Nunes vs Cachoeira

Who won Nunes vs Cachoeira?

Priscila Cachoeira beat Josiane Nunes by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Nunes vs Cachoeira stats

Josiane Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Priscila Cachoeira made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Josiane Nunes' 6th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Priscila Cachoeira marked her 11th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Josiane Nunes' UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Priscila Cachoeira's came in at 5-6-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had an advantage in power over Cachoeira, with a 70% knock out percentage over Cachoeira's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Nunes and Cachoeira would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Josiane Nunes was the younger woman by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Nunes was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Cachoeira, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 11 less professional rounds, 30 to Cachoeira's 41.

Nunes vs Cachoeira form

Nunes had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Jacqueline Cavalcanti 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.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Chelsea Chandler at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Zarah Fairn at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she had beaten Ramona Pascual at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

She had defeated Bea Malecki at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Cachoeira had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been defeated by Jasmine Jasudavicius at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, she had lost to Miranda Maverick at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, she was victorious against Ariane da Silva at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, she had won against Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been beaten by Gillian Robertson at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Priscila Cachoeira had been fighting more than Josiane Nunes.

Going to this contest, Josiane Nunes had last fought 8 months and 13 days ago, while Priscila Cachoeira's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 17 days ago.

Nunes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Cachoeira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Nunes vs Cachoeira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:25 PM UTC , which was 3:25 PM EST or 12:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Nunes vs Cachoeira?

Josiane Nunes was a 61/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Priscila Cachoeira made her way into the ring at 137/100 (+140) with oddsmakers.