Fighter Profile›Women's Strawweight

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

16-1019 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 3L

Declining

Title Fight

Goes Long

High Wear

5'3"ht·64"reach·Orthodoxstance·40age

Last fightLJulia Polastri·KO/TKO·R3·7mo ago

Fighter Context

9–10UFC·

0KO

1Sub

8Dec

13.2min/fight

252UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

5–7(12 fights)

20%finish rate

-0.5str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.23

Neutral

42%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.028

Passive

19%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

39%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

46%

Average

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Kowalkiewicz

Blitzer

Body Attacker

W. Strawweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.54

Str. Accuracy42%

1,394UFC landed/3,243attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+2.1 vs avg5.77

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.05

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

27%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance79%

Clinch18%

Ground3%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 119 rounds	Round 216 rounds	Round 315 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	23	31	29	25	5
Avg. Absorbed	26	28	29	39	43
Avg. Net	-3	+3	+1	-14	-38

Grappling

Kowalkiewicz·82s ctrlAverage Control

W. Strawweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.36

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.55

TD Accuracy23%

6UFC landed/26attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense74%

50UFC defended/67opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

11%

Decision Fighter

div avg 33%

How They Lose

10UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision8 / 9

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 10

Submission2 / 10

Decision6 / 10

Loss Pattern

Outscored

6 of 10 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

SUB W

SUB L

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

57%

4 of 7 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.8pts

W8 dec

3.1pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

12UD

2SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 73 vs 74 first half

19 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=16

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.9

6.2

6.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.6

5.8

Diff

-0.7

+0.6

+0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-72%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Kowalkiewicz — 19 UFC Fights

Result

Method

19 fights

Julia Polastri

KO/TKO R3 · 2:56Oct '25

-65

·72 SS (38%)·137 abs·1/4 td·31s ctrl

Denise Gomes

U-DEC R3Nov '24

-27

·46 SS (47%)·73 abs·0/1 td·62s ctrl

Iasmin Lucindo

U-DEC R3May '24

-41

·42 SS (38%)·83 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken

Diana Belbita

U-DEC R3Oct '23

+42

·141 SS (53%)·99 abs·1/6 td·2 td taken·135s ctrl

Vanessa Demopoulos

U-DEC R3May '23

+71

·139 SS (59%)·68 abs·112s ctrl

Silvana Gomez Juarez

U-DEC R3Nov '22

-3

·74 SS (37%)·77 abs·2/2 td·243s ctrl

Felice Herrig

SUB R2 · 4:01Jun '22

+27

·82 SS (67%)·55 abs·0/2 td·190s ctrl·2 sub att

Jessica Penne

SUB R1 · 4:32Aug '21

-4

·8 SS (67%)·12 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·26s ctrl

↵ 18mo layoff

Yan Xiaonan

U-DEC R3Feb '20

-55

·38 SS (45%)·93 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·105s ctrl·1 sub att

Alexa Grasso

U-DEC R3Jun '19

-58

·90 SS (39%)·148 abs·33s ctrl

All Fighters

Women's Strawweight

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

16-1019 UFC

Form

5'3"ht·64"reach·Orthodoxstance·40age

Last fightLJulia Polastri·KO/TKO·7mo ago

Fighter Context

9–10UFC·

0KO

1Sub

8Dec

13.2min/fight

252UFC min

vs. Winning Record5–7

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.23

42%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.028

19%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

39%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

46%

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Kowalkiewicz

W. Strawweight avg

BlitzerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min5.54

Str. Accuracy42%

1,394UFC landed/3,243attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+2.1 vs avg5.77

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.05

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

27%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist79%

Clinch18%

Ground3%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=19	R2 n=16	R3 n=15	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	23	31	29	25	5
Absorbed	26	28	29	39	43
Net	-3	+3	+1	-14	-38

Grappling

Kowalkiewicz

W. Strawweight avg

82s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.36

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.55

TD Accuracy23%

6UFC landed/26attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense74%

50UFC defended/67opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

11%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

1Sub

8Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

2Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

57%4 of 7 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.8pts

W8 dec

3.1pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

12UD

2SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=16

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.9

6.2

6.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.6

5.8

Diff

-0.7

+0.6

+0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Kowalkiewicz — UFC Fight Log

Julia Polastri

KO/TKO·R3·Oct '25

72 SS (38%)·137 abs·1/4 td·31s ctrl

Denise Gomes

U-DEC·R3·Nov '24

46 SS (47%)·73 abs·0/1 td·62s ctrl

Iasmin Lucindo

U-DEC·R3·May '24

42 SS (38%)·83 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken

Diana Belbita

U-DEC·R3·Oct '23

141 SS (53%)·99 abs·1/6 td·2 td taken·135s ctrl

Vanessa Demopoulos

U-DEC·R3·May '23

139 SS (59%)·68 abs·112s ctrl

Silvana Gomez Juarez

U-DEC·R3·Nov '22

74 SS (37%)·77 abs·2/2 td·243s ctrl

Felice Herrig

SUB·R2·Jun '22

82 SS (67%)·55 abs·0/2 td·190s ctrl·2 sub

Jessica Penne

SUB·R1·Aug '21

8 SS (67%)·12 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·26s ctrl

Round 119 rounds

Round 216 rounds

Round 315 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

-14

-38

n=19

n=16

n=15

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3

-14

-38