Jessica Andrade • Stats, Record and Fight History

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FIGHTS

STATS

UFC HISTORY & CAREER

• UFC 319(8/16/25) Andrade lost a three round unanimous decision to Loopy Godinez
• UFC Fight Night(9/7/24) Andrade lost a three round unanimous decision to Natalia Silva
• UFC 300(4/13/24) Andrade won a three round split decision over Marina Rodriguez
• UFC 295(11/11/23) Andrade stopped Mackenzie Dern via strikes at 3:15 of the second round
• UFC on ESPN(8/5/23) Andrade was submitted by Tatiana Suarez via guillotine choke at 1:31 of the second round
• UFC 288(5/6/23) Andrade was knocked out by Yan Xiaonan at 2:20 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(2/18/23) Andrade was submitted by Erin Blanchfield at 1:37 of the second round
• UFC 283(1/21/23) Andrade won a three round unanimous decision over Lauren Murphy
• UFC Fight Night(4/23/22) Andrade submitted Amanda Lemos via standing arm triangle choke at 3:13 of the first round
• UFC 266(9/25/21) Andrade stopped Cynthia Calvillo via strikes at 4:54 of the first round
• UFC 261(4/24/21) Andrade was stopped by Valentina Shevchenko via strikes at 3:19 of the second round in a fight for the UFC women’s flyweight title
• UFC Fight Night(10/18/20) Andrade stopped Katlyn Chookagian via strikes at 4:55 of the first round
• UFC 251(7/12/20) Andrade lost a three round split decision to Rose Namajunas
• UFC Fight Night(8/31/19) Andrade was stopped by Zhang Weili via strikes at :42 of the first round, losing her UFC women’s strawweight title
• UFC 237(5/11/19) Andrade knocked out Rose Namajunas at 2:58 of the second round to win the UFC women’s strawweight title
• UFC 228(9/8/18) Andrade knocked out Karolina Kowalkiewicz at 1:58 of the first round
• UFC on FOX(2/24/18) Andrade won a three round unanimous decision over Tecia Torres
• UFC Fight Night(9/23/17) Andrade won a three round unanimous decision over Claudia Gadelha
• UFC 211(5/13/17) Andrade lost a five round unanimous decision to Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a fight for the UFC women’s strawweight title
• UFC Fight Night(2/4/17) Andrade won a three round unanimous decision over Angela Hill
• UFC 203(9/10/16) Andrade submitted Joanne Calderwood via guillotine choke at 4:38 of the first round
• UFC 199(6/4/16) Andrade stopped Jessica Penne via strikes at 2:56 of the second round
• UFC 191(9/5/15) Andrade was submitted by Raquel Pennington via rear naked choke at 4:58 of the second round
• UFC Fight Night(7/15/15) Andrade won a three round unanimous decision over Sarah Moras
• UFC Fight Night(2/22/15) Andrade was submitted by Marion Reneau via triangle choke at 1:54 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(9/13/14) Andrade submitted Larissa Pacheco via guillotine choke at 4:33 of the first round
• UFC 171(3/15/14) Andrade won a three round split decision over Raquel Pennington
• UFC Fight Night(10/26/13) Andrade won a three round unanimous decision over Rosi Sexton
• UFC on FOX(7/27/13) Andrade was stopped by Liz Carmouche via strikes at 3:57 of the second round

IMPORTANT FACTS

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Nickname is translated to “piledriver” in English

Origin of nickname: “I got the nickname after I did a piledriver in a BJJ competition when I first started. The maneuver is illegal in jiu-jitsu so I got disqualified for it. It was my first tournament and I got caught in a bad spot and, not knowing what to do, my instant reaction was to pick the girl up and throw her on the ground... but that is an illegal move and got me removed from the competition. Of course, all my teammates and friends thought that was amusing that I did that and got myself DQed so everybody started calling me "Piledriver". And you know how it is...if you don’t like being called something, that is what is going to stick.”

Pro since 2011

Eight wins by submission (6 guillotine, RNC, standing arm triangle), 10 by knockout – has finished all but eight of her wins

Has won 10 of her last 18 and five of her last 10

11 first round finishes

Five UFC flyweight bouts (3-2)

Is 10-6 at strawweight

Q & A

Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?

ANSWER: I used to do judo in school, and when I was finishing high school I was invited to start training jiu-jitsu. Eight months after my first jiu-jitsu class I had my first pro fight, I loved it and had to keep on doing it. That was back in 2011.

Q: Training:

ANSWER: I wake up every day and do cardio workout from 9am to 10am. Then I have lunch, rest for a little bit and go back to the gym. From 3pm to 5:30pm I have one training session, and then another one from 6pm to 7pm. We work on different things every day, and all the girls from our gym are there with me and we do our best helping each other at some moments and then beating each other as if it was fight day to be prepared for any situation.

Q: What ranks and titles have you held?

ANSWER: Former UFC women’s strawweight champion. I’m a black belt in jiu-jitsu and a light blue rank in Muay Thai

Q: Do you have any heroes?

ANSWER: My family and my master are my heroes.

Q: What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?

ANSWER: It’s a dream come true. There is no way of denying that fighting in the UFC is an objective every MMA fighter must strive to achieve.

Q: Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?

ANSWER: No, I got into MMA straight out of high school.

Q: What was your job before you started fighting?

ANSWER: I worked on a few jobs here and there. For five years I worked on a "Pesque e Pague" (a place with lakes where people can catch fish and pay for the fish they catch), I worked in a pharmacy for a few months, and also worked as a truck driver at a farm.

Q: Specific accomplishments in amateur competition?

ANSWER: Nothing major, but I do have a few trophies for futsal (five a side) soccer.

Q: Favorite grappling technique:

ANSWER: Rear naked choke

Q: Favorite Striking technique:

ANSWER: Overhand

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