Women's Strawweight

Claudia Gadelha

Last fought: Nov 2020

RECORD

Pro

18-5-0

UFC

7-5-0

Age

Height

5'4"

Weight

115 lbs

Reach

63"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:50
Fight Completion Rate	93.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.97
% Fights Inside the Distance	8.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	42-23 (64.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	21-17 (55.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-6 (77.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	60.5%
% Time in Control	30.0%
% Time Controlled	9.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	76.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.32
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.60
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.28
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.9%
Distance Strike Defense	62.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.20
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.33
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.90
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.79
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.24
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.11

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Strawweight field

Claudia Gadelha League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Claudia Gadelha
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Strike Differential	-1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	42.9%
Takedown Defense	58.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	4:30
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	14.3%
Decision % of Wins	85.7%
Avg Fight Time	14:50
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:36

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Yan Xiaonan

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira • Nov 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha36/9638%TD 2/10Ctrl 6:46

Yan Xiaonan74/17044%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	10/26	38%	2/5	4:06	—
	Yan Xiaonan	19/36	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	17/43	40%	0/1	0:07	—
	Yan Xiaonan	26/78	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	9/27	33%	0/4	2:33	—
	Yan Xiaonan	29/56	52%	0/0	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Angela Hill

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris • May 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha84/21040%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:47

Angela Hill90/17651%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	21/47	45%	1/2	2:33	—
	Angela Hill	10/26	38%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	29/71	41%	0/2	0:07	—
	Angela Hill	37/72	51%	0/0	0:34	1

R3	Claudia Gadelha	34/92	37%	0/0	0:07	—
	Angela Hill	43/78	55%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Randa Markos

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha40/10737%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

Randa Markos25/10923%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	12/35	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randa Markos	10/34	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	10/31	32%	0/1	0:07	—
	Randa Markos	7/35	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	18/41	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randa Markos	8/40	20%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nina Nunes

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha49/11244%TD 2/10Ctrl 3:21

Nina Nunes96/21145%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	13/31	42%	1/4	1:45	—
	Nina Nunes	19/37	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	13/29	45%	1/1	1:36	—
	Nina Nunes	25/58	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	23/52	44%	0/5	0:00	—
	Nina Nunes	52/116	45%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Carla Esparza

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha26/6441%TD 4/5Ctrl 5:00

Carla Esparza43/10342%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	13/28	46%	1/1	0:59	—
	Carla Esparza	13/36	36%	0/2	1:14	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	4/15	27%	2/3	2:44	—
	Carla Esparza	14/27	52%	1/1	1:16	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	9/21	43%	1/1	1:17	—
	Carla Esparza	16/40	40%	1/1	1:06	—

LOSS

vs. Jessica Andrade

UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami • Sep 2017Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha42/9146%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:08

Jessica Andrade141/24159%TD 4/7Ctrl 8:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	23/52	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	28/62	45%	1/1	1:59	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	16/28	57%	0/5	0:08	—
	Jessica Andrade	52/92	57%	1/3	2:15	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	3/11	27%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	61/87	70%	2/3	4:21	—

WIN

vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway • Jun 2017Women's Strawweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:03

Claudia Gadelha8/2829%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:46

Karolina Kowalkiewicz9/3724%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	8/28	29%	1/2	0:46	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cortney Casey

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira • Nov 2016Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha34/8042%TD 6/6Ctrl 6:25

Cortney Casey22/6832%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	5/18	28%	1/1	2:23	—
	Cortney Casey	9/22	41%	0/1	0:19	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	9/25	36%	2/2	1:59	—
	Cortney Casey	8/19	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	20/37	54%	3/3	2:03	—
	Cortney Casey	5/27	19%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale • Jul 2016Women's StrawweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha63/15042%TD 4/13Ctrl 9:30KD 1

Joanna Jedrzejczyk176/33053%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	14/37	38%	2/3	2:31	1
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	19/47	40%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	9/15	60%	1/6	4:16	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	11/21	52%	1/1	0:18	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	18/30	60%	1/1	1:41	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	40/76	53%	0/1	0:23	—

R4	Claudia Gadelha	11/38	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	69/109	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Claudia Gadelha	11/30	37%	0/3	1:02	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	37/77	48%	0/0	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Jessica Aguilar

UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia • Aug 2015Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha111/24845%TD 4/4Ctrl 2:36

Jessica Aguilar70/18937%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	37/95	39%	1/1	0:48	—
	Jessica Aguilar	19/60	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	37/77	48%	2/2	1:12	—
	Jessica Aguilar	23/65	35%	0/1	0:25	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	37/76	49%	1/1	0:36	—
	Jessica Aguilar	28/64	44%	0/2	0:22	—

LOSS

vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic • Dec 2014Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha27/7039%TD 7/16Ctrl 8:48

Joanna Jedrzejczyk38/12530%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	10/23	43%	1/5	2:54	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	13/40	32%	0/0	0:33	1

R2	Claudia Gadelha	7/25	28%	3/5	2:30	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	16/47	34%	0/0	0:11	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	10/22	45%	3/6	3:24	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	9/38	24%	0/0	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Tina Lahdemaki

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller • Jul 2014Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Claudia Gadelha70/16443%TD 5/6Ctrl 7:16

Tina Lahdemaki29/14121%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Claudia Gadelha	30/64	47%	2/2	3:40	—
	Tina Lahdemaki	3/19	16%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Claudia Gadelha	15/51	29%	1/1	1:37	—
	Tina Lahdemaki	17/64	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Claudia Gadelha	25/49	51%	2/3	1:59	—
	Tina Lahdemaki	9/58	16%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com