Maverick vs Cachoeira

Who won Maverick vs Cachoeira?

Miranda Maverick beat Priscila Cachoeira by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Maverick vs Cachoeira stats

Miranda Maverick stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Priscila Cachoeira made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Miranda Maverick's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Priscila Cachoeira's came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Cachoeira had a massive power advantage over Maverick, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Maverick's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maverick had a massive advantage over Cachoeira, boasting a 55% submission rate over Cachoeira's 0%.

Miranda Maverick was the younger woman by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Cachoeira had a height advantage of 4 inches over Maverick. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Maverick was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2016, 5 months later than Cachoeira, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 3 more professional rounds, 43 to Cachoeira's 40.

Maverick vs Cachoeira form

Miranda Maverick had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Jasmine Jasudavicius at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, she had won against Shanna Young at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Sabina Mazo at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Erin Blanchfield at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Maycee Barber at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Cachoeira had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Ariane Lipski at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Gillian Robertson at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had won against Gina Mazany at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

She had been beaten by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miranda Maverick had been fighting more than Priscila Cachoeira.

Going to this contest, Miranda Maverick had last fought 10 months and 17 days ago, while Priscila Cachoeira's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 14 days ago.

Maverick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Cachoeira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maverick vs Cachoeira?

Miranda Maverick was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Priscila Cachoeira made her way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.