Jessica Andrade is a veteran Brazilian professional mixed martial artist born on September 25, 1991, in Umuarma, Parana, Brazil. Her career spans over two decades, during which she has competed in multiple weight classes. Andrade made her professional mixed martial arts debut in 2011 against Weidy Borges at Sagaz Combat in Umuarama, Brazil. Her professional career took off with a win, with Andrade defeating Borges via second-round TKO. Jessica Andrade made her debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship on UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga on July 27, 2013, against Liz Carmouche. She competed in different professional mixed martial arts promotions before signing with the UFC. On her inaugural outing to the octagon, Andrade came up short and lost via second-round TKO. Her record consisted of 9 wins and 2 losses prior to her first fight in the UFC.
Jessica Andrade has featured in 38 matches so far in which she has fought in the women’s flyweight and strawweight divisions. She faced Rose Namajunas at UFC 237 for the strawweight title. Andrade knocked her out in the second round with the help of a slam and won the strawweight championship. She faced Zhang Weili at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang on August 31, 2019, in her first strawweight title defense. Weili won the fight and ended her championship reign by first-round TKO. She received a flyweight title shot against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261 but came up short, and Shevchenko defended her title successfully by second-round TKO. Moreover, Andrade is set to face Natalia Silva in her next outing at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on September 7, 2024.
Jessica Andrade Record
Jessica Andrade holds a professional record of 26 wins and 12 losses. She has won 10 of her fights via knockout, 8 by submission, and 8 by decision. Andrade has lost 5 of her fights by knockout, 4 by submission, and 3 by decision.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 26–12 | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (split) | UFC 300 | April 13, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 25-12 | Mackenzie Dern | TKO | UFC 295 | November 11, 2023 | 2 | 3:15 | New York City, New York, United States | Performance of the Night |
| Loss | 24–12 | Tatiana Suarez | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font | August 5, 2023 | 2 | 1:31 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Loss | 24–11 | Yan Xiaonan | KO (punches) | UFC 288 | May 6, 2023 | 1 | 2:20 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Return to Strawweight. |
| Loss | 24–10 | Erin Blanchfield | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield | February 18, 2023 | 2 | 1:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 24–9 | Lauren Murphy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 283 | January 21, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 23–9 | Amanda Lemos | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade | April 23, 2022 | 1 | 3:13 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Strawweight bout. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 22–9 | Cynthia Calvillo | TKO (punches) | UFC 266 | September 25, 2021 | 1 | 4:54 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 21–9 | Valentina Shevchenko | TKO (elbows) | UFC 261 | April 24, 2021 | 2 | 3:19 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 21–8 | Katlyn Chookagian | KO (punches to the body) | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | October 18, 2020 | 1 | 4:55 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Flyweight debut. Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 20–8 | Rose Namajunas | Decision (split) | UFC 251 | July 12, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 20–7 | Zhang Weili | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | August 31, 2019 | 1 | 0:42 | Shenzhen, China | Lost the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 20–6 | Rose Namajunas | KO (slam) | UFC 237 | May 11, 2019 | 2 | 2:58 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Won the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. Performance of the Night. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 19–6 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | KO (punch) | UFC 228 | September 8, 2018 | 1 | 1:58 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 18–6 | Tecia Torres | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens | February 24, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 17–6 | Cláudia Gadelha | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | September 23, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 16–6 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 211 | May 13, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. |
| Win | 16–5 | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | February 4, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 15–5 | Joanne Calderwood | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 203 | September 10, 2016 | 1 | 4:38 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 14–5 | Jessica Penne | TKO (punches) | UFC 199 | June 4, 2016 | 2 | 2:56 | Inglewood, California, United States | Strawweight debut. |
| Loss | 13–5 | Raquel Pennington | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 191 | September 5, 2015 | 2 | 4:58 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–4 | Sarah Moras | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee | July 15, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Loss | 12–4 | Marion Reneau | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir | February 22, 2015 | 1 | 1:54 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |
| Win | 12–3 | Larissa Pacheco | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski | September 13, 2014 | 1 | 4:33 | Brasília, Brazil | |
| Win | 11–3 | Raquel Pennington | Decision (split) | UFC 171 | March 15, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 10–3 | Rosi Sexton | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz | October 26, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | |
| Loss | 9–3 | Liz Carmouche | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga | July 27, 2013 | 2 | 3:57 | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 | Milana Dudieva | Submission (guillotine choke) | ProFC 47: Russia vs. Europe | April 14, 2013 | 2 | 4:34 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Catchweight (137 lb) bout. |
| Win | 8–2 | Luciana Pereira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Web Fight Combat 1 | January 27, 2013 | 2 | 3:35 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Jennifer Maia | Decision (unanimous) | Samurai FC 9: Water vs. Fire | December 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 7–1 | Vanessa Silva | TKO (punches) | Heavy Fighting Championship 2 | October 13, 2012 | 1 | 1:15 | Cascavel, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–1 | Alessandra Silva | Submission (guillotine choke) | Strike Combat | September 15, 2012 | 1 | 3:29 | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–1 | Duda Yankovich | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bitetti Combat 12: Oswaldo Paqueta | September 8, 2012 | 1 | 3:02 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 4–1 | Juliana Silva | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ring of Fire 4: In the Faive | August 28, 2012 | 1 | 1:14 | Presidente Venceslau, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–1 | Lilian Correia | KO (punch to the body) | Heavy Fighting Championship 1 | May 20, 2012 | 2 | N/A | Cascavel, Brazil | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Kinberly Novaes | TKO (punches and knees) | Nitrix: Champion Fight 11 | May 5, 2012 | 2 | 2:42 | Joinville, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Bruna Fernandes | TKO (punches) | Wako Grand Prix 3 | November 19, 2011 | 1 | 2:06 | Avaré, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Weidy Borges | TKO (punches) | Sagaz Combat | September 6, 2011 | 2 | 3:40 | Umuarama, Brazil |
Who has Jessica Andrade lost to?
Jessica Andrade has lost 12 fights in her professional career. She faced her first professional loss against Kimberley Noaves; her second loss came against Jennifer Maia. She encountered another defeat after winning a couple of fights against Liz Carmouche. Andrade recovered from the loss and went on a three-fight winning streak before losing to Marion Reneau.
Jessica Andrade picked up another win while recovering from her loss against Reneau only to lose against Raquel Pennington. She won her next three fights and came up short against Joanna Jędrzejczyk. Jessica Andrade again established a four-fight winning streak and conceded two consecutive losses against Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas.
Jessica Andrade featured in a flyweight title bout against Valentina Shevchenko after winning a fight while recovering from the losses suffered against Weili and Namajunas. She came up short against Shevchenko and suffered the ninth loss of her professional career against her. She won her next three bouts after losing to Shevchenko and suffered three consecutive losses against Erin Blanchfield, Yan Xiaonon, and Tatiana Suarez, taking the tally of her professional losses to 12.
*Last updated on September 4, 2024.
FAQs
A. She has a professional record of 26 wins and 12 losses in her professional career.
A. Jessica Andrade has been a part of 38 professional MMA fights as of September 2024.
A. Jessica Andrade had a split decision win against Marina Rodriguez in her last fight.
A. No, she is currently on a two-fight win streak.
A. Jessica Andrade is set to face Natalia Silva in her next fight at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady.
