Claudia Gadelha
12 UFC Fights | 58% Win Rate | 1 Finishes (14%)
Claudia Gadelha UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Claudia Gadelha is 7-5 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 1 win by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-5, 11-0 of it outside the UFC. Gadelha competes at women's strawweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'4" with a 63" reach at 37 years old. The last bout was a loss to Yan Xiaonan by decision in Nov 2020.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 94th percentile among 90 women's strawweight fighters (3.0/fight).
Claudia Gadelha's UFC win rate is 58% (7 of 12 fights), and 14% of those wins came by finish. Gadelha averages 3.0 takedowns per fight at 43% accuracy and stops 59% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 18-5
- UFC Record
- 7-5
- Height
- 5'4"
- Reach
- 63"
- Age
- 37
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Yan Xiaonan · Decision · Nov 2020
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Claudia Gadelha's Last 5 Fights
Gadelha is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Yan Xiaonan · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · Nov 2020
- Win vs Angela Hill · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 2020
- Win vs Randa Markos · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 2019
- Loss vs Nina Nunes · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 2018
- Win vs Carla Esparza · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 2018
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Claudia Gadelha vs Average
Claudia Gadelha lands 16.3 strikes in R1 but 17.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Claudia Gadelha's UFC Fight History
12 UFC fights on record (7-5), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yan Xiaonan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira | 2020-11-07 |
| W | Angela Hill | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | 2020-05-16 |
| W | Randa Markos | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | 2019-07-06 |
| L | Nina Nunes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | 2018-12-08 |
| W | Carla Esparza | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | 2018-06-09 |
| L | Jessica Andrade | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | 2017-09-22 |
| W | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Submission | R1 · 3:03 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway | 2017-06-03 |
| W | Cortney Casey | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira | 2016-11-19 |
| L★ | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | 2016-07-08 |
| W | Jessica Aguilar | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia | 2015-08-01 |
| L | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | 2014-12-13 |
| W | Tina Lahdemaki | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller | 2014-07-16 |
How Gadelha Ranks at Women's Strawweight
Percentile among the 90 women's strawweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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