Women's Flyweight
Ernesta Kareckaite
“Heavy-Handed”·
Kaunas, Lithuania
Pro record
6-2-2
Model Elo
1490
#1121 of 1994
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- —
- Born
- Kaunas, Lithuania
- UFC debut
- May 3, 2024
Profile
Overview
Four UFC fights, four trips to the scorecards, zero finishes. Ernesta Kareckaite, a Women's Flyweight from Kaunas, Lithuania, carries a 1-2-1 UFC record and a 6-2-2 professional record across all promotions.
Her record has been decided by the judges every time, so the story has to come from the style numbers, not the finishes. She is an active, non-champion flyweight with a 5'9" frame and a 71" reach.
Close fights, then. Very close.
UFC Career
Kareckaite fought on Dana White's Contender Series 7.8 in September 2023, beating Carli Judice by split decision. That fight sits outside the UFC record, since it was not a UFC event.
Her UFC debut came in May 2024 at UFC 301, a unanimous decision loss to Dione Barbosa. She bounced back in January 2025 with a split decision win over Nicolle Caliari, her only UFC victory.
Then came a unanimous decision loss to Regina Tarin in February 2026. Her most recent bout, against Melissa Gatto in October 2026, ended in a majority draw.
She enters her next fight on a one-fight losing streak in the data. A draw is not a loss, but it is not a win either. Four fights is a small sample, and none of it has been decisive.
Fighting Style
Ernesta Kareckaite is a busy striker who throws and lands at a high rate. That volume comes with a cost, since she also absorbs more strikes than most fighters. Her accuracy and defense are about what you would expect from a typical UFC fighter, so the output comes from activity rather than cleaner striking.
Her grappling profile is lopsided. She rarely shoots for takedowns and doesn't hunt for submissions, but she is very hard to take down, which lets her keep fights standing.
That fits her UFC record of 1-2-1. She has no knockouts or submissions, and her one win came by decision.
Notable Wins
- Nicolle Caliari — split decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2 (2025)
Quick Facts
- Division: Women's Flyweight
- UFC record: 1-2-1
- Professional record (all promotions): 6-2-2
- UFC debut: 2024
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height: 5'9"
- Reach: 71"
- Born: Kaunas, Lithuania
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 1–2–1
- since 2024
- Finish rate
- 0%
- 0 of 1 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 0
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 1
- Current streak
- L1
- losses in a row
- Octagon time
- 1h 0m
- avg 15:00 per fight
- Opposition
- 1538
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1560opp. Elo
split decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2 · Jan 11, 2025
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · below average
UFC avg 45% · about average
UFC avg 52% · about average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 15:00
Fight history (5)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| D |  Melissa GattoRecord after: 2-2-1 | majority decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs DuncanOct 10, 2026 |
| L |  Regina TarinRecord after: 2-2 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs KavanaghFeb 28, 2026 |
| W |  Nicolle CaliariRecord after: 2-1 | split decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2Jan 11, 2025 |
| L |  Dione BarbosaRecord after: 1-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. ErcegMay 4, 2024 |
| W |  Carli JudiceRecord after: 1-0 | split decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series 7.8Sep 26, 2023 |