheduled to face Daniela Kortmann on September 12, 2015 at Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad; however Kortmann was forced to pull from the card due to visa issue and was replaced by Rosa Acevedo.[12]She won the fight via first round knockout.[13]

The Ultimate Fighter

JJ Aldrich was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia.[14] In the competition, Aldrich defeated Kristi Lopez by unanimous decision in the elimination round,[15] then lost in the quarterfinals to Tatiana Suarez in round 2 by submission via rear-naked choke.[16]

Freestyle Cage Fighting

Aldrich faced Kathina Caton on September 2016 at Freestyle Cage Fighting 53. She won the fight in round one via technical knockout.[17]

Return to Invicta

Aldrich faced Lynn Alvarez on November 18, 2016 at Invicta FC: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya and she defeated Alvarez via unanimous decision.[18]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

She signed with the UFC to fight Juliana Lima for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov in Albany, New York on December 9, 2016. Aldrich was a late replacement for Lima's original opponent, Tatiana Suarez, who had to pull out of the bout due to injury.[19] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[20]

Aldrich faced South Korean fighter Chan-Mi Jeon in Jeon's UFC debut for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt in Auckland, New Zealand on June 11, 2017.[21] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[22]

Aldrich faced Danielle Taylor on January 14, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi.[23] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[24]

Aldrich faced Polyana Viana on August 4, 2018 at UFC 227.[25] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[26]

Amateur accomplishments

  • 2014 – Conflict MMA flyweight champion[1]
  • 2013 – Sparta Combat League (SCL) Amateur flyweight champion[1]
  • 2012 / 2013 – Destiny MMA Amateur flyweight champion[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–2 Polyana Viana Decision (unanimous) UFC 227 August 4, 2018 3 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 6–2 Danielle Taylor Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi January 14, 2018 3 5:00 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 5–2 Chan-Mi Jeon Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt June 11, 2017 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand Catchweight (118 lbs) bout; Jeon missed weight.
Loss 4–2 Juliana Lima Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov December 9, 2016 3 5:00 Albany, New York, United States
Win 4–1 Lynn Alvarez Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya November 18, 2016 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Return to Strawweight. Performance of the Night.
Win 3–1 Kathina Catron TKO (punches) FCF 53 September 17, 2016 1 3:01 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Flyweight debut.
Win 2–1 Rosa Acevedo KO (knee and punches) Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad September 12, 2015 1 2:24 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 1–1 Jamie Moyle Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet February 27, 2015 1 2:20 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 1–0 Delaney Owen Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada November 1, 2014 3 5:00 Davenport, Iowa, United States Strawweight debut.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "JJ Aldrich | Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Daniel Vreeland (June 7, 2017). "UFN Auckland Prelim Breakout Star: JJ Aldrich". MMA Manifesto.
  3. 1 2 "JJ Aldrich - About". Facebook. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "303 Training Center/Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - staff". 303bjj.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "J.J. Aldrich to make pro debut". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  6. ↑ Walshaw, Nick (11 May 2017). "Nadia Kassem the latest Aussie to break into UFC ranks". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Invicta FC 8 results: JJ Aldrich impresses in Invicta FC debut". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  8. ↑ "JJ Aldrich - Official UFC Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "SportsJOE speaks to JJ Aldrich, the most Irish fighter on the Ultimate Fighter 23 - SportsJOE.ie". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "JJ Aldrich's next stop: Invicta FC 8 and Delaney Owen". SplitDecision MMA UK. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  11. ↑ "Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet | MMAjunkie". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  12. ↑ "Rosa Acevedo Replaces Daniela Kortmann at Invicta FC 14 | Invicta Fighting Championships". www.invictafc.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  13. ↑ "Invicta FC 14 results: Tonya Evinger stops overweight Pannie Kianzad in headliner". MMAjunkie. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  14. ↑ "UFC announces contestants in 'The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia'". theScore. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  15. ↑ "Episode No. 1 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia'". MMAjunkie. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  16. ↑ "Episode No. 3 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia'". MMAjunkie. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  17. ↑ "JJ Aldrich vs Kathina Caton Fight Result FCF - Freestyle Cage Fight..." www.mma-core.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  18. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Invicta FC 20 Results: Play-by-Play & Updates". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  19. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 102: JJ Aldrich to make official promotional debut". AXS. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  20. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 102 results: Juliana Lima grinds past late replacement J.J. Aldrich". MMAjunkie. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  21. ↑ "UFC Fight Night". UFC.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  22. ↑ "J.J. Aldrich: Spunky 19-year-old Chanmi Jeon was 'out of her element' at UFC-Auckland". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  23. ↑ "Danielle Taylor meets J.J. Aldrich at UFC Fight Night 124 in St. Louis". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  24. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 124 results: J.J. Aldrich outstrikes Danielle Taylor for decision win". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  25. ↑ "Here are 4 new bouts added to UFC 227 at Staples Center". Press Enterprise. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  26. ↑ "UFC 227 results: J.J. Aldrich uses crisp boxing to outpoint Polyana Viana". MMAjunkie. 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  • Professional MMA record for JJ Aldrich from Sherdog
  • "JJ Aldrich". UFC.com.
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