Top 5 Rose Namajunas finishes in the UFC

#4. Namajunas submits Angela Hill – UFC 192

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Rose Namajunas is currently the reigning strawweight champion, but her tenure with the promotion was in jeopardy heading into UFC 192. At the time, she had an MMA record of 2-2 and was on a two-fight losing skid. Her opponent Angela Hill was in a similar predicament.

The strawweight bout kicked off the prelim portion on Fox Sports 1 and ended in an incredible fashion. It didn’t last very long as Namajunas submitted ‘Overkill’ at 2:47 of the first-round.

‘Thug Rose’ secured a takedown from the clinch and began controlling her on the ground. She then got a hold of her back and applied a rear-naked choke. The choke was locked in deep despite Hill getting back to her feet. Her attempt to escape by moving towards the fence didn’t work and she was forced to tap.

#3. Namajunas submits Michelle Waterson - UFC on Fox 24

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Namajunas’ bout with Michelle Waterson at UFC on Fox 24 ended with a wild sequence. The bout served as the co-main event and was significant for her career trajectory. She came into the fight following a split-decision loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a title-eliminator bout. Waterson had won back-to-back fights over Angela Magana and Paige VanZant and a third-straight win could’ve earned her a title shot.

The bout was intriguing, especially considering that both were karate black belts. Namajunas dropped ‘The Karate Hottie’ with a head-kick in the second-round and then swarmed her. She managed to scramble and apply a rear-naked choke, which brought her back to the ground.

After fighting to escape the submission, Waterson tapped out at 2:47 of the second-round. With the win, Namajunas earned a title shot against then-strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.