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Jéssica Fernanda da Costa Andrade (born September 25, 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Andrade is currently signed to the
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(UFC), where she competes in the women's
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division and is a former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. As of October 24, 2022, she is #4 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, #6 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings, and #7 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.


Background

Andrade was born on September 25, 1991, in Umuarama, Paraná, Brazil, to farmer parents Julio and Neusa Andrade. Jéssica and her older brother Fernando worked at their parents' plantation fields throughout their childhood until the farm was municipalized, leading to the prohibition of underage labor. At the age of 14, she started working at a fish & pay pond and later delivering medicine for a drug store. Andrade grew up playing soccer and
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, aspiring to become a professional soccer player. She succeeded well and eventually got offered to play for a
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club, but her parents forbade her from moving. During school, Andrade started training judo and shortly afterward, in 2011, jiu-jitsu. Her teammates coined the nickname ''bate estaca'' ( piledriver), a term used in Brazil for body slams (also known as Daki age), after one of her first amateur
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competitions, when Andrade was caught in an
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, she panicked and performed the illegal move on her opponent by lifting her and then slamming her head directly into the mat. To Andrade's surprise, she was immediately disqualified.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Andrade made her professional mixed martial arts debut on September 6, 2011. For the first six professional fights, Andrade trained at Gracie Humaita in Umuarama, but after beating
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, she moved to
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in order to train at Paraná Vale Tudo. She won eight of her first ten fights in her native Brazil. On April 14, 2013, Andrade fought outside of Brazil for the first time when she submitted Milana Dudieva at ProFC 47: Russia vs. Europe in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.


Ultimate Fighting Championship


Bantamweight

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was originally scheduled to face former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion
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at
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, but Tate instead replaced the injured Cat Zingano on ''
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''. Andrade signed with the UFC and filled in against Carmouche at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga on July 23, 2013. This marked the first time that two openly gay fighters went head-to-head in the UFC. Andrade lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Andrade's second UFC appearance took place on October 26, 2013, when she faced Rosi Sexton at UFC Fight Night 30. She won the fight via dominant unanimous decision. Andrade was expected to face TUF 18 women's winner Julianna Peña at
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. However, Peña pulled out of the bout, after suffering an injury to her right knee, and she was replaced by Raquel Pennington. Andrade won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Andrade was expected to face
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on September 13, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 51. However, Létourneau withdrew due to an injury and Andrade instead faced UFC newcomer
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. She won the fight via submission in the first round. Andrade faced
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on February 22, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 61. Andrade lost the fight as she was quickly submitted via a triangle choke in the first round. Andrade faced Sarah Moras on July 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Andrade made a quick turnaround, as she replaced an injured
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to take on Raquel Pennington at
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. She lost the fight by submission in the second round.


Strawweight

In October 2015, Andrade announced her decision to move to the strawweight division. Andrade then faced former title challenger
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at her new weight class on June 4, 2016, at UFC 199, winning the one sided bout via TKO in the second round. Andrade next faced
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on September 10, 2016, at
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. She won the fight via submission in the first round. Andrade and Invicta FC Strawweight Champion
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were briefly linked to a bout at
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. However, the fight never materialized for that event because of a rule in the UFC's anti-doping policy with USADA. Subsequently, Andrade was removed from that card with the pairing left intact and rescheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie on February 4, 2017. Andrade won the fight by unanimous decision. In addition, both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Andrade faced
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for the
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on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211 in
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,
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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Andrade faced Cláudia Gadelha at UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami on September 23, 2017. She won the fight via unanimous decision (30–25, 30–26, and 30–27). This fight earned Andrade her second ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Andrade faced Tecia Torres on February 24, 2018, at UFC on Fox 28. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Andrade faced
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on September 8, 2018, at
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. She won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned her the
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award. Andrade faced
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on May 11, 2019, for the
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in the main event at
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. She won the fight via knockout (slam) in the second round. This win earned her the ''Fight of the Night'' and ''Performance of the Night'' award. In the first defense of her title, Andrade faced
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on August 31, 2019, in the main event at UFC on ESPN+ 15. She lost the fight via first-round technical knockout. Andrade was scheduled to face
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for a rematch on April 18, 2020 at
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. On April 9, 2020, Namajunas pulled out for undisclosed reasons. Instead the bout was rescheduled and eventually took place on July 12, 2020 at UFC 251. Andrade lost the fight via split decision. This fight earned her the'' Fight of the Night'' award.


