Claudia Gadelha celebrates after defeating Angela Hill (not pictured) of the United States in their Women’s Strawweight bout during UFC Fight Night (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Claudia Gadelha is one of the rising stars in the UFC and here is her MMA record and details about her next fight
Claudia Gadelha is ranked #4 in the UFC Women’s Strawweight rankings presently and is one of the rising stars in the promotion.
The Brazilian had a tough upbringing as she came into contact with drugs while growing up. However, her parents took her to Natal to keep her away from bad influences and she started working out in gyms more often.
Her love for MMA grew during her teens and when she turned 18, she moved to Rio de Janeiro to continue her training in MMA.
The Brazilian has founded her own gym in 2016 and has shifted base to the USA to continue her MMA journey.
She is part of the UFC now but holds several Brazilian jiu-jitsu titles and record from her time competing.
Claudia Gadelha currently holds an MMA record of 18 wins and five losses. Gadelha made her professional MMA debut in 2008 and needed just 17 seconds to get the win over Elaine Leite.
The 31-year-old then went on an 11 fight win streak as she also won on her UFC and Invicta debuts. Gadelha picked up the first loss of her career against the legendary Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2014.
She then lost again to the Pole a couple of fights later, which was for the UFC Women’s Strawweight title.
The others to have beaten Gadelha are Nina Ansaroff and Jessica Andrade. However, was on a two-fight win streak before facing Yan Xiaonan.
Claudia Gadelha had a tough opponent set up for her next fight at UFC Fight Night 182.
Gadelha was to meet Xiaonan at UFC 253 but she picked up a knee injury and the fight was pushed to Fight Night 182.
Xiaonan got the better of Gadelha after three rounds, and there is no update on when the Brazilian will fight next.
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