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UFC Bantamweight

Ketlen Vieira VS Jacqueline Cavalcanti

Meta Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

Ketlen Vieira VS Jacqueline Cavalcanti
16-6-0 Record 10-1-0
34 Age 28
173 cm Height 173 cm
173 cm Reach 178 cm
orthodox Stance orthodox
38% Finish rate 30%
13% KO rate 30%
25% Sub rate 0%

Result Summary

Ketlen Vieira def. Jacqueline Cavalcanti Decision (unanimous) · R3 5:00

Ketlen Vieira defeated Jacqueline Cavalcanti by unanimous decision in a women's bantamweight preliminary bout at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa in Las Vegas on May 16, 2026. All three judges scored the contest 29-28 for Vieira, who established control through takedowns and top position in the early rounds, pacing the fight on her terms. Vieira dominated rounds one and two with her grappling, pinning Cavalcanti to the mat and limiting her ability to build the striking combinations that had powered her five-fight UFC winning streak. Cavalcanti pressed forward in the third round but was unable to generate the offense needed to shift the scorecards. The result marked Vieira's 10th UFC victory and kept her entrenched in the top five of the women's bantamweight division, while handing Cavalcanti her first promotional loss.

Fight Overview

Ketlen Vieira, ranked fifth in women's bantamweight and a former title challenger, faces the biggest test of Jacqueline Cavalcanti's career: a five-fight UFC win streak has carried Cavalcanti to the edge of the elite, but a victory over Vieira — who holds a recent top-ten win over Mayra Bueno Silva — would be a different order of statement entirely. Vieira's Nova União grappling versus Cavalcanti's momentum defines this fight.

Keys to Victory

Ketlen Vieira

  1. Secure early clinch ties and bodylock positions to negate Cavalcanti's striking and drag the fight to the mat.
  2. Use her size and strength advantage to sap Cavalcanti's gas tank in grappling exchanges before the championship rounds.
  3. Control pace from the outside with her jab to limit exchanges where Cavalcanti's striking rhythm can build.

Jacqueline Cavalcanti

  1. Keep distance with sharp jab-based movement to prevent Vieira from locking up in her preferred clinch range.
  2. Strike in short bursts and reset quickly, denying Vieira the static clinch entries she relies on to control.
  3. Land clean early combinations to make Vieira respect her power and discourage aggressive grappling entries.

Last 5 fights

Ketlen Vieira

  1. L Norma Dumont Decision · R3 5:00 · 1 NOV 2025
  2. W Macy Chiasson Decision · R3 5:00 · 31 MAY 2025
  3. L Kayla Harrison Decision · R3 5:00 · 5 OCT 2024
  4. W Pannie Kianzad Decision · R3 5:00 · 22 JUL 2023
  5. L Raquel Pennington Decision · R3 5:00 · 14 JAN 2023

Jacqueline Cavalcanti

  1. W Mayra Bueno Silva Decision · R3 5:00 · 8 NOV 2025
  2. W Julia Avila Decision · R3 5:00 · 15 FEB 2025
  3. W Nora Cornolle Decision · R3 5:00 · 28 SEPT 2024
  4. W Josiane Nunes Decision · R3 5:00 · 24 AUG 2024
  5. W Zarah Fairn Decision · R3 5:00 · 2 SEPT 2023

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