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Former UFC strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha has announced her retirement from the sport of MMA. The 33-year-old Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Women’s Strawweight division of the UFC has informed the promotion that she has decided to hang up her gloves. Claudia was ranked no.7 in the UFC strawweight ranking and was fighting some of the best fighters in her division. Gadelha made her pro-MMA debut on June 5, 2008, at Force Fighting Championship 1 against Elaine Leite. She won the fight via armbar in just 17 seconds. Gadelha then won her next six matches to own an undefeated 7-0 record. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news.

Claudia Gadelha | UFC

Following the news of her retirement, Gadelha took to her Instagram Stories to thank fans for their support throughout her fighting career. She also posted a video on Instagram where she talked about her retirement decision and also revealed that UFC has set her up with some new future plans for her as she will be helping the UFC to find out some new rising talent from Brazil. Gadelha concluded her UFC run with a 7-5 record for the promotion.

Claudia Gadelha’s UFC career

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In December 2013, it was announced that Gadelha was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on season The Ultimate Fighter season 20 which was going to crown the first-ever UFC strawweight champion. But before the show, it was reported that Claudia Gadelha would not take part in TUF 20 but she had signed a direct contract with the UFC.

In the UFC’s first female strawweight fight, Gadelha faced Tina Lahdemaki on July 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller. Claudia won the fight effortlessly via unanimous decision.

The Ultimate Fighter Finale Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha | UFC

In one of the high points of her career, she was the coach at The Ultimate Fighter alongside Joanna. In 2016, the UFC announced that Gadelha would be one of the coaches, opposite former opponent Joanna on The Ultimate Fighter 23. A rematch for the UFC Strawweight Championship between the two took place on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. The fight was a dominant win for Joanna.

 Claudia Gadelha vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Claudia Gadelha faced Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event at UFC 212. She won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. The win also earned Gadelha her first Performance of the Night bonus award. Though her career was filled with ups and downs she always managed to fight her way back to the top.

In her last fight in the UFC, Claudia Gadelha was scheduled to face Yan Xiaonan at UFC 253. Unfortunately due to a knee injury sustained by Gadelha, she was ruled out of the matchup. The pair was rescheduled to UFC on ESPN 17 on November 7, 2020, instead. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. The loss broke her two-fight winning streak and she was 3-2 in her last five UFC fights.

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