Josefine Knutsson

Sweden

Suffers first pro defeat
StrawweightUFC
December 15, 2024
Knutsson lost to Piera Rodriguez via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Tampa, Florida.
ANALYSIS
It was the first loss of Knutsson's professional career and it came as a -275 favorite. Looking back, it's easy to see how it fell apart in such overwhelming fashion. Knutsson allowed a whopping eight takedowns on 10 attempts. That turned into 10:24 worth of control time for Rodriguez and resulted in Knutsson landing just 26 significant strikes. She never had a prayer of winning the decision. It's back to the drawing board for the soon-to-be 28-year-old, who drops to 2-1 in the UFC.
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Next fight scheduled
StrawweightUFC
August 30, 2024
Knutsson is scheduled to compete against Piera Rodriguez in a strawweight fight at UFC Tampa on Dec. 14, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Knutsson established a winning streak by defeating Julia Polastri at UFC Vegas 93. The former can improve her streak to three by defeating Rodriguez, who is without a win since 2022.
Takes decision in Vegas opener
StrawweightUFC
June 15, 2024
Knutsson defeated Julia Polastri via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Making her second UFC appearance, Knutsson started and ended this fight strong. In between, she allowed the debuting Polastri to gain some momentum in Round 2. Ultimately, however, a 145-86 edge in total strikes landed was enough to earn Knutsson the decision. Josefine is a very technical striker, but she has very little power in her hands, and her grappling is a question mark. She allowed Polastri to land all three of her takedown attempts this evening. The Swede will have to display improvement in other areas if she hopes to continue her winning ways at the highest level.
Fight against Polastri rescheduled
StrawweightUFC
March 26, 2024
Knutsson is scheduled to take on Julia Polastri at the UFC's event on June 15, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Knutsson backed out of her initially scheduled match against Polastri due to undisclosed reasons, but the two will now get a chance to face off mid-June. Polastri is set for her UFC debut, while Knutsson recently took down Marnic Mann in her own first UFC match.
No longer fighting Polastri
StrawweightUFC
February 16, 2024
Knutsson will not fight Julia Polastri at UFC Vegas 87 on March 2, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Knutsson backed out for undisclosed reasons. She will have to wait for her second fight in the UFC after taking down Marnic Mann in her UFC debut.
Set to fight Polastri
StrawweightUFC
January 20, 2024
Knutsson will fight Julia Polastri at UFC Vegas 87 on March 2, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
After taking down Marnic Mann in her UFC debut, Knutsson will now attempt to spoil the debut of Polastri. Knutsson has won seven consecutive pro fights since 2019 but will be at a 3.5-inch reach disadvantage against Polastri in March.