Avila vs Cavalcanti

Who won Avila vs Cavalcanti?

Jacqueline Cavalcanti beat Julia Avila by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jacqueline Cavalcanti.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Avila vs Cavalcanti stats

Julia Avila stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jacqueline Cavalcanti made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Julia Avila's 6th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Jacqueline Cavalcanti marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Julia Avila's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Jacqueline Cavalcanti's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Avila had a slight advantage in power over Cavalcanti, with a 44% knock out percentage over Cavalcanti's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Avila had a large advantage over Cavalcanti, boasting a 22% submission rate over Cavalcanti's 0%.

Julia Avila was the older woman by 10 years, at 37 years old.

Avila was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 13 years and 4 months later than Cavalcanti, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 3 more professional rounds, 30 to Cavalcanti's 27.

Avila vs Cavalcanti form

Jacqueline Cavalcanti had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Nora Cornolle at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, she had beaten Josiane Nunes at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Zarah Fairn at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, she was victorious against Melissa Croden at LFA 157 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their LFA Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake, United States.

She had lost to Martina Jindrova at PFL Challenger Series 3 on 4th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Activity check

Avila's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Cavalcanti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Avila vs Cavalcanti start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:00 PM UTC , which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Avila vs Cavalcanti?

Julia Avila was a 5/1 (+500) underdog going into the contest, while Jacqueline Cavalcanti made her way into the ring at 7/50 (-710) with oddsmakers.