Jéssica Andrade is known for her aggressive fighting style and has competed in the strawweight and flyweight divisions. Andrade has a professional record of 24 wins and 12 losses, with 9 wins by knockout 12.
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As of November 7, 2023, she is ranked #5 in the UFC women’s strawweight rankings, #5 in the UFC women’s flyweight rankings, and #11 in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
Jéssica Andrade was born on September 25, 1991, in Umuarama, State of Paraná, Brazil. Jéssica Andrade was born to farmer parents Julio and Neusa Andrade. Andrade is of Native Brazilian descent through her great-grandmother.
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Jéssica Andrade grew up playing soccer and futsal, aspiring to become a professional soccer player. During school, Andrade started training judo and shortly afterward, in 2011, jiu-jitsu.
Jéssica Andrade made her professional mixed martial arts debut on September 6, 2011. She won eight of her first ten fights in her native Brazil. Andrade made her UFC debut against Liz Carmouche at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga on July 23, 2013, as a replacement for Miesha Tate.
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