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Women's Strawweight · “Claudinha”

Claudia Gadelha

18-5-0 UFC 7-5-0
Chain Wrestling Wrestler
5'4"Height
63"Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
14.3%Finish rate
14:50Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 36.5 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 27.0 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 25.8 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 59.7 of 100 Wrestling — Strong, rated 90.0 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 57.9 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 79.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Strong 90
  2. Control Above avg 79
  3. Grappling Above avg 70
  4. Durability Average 60
  5. TD Defense Average 58
  6. Striking Below avg 36
  7. Accuracy Below avg 27
  8. Striking D Below avg 26
Chain Wrestling 36 takedowns from 84 attempts · 3.0 landed per 15 min
Wrestler strong wrestling — rates 90 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.31
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.57
Striking accuracy41.5%
Striking defense57.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.08
Takedowns / 15 min3.03
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense58.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.67
Control time30.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
November 19, 2016 vs Cortney Casey — 2.27/min (W) Nov '16 June 3, 2017 vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz — 2.62/min (W) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '17 September 22, 2017 vs Jessica Andrade — 2.8/min (L) Sep '17 June 9, 2018 vs Carla Esparza — 1.73/min (W) Jun '18 December 8, 2018 vs Nina Nunes — 3.27/min (L) Dec '18 July 6, 2019 vs Randa Markos — 2.67/min (W) Jul '19 May 16, 2020 vs Angela Hill — 5.6/min (W) May '20 November 7, 2020 vs Yan Xiaonan — 2.4/min (L) Nov '20

Fight history

12 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Yan Xiaonan 15-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · November 7, 2020
36/96Sig. strikes
74/170Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
6:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Angela Hill 12-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
84/210Sig. strikes
90/176Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Randa Markos 9-6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · July 6, 2019
40/107Sig. strikes
25/109Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Nina Nunes 9-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · December 8, 2018
49/112Sig. strikes
96/211Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
3:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Carla Esparza 13-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · June 9, 2018
26/64Sig. strikes
43/103Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
5:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Jessica Andrade 16-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami · September 22, 2017
42/91Sig. strikes
141/241Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Karolina Kowalkiewicz 10-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:03 — UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · June 3, 2017
8/28Sig. strikes
9/37Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Cortney Casey 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · November 19, 2016
34/80Sig. strikes
22/68Absorbed
6/6Takedowns
6:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Joanna Jedrzejczyk 11-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · July 8, 2016
63/150Sig. strikes
176/330Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
9:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jessica Aguilar 19-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · August 1, 2015
111/248Sig. strikes
70/189Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
2:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Joanna Jedrzejczyk 7-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · December 13, 2014
27/70Sig. strikes
38/125Absorbed
7/16Takedowns
8:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Tina Lahdemaki 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller · July 16, 2014
70/164Sig. strikes
29/141Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
7:16Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-5-0Pro record
Nova União (until 2016), Luttrell/Yee MMA (2017), UFC Performance Institute, Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts (2017–present), Jackson Wink MMA Academy (2017), Nick Catone MMA (2019–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 7
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12
Shooto Brazil 2
Invicta FC 1
Max Sport 1
Wreck MMA 1
Hard Fight Championship 1
Expo Fighting Championship 1
Itu Fight Championship 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Yan Xiaonan Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
November 7, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Angela Hill Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris
May 16, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Randa Markos Decision (unanimous) UFC 239
July 6, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
L Nina Ansaroff Decision (unanimous) UFC 231
December 8, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Carla Esparza Decision (split) UFC 225
June 9, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jéssica Andrade Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami
September 23, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Karolina Kowalkiewicz Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 212
June 3, 2017
 UFC 1 3:03
W Cortney Casey Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
November 19, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Joanna Jędrzejczyk Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
July 8, 2016
 UFC 5 5:00
W Jessica Aguilar Decision (unanimous) UFC 190
August 1, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Joanna Jędrzejczyk Decision (split) UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic
December 13, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Tina Lähdemäki Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller
July 16, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ayaka Hamasaki TKO (punches) Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg
July 13, 2013
 Invicta FC 3 3:58
W Hérica Tibúrcio Decision (unanimous) Max Sport 13.2
May 11, 2013
 Max Sport 3 5:00
W Adriana Vieira TKO (punches) Shooto Brazil 34
September 21, 2012
 Shooto Brazil 1 1:35
W Valérie Létourneau Decision (split) Wreck MMA: Road to Glory
April 20, 2012
 Wreck MMA 3 5:00
W Kalindra Faria Submission (armbar) Hard Fight Championship
September 25, 2010
 Hard Fight Championship 1 1:10
W Alessandra Silva Submission (armbar) Expo Fighting Championship: Day Two
August 22, 2010
 Expo Fighting Championship 1 —
W Ariane Monteiro Submission (rear-naked choke) Itu Fight Championship
June 4, 2010
 Itu Fight Championship 1 2:08
W Davina Maciel Submission (armbar) Vision Fight 1
December 20, 2009
 Vision Fight 1 1:26
W Aline Nery Decision (unanimous) Shooto Brazil 14
November 28, 2009
 Shooto Brazil 3 5:00
W Juliana de Sousa Submission (armbar) Watch Out Combat Show 4
June 25, 2009
 Watch Out Combat Show 1 1:29
W Elaine Leite Submission (armbar) Force Fighting Championship 1
June 5, 2008
 Force Fighting Championship 1 0:17

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cláudia Gadelha) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 58 qualified Women's Strawweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.3 avg 3.9
Strikes absorbed /min 4.6 avg 4.1
Striking accuracy 41.5% avg 44.9%
Striking defense 57.2% avg 54.4%
Takedowns /15 min 3.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 42.9% avg 38.7%
Takedown defense 58.8% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.7 avg 0.5
Control time 30.0% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 14.3% avg 34.0%