Maycee Barber vs. Carli Judice
UFC 335 · December 12, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena · Main Card
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Rebuilding former title challenger vs. rising finisher
- Finish likelihood
- High
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Women's Flyweight · Main Card
The read
Judice's knockout power and finishing rate have been real throughout her four-fight streak, and she has shown no hesitation pulling the trigger against unbeaten competition.
Barber's own composure after a brutal knockout loss is the biggest open question, though her experience against ranked competition gives her a path if she can get the fight to the mat.
A live firefight with real finish potential for either side.
The matchup
Barber returns from the first true knockout loss of her career against a red-hot finisher riding a four-fight winning streak of her own.
Barber's seven-fight win streak ended when Alexa Grasso knocked her out in March, while Judice has won four straight since a split-decision loss in her UFC debut, most recently finishing previously unbeaten Jeisla Chaves by TKO in August.
Both women like to finish fights, which raises the stakes on whoever gets hurt first.
Tale of the tape
| 15-3 | Record | 7-2 |
| 28 | Age | 27 |
| 5'5" | Height | 5'7" |
| — | Reach | 68" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| United States | Country | United States |
| — | Team | Headkicks MMA |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Maycee Barber 15-3
“The Future”
Maycee 'The Future' Barber is a 28-year-old American women's flyweight who won seven straight before being knocked out for the first time in her career by Alexa Grasso in March 2026. Now 15-3, she returns against a surging finisher in Carli Judice looking to get back into the title conversation.
- LAlexa Grasso · KO/TKO (punch)UFC Fight Night · March 28, 2026
Carli Judice 7-2
“Crispy”
Carli 'Crispy' Judice is a kickboxing-based southpaw from Lafayette, Louisiana, riding a four-fight winning streak since a split-decision loss in her UFC debut. She most recently finished previously unbeaten Jeisla Chaves by TKO in August 2026, and six of her seven career wins have come by knockout. She now gets her biggest test yet against former title challenger Maycee Barber.
- WJeisla Chaves · TKO (liver kick and punches)UFC Fight Night · August 22, 2026
- WJuliana Miller · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
- WNicolle Caliari · KO/TKOUFC 318 · July 19, 2025