Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves
UFC Fight Night · August 22, 2026 · Golden 1 Center
Judice's output is the story here — she simply throws more than Chaves and has shown real one-shot power at 125. Chaves has never lost, but she has also never faced someone with Judice's pace, and squeaking past Yuneisy Duben on split cards is a warning sign since Judice knocked Duben out in one round. Chaves will have moments in the clinch and may look to mix in takedowns against Judice's 81 percent takedown defense. Judice by decision or late TKO is the most probable outcome.
The Matchup
This is a pure striking matchup between two of the flyweight division's newest names. Judice brings elite kickboxing volume from the southpaw side — over nine significant strikes landed per minute — and has finished five of six wins by knockout. Chaves is undefeated and technically sound in the Muay Thai clinch, but her last two wins were both razor-thin split decisions. The question is whether Chaves can use her takedown game to disrupt Judice's rhythm, because a straight kickboxing match favors the American's pace.
Tale of the Tape
| Carli Judice | Jeisla Chaves | |
|---|---|---|
| 6-2 | Record | 8-0 |
| 27 | Age | 29 |
| 5'7" | Height | 5'6" |
| 68" | Reach | 68" |
| Southpaw | Stance | Orthodox |
| United States | Country | Brazil |
| Headkicks MMA | Team | Gomes Fight Team |
The Numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
Carli Judice
“Crispy”
Carli 'Crispy' Judice is a kickboxing-based southpaw from Lafayette, Louisiana. After a split-decision loss in her UFC debut, she has won three straight — knockouts of Yuneisy Duben and Nicolle Caliari, then a decision over former TUF winner Juliana Miller — picking up performance bonuses along the way. She's one of the highest-volume strikers in the division at more than nine significant strikes landed per minute. Five of her six career wins have come by knockout.
- WJuliana Miller · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
- WNicolle Caliari · KO/TKOUFC 318 · July 19, 2025
- WYuneisy Duben · KO/TKOUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · March 15, 2025
Jeisla Chaves
“A Braba”
Jeisla 'A Braba' Chaves is an undefeated Brazilian who took one of the sport's strangest paths to the UFC — she worked as a ring girl before her coach convinced her to step into the cage herself. She won the GFC flyweight title in Brazil, earned a UFC contract with a split-decision win on the 2025 Contender Series, and edged Yuneisy Duben by split decision in her June 2026 debut. A Muay Thai striker at heart, she's 8-0 with four knockouts and fights out of Gomes Fight Team.
- WYuneisy Duben · Decision (split)UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · June 6, 2026
- WSofia Montenegro · Decision (split)Dana White's Contender Series · September 23, 2025
- WRebeca Maria Sousa · KO/TKODemo Fight 21 · April 6, 2025