Maverick vs Cachoeira

Who won Maverick vs Cachoeira?

Miranda Maverick beat Priscila Cachoeira by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Maverick vs Cachoeira stats

Miranda Maverick stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Priscila Cachoeira made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Miranda Maverick's 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Priscila Cachoeira marked her 11th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Miranda Maverick's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Priscila Cachoeira's came in at 5-6-0.

The stats suggested Cachoeira had a massive power advantage over Maverick, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Maverick's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maverick had a massive advantage over Cachoeira, boasting a 55% submission rate over Cachoeira's 0%.

Miranda Maverick was the younger woman by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Cachoeira had a height advantage of 4 inches over Maverick. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Maverick was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2016, 5 months later than Cachoeira, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 8 more professional rounds, 49 to Cachoeira's 41.

Maverick vs Cachoeira form

Miranda Maverick had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Dione Barbosa at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Andrea Lee at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Priscila Cachoeira at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, she had lost to Jasmine Jasudavicius at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

She was victorious against Shanna Young at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Cachoeira had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, she had defeated Gina Mazany at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

She had been defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Miranda Maverick had last fought 9 months and 26 days ago, while Priscila Cachoeira's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 3 days ago.

Maverick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Cachoeira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maverick vs Cachoeira?

Miranda Maverick was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Priscila Cachoeira made her way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.