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Mackenzie Dern
United States
UFC Champion · Women's StrawweightOfficial UFC rankings
17-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 63"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Women's StrawweightWomen's Strawweight: Up to 115 lb (52 kg). The lightest women's division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- RVCA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1762
Scouting Report
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On a 5-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Dern lives on the scorecards. Her wins come from 10 decisions and 5 submissions, with no KO/TKO wins. Her finish rate is 28%, and when she does finish, she makes them tap.
- Recent Form
- Most recent was a unanimous decision over Gillian Robertson (17-9-0), going five rounds. Before that, a unanimous decision over Virna Jandiroba (23-4-0), also five rounds. Then a round 3 submission of Amanda Ribas (13-7-0).
- Style
- Orthodox, 5'4" with a 63" reach. Dern lands 3.38 significant strikes a minute at 41% accuracy, absorbs 3.74, and defends 53% of strikes. She attempts 1.07 takedowns per 15 minutes but lands 22% and stops 41% of opponents' attempts. She hunts submissions, averaging 1 attempt per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 Submission (28%)
- 10 Decision (55%)
- 3 No method on record (17%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 33%
- Streak
- 5-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
18 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 68-27 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1737
- Winvs Gillian Robertson17-9-0 · Power Index 1759Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Aug 15, 2026 · UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry
- Winvs Virna Jandiroba23-5-0 · Power Index 1811Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Oct 25, 2025 · UFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane
Fight stats
Stat Mackenzie Dern Virna Jandiroba Sig. strikes 118/231 106/217 Takedowns 2/8 9/17 Control time 3:45 9:07 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 20 27 Round 2 sig. strikes 19 14 Round 3 sig. strikes 18 14 Round 4 sig. strikes 26 28 Round 5 sig. strikes 35 23 - Winvs Amanda Ribas13-7-0 · Power Index 1651Submission · R3 · 4:56Jan 12, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2
- Winvs Loopy Godinez15-6-0 · Power Index 1727Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov
Fight stats
Stat Mackenzie Dern Loopy Godinez Sig. strikes 72/203 67/146 Takedowns 2/5 2/3 Control time 2:45 1:41 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 25 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 24 Round 3 sig. strikes 23 28 - Winvs Lupita GodinezDecision · UnanimousAug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night
Career Stats
Based on 17 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.38
- Striking accuracy
- 41%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.74
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.07
- Takedown accuracy
- 22%
- Takedown defense
- 41%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.00