Rose Namajunas Net Worth, Assets, Professional Career, Boyfriend, Parents and More
Rose Namajunas is a 2-time strawweight champion of the UFC. She is now on a journey to become a 2-weight champion.
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| Name | Rose Gertrude Namajunas |
| Net Worth | $2 million-plus |
| Nickname | Thug Rose |
| Age | 32 |
| Residence | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Marital Status | Engaged |
| Sources of Wealth | Mixed Martial Arts |
| MMA Record | 13-6 |
| Last Updated | 2024 |
Rose Namajunas has one of the most remarkable careers in women’s MMA history. Today we are talking about Rose Namajunas’ net worth, assets, professional career, personal life, and more. The first-ever 2-time UFC women’s strawweight champion started in the UFC by opening up the strawweight division for women mixed martial artists with a title fight against Carla Esparza.
She won the strawweight title for the first time by a first-round knockout of the then-undefeated Joanna Jędrzejczyk, ending her championship reign worth 5 title defenses. She won the second time against Weili Zhang, whom she knocked out in the first round.
Rose Namajunas Net Worth
As of 2024, Rose Namajunas’ Net Worth is estimated to be a little over $2 million as per multiple sources. UFC 274 was her last PPV card where she failed to defend her strawweight title against Carla Esparza. Despite the loss, Thug Rose took home a massive $572,000. Before that, she defended her title against Weili Zhang at UFC 268 and made $262,000.
Namajunas won the strawweight title for the second time at UFC 261 defeating Zhang Weili and adding $310,000 to her net worth. Thug Rose is managed by athlete manager Brian Bucker Au, founder of SuckerPunch Ent.
Rose Namjunas Assets, Endorsements and More
Rose Namajunas is sponsored by Venum fight gears for wearing them during the UFC fight night walk-offs and fights. Moreover, her individual brands of endorsements include RVCA Sport for its clothing brand.
Monster Energy which is known to have sponsored many great athletes like Dominick Cruz, supplements firm PERFECT sports. Finally, fight gear brand ONX Labs. She is also a model for Community New York, not confirmed if this counts as her occupation for assets.
Rose Namajunas Professional Career
Namajunas, an originally Taekwondo practitioner who also had experience in wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and kickboxing during high school, started training for MMA under Greg Nelson in Minnesota Martial Arts Academy for her amateur career in 2010. Before that, she trained in MMA for some time with Duke Roufus from Roufusport. Rose currently has a Black Belt in Karate, Taekwondo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
After a perfect amateur record of 4-0, Namajunas began her professional career at Invicta FC 4 in 2013 against Emily Kagan. After being 2-1 in Invicta, Namajunas made her UFC debut at Ultimate Fighter season 20 finale. She lost the first strawweight title fight of the UFC to Carla Esparza. She then came back with a 3-fight win streak, after which she lost to former title challenger Karolina Kawolkiewicz via a split decision.
After a dominant submission victory against Michelle Waterson, Namajunas got her second title shot against then-champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk. She knocked her out to become the UFC women’s strawweight champion on the night of UFC 217 in Madison Square Garden. Unfortunately, Namajunas gets knocked out in her second title defense fight against Jessica Andrade. She returned to avenge her loss winning a split decision over Andrade and then earning a title shot.
Namajunas fought to become the first-ever women’s 2-time strawweight champion, which she did by defeating then-champion Weili Zhang at UFC 261. She defended her title against Weili at 168 before losing it again to Esparza at 274. Thug Rose then moved up to flyweight and has now one win and one loss in the division so far. She is set to take on Tracy Cortez soon.
Rose Namajunas Personal Life
Rose Gertrude Namajunas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 29, 1992, to Lithuanian parents who moved to the United States in 1991. She was named Rose in honor of her late great-grandmother who was also named Rose (or Roze). Her great-grandfather was fighting in the Lithuanian army as a military officer, in resistance to the Soviet Invasion of Lithuania.
Her grandfather, Algimantas Andriukonis, was a successful wrestler and won national championships internationally in USSR-hosted competitions. Rose’s father Arturas suffered from a psychological disorder of schizophrenia that made him leave the family and later died of pneumonia in Germany in 2008. Rose’s mother is a pianist at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
Not much is known about Namajunas brother but during her childhood, her brother was rarely present at home. In the neighborhood where Rose grew up, she was the only white girl with a small stature but was nicknamed “Thug Rose” for the fight she had in her since a young age. Namajunas is engaged to former UFC Heavyweight, Pat Barry.
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