Jedrzejczyk to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class this summer, the promotion announced Saturday night.
Jedrzejczyk is the second woman to be inducted after former women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey.
Helluva career, @JoannaMMA 👏
— UFC (@ufc) March 10, 2024
Congrats on your #UFCHOF induction! pic.twitter.com/TQyRNQid58
Some consider Jedrzejczyk the greatest strawweight champion in UFC history, and she helped guide 115 pounds in becoming one of the organzation's premiere divisions.
Jedrzejczyk captured the title in 2015 with a knockout win over Carla Esparza and defended it five times against the likes of Claudia Gadelha, Jessica Andrade, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
The Poland native also challenged for the women's flyweight title in a 2018 fight against Valentina Shevchenko.
Jedrzejczyk's first bout against current strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili in March 2020 is widely regarded as the greatest women's matchup in UFC history. She lost that fight by split decision.
The 36-year-old Jedrzejczyk retired from MMA following a knockout loss to Zhang in a June 2022 rematch.