Jéssica Andrade and her wife Fernanda Gomes have adopted a son named Gustavo in 2020. Jéssica Andrade is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where she competes in the women’s Strawweight and Flyweight divisions.
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Jéssica Andrade was born in Umuarama, State of Paraná, Brazil. Jéssica Andrade is of Native Brazilian descent through her great-grandmother. During school, Andrade started training judo and shortly afterward, in 2011, jiu-jitsu.
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Jéssica Andrade made her professional mixed martial arts debut on September 6, 2011. She won eight of her first ten fights in her native Brazil. Andrade made her UFC debut against Liz Carmouche at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga on July 23, 2013, as a replacement for Miesha Tate.
Jéssica Andrade is a former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion. As of November 7, 2023, she is ranked #5 in the UFC women’s strawweight rankings, #5 in the UFC women’s flyweight rankings, and #11 in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
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