The nutritional shift has helped Robertson come into fights in the best physical condition of her career, but staying active at strawweight has also kept her sharp. She’s fought five times in the division in less than two years, earning performance bonuses for finishing Piera Rodriguez and Polyana Viana, and picking up dominant decision wins over fan-favorite Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Luana Pinheiro.
“It’s more than just competing,” Robertson said of her love of fighting. “It’s the training, it’s the fact that this is my job, that I have this opportunity. I love every single day of camp whether it’s good, bad, I really do love it more than anything. I just feel so blessed to have my feet on the mats every single day.”
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“I think staying active has been a huge part of my career,” Robertson said. “Even before I was in the UFC, I was always trying to stay as active as possible. I love being in there so much. I think that the downfall of being at 115 is that I can’t be in there as often. But like you said, this is my 19th fight in the UFC. It’s a lot of experience and I think that weighs a lot when I come into these matchups.”
That success and consistency has earned Robertson the No. 14 spot in the strawweight rankings heading into her UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo clash against No. 9 Marina Rodriguez, who’s faced the Who’s Who of the division, including former champions Jéssica Andrade and Carla Esparza.
