Portuguese mixed martial artist (born 1997)
Jacqueline Cavalcanti Born Jacqueline dos Santos Cavalcanti (1997-08-29 ) August 29, 1997 (age 27) São Paulo , Brazil Other names The Nightmare Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Division Bantamweight Reach 70 in (178 cm)[ 1] Fighting out of Almada , PortugalTeam Reborn Fight Team Years active 2018–present Total 9 Wins 8 By knockout 3 By decision 5 Losses 1 By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Jacqueline dos Santos Cavalcanti (born August 29, 1997) is a Portuguese professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 21, 2025, she is #13 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings .[ 2]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Cavalcanti made her professional MMA career on June 2, 2018, facing Jackelin Casariego at Fight Company 5. She won that bout by TKO in the first round.[ 3]
Cavalcanti faced Martina Jindrová on March 4, 2022, at PFL Challenger Series 3 . She lost the bout by split decision.[ 4]
In her last bout prior to being signed by the UFC, Cavalcanti fought Melissa Croden for the vacant LFA Women's Bantamweight Championship at LFA 157 . She won the bout by unanimous decision to win the title.[ 5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Cavalcanti faced Zarah Fairn on September 2, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 226 , replacing Haily Cowan on the card.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Cavalcanti faced Josiane Nunes on August 24, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 62 .[ 9] [ 10]
Cavalcanti faced Nora Cornolle in a rematch on September 28, 2024 at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis , replacing Germaine de Randamie on the card.[ 11] [ 12]
Cavalcanti was scheduled to face Germaine de Randamie on January 11, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 249 .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Cavalcanti is scheduled to face Julia Avila on February 15, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 251 .[ 16]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
9 matches
8 wins
1 loss
By knockout
3
0
By decision
5
1
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Win
8–1
Nora Cornolle
Decision (split)
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
September 28, 2024
3
5:00
Paris , France
Win
7–1
Josiane Nunes
Decision (split)
UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho
August 24, 2024
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
6–1
Zarah Fairn
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
September 2, 2023
3
5:00
Paris , France
Catchweight (140 lb) bout.
Win
5–1
Melissa Croden
Decision (unanimous)
LFA 157
April 21, 2023
5
5:00
Prior Lake, Minnesota , United States
Won the vacant LFA Women's Bantamweight Championship .
Win
4–1
Nadja Milijancevic
TKO (elbows)
SCC 12
November 26, 2022
2
4:00
Santa Cruz de Tenerife , Spain
Bantamweight debut. Won vacant the SCC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Win
3–1
Yulia Kutsenko
KO (knees and punches)
UAE Warriors 30
July 2, 2022
1
3:07
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Featherweight bout.
Loss
2–1
Martina Jindrová
Decision (split)
PFL Challenger Series 3
March 4, 2022
3
5:00
Orlando, Florida , United States
Lightweight debut.
Win
2–0
Nora Cornolle
Decision (unanimous)
FFA Challenge 2
July 10, 2021
3
5:00
Paris , France
Win
1–0
Jackelin Casariego
TKO (strikes)
Fight Company 5
June 2, 2018
1
3:12
Quarteira , Portugal
Featherweight debut.
[ 3]
See also
References
^ "Chelsea Chandler" . UFC.com . 14 July 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023 .^ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com" . www.ufc.com . Retrieved 2025-01-21 .^ a b Sherdog.com. "Jacqueline Cavalcanti MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com" . Sherdog . Retrieved November 12, 2024 . ^ Sherdog.com. "Martina Jindrova Awarded Professional Fighters League Contact at PFL Challenger Series 3" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2022-03-05 . ^ Head, Simon (April 23, 2023). "Jaqueline Cavalcanti captures LFA bantamweight title at LFA 157" . Fighters Only . ^ Shelton, Cole (2023-08-05). "Hailey Cowan forced out of UFC Paris fight against Zarah Fairn | BJPenn.com" . | BJPenn.com . Retrieved 2023-08-19 . ^ "Cowan Out, Jacqueline Cavalcanti Debut Set vs Zarah Fairn at UFC Paris" . www.itnwwe.com . 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-19 .^ Bitter, Shawn (2023-09-02). "UFC Paris: Jacqueline Cavalcanti Endures Nasty Eye Poke, Wins Decision Over Zarah Fairn" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2023-09-03 . ^ Danny Segura (2024-07-04). "Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny verbally agreed for UFC's Aug. 24 Fight Night" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04 . ^ Jay Anderson (2024-08-24). "UFC Vegas 96: Josiane Nunes Unable to Overcome Reach of Jacqueline Cavalcanti" . cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-08-24 . ^ Jesse Holland (2024-09-13). "Ex-champ bails on UFC Paris, matchmakers scare up late replacement for Sept. 28" . mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13 . ^ Eddie Law (2024-09-28). "Jacqueline Cavalcanti Takes Split Decision Over Cornolle" . cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28 . ^ Diego Ribas (2024-10-25). "Jacqueline Cavalcanti enfrenta ex-campeã no primeiro card do UFC em 2025" (in Spanish). agfight.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25 . ^ Farah Hannoun (2024-10-31). "Former UFC champion Germaine de Randamie announces retirement from MMA" . mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31 . ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-11-06). "Morning Report: Michael Chandler warned Jon Jones 'I'm coming to steal the show' at UFC 309" . mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06 . ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-11-06). "Morning Report: Michael Chandler warned Jon Jones 'I'm coming to steal the show' at UFC 309" . mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06 .
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