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Jacqueline Cavalcanti
“The Nightmare”
Portugal
Ranked #8 · Women's BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
10-2-0W-L-D
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 70"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Women's BantamweightWomen's Bantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Syndicate MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1700
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Cavalcanti lives on the scorecards. Her wins split 7 by decision, 3 by KO/TKO and 0 by submission, a 30% finish rate. She isn't taking people down, so the power shows up on the feet.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, she lost a unanimous decision to Ketlen Vieira (16-6-0). Before that she beat Mayra Bueno Silva (10-7-1) by unanimous decision, then Julia Avila (9-4-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox volume striker, landing 5.3 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy while absorbing 2.98. She avoids 69% of strikes thrown at her and stuffs 86% of takedowns. She attempts none of her own.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 3 KO/TKO (30%)
- 7 Decision (70%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 30%
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
10 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 55-25-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1637
- Lossvs Ketlen Vieira16-6-0 · Power Index 1688Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00May 16, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa
Fight stats
Stat Jacqueline Cavalcanti Ketlen Vieira Sig. strikes 53/110 30/92 Takedowns 0/0 1/4 Control time 0:00 4:42 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 11 Round 2 sig. strikes 1 2 Round 3 sig. strikes 28 17 - Winvs Mayra Bueno Silva10-7-1 · Power Index 1615Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 9, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown
- Winvs Julia Avila9-4-0 · Power Index 1550Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 16, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues
- Winvs Nora Cornolle10-4-0 · Power Index 1702Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Sep 28, 2024 · UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis
- Winvs Josiane Nunes10-4-0 · Power Index 1628Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Aug 25, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho
Career Stats
Based on 6 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.30
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.98
- Striking defense
- 69%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 0%
- Takedown defense
- 86%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00