Jessica Andrade

Jessica Andrade

Personal Information

Full Name Jéssica Fernanda da Costa Andrade
Date of Birth September 25, 1991
Age 32 years old
Nationality Brazilian
Height 5 feet 2 inches (157 cm)
Weight 125 lbs (57 kg)
Nickname Bate Estaca
Weight Class Women's strawweight/ flyweight
Status Active

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Jessica Andrade: A Brief Biography

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Jessica Fernanda da Costa Andrade is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the women's flyweight division of the UFC and is a former champion in the strawweight division. She is ranked as the No.4 strawweight, No.6 flyweight, and No.11 pound-for-pound female fighter in the UFC.

Moreover, the former champion is set to face Natalia Silva in her next outing on September 7, 2024, at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, United States.

Jessica Andrade's personal information

Birth PlaceUmuarama, Paraná, Brazil
Father's NameJulio Andrade
Mother's NameNeusa Andrade
Star SignLibra
Age32 years old
MMA Debut2013
MMA Record26-12
AchievementsFormer UFC Women's Strawweight Champion
EndorsementsEasy Taxi, Reebok
Social MediaInstagram, Twitter

Jessica Andrade's early life and career

Jessica Andrade was born on September 25, 1991, in Umuarama, Paraná, Brazil. She grew up in a small town called Londrina and began training in mixed martial arts at the age of 18. She started her professional career in 2011 and quickly made a name for herself by competing in various regional promotions in Brazil. Her hard work and dedication paid off as she won several titles and earned a reputation as one of the best female fighters in Brazil.

Andrade began her professional mixed martial arts career on September 6, 2011. At first, she trained at Gracie Humaita in Umuarama and won eight of her first ten fights. However, after defeating Duda Yankovich, she moved to Niterói to train at Paraná Vale Tudo. Her first fight abroad was on April 14, 2013, where she defeated Milana Dudieva at ProFC 47: Russia vs. Europe in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Jessica Andrade's personal life

Jessica Andrade got separated from her long-term girlfriend turned wife, Fernanda Gomes. Even though they had been together for more than a decade, the couple got divorced in 2023.

Jessica Andrade's career in UFC

Jessica Andrade's career in the UFC began in 2013 when she signed with the promotion and made her debut at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga. She fought against Liz Carmouche and lost the fight via TKO. Despite the loss, Andrade's aggressive style and toughness impressed the fans and the UFC brass.

Andrade then went on a three-fight winning streak, defeating opponents such as Rosi Sexton, Raquel Pennington, and Larissa Pacheco.

Andrade made her strawweight division debut at UFC 199 against Jessica Penne. She won the bout via TKO and went on a three-fight winning strea,k defeating Angela Hill and Joanne Calderwood, for which she earned Fight Of The Night and Performance Of The Night, respectively. Her impressive performances earned her a shot at the UFC women's strawweight championship against Joanna Jędrzejczyk.

At UFC 211 in 2017, Andrade challenged Jędrzejczyk for the Strawweight title, but she lost the fight via unanimous decision. However, Andrade didn't give up and continued to fight,t and in 2019, she again fought for the Strawweight title at UFC 237 against Rose Namajuna,s and this time,e she won the fight via KO in the second round, becoming the new UFC women's strawweight champion.

In her next fight, Andrade switched divisions again and made her debut in the Flyweight category against Katlyn Chookagian, whom she defeated via TKO in the first round.

Andrade then faced off against Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC women's flyweight championship. Shevchenko emerged victorious via TKO in the 2nd round.

After a victory against Cynthia Calvillo, Andrade made her return to the strawweight division to fight Amanda Lemos. Andrade won the fight via submission.

Jessica Andrade holds a respectable record of 15 wins and 7 losses in the UFCs.

Andrade defeated Lauren Murphy via a unanimous decision at UFC 283 on January 21, 2023.

Andrade faced Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on February 18, 2023.

Jessica Andrade bounced back from her previous losses and is currently on a two-fight win streak. For her last outing at UFC 300, Andrade had a split decision win against Marina Rodriguez on April 13, 2024.

Jessica Andrade's MMA record

Jessica Andrade boasts a record of 26 wins and 12 losses in professional MMA. The majority of her finishes are via knockout(10), and the rest via submission(8).

