Cláudia Gadelha (18-5, 9) was born in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on December 7, 1988. At the age of 19 years on June 5, 2008, she made her professional MMA debut against Elaine Leite, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On July 16, 2014, 25-year old Cláudia Gadelha made her UFC debut on her 12th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller against Tina Lähdemäki, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Gadelha's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Yan Xiaonan at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira at age 31 on November 7, 2020. She retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
She has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cláudia Gadelha's best fights have been against Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Tina Lähdemäki, Randa Markos, Jessica Aguilar, Cortney Casey, Carla Esparza and Angela Hill.
Gadelha has 5 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Nov 7, 2020 31 years, 11 months 18-5 (9) | Yan Xiaonan | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | May 16, 2020 31 years, 5 months 18-4 (9) | 35 years, 4 months 12-7 (5) | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | WIN |
21 | Jul 6, 2019 30 years, 6 months 17-4 (9) | Randa Markos | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
20 | Dec 8, 2018 30 years 16-4 (9) | Nina Ansaroff | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Jun 9, 2018 29 years, 6 months 16-3 (9) | 30 years, 7 months 13-4 (7) | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Sep 23, 2017 28 years, 9 months 15-3 (9) | 25 years, 11 months 16-6 (12) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Jun 3, 2017 28 years, 5 months 15-2 (9) | 31 years, 7 months 10-1 (3) | UFC | ST | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
16  | Nov 19, 2016 27 years, 11 months 14-2 (8) | 29 years, 6 months 6-3 (6) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Jul 8, 2016 27 years, 7 months 13-2 (8) | 28 years, 10 months 11-0 (5) | TUF | ST | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC Women's strawweight title |
14  | Aug 1, 2015 26 years, 7 months 13-1 (8) | 33 years, 2 months 19-4 (9) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Dec 13, 2014 26 years 12-1 (8) | 27 years, 3 months 7-0 (3) | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | LOSS |
12 | Jul 16, 2014 25 years, 7 months 12-0 (8) | Tina Lähdemäki | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Jul 13, 2013 24 years, 7 months 11-0 (8) | Ayaka Hamasaki | ST | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | May 11, 2013 24 years, 5 months 10-0 (7) | Hérica Tibúrcio | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Sep 21, 2012 23 years, 9 months 9-0 (7) | Adriana Vieira | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Apr 20, 2012 23 years, 4 months 8-0 (6) | Valérie Létourneau | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
7  | Sep 25, 2010 21 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | 24 years, 2 months 4-1 (4) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
6 | Aug 22, 2010 21 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | Alessandra Silva | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
5 | Jun 4, 2010 21 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Ariane Monteiro | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Dec 20, 2009 21 years 4-0 (3) | Davina Maciel | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Nov 28, 2009 20 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Aline Nery | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Jun 25, 2009 20 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Juliana de Sousa | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Jun 5, 2008 19 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Elaine Leite | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
