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Jessica-Rose Clark
BornJessica-Rose Clark
(1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 38)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Other namesJessy Jess
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionFlyweight (2018)
Bantamweight (2013–2017, 2019–present)
Featherweight (2012–2013)
Reach64.5 in (164 cm)
StyleBrazilian jiu-jitsu
TeamIntegrated MMA (2012–2014)[1]
Igor MMA (2016)[2]
Australian Top Team (2016)[2]
Syndicate MMA (2016–2018)[3]
Combat Sports Academy (2018–2023)[4]
Team Ferreira BJJ (2023–present)[5]
RankPurple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[6]
Years active2012–present
Kickboxing record
Total5
Wins5
Losses0
Mixed martial arts record
Total21
Wins11
By knockout3
By submission2
By decision6
Losses9
By submission3
By decision6
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jessica-Rose Clark (born 28 November 1987) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division. She formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[7]

Background

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Clark was born in Cairns, Australia, as the eldest of nine children.[2] Her ailing single mother took care of the children while living on the road in a van and communities.[2] Jessica-Rose attended regular school for the first time in the fifth grade when the family settled in North Queensland.[2] She attended university after graduating from high school, but dropped out during the first semester.[2] After dropping out, she found kickboxing and gradually started training mixed martial arts.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

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Early career

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Clark made her professional MMA debut in December 2012 in her native Australia. She fought six times over the next two years for various regional promotions, amassing a record of 5 wins and 1 loss.[8][9]

Invicta FC

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After taking nearly a year off from the sport, Clark made her debut with Invicta FC in July 2015.[10] She faced Pannie Kianzad at Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin and lost the bout via unanimous decision.[11]

Clark returned to the promotion in November 2016 to face Pam Sorenson at Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya.[12] She lost the bout via split decision.[13]

Clark was scheduled to face Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 26 in December 2017;[14] however, she was removed from the card when she was tabbed by the UFC as a replacement.[15]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Clark made her UFC debut against Bec Rawlings in a flyweight bout, replacing Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on 19 November 2017.[16] At the weigh-ins, Clark weighed in at 128 pounds, 2 pounds over the flyweight upper limit of 126 pounds. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Clark forfeited 20% of her purse to Rawlings.[17] Clark won the fight via split decision.[18]

Clark faced Paige VanZant on 14 January 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi.[19] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[20]

Clark faced Jessica Eye on 23 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132.[21] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[22]

Clark was expected to face Andrea Lee on 15 December 2018 at UFC on Fox 31.[23] However, Clark was forced out of the bout as she was hospitalized due to weight cutting issues and deemed medically unfit to compete by UFC physicians. As a result, the bout was cancelled.[24]

Clark was scheduled to face Talita Bernardo on 11 May 2019 at UFC 237.[25] However, it was reported on 3 April 2019 that Clark had pulled out of the bout, citing injury.[26]

Return to bantamweight

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Clark faced Pannie Kianzad on 9 November 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21.[27] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[28]

Clark faced Sarah Alpar on 19 September 2020 at UFC Fight Night 178[29] She won the fight via a technical knockout in round three.[30] In the fight she tore her Anterior cruciate ligament, which prevented her from fighting until mid 2021.[31]

After recovering from the surgery, Clark returned after a year to face Joselyne Edwards at UFC Fight Night 196 on 23 October 2021.[32] Clark won the fight via unanimous decision.[33]

Clark faced Stephanie Egger on 19 February 2022, at UFC Fight Night 201.[34] She lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.[35]

Clark faced Julija Stoliarenko on 2 July 2022, at UFC 276.[36] She lost the bout via armbar submission less than one minute into round one, dislocating her elbow.[37]

Clark faced Tainara Lisboa on 13 May 2023, at UFC on ABC 4.[38] She lost the bout via rear‐naked choke in third round.[39] The fight was the final fight on her contract and she was not offered a new contract.[40][41]

Dirty Boxing Career

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Clark made her debut in Mike Perry's "Dirty Boxing Championships" promotion on 14 June, 2025, at Dirty Boxing Championship 2, facing Marilia Morais. She won the fight by unanimous decision[42]

Clark faced Claudia Zamora at Dirty Boxing Championship 2, on 29 August, 2025, winning via unanimous decision.[43]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • WCK Muay Thai Champion
  • Unarmed Combat Unleashed
    • UCU Women's Bantamweight Championship (one time; only; former)
  • Xtreme Fighting Championships
    • XFC Australia Bantamweight Championship (one time; former)
  • Roshambo MMA
    • Roshambo Women's Bantamweight Championship (one time; only; former)

