1. Joanne Wood is a Scottish retired professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai champion who competed in the Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
51 Facts About Joanne Wood
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Joanne Wood's mother asked her to go to keep him company.
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Joanne Wood fell in love with it and begged her mother to allow her to give up competitive swimming to do the two classes each week.
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Joanne Wood worked several jobs growing up, including one after secondary school that involved her helping children and people who were on ventilation machines, monitoring them in the hospital and assisting them when needed.
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Joanne Wood eventually found another gym, left that job to work at the gym and made a significant commitment to her training.
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Joanne Wood won her debut bout against Noellie Molina via TKO from punches in the first round.
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Joanne Wood next fought at India's Super Fight League's third event, SFL 3, against Lena Ovchynnikova.
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Joanne Wood then competed at On Top 5, defeating Ainara Mota via TKO from punches.
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Joanne Wood next competed at Invicta Fighting Championships' third event, Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama, against Ashley Cummins on 6 October 2012.
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Joanne Wood won the fight via knockout from a knee to the body in the first round.
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Joanne Wood was awarded a Knockout of the Night bonus for the victory.
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Joanne Wood was scheduled to face Bec Hyatt at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs Hyatt on 5 January 2013 in Kansas City.
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However, Hyatt was moved to the main event and Joanne Wood was instead matched up against Livia von Plettenberg.
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At Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 53 on 13 April 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland, Joanne Wood faced American Sally Krumdiack.
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Joanne Wood was scheduled to face undefeated BJJ black belt Claudia Gadelha at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs Cyborg on 13 July 2013, but Gadelha was moved into a fight against Ayaka Hamasaki after Carla Esparza suffered an injury.
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On 7 December 2013, Joanne Wood faced Katja Kankaanpaa at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs Smith.
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On 11 December 2013, it was announced that Joanne Wood was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, which would crown the first-ever UFC women's strawweight champion.
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Joanne Wood defeated Emily Kagan by majority decision after two rounds to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Joanne Wood was defeated by Rose Namajunas in the quarterfinals via kimura in the second round.
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Joanne Wood's first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Seo Hee Ham at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on 12 December 2014.
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Joanne Wood faced promotional newcomer Maryna Moroz on 11 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64.
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Joanne Wood lost the fight as she was quickly submitted via armbar in the first round, making this the first official loss on her professional record.
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Joanne Wood's next fight was expected to be against Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 72 on 18 July 2015.
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Joanne Wood was expected to face Paige VanZant on 10 December 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.
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Joanne Wood next faced Valerie Letourneau at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson in the first women's flyweight bout in UFC history.
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Joanne Wood won the fight via TKO in the third round after striking Letourneau with a kick to the body and finishing her off with punches.
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Joanne Wood faced Jessica Andrade in a strawweight bout on 10 September 2016 at UFC 203.
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Joanne Wood lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Joanne Wood faced Cynthia Calvillo in a strawweight bout on 16 July 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113.
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Joanne Wood was, yet again, scheduled to face Bec Rawlings, in a flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura on 19 November 2017.
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Joanne Wood faced Kalindra Faria on 25 August 2018 at UFC Fight Night 135.
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Joanne Wood went on to win the fight via submission in the first round.
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Joanne Wood faced promotional newcomer Ariane Lipski on 19 January 2019 at UFC Fight Night 143.
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Joanne Wood faced Katlyn Chookagian on 8 June 2019 at UFC 238.
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Joanne Wood faced Andrea Lee on 9 September 2019 at UFC 242.
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Joanne Wood was scheduled to face Valentina Shevchenko on 6 June 2020 for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship at UFC 251.
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Joanne Wood stepped in on short notice for Viviane Araujo to face Jennifer Maia on 1 August 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Shahbazyan.
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Joanne Wood lost the fight via armbar submission in round one.
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Joanne Wood faced Jessica Eye on 24 January 2021 at UFC 257.
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Joanne Wood faced Lauren Murphy on 12 June 2021 at UFC 263.
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Joanne Wood lost the bout via rear-naked choke at the end of the first round.
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Joanne Wood faced Alexa Grasso in a rescheduled bout on 26 March 2022 at UFC on ESPN 33.
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Joanne Wood lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Joanne Wood faced Luana Carolina on 18 March 2023 at UFC 286.
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Joanne Wood was scheduled to face Priscila Cachoeira at UFC 291 on 29 July 2023.
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Joanne Wood pulled out of the fight due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Miranda Maverick.
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Joanne Wood faced Maryna Moroz on March 9,2024, at UFC 299.
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Joanne Wood won the bout by split decision and announced her retirement during the post-fight interview.
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Joanne Wood was previously engaged to her former coach James Doolan until 2015.
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Joanne Wood became engaged to Syndicate MMA head coach John Wood in October 2019, and the couple were married in October 2021.
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Joanne Wood took up residence in Las Vegas in March 2018, having previously lived and trained in Montreal.