Flyweight

On the heels of two consecutive losses at strawweight, Andrade fought Katlyn Chookagian in a flyweight bout on October 18, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie. Andrade defeated Chookagian by technical knockout in the first round to become the first woman in the UFC to win in three different weight divisions (bantamweight, strawweight, and flyweight). This win earned her the ''
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'' award. Andrade faced
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for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship on April 24, 2021 at UFC 261. She was dominated throughout the bout and lost in the second round via elbows while in the crucifix position. Andrade faced Cynthia Calvillo on September 25, 2021 at
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. She won the fight via technical knockout in round one.


Return to strawweight

Andrade faced Amanda Lemos on April 23, 2022 at
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. She won the fight via a standing arm-triangle choke in round one, marking the first time this submission has been landed in UFC history. This win earned her the
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award. Andrade, replacing Katlyn Chookagian, scheduled to face
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on September 3, 2022, at
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. In turn, Andrade withdrew in mid July due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Fiorot's original opponent Chookagian.


Return to flyweight

Andrade is scheduled to face Lauren Murphy on January 21, 2023, at
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.


Championships and accomplishments

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**
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(One time; former) ** Tied (with
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& Amanda Lemos) for most finishes in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (5) ** Most knockouts in UFC Women's Strawweight division (3) ** Second most fights in UFC Women's history (21) ** Most Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC Women's history (4) ** Most Post Fight bonuses in UFC Women's history (9) **Tied (
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and Amanda Nunes) for most Performance of the Night bonuses in UFC Women's history (5) **Only woman in UFC history to win a fight in three weight classes **First standing arm-triangle choke finish in UFC History **
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(Five times) ** Fight of the Night (Four times) * MMAJunkie.com ** 2017 September Fight of the Month vs. Cláudia Gadelha ** 2019 May Fight of the Month vs.
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** 2020 July Fight of the Month vs.
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** 2022 April Submission of the Month vs. Amanda Lemos


Personal life

Andrade married her longtime girlfriend Fernanda (née Gomes) in 2019. On May 30, 2019, Andrade and Fernanda were robbed at gunpoint with their car and mobile phones being stolen in Brazil.


Mixed martial arts record

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Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...
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UFC 171 ''UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held on March 15, 2014, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event was released on DVD on June 17, 2014. The DVD was distributed by '' Anchor Bay Entertai ...
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Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
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Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The ...
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Liz Carmouche Liz Carmouche (born February 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently signed to Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. Carmouche competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...
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Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region ...
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Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the Eas ...
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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...
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Cascavel Cascavel is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 332,333 residents, according to IBGE, a government agency. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by f ...
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Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Iguaçu (''Iguazu River Mouth'') () is the Brazilian city on the border of Iguaçu Falls. The city is the 7th largest in the state of Paraná. The city's population is approximately 258,000. It is approximately 650 km (400 mi) wes ...
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Duda Yankovich Duda Yankovich ( sr, Душица Јанковић, Dušica Janković, born September 27, 1976) is a Serbian-born former boxer and mixed martial arts fighter. She has been living in Brazil since 1999. Yankovich was the Women's International Box ...
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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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Presidente Venceslau Presidente Venceslau is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 39,583 (2020 est.) in an area of 755 km². The elevation is 422 m. The municipality was named after Venceslau Brás, former president of Brazil. The ...
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Cascavel Cascavel is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 332,333 residents, according to IBGE, a government agency. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by f ...
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Joinville Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a ...
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List of current UFC fighters This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. , the UFC roster ...
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List of female mixed martial artists This is a list of notable ''female'' mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. A * Mariya Agapova - ( UFC, Invicta) * Jessica Aguilar - ( UFC, Bellator, WSOF) * Hitomi Akano - ( M-1, Strikeforce, Pancrase, JEWELS, Smackgir ...


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