Not many UFC strawweights have the finishing abilities of [autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag].
A former UFC women’s strawweight champion, Andrade (20-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has picked up five finishes in her UFC tenure since her promotional debut in July 2013.
In September 2014, Andrade picked up her first UFC finish – a first-round guillotine choke of Larissa Pacheco at UFC Fight Night 51.
At UFC 199 in June 2016, Andrade notched the first TKO victory of her UFC career when she finished Jessica Penne with punches in Round 2.
One fight later, Andrade submitted Joanne Calderwood by first-round guillotine chocke at UFC 203 in September 2016.
Her next finish victory came two years later in November 2018. At UFC 228, Andrade finished Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a massive walk-off punch in Round 1.
The win over Kowalkiewicz set Andrade up with her second UFC title shot. Unlike her 2017 loss to then-champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Andrade’s sophomore title effort was successful.
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Taking on Rose Namajanas, Andrade weathered a tough opening seven minutes. As the eight-minute mark approached, Andrade elevated and slammed Namajunas on her head. Namajunas was knocked out cold on impact, and UFC title gold was wrapped around Andrade’s waist.
Ahead of Jessica Andrade’s scheduled April 18 showdown with Rose Namajunas at UFC 249 (if UFC officials can secure a location during the ongoing global pandemic), relive her top UFC finishes in the video above.
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