Canadian flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius was taking another considerable step up in competition when she faced off against Jessica Andrade at UFC 315 on Saturday.
The televised preliminary card fight featured St. Catharines, Ontario’s Jasudavicius on a four-fight win streak, and coming off a victory over former flyweight title challenger Mayra Bueno Silva earlier this year. She was facing off with Andrade, the ex-strawweight champ, who was coming in off a loss to Natalia Silva.
ROUND 1: Andrade came out with her patented forward-pressure and attacked Jasmine’s long stance with leg kicks. Jasudavicius used her reach advantage and kept Andrade at the end of her punches. After connecting on a couple shots, the Canadian shot a takedown and slammed the former champion down. She quickly transitioned to the back, flattened Andrade and tapped her with the rear-naked choke.
This was by far Jasudavicius’ best performance to date. A first-round finish in front of her home crowd against the biggest name she has faced yet. A truly flawless victory by the Canadian fighter. At 36 years old, it’s now or never for her, and she’s on the best run of her career. Though she didn’t have a name to callout, this win will push her further up the top10 and inch her closer to a title shot.
Official Result: Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Jessica Andrade by submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 1, 2:40)
