# Jessica-Rose Clark

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).

## Background

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

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

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.

### Invicta FC

After taking nearly a year off from the sport, Clark made her debut with Invicta FC in July 2015. She faced Pannie Kianzad at Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin and lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Clark returned to the promotion in November 2016 to face Pam Sorenson at Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya. She lost the bout via split decision.
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.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

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. 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. Clark won the fight via split decision.
Clark faced Paige VanZant on 14 January 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Clark faced Jessica Eye on 23 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Clark was expected to face Andrea Lee on 15 December 2018 at UFC on Fox 31. 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.
Clark was scheduled to face Talita Bernardo on 11 May 2019 at UFC 237. However, it was reported on 3 April 2019 that Clark had pulled out of the bout, citing injury.

### Return to bantamweight

Clark faced Pannie Kianzad on 9 November 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Clark faced Sarah Alpar on 19 September 2020 at UFC Fight Night 178 She won the fight via a technical knockout in round three. In the fight she tore her Anterior cruciate ligament, which prevented her from fighting until mid 2021.
After recovering from the surgery, Clark returned after a year to face Joselyne Edwards at UFC Fight Night 196 on 23 October 2021. Clark won the fight via unanimous decision.
Clark faced Stephanie Egger on 19 February 2022, at UFC Fight Night 201. She lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.
Clark faced Julija Stoliarenko on 2 July 2022, at UFC 276. She lost the bout via armbar submission less than one minute into round one, dislocating her elbow.
Clark faced Tainara Lisboa on 13 May 2023, at UFC on ABC 4. She lost the bout via rear‐naked choke in third round. The fight was the final fight on her contract and she was not offered a new contract.

## Championships and accomplishments

* 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

Professional record breakdown :
| 21 matches | 11 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 3 |
| By decision | 6 | 6 |
| No contests | 1 | 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. |