Joanne Calderwood
| Joanne Calderwood | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 December 1986 Irvine, Scotland |
| Other names | JoJo, The Whispering Assassin, Cyborginho, Badmofo JoJo, Dr. Kneevil |
| Residence | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 116 lb (53 kg; 8 st 4 lb) |
| Division |
Strawweight Flyweight |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Team | Dinky Ninjas Fight Team, The Griphouse Gym, Tristar Gym |
| Trainer | Firas Zahabi, Guy Ramsey, Paul McVeigh, James Doolan and Dean Riley |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Joanne Calderwood (born 23 December 1986) is a Scottish Muay Thai champion and mixed martial artist who competes in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of April 13, 2015, she is #7 in the official UFC Strawweight rankings.
Calderwood first got started in Muay Thai training by accident. When she was 13, her younger brother was meant to go to a class with his friend who stood him up, so her mother asked her to go along to keep him company. She fell in love with it and begged her mother to allow her to give up competitive swimming to do the two classes each week. This quickly led to doing two sessions a day and spending all of her time training on her own between these sessions.
She worked several jobs growing up, including one after high school that involved her helping children and people who were on ventilation machines, monitoring them in the hospital and assisting them when needed. But those were 12-hour shifts, which drained energy and made training difficult.
She eventually found another gym, left that job to work at the gym and made a significant commitment to her training.
"I had to make a decision if I wanted to keep fighting or stay in my job," she said. "I wanted to keep fighting."
Calderwood started in Muay Thai in 2000 and was named STBA Fighter of the year in 2009. She is the current ISKA World Flyweight Champion, IKF European Flyweight Champion, the WKL European Flyweight Champion and the WBC UK Bantamweight Champion and is ranked #2 in the world by the World Professional Muaythai Federation. Her final Muay Thai fight was in September 2012 and she had earned a record of 19-2-0.
Joanne is Scotland's first professional female mixed martial artist. She won her debut bout against Noellie Molina via TKO from punches in the first round.
Calderwood next fought at India's Super Fight League's third event, SFL 3, against Lena Ovchynnikova. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Calderwood then competed at On Top 5, defeating Ainara Mota via TKO from punches.
She next competed at Invicta Fighting Championships' third event, Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama, against Ashley Cummins on 6 October 2012. Calderwood won the fight via knockout from a knee to the body in the first round. She was awarded a Knockout of the Night bonus for the victory.
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