Larissa Pacheco Explained

Larissa Pacheco
Birth Date:7 September 1994
Birth Place:Belém, Brazil
Weight Lb:146
Weight Class:Lightweight (2019–2022)
Featherweight (2012, 2018, 2023–present)
Bantamweight (2012–2015)
Reach:69 in[1]
Fighting Out Of:Belem, Para, Brazil
Team:Bulldog/Formiga Team
Years Active:2012–present
Mma Kowin:11
Mma Subwin:8
Mma Decwin:4
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:2
Sherdog:144115
Website:http://www.larissapacheco.com

Larissa Pacheco (born September 7, 1994) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the PFL. She won the 2022 PFL Women's Lightweight Championship and 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Championship. As of October 2023, she is ranked #2 in the women's featherweight rankings by Fight Matrix.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

At the age of 15, Larissa found her love of martial arts when she began Muay Thai. Larissa began training on a daily basis, and a year later, she had her first amateur fight. Fighting