Jéssica Andrade

Overview

Six of her 17 UFC wins came by knockout, and five of her 13 losses came by submission. Jéssica Andrade, "Bate Estaca," has fought in the UFC since July 2013 and is still active at Women's Strawweight, with a UFC record of 17-13 (26-15-0 across all promotions).

She has been in the cage with a lot of names, and her results follow a pattern: she hits hard, and she can be caught on the mat. Nine of her 17 wins are finishes, six of them in the first round. She enters her next fight on a three-fight losing streak.

UFC Career

Andrade debuted at UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga with a second-round TKO loss to Liz Carmouche. She answered with three straight wins over Rosi Sexton, Raquel Pennington and Larissa Pacheco, the last by first-round submission. Then came an early stumble: a first-round submission loss to Marion Reneau and a rematch loss to Pennington, a second-round submission with 2 seconds left in the round.

The run that defined her started in 2016. She beat Jessica Penne by second-round TKO and Joanne Wood by submission, then went the distance with Angela Hill. A five-round unanimous decision loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk, one of the elite opponents of her career, interrupted it. After that she won six of her next seven, four of them stoppages, including a main-event second-round TKO of Rose Namajunas at UFC 237.

Then the slide. Zhang Weili stopped her in 42 seconds. A split decision loss to Namajunas followed, and a second-round TKO loss to Valentina Shevchenko. Her four-fight win streak is the longest of her UFC career, and she has not strung together more than two wins since 2022. That year she submitted Amanda Lemos in the first round of a main event.

The recent stretch has been rough. Submission losses to Erin Blanchfield, Tatiana Suarez and Jasmine Jasudavicius, a first-round TKO loss to Yan Xiaonan, and unanimous decision losses to Natalia Silva and Loopy Godinez. She did beat Mackenzie Dern by second-round TKO and Marina Rodriguez by split decision in between.

Thirty fights is a long UFC career. The hardest hitting is behind the record, not ahead of it.

Fighting Style

Jéssica Andrade is a busy striker who lands at a high volume but also gets hit more than most. Her accuracy and defense sit around the UFC average, so the output is what stands out.

Her grappling is the other defining trait. She shoots for takedowns more than most fighters and is very hard to take down herself. She rarely hunts for submissions, though three of her UFC wins came by submission, all in the first round.

Her finishes come early. Six of her nine stoppage wins ended in round one, and the other three in round two. Her losses show the opposite side: five by submission and four by knockout, so a fight can end quickly in either direction.

Notable Wins

• Rose Namajunas — KO/TKO, round 2 (2:58), UFC 237 main event (2019)
• Amanda Lemos — submission, round 1 (3:13), UFC Fight Night main event (2022)
• Cynthia Calvillo — KO/TKO, round 1 (4:54), UFC 266 (2021)
• Mackenzie Dern — KO/TKO, round 2 (3:15), UFC 295 (2023)

Quick Facts

• Division: Women's Strawweight
• UFC record: 17-13 (9 finishes: 6 KO/TKO, 3 submission)
• Professional record (all promotions): 26-15-0
• UFC debut: 2013
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height: 5'2", reach: 62"
• Team: PRVT Para Vale Tudo
• Born: Umuarama, Brazil