Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, Wrestling, TD Defense, Control · stats alone on Durability.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Ketlen Vieira lean UFC Fight Night Allen vs Costa Full Card Preview & Predictions · May 10, 2026
He calls Cavalcanti's path clean (maintain range, counter, win on volume) and says Vieira 'is live to win,' but settles only on Cavalcanti winning 'more often than not.'
Jacqueline Cavalcanti is a very good, complete striker: good volume, combinations, kicks (especially the teep), lateral movement and feints, all built around controlling range and countering as opponents rush in. She explicitly lacks one-shot knockout power. Her grappling is decent but largely unproven at the UFC level -- she has shown good top pressure and ground-and-pound, but little else has been seen yet.
vs Mayra Bueno Silva clear UFC Fight Night Bonfim vs Brown Analysis, Breakdown and Predictions · November 4, 2025 · 1 read since
gives a specific mechanism for the decision (controlling range, cleaner hands, outpointing her) and commits to it plainly
Rated a solid, technically clean striker who wants to work at range behind volume, combinations, feints and lateral movement, with a notably good teep-into-cross and good leg kick. The analyst calls her the cleaner, if less powerful, striker of the two. Grappling is a tier below her striking: decent top pressure and ground-and-pound, but she is flagged as beatable on the mat by a genuinely skilled grappler.
vs Julia Avila clear UFC Fight Night Cannonier vs Rodrigues Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · February 11, 2025 · 2 reads since
The pick sentence itself names 'kavalan' (Cavalcanti, slug_b, per the file's own name_fixes) as the winner 'at a pretty high clip' - internal explicit naming - even though that segment's focus field is tagged 'a' (Avila).
A solid, high-volume striker who throws good combinations and a strong kicking attack (teep and leg kick), with great lateral movement. Her grappling is just decent and rarely used offensively, though she shows decent top pressure and good ground-and-pound on top. As of 2025-02-11.
vs Nora Cornolle lean UFC Fight Night Moicano vs Saint-Denis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Paris) · September 25, 2024 · 3 reads since
He expects Cavalcanti to win again but calls it closer than their first meeting, flags the hometown-crowd angle (Cornolle fights in Paris) as a genuine wildcard, and states plainly that he would not put money on this one. Defensible alternative: coinflip, given that explicit wager caution.
Taking an immediate rematch on short notice after dominating Cornolle in their first meeting years earlier. A range-based striker with good volume and combinations, good lateral movement, and a good leg kick/teep to control distance; does good ground-and-pound on top but rarely looks for the takedown herself.
vs Josiane Nunes clear UFC Fight Night Cannonier vs Borralho Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · August 22, 2024 · 4 reads since
Explicit naming twice: 'we're gonna go with' Cavalcanti (rendered 'jacn kavante'), then reconfirmed she 'is going to... win this fight' using her range on the outside -- no hedge on the win itself.
A taller, longer striker (5'8, 70in reach) with only seven pro fights, rated a good striker with decent power, good combinations and good kicks -- he singles out the teep and her lateral movement as her best tools for this specific matchup. Grappling is close to unknown: her top game is praised on the limited tape available, but he has not seen her wrestle offensively. He picks her specifically to stay outside, land teeps and leg kicks, and win on her jab and range.
vs Zarah Fairn coinflip UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Paris) · August 30, 2023 · 5 reads since
Names Cavalcanti as the winner but also objects to how wide the line is and tells viewers to skip the bet entirely -- a named winner paired with an explicit stay-away instruction on the wager caps confidence at coinflip.
A good striker who comes forward behind combinations and leg kicks with real power, and picks up good ground-and-pound if the fight reaches the mat. The analyst frames her 10-year age advantage (26 vs 36) as a genuine statistical edge on top of the tape.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Ketlen Vieira 15-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · May 16, 2026
W Mayra Bueno Silva 10-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · November 8, 2025
W Julia Avila 9-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · February 15, 2025
W Nora Cornolle 8-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · September 28, 2024
W Josiane Nunes 10-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho · August 24, 2024
W Zarah Fairn 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · September 2, 2023
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 12 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ketlen Vieira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
May 16, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mayra Bueno Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
November 8, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Julia Avila | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
February 15, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nora Cornolle | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
September 28, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josiane Nunes | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho
August 24, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Zarah Fairn | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
September 2, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Melissa Croden | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 157
April 21, 2023 |
LFA | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Nadja Milijancevic | TKO (elbows) | Strikers Cage Championship 12
November 26, 2022 |
Strikers Cage Championship | 2 | 4:00 |
| W | Yulia Kutsenko | KO (knees and punches) | UAE Warriors 30
July 2, 2022 |
UAE Warriors | 1 | 3:07 |
| L | Martina Jindrová | Decision (split) | PFL Challenger Series 3
March 4, 2022 |
PFL Challenger Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nora Cornolle | Decision (unanimous) | FFA Challenge 2
July 10, 2021 |
FFA Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jackelin Casariego | TKO (strikes) | Fight Company 5
June 2, 2018 |
Fight Company | 1 | 3:12 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jacqueline Cavalcanti) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Jacqueline Cavalcanti by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized