Former UFC Strawweight champion and Flyweight contender returns to the Octagon for the fourth time in 2023 against undefeated former TUF winner Tatiana Suarez. Sporting a 1-2 record in her fights this year, the Brazilian Jéssica Andrade, who returns to the Strawweight category in this fight, is up against a mountain in standout American Tatiana Suarez, who is unbeaten professionally. The fight is billed as the co-main event of UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font, coming up this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. The early odds see the American as the massive favorite.
MMA: UFC Women's Strawweight
Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Where to watch: ESPN/ESPN+
Date: 6.08.2023. 06.00
Jéssica Andrade
At 31 years old, Jéssica Andrade is a mixed martial arts veteran with thirty-five fights across three weight classes. Number five in the UFC women's Strawweight rankings and sporting the same ranking number in the Flyweight class, Jéssica Andrade is also in the top ten of the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings. The Brazilian won Strawweight gold in 2019 when she stopped Rose Namajunas with a KO slam. In 2021, she contested for the Flyweight championship, losing to Valentina Shevchenko. Since that loss, Jéssica Andrade has won three consecutive fights and lost the last two, with the recent two-fight skid threatening to become three on the bounce. The Brazilian has a ton of records to her name, including the second-most wins in UFC Women's history.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 31
- Height: 5' 2"
- Reach: 62"
- Record: 24-11
Tatiana Suarez
Tatiana Suarez won TUF 23 with a Performance of the Night to announce herself on the Strawweight scene. Debuting in the UFC, the American fighter who has been wrestling since she was four has remained unbeaten as a professional, currently at 9-0. A win here will take her into double digits wins and further into the higher echelons of the division. Currently ranked ten in the Strawweight division and number fifteen in the women's pound-for-pound, the 32-year-old freestyle wrestler and BJJ brown belt winning medals at the world championships of both sports. Returning to MMA after over three years of absence, Suarez dropped a Performance of the Night in her submission of Montana De La Rose last February.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 32
- Height: 5' 5"
- Reach: 66"
- Record: 9-0
Betting Odds
Tatiana Suarez is a huge favorite to win at 1.25 odds on Marathonbet. Jéssica Andrade is priced as a massive underdog at 3.86. Suarez by KO, TKO or Submission is 1.71 on Bet365. The favorite by decision or technical decision is 3.60 odds. A decision win for Jéssica Andrade is 9.00 odds on 1XBET, and Yes to the fight going to the distance is priced at 2.65.