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
21 matches 11 wins 9 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 2 3
By decision 6 6
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 11–9 (1) Tainara Lisboa Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida 13 May 2023 3 4:20 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Loss 11–8 (1) Julija Stoliarenko Submission (armbar) UFC 276 2 July 2022 1 0:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 11–7 (1) Stephanie Egger Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill 19 February 2022 1 3:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 11–6 (1) Joselyne Edwards Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori 23 October 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–6 (1) Sarah Alpar TKO (punch and knee) UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley 19 September 2020 3 4:21 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 9–6 (1) Pannie Kianzad Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar 9 November 2019 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia Return to Bantamweight.
Loss 9–5 (1) Jessica Eye Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards 23 June 2018 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win 9–4 (1) Paige VanZant Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi 14 January 2018 3 5:00 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 8–4 (1) Bec Rawlings Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura 19 November 2017 3 5:00 Sydney, Australia Return to Flyweight; Clark missed weight (128 lb).
Win 7–4 (1) Carina Damm Decision (split) Titan FC 45: Araujo vs. Capitulino 18 August 2017 3 5:00 Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
Loss 6–4 (1) Sarah Kaufman Decision (unanimous) Battlefield Fighting Championships 18 March 2017 3 5:00 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 6–3 (1) Pam Sorenson Decision (split) Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya 18 November 2016 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 6–2 (1) Janay Harding Decision (unanimous) Eternal MMA 19 30 July 2016 3 5:00 Gold Coast, Australia Return to Bantamweight.
NC 5–2 (1) Emiko Raika NC (overturned) TTF Challenge 05 23 September 2015 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Flyweight debut; overturned due to Clark missing weight (131 lb).
Loss 5–2 Pannie Kianzad Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin 9 July 2015 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 5–1 Rhiannon Thompson Decision (unanimous) Roshambo MMA 3 26 July 2014 5 5:00 Chandler, Australia Won the inaugural Roshambo MMA Bantamweight Championship.
Win 4–1 Kate Da Silva TKO (punches) XFC Australia 21 14 June 2014 2 4:07 Brisbane, Australia Won the vacant XFC Australia Bantamweight Championship.
Win 3–1 Zoie Shreiweis Submission (rear-naked choke) Unarmed Combat Unleashed 2 8 February 2014 1 1:33 Emerald, Australia Won the inaugural UCU Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Loss 2–1 Kyra Purcell Decision (unanimous) Fightworld Cup 16 16 November 2013 3 5:00 Nerang, Australia Bantamweight debut. For the FWC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 2–0 Arlene Blencowe Submission (rear-naked choke) Nitro MMA 9 13 July 2013 2 3:38 Logan City, Australia
Win 1–0 Mae-Lin Leow TKO (punches) Brace for War MMA 18 21 December 2012 3 2:17 Canberra, Australia Featherweight debut.

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Dirty Boxing Record

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Professional record breakdown
2 matches 2 wins 0 losses
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2-0 Claudia Zamora Decision (Unanimous) Dirty Boxing Championship 3 August 29, 2025 3 3:00 The Hangar at Regatta Harbour, Miami, Florida, USA
Win 1-0 Marilia Morais Decision (Unanimous) Dirty Boxing Championship 2 June 14, 2025 3 3:00 The Hangar at Regatta Harbour, Miami, Florida, USA Dirty Boxing Debut

