Trained at Nova Uniao with the former UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Claudia Gadelha is an elite striker and an entertaining fighter to watch in all UFC woman roaster.
Claudia Gadelha was born on December 7, 1988, in Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. She is of Brazilian nationality and her birth sign is Sagittarius.
Claudia Gadelha started her professional career on June 5, 2008, Force Fighting Championship 1. She fought against the Elaine Leite. She won via armbar in 17 seconds.
Later, she managed to win her next six fights against her opponents. On April 20, 2012, she made her North American MMA debut against Valerie Letourneau. She managed to win the fight by split decision.
Later in 2013, she participated and performed in Invicta Fighting Championship. On May 11, 2013, she defeated Herica Tiburcio. On December 11, 2013, she was signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
On July 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller she managed to win the fight via undisputed decision. Later on, she played several matches with her opponents. She has won many awards and championships throughout her professional career.
Three times she became the BJJ world champion. She is the four-time champion of the BJJ Rio Intl. Open champion. She also won the First Women’s Strawweight fight in UFC History.
Spotting some lights on her personal life, she has easily managed to keep her personal life very low profile. There is no info about her personal affair. At this moment, she is not married hence, has no husband.
She has not talked about her sexual preference. However, she is not suspected to be a lesbian. Currently, she resides at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and also has her own gym named “Claudia Gadelha’s MMA & BJJ Academy).
Claudia Gadelha has an average height of 5 feet and 4 inches. Her body weight is 115 kg. Her fan following follow her on Twitter, and Instagram. She is earning a praiseworthy salary. As far of 2015, her net worth is around $203,000.
