There’s nothing small about the resolve of UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk

As the UFC debuts in Madison Square Garden, the event likely will draw first-time fans who’ve never seen anyone like women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

A dynamo of energy and punching power packed inside a 115-pound frame, Jedrzejczyk (12-0) will seek to successfully defend her belt for the fourth time Saturday at UFC 205 when she meets her Polish countrywoman Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-0).

“I want to show people there are no limits in life,” Jedrzejczyk told The Times this week. “If you dream big, if you work hard, you can become whoever you want to be. No matter what you want to be, make it happen.”

Jedrzejczyk embodies that idea routinely, landing an average of 6.38 significant strikes per minute at a 48% accuracy rate while displaying fitness that repeatedly has propelled her to victory.

In July, Brazilian Claudia Gadelha, a fierce rival, won the first two rounds only to succumb to the resilience over the next three rounds of Jedrzejczyk, who continued to punch and land to retain her belt by decision.

She left Poland to set up training at a premier MMA gym in Florida and says it’s her internal drive beyond the wise coaching that has resulted in her octagon success.

“You don’t know how hard I am on myself,” Jedrzejczyk said. “Even if the work is good, I step from the mat and say, ‘No, tomorrow, you must do this and that better because you dream of staying undefeated. It’s going to be difficult, but you are going to do this, you cannot lose.’ There are no excuses. That’s why I’m an undefeated champion.

“My cardio is always good. I know that when you have cardio, you can fight. When you’re out of cardio, you’re not going to handle the pressure, the adrenaline on the day of the fight, all of the media and fans. You must be ready for all of it.”

Jedrzejczyk jokes that she was a born fighter, that she kicked out of her mother at birth because she and her twin sister were “fighting in the belly.”

By 16, she took her overly active energy to a fighting gym and developed into a Muay Thai world champion, which explains her stand-up fighting prowess.

“Those experiences made me,” she said. “You can’t be a UFC champion after two years of Muay Thai. I’m always trying to be a better version of myself every day — as a human being and as an athlete. That’s why I’ve become a UFC champion, why I’ve defended it three times and why I’ll defend it for a fourth time. This is who I am.”

Jedrzejczyk expects to remain the strawweight champion, and her dominance has elevated her into the discussion of best female fighter in the UFC.

Is that mythical title important to her?

“It is, and it’s not,” she said. “Ronda [Rousey] is one of the greatest, and I’m happy for her [Dec. 30] comeback. She did so much for the sport, for all of us.

“I also have small dreams and goals as a human being. I have my fighting career, and now I find I’m more focused on what I can do as a human being. I believe in God so much. I’ve had an amazing career, amazing family and friends. I think if you’re a good person from a good country, you’re in good shape, and that’s good enough.”