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Jacqueline Cavalcanti

Cartoon portrait of Jacqueline Cavalcanti against the flag of Brazil.

10–2–0

3 KO · 0 SUB · 7 DEC

Height
5′8″173 cm
Reach
70″178 cm
Weight
135 lb61 kg
Age
29
Born
August 29, 1997
From
Las Vegas, Nevada
Style
Striking
Team
Syndicate MMA
Streak
0wins
UFC
5–1
Last
Ketlen VieiraLoss · May 16, 2026

Jacqueline Cavalcanti fights at women's bantamweight in the UFC. She is 5–1 in the UFC.

Her last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Ketlen Vieira on May 16, 2026. That loss ended an eight-fight win streak. The win before it was a unanimous decision over Mayra Bueno Silva on November 8, 2025.

She was born in Brazil, grew up in Portugal, and has been in Las Vegas since 2024. She trains at Syndicate MMA, and her pro debut was a first-round stoppage of Jackelin Casariego on June 2, 2018.

She studied physical education, and she worked as a waitress and at IKEA. Kickboxing was the amateur sport, across ten undefeated bouts, and she won an LFA bantamweight title.

Cartoon of Jacqueline Cavalcanti and Michelle Montague standing in the octagon.

Fight night · UFC

Cavalcanti meets Montague in Doha

All six of Montague's pre-UFC wins were rear-naked chokes. UFC lists Cavalcanti at No. 8 and Montague at No. 12. Cavalcanti is 10-2, and Montague is 8-0.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundTimeEvent
Ketlen VieiraLossDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
Mayra Bueno SilvaWinDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
Julia AvilaWinDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
Nora CornolleWinDecision (split)35:00UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Josiane NunesWinDecision (split)35:00UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho
Zarah FairnWinDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak
Melissa CrodenWinDecision (unanimous)55:00LFA 157
Nadja MilijancevicWinTKO (elbows)24:00SCC 12
Yulia KutsenkoWinKO (knee and punches)13:07UAE Warriors 30
Martina JindrováLossDecision (split)35:00PFL Challenger Series 3
Nora CornolleWinDecision35:00FFA Challenge 2
Jackelin CasariegoWinTKO13:12Fight Company 5