Karine Silva vs. Gabriella Fernandes
UFC Fight Night · November 7, 2026 · Meta Apex · Main Card 5:00 PM ET
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Finisher vs. finisher
- Finish likelihood
- High
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Women's Flyweight · Main Card
The read
Both women finish at a high rate and both have shown recent vulnerability, which points toward a fast, violent fight.
Silva's aggressive grappling exchanges give her real finishing equity if she can close distance without eating clean counters, while Fernandes' own back-take game and southpaw power have been enough to finish a previously-unbeaten opponent before.
Whoever imposes pace first is the likely winner.
The matchup
This is an all-Brazilian flyweight matchup between two finishers both looking to snap a recent skid.
Silva has 17 of her 19 wins by knockout or submission but has dropped back-to-back decisions to Maycee Barber and Jasmine Jasudavicius.
Fernandes has traded results throughout her UFC run and was stopped in the first round by Casey O'Neill in her last outing, but she owns a 2024 submission upset over the previously unbeaten Wang Cong.
Tale of the tape
| 19-7 | Record | 11-4 |
| 32 | Age | 32 |
| 5'5" | Height | 5'6" |
| 67" | Reach | 66" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| Brazil | Country | Brazil |
| Fighting Nerds | Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Karine Silva 19-7
“Killer”
Karine 'Killer' Silva is a Brazilian finisher from the Fighting Nerds camp and the UFC's No. 11-ranked flyweight, with 17 of her 19 wins by knockout or submission, most inside a round. She hunts submissions off aggressive grappling exchanges but can be outworked by bigger, steadier wrestlers, and has dropped back-to-back decisions to Maycee Barber and Jasmine Jasudavicius. She now looks to snap that skid against fellow finisher Gabriella Fernandes.
- LJasmine Jasudavicius · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night 273 · April 18, 2026
- LMaycee Barber · Decision (unanimous)UFC 323 · December 6, 2025
- WDione Barbosa · Decision (unanimous)UFC 319 · August 16, 2025
Gabriella Fernandes 11-4
“Gabi”
Gabriella 'Gabi' Fernandes is a Brazilian southpaw who reached the UFC through LFA and mixes striking with a dangerous back-take game, highlighted by a 2024 submission upset of the previously unbeaten Wang Cong. She was knocked out in the first round by Casey O'Neill in March 2026, and now meets fellow Brazilian Karine Silva, both looking to bounce back after recent losses.
- LCasey O'Neill · KO (punches)UFC Fight Night 271 · March 28, 2026
- WJulija Stoliarenko · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · August 9, 2025
- WWang Cong · Submission (rear-naked choke)UFC Fight Night · November 23, 2024