Andrade vs Gadelha

Who won Andrade vs Gadelha?

Jessica Andrade beat Claudia Gadelha by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 117, on Friday 22nd September 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jessica Andrade.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Andrade vs Gadelha stats

Jessica Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Claudia Gadelha made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Jessica Andrade's 27th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in July 2013.

Jessica Andrade's UFC record stood at 17-10-0, while Claudia Gadelha's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Andrade had an advantage in power over Gadelha, with a 31% knock out percentage over Gadelha's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gadelha had a slight advantage over Andrade, with a 47% submission rate over Andrade's 44%.

Jessica Andrade was the younger woman by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Gadelha had a height advantage of 3 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Andrade was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 3 years and 2 months later than Gadelha, whose first professional fight was in 2008. She had fought 20 more professional rounds, 75 to Gadelha's 55.

Andrade vs Gadelha form

Andrade had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Lauren Murphy at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

She was victorious against Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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