Jessica Andrade vs Natalia Silva Picks and Prediction – 9/7/2024

Jessica Andrade will step into the cage Saturday at UFC Fight Night 97 for a Co main event flyweight matchup against Natalia Silva. Saturday will be the 39th professional fight for Andrade since turning pro in 2011. Andrade stands at 5 foot 2 inches tall weighing in at 115 pounds and has fought as a strawweight, flyweight, and bantamweight in her career. A black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Gilliard Parana Andradefights with team Parana Vale Tudo. For more UFC action see our UFC Picks.

Jessica comes into Saturday with 26 wins and 12 losses as a professional riding a 2 fight win streak following a decision victory at UFC 300 in April against Marina Rodriguez. 18 of the 26 victories for entourage in her career have come via the stoppage with the last being in November of 2023 following a TKO in the second round against Mackenzie Dern. Andrade comes into this fight as the number 4 rated straw weight, the number six rated flyweight, and the number 11 rated women's pound for pound fighter in the UFC.

Natalia Silva will make the walk Saturday for the 24th professional fight in her nine year career. Since turning professional in 2015 Silva has fought solely as a flyway standing 5 foot 4 inches tall weighing 125 lbs. Silva has an abundance of martial arts skills with a purple belt in Taekwondo and a blue belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu.

Silva has amassed seventeen wins 5 losses and one draw in her professional career riding an 11 fight win streak into this matchup. Saturday will be the 6th fight for Silva in the UFC where she is a perfect 5-0 overall following a decision win in February of 2024. 12 of the 17 wins for Silva have come via stoppage with the last being a knockout of Victoria Leonardo in May of 2023.