Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Portugal
Remains perfect in UFC
Cavalcanti defeated Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
The UFC gave Cavalcanti a layup here for a second fight in a row, and she was able to take advantage, albeit in an underwhelming fashion. She managed to stuff all three of Bueno Silva's takedown attempts, and that was essentially all that was required to earn a victory in this one. She was never going to drop a prolonged kickboxing match to the Brazilian. Cavalcanti's 5-0 UFC record looks extremely impressive on the surface, but the company has matched her up as literally as softly as possible to date. Something is going to have to give when the competition level rises.
The UFC gave Cavalcanti a layup here for a second fight in a row, and she was able to take advantage, albeit in an underwhelming fashion. She managed to stuff all three of Bueno Silva's takedown attempts, and that was essentially all that was required to earn a victory in this one. She was never going to drop a prolonged kickboxing match to the Brazilian. Cavalcanti's 5-0 UFC record looks extremely impressive on the surface, but the company has matched her up as literally as softly as possible to date. Something is going to have to give when the competition level rises.
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Next bout booked
Cavalcanti will face Mayra Bueno Silva in a bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 111 on Nov. 8, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Cavalcanti is off to a flawless 4-0 start in her UFC career, and she'll look for win number five against a fighter in Silva who hasn't won a bout since 2023. She's lost three straight, and the fight before that was a no-contest. The fighters appear to be on opposite trajectories, and a win from Cavalcanti here would cement that.
Cavalcanti is off to a flawless 4-0 start in her UFC career, and she'll look for win number five against a fighter in Silva who hasn't won a bout since 2023. She's lost three straight, and the fight before that was a no-contest. The fighters appear to be on opposite trajectories, and a win from Cavalcanti here would cement that.
Cruises as biggest favorite on card
Cavalcanti defeated Julia Avila via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It would have been nice to see Cavalcanti earn the stoppage given she entered as north of a -700 favorite, but she was in firm control the entire way, cruising to the unanimous decision win. The Brazilian was more than content to engage Avila in a sparring match given her edge in both speed and accuracy on the feet. She closed with a 73-54 edge in significant strikes landed, although she did allow Avila to land one of her two takedown attempts. Cavalcanti is now 4-0 in the UFC, with all four wins coming via decision. She deserves a step up in competition her next time out.
It would have been nice to see Cavalcanti earn the stoppage given she entered as north of a -700 favorite, but she was in firm control the entire way, cruising to the unanimous decision win. The Brazilian was more than content to engage Avila in a sparring match given her edge in both speed and accuracy on the feet. She closed with a 73-54 edge in significant strikes landed, although she did allow Avila to land one of her two takedown attempts. Cavalcanti is now 4-0 in the UFC, with all four wins coming via decision. She deserves a step up in competition her next time out.
Slated to face Avila
Cavalcanti will take on Julia Avila in a bantamweight showdown at a UFC Event on Feb. 15, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Cavalcanti has won three straight UFC bouts and is looking to make it four in a row. She most recently defeated Nora Cornolle via split decision on Sep. 28. Meanwhile, her opponent Avila is looking to bounce back from a loss to Miesha Tate back in December of 2023.
Cavalcanti has won three straight UFC bouts and is looking to make it four in a row. She most recently defeated Nora Cornolle via split decision on Sep. 28. Meanwhile, her opponent Avila is looking to bounce back from a loss to Miesha Tate back in December of 2023.
Second win in past month
Cavalcanti defeated Nora Cornolle via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Paris.
ANALYSIS
Don't let the "split decision" term fool you. Cavalcanti won this fight and did so with relative ease. Stepping up for an injured Germaine de Randamie on about two weeks' notice, it took Jacqueline about a round to find her range. Once she did, she dominated on the feet and stuffed all eight of Cornolle's takedown attempts over the course of the final ten minutes. Cavalcanti has now picked up a pair of victories in the past month and is 3-0 in the UFC, with all three wins coming via decision.
Don't let the "split decision" term fool you. Cavalcanti won this fight and did so with relative ease. Stepping up for an injured Germaine de Randamie on about two weeks' notice, it took Jacqueline about a round to find her range. Once she did, she dominated on the feet and stuffed all eight of Cornolle's takedown attempts over the course of the final ten minutes. Cavalcanti has now picked up a pair of victories in the past month and is 3-0 in the UFC, with all three wins coming via decision.
Filling in against Cornolle
Cavalcanti will take the place of Germaine de Randamie and battle Nora Cornolle at UFC Paris on September 28, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Randamie was dropped from the fight for unspecified reasons, but rather than dropping the fight from the card altogether, Cavalcanti was chosen to fill in against Cornolle. The Brazilian-born fighter out of Portugal will come into the fight riding a five-bout win streak across promotions dating back to 2022, including back-to-back decision victories to begin her UFC career. Cavalcanti will hop to use a slight size and reach advantage to take down the older Cornolle, who will head into the Octagon riding an eight-fight win streak across promotions.
Randamie was dropped from the fight for unspecified reasons, but rather than dropping the fight from the card altogether, Cavalcanti was chosen to fill in against Cornolle. The Brazilian-born fighter out of Portugal will come into the fight riding a five-bout win streak across promotions dating back to 2022, including back-to-back decision victories to begin her UFC career. Cavalcanti will hop to use a slight size and reach advantage to take down the older Cornolle, who will head into the Octagon riding an eight-fight win streak across promotions.