Karol Rosa

Karol Rosa
BornKarol Rosa Cavedo
(1994-12-30) December 30, 1994 (age 29)
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionBantamweight (2012–present)
Featherweight (2012, 2017–2018, 2023)
Reach67 in (170 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofVila Velha, Brazil
TeamVitória Combat Club (until 2017)[2][3]
Paraná Vale Tudo (2017–2024)[3][4]
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Gilliard Paraná[5]
Dark blue belt in Muay Thai[6]
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total24
Wins18
By knockout4
By submission2
By decision12
Losses6
By submission2
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Karol Rosa Cavedo[7] (born December 30, 1994) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional since 2012, she currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 10, 2024, she is #9 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.[8]

Background

Rosa started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 13, winning multiple international competitions in the sport before transitioning to mixed martial arts at the age of 17.[6][3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting her career in 2012, Rosa compiled a 11–3 record fighting for a wide variety of regional Brazilian promotions, most notably fighting for the Watch Out Combat Show Featherweight Championship against two-time Professional Fighters League champion Larissa Pacheco, which Rosa lost by guillotine choke.[9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rosa made her UFC debut against Lara Procópio at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang on August 31, 2019.[10] She won a close back and forth fight by split decision.[11]

Rosa was expected to face Julia Avila on October 26, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren.[12] The fight was later cancelled due to a knee injury from Rosa.[13] The match was rescheduled to April 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris.[14] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed.[15] The pair was rescheduled to meet on May 2, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 174.[16] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that the event too was postponed to June 13, 2020.[17][18] Eventually, Rosa withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Gina Mazany.[19]

Rosa faced Vanessa Melo at UFC 251 on July 11, 2020.[20] Melo weighed in at 141 pounds, five pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit and was fined 30 percent of her purse which went to Rosa.[21] Rosa won the fight via unanimous decision.[22]

Rosa was expected to replace Macy Chiasson against Sijara Eubanks at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai on September 5, 2020.[23] Rosa pulled out on September 3 due to complications related to her weight cut.[24]

Rosa was scheduled to face Nicco Montaño on February 6, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov.[25] However, in the weeks leading up the fight, Montaño was pulled from the event due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Joselyne Edwards.[26] Rosa won the fight via unanimous decision.[27]

Rosa was scheduled to face Sijara Eubanks on June 12, 2021, at UFC 263.[28] However, Rosa pulled out of the fight in late-May citing an injury. In turn, Eubanks was removed from the card and will face Priscila Cachoeira six weeks later at UFC Fight Night 192 instead.[29]

Rosa faced Bethe Correia on October 2, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 193.[30] At the weigh-ins, Correia weighed in at 138.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the women's bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Correia was fined 20% which went to Rosa.[31] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[32]

Rosa faced Sara McMann on March 26, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 33.[33] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[34]

Rosa faced Lina Länsberg at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on October 22, 2022.[35] She won the bout via majority decision.[36]

Move up to featherweight

Rosa faced Norma Dumont on April 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 222.[37] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[38]

Rosa, replacing Macy Chiasson, faced Yana Santos on July 1, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 48.[39] She won the fight via split decision.[40]

Return to bantamweight

Rosa faced Irene Aldana on December 16, 2023, at UFC 296.[41] She lost the bout via unanimous decision.[42] This fight earned them the Fight of the Night award.[43] The two women set a single-fight women's bantamweight record for 349 significant strikes. Rosa also broke the record for most leg kicks landed in a single UFC bout with 95. The previous record was 76.[44][45][46]

Rosa faced Pannie Kianzad on August 10, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 61.[47] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[48]

Rosa is scheduled to face Ailín Pérez on January 18, 2025, at UFC 311.[49]

Professional grappling career

Rosa faced Raquel Pa'aluhi at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 on March 3, 2024.[50] She lost the match by submission.[51]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
24 matches 18 wins 6 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 2 2
By decision 12 4
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 18–6 Pannie Kianzad Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 August 10, 2024 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 17–6 Irene Aldana Decision (unanimous) UFC 296 December 16, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Bantamweight. Fight of the Night.
Win 17–5 Yana Santos Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov July 1, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 16–5 Norma Dumont Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes April 22, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Featherweight.
Win 16–4 Lina Länsberg Decision (majority) UFC 280 October 22, 2022 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Rosa was deducted 1 point in round 2 due to an illegal knee.
Loss 15–4 Sara McMann Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus March 26, 2022 3 5:00 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 15–3 Bethe Correia Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker October 2, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (138.5 lb) bout; Correia missed weight.
Win 14–3 Joselyne Edwards Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov February 6, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 13–3 Vanessa Melo Decision (unanimous) UFC 251 July 11, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Catchweight (141 lb) bout; Melo missed weight.
Win 12–3 Lara Procópio Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang August 31, 2019 3 5:00 Shenzhen, China
Win 11–3 Gisele Moreira TKO (punches) Future FC 4 April 19, 2019 3 4:21 São Paulo, Brazil
Win 10–3 Tamires Vidal Submission (arm-triangle choke) MMA Brutus 1 March 24, 2019 3 1:40 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss 9–3 Melissa Gatto Submission (kimura) Nação Cyborg 3 September 29, 2018 1 4:19 Curitiba, Brazil Return to Bantamweight.
Win 9–2 Tamara Leorde TKO (retirement) Favela Kombat 29 June 16, 2018 3 2:18 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss 8–2 Larissa Pacheco Submission (guillotine choke) Watch Out Combat Show 49 March 24, 2018 2 2:59 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil For the vacant WOCS Featherweight Championship.
Win 8–1 Nayara Rodrigues TKO (corner stoppage) Buzios Fight Night August 26, 2017 2 5:00 Armação dos Búzios, Brazil Bantamweight bout.
Win 7–1 Diana Morais Submission (armbar) New Corpore Extreme 16 July 15, 2017 2 4:30 Rio Bonito, Brazil Featherweight debut.
Win 6–1 Sidy Rocha Decision (unanimous) Curitiba Top Fight 11 July 1, 2017 3 5:00 Curitiba, Brazil Catchweight (141 lb) bout.
Loss 5–1 Gisele Moreira Decision (majority) Aspera FC 50 March 18, 2017 3 5:00 São José do Calçado, Brazil
Win 5–0 Mariana Morais Decision (unanimous) The Start Combat 4 December 17, 2016 3 5:00 Vila Velha, Brazil
Win 4–0 Jéssica Andrade Decision (unanimous) Capixaba Fight September 13, 2014 3 5:00 Guarapari, Brazil
Win 3–0 Mylena Duarte TKO (punches and knees) Haidar Capixaba Combat 13 September 7, 2013 1 0:39 Vila Velha, Brazil
Win 2–0 Tatiane Aguiar Decision (unanimous) Haidar Capixaba Combat 11 September 15, 2012 3 5:00 Vitória, Brazil
Win 1–0 Thiara Borgth Decision (unanimous) Haidar Capixaba Combat 9 March 16, 2012 3 5:00 Vitória, Brazil Bantamweight debut.

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See also

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