Joanne Wood

Joanne Wood (née Calderwood; born 23 December 1985) 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.

[5] She 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.

[17] However, Hyatt was moved to the main event and Wood was instead matched up against Livia von Plettenberg.

[citation needed] At Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 53 on 13 April 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland, Wood faced American Sally Krumdiack.

[23] Wood was scheduled to face undefeated BJJ black belt Claudia Gadelha at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on 13 July 2013,[24] but Gadelha was moved into a fight against Ayaka Hamasaki after Carla Esparza suffered an injury.

[26] On 23 June, Schneider also withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Norma Rueda Center.

[38] Wood faced promotional newcomer Maryna Moroz on 11 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64.

[39] She lost the fight as she was quickly submitted via armbar in the first round, making this the first official loss on her professional record.

[41] However, Rawlings pulled out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cortney Casey.

[43] Wood was expected to face Paige VanZant on 10 December 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.

[46] She won the fight via TKO in the third round after striking Létourneau with a kick to the body and finishing her off with punches.

[49] Wood faced Cynthia Calvillo in a strawweight bout on 16 July 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113.

[52] Wood was, yet again, scheduled to face Bec Rawlings, in a flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on 19 November 2017.

[56] Wood faced promotional newcomer Ariane Lipski on 19 January 2019 at UFC Fight Night 143.

[64] Wood stepped in on short notice for Viviane Araújo to face Jennifer Maia on 1 August 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs.

[71] As the first bout of her new, multi-fight contract, Wood was scheduled to face Alexa Grasso on 20 November 2021 at UFC Fight Night 198.

[75] Wood faced Alexa Grasso in a rescheduled bout on 26 March 2022 at UFC on ESPN 33.

[80] Wood pulled out of the fight due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Miranda Maverick.