References

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  1. ↑ Melanie Gale (12 January 2018). "Jessica-Rose Clark on UFC Debut: "It Was Always Going to Happen That Way"". mmasucka.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Emma Challands (14 October 2016). "Jessy Jess: Gypsy Warrior".
  3. ↑ Drake Riggs (14 September 2020). "Jessica-Rose Clark continues to live and learn ahead of UFC Vegas 11". mymmanews.com.
  4. ↑ Gavin Porter (12 December 2018). "Five Questions With Jessica-Rose Clark". Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  5. ↑ Karyn Bryant (9 May 2023). Jessica-Rose Clark Talks UFC Charlotte Fight, Move To Texas, New Camp, Mental Health & BW Title Run! – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "UFC Fighter Jessy Jess' Surprise BJJ Grading". MMA Media Videography. YouTube. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "FightLiveTV - Jessy Jess: Women in MMA has become less taboo". insidemma.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Fight Path: Jessy Jess found MMA after childhood wanderlust, living in a van". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "MMA fighter sets her sights on the US - ABC Gold & Tweed Coasts". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jessy Rose Clark (aka Jessy Jess) signs with Invicta FC | FSA". FightSport Asia. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "MMADecisions.com". MMADecisions.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  12. ↑ Modafferi, Roxanne (18 November 2016). "Jessy Jess Clark back in Action at Invicta 20 - MMASucka.com". MMASucka.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "'Jessy Jess' loses split decision to Pam Sorensen at Invicta FC 20". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Jessy Jess to face Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 26". Fight News Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  15. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Milana Dudieva Replaces Jessica-Rose Clark, Meets Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 26". Sherdog. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Exclusive: Joanne Calderwood out–Jessy Rose-Clark steps in to take on Bec Rawlings - MMA Today". MMA Today. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 121 official weigh-in results: Headliner set, but four fighters heavy". MMAjunkie. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 121 results: Jessica-Rose Clark takes split from Bec Rawlings". MMAjunkie. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Paige VanZant vs. Jessica-Rose Clark targeted for UFC St. Louis". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 124 results: Jessica-Rose Clark stifles injured Paige VanZant for big win". MMAjunkie. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "Jessica Eye vs. Jessica-Rose Clark targeted for UFC Singapore". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  22. ↑ "Jessica Eye Scores Emotional Win Over Jessica-Rose Clark (UFC Singapore Highlights) | MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  23. ↑ MMA Fighting Newswire (4 September 2018). "Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Andrea Lee announced for UFC on FOX 31". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  24. ↑ Ravens, Andrew; MMA, LowKick (14 December 2018). "Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Andrea Lee Pulled From UFC on FOX 31". LowKickMMA.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  25. ↑ Dorff, Marcel (24 February 2019). "Jessica-Rose Clark keert terug tijdens UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro tegen Talita Bernardo" (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  26. ↑ Cruz, Guilherme (3 April 2019). "Undefeated newcomer Melissa Gatto replaces injured Jessica-Rose Clark at UFC 237". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  27. ↑ Dorff, Marcel (20 September 2019). "Rematch tussen Jessica-Rose Clark en Pannie Kianzad tijdens UFC Moskou" (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  28. ↑ Anderson, Jay (9 November 2019). "UFC Moscow Results: Pannie Kianzad Cruises to Decision Win in Rematch with Jessica-Rose Clark". Cageside Press. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  29. ↑ David Tees (11 July 2020). "Jessica-Rose Clark faces Sarah Alpar on September 26 UFC card". fightful.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  30. ↑ Anderson, Jay (19 September 2020). "UFC Vegas 11 Results: Jessica-Rose Clark Smashes Sarah Alpar, Repeatedly". Cageside Press. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  31. ↑ Harkness, Ryan (1 October 2020). "Jessy Jess tore her ACL in last fight, out until mid-2021". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  32. ↑ Mike Heck (30 July 2021). "Jessica-Rose Clark to return from ACL injury vs. Joselyne Edwards at Oct. 23 UFC event". mmafighting.com.
  33. ↑ Evanoff, Josh (23 October 2021). "UFC Vegas 41 Results: Jessica-Rose Clark Outwrestles Joselyne Edwards". Cageside Press. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  34. ↑ Behunin, Alex (23 December 2021). "Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Stephanie Egger Set For February 19 UFC event". Cageside Press. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  35. ↑ Anderson, Jay (19 February 2022). "UFC Vegas 48: Stephanie Egger's Judo the Story, Taps Jessica-Rose Clark with Arm-Bar". Cageside Press. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  36. ↑ ATSteveDuncan (21 April 2022). "Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Julija Stoliarenko agregado a UFC 276". MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  37. ↑ Behunin, Alex (2 July 2022). "UFC 276: Julija Stoliarenko Hits Arm-Bar, Leaves Jessica-Rose Clark With Mangled Limb". Cageside Press. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  38. ↑ ATSteveDuncan (8 February 2023). "Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Tainara Lisboa agregado a UFC Fight Night del 13 de mayo". MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  39. ↑ Bitter, Shawn (13 May 2023). "UFC Charlotte: Tainara Lisboa Endures Nasty Cut, Submits Jessica-Rose Clark". Cageside Press. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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  41. ↑ Jay Anderson (16 May 2023). "Ji Yeon Kim Off Roster Following Controversial Fight, Two Other Fighters Gone Following UFC Charlotte". cagesidepress.com.
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