Jessica-Rose Clark was born on 28 November 1987 and is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division.
25 Facts About Jessica-Rose Clark
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Jessica-Rose Clark formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Jessica-Rose Clark's ailing single mother took care of the children while living on the road in a van and communities.
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Jessica-Rose Clark attended regular school for the first time in the fifth grade when the family settled in North Queensland.
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Jessica-Rose Clark attended university after graduating from high school, but dropped out during the first semester.
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Jessica-Rose Clark made her professional MMA debut in December 2012 in her native Australia.
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Jessica-Rose Clark fought six times over the next two years for various regional promotions, amassing a record of 5 wins and 1 loss.
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Jessica-Rose Clark faced Pannie Kianzad at Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs Van Duin and lost the bout via unanimous decision.
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Jessica-Rose Clark returned to the promotion in November 2016 to face Pam Sorenson at Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs Kunitskaya.
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Jessica-Rose Clark was scheduled to face Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 26 in December 2017; however, she was removed from the card when she was tabbed by the UFC as a replacement.
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Jessica-Rose 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.
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At the weigh-ins, Jessica-Rose Clark weighed in at 128 pounds, 2 pounds over the flyweight upper limit of 126 pounds.
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Jessica-Rose Clark faced Paige VanZant on 14 January 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi.
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Jessica-Rose Clark faced Jessica Eye on 23 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132.
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Jessica-Rose Clark was expected to face Andrea Lee on 15 December 2018 at UFC on Fox 31.
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However, Jessica-Rose 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.
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Jessica-Rose Clark was scheduled to face Talita Bernardo on 11 May 2019 at UFC 237.
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However, it was reported on 3 April 2019 that Jessica-Rose Clark had pulled out of the bout, citing injury.
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Jessica-Rose Clark faced Pannie Kianzad on 9 November 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21.
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Jessica-Rose Clark faced Sarah Alpar on 19 September 2020 at UFC Fight Night 178 She won the fight via a technical knockout in round three.
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Jessica-Rose Clark faced Stephanie Egger on 19 February 2022, at UFC Fight Night 201.
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Jessica-Rose Clark lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.
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Jessica-Rose Clark faced Julija Stoliarenko on 2 July 2022, at UFC 276.
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Jessica-Rose Clark lost the bout via armbar submission less than one minute into round one, dislocating her elbow.
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Jessica-Rose Clark faced Tainara Lisboa on 13 May 2023, at UFC on ABC 4.