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocation
Win26–12Marina RodriguezDecision (split)UFC 300April 13, 202435:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win25–12Mackenzie DernTKO (punch)UFC 295November 11, 202323:15New York City, New York, United States
Loss24–12Tatiana SuarezSubmission (guillotine choke)UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. FontAugust 5, 202321:31Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Loss24–11Yan XiaonanKO (punches)UFC 288May 6, 202312:20Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss24–10Erin BlanchfieldSubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. BlanchfieldFebruary 18, 202321:37Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win24–9Lauren MurphyDecision (unanimous)UFC 283January 21, 202335:00Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win23–9Amanda LemosSubmission (arm-triangle choke)UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. AndradeApril 23, 202213:13Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win22–9Cynthia CalvilloTKO (punches)UFC 266September 25, 202114:54Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss21–9Valentina ShevchenkoTKO (elbows)UFC 261April 24, 202123:19Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Win21–8Katlyn ChookagianKO (punches to the body)UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean ZombieOctober 18, 202014:55Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss20–8Rose NamajunasDecision (split)UFC 251July 12, 202035:00Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss20–7Zhang WeiliTKO (knees and punches)UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. ZhangAugust 31, 201910:42Shenzhen, China
Win20–6Rose NamajunasKO (slam)UFC 237May 11, 201922:58Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win19–6Karolina KowalkiewiczKO (punch)UFC 228September 8, 201811:58Dallas, Texas, United States
Win18–6Tecia TorresDecision (unanimous)UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. StephensFebruary 24, 201835:00Orlando, Florida, United States
Win17–6Cláudia GadelhaDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. OkamiSeptember 23, 201735:00Saitama, Japan
Loss16–6Joanna JędrzejczykDecision (unanimous)UFC 211May 13, 201755:00Dallas, Texas, United States
Win16–5Angela HillDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean ZombieFebruary 4, 201735:00Houston, Texas, United States
Win15–5Joanne CalderwoodSubmission (guillotine choke)UFC 203September 10, 201614:38Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win14–5Jessica PenneTKO (punches)UFC 199June 4, 201622:56Inglewood, California, United States
Loss13–5Raquel PenningtonSubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC 191September 5, 201524:58Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win13–4Sarah MorasDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. DuffeeJuly 15, 201535:00San Diego, California, United States
Loss12–4Marion ReneauSubmission (triangle choke)UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. MirFebruary 22, 201511:54Porto Alegre, Brazil
Win12–3Larissa PachecoSubmission (guillotine choke)UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. ArlovskiSeptember 13, 201414:33Brasília, Brazil
Win11–3Raquel PenningtonDecision (split)UFC 171March 15, 201435:00Dallas, Texas, United States
Win10–3Rosi SextonDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. MuñozOctober 26, 201335:00Manchester, England
Loss9–3Liz CarmoucheTKO (punches and elbows)UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. MoragaJuly 27, 201323:57Seattle, Washington, United States
Win9–2Milana DudievaSubmission (guillotine choke)ProFC 47: Russia vs. EuropeApril 14, 201324:34Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win8–2Luciana PereiraSubmission (rear-naked choke)Web Fight Combat 1January 27, 201323:35Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss7–2Jennifer MaiaDecision (unanimous)Samurai FC 9: Water vs. FireDecember 15, 201235:00Curitiba, Brazil
Win7–1Vanessa SilvaTKO (punches)Heavy Fighting Championship 2October 13, 201211:15Cascavel, Brazil
Win6–1Alessandra SilvaSubmission (guillotine choke)Strike CombatSeptember 15, 201213:29Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Win5–1Duda YankovichSubmission (guillotine choke)Bitetti Combat 12: Oswaldo PaquetaSeptember 8, 201213:02Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win4–1Juliana SilvaSubmission (guillotine choke)Ring of Fire 4: In the FaiveAugust 28, 201211:14Presidente Venceslau, Brazil
Win3–1Lilian CorreiaKO (punch to the body)Heavy Fighting Championship 1May 20, 20122N/ACascavel, Brazil
Loss2–1Kinberly NovaesTKO (punches and knees)Nitrix: Champion Fight 11May 5, 201222:42Joinville, Brazil
Win2–0Bruna FernandesTKO (punches)Wako Grand Prix 3November 19, 201112:06Avaré, Brazil
Win1–0Weidy BorgesTKO (punches)Sagaz CombatSeptember 6, 201123:40Umuarama, Brazil

Jessica Andrade's championships won

Jessica Andrade is a former UFC women's strawweight champion. She won the belt by defeating Rose Namajunas via a second-round KO at UFC 237 on May 11, 2019.

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However, the Brazilian fighter lost the belt to Zhang Weili in her first title defense match-up at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang.

Last updated on September 3, 2024.

FAQs

A. Andrade has a professional MMA record of 26 wins and 12 losses.

A. Andrade has fought in the women's strawweight and flyweight divisions of the UFC.

A. Jessica Andrade is known by her nickname "Bate Estaca," which means "Pile Driver" in Portuguese. The nickname is a reference to her powerful and aggressive striking style, which is often compared to the motion of a pile driver.

A. Andrade's most significant loss could be considered her defeat to Zhang Weili in August 2019, in which she lost her UFC strawweight title.

A. Jessica Andrade is 32 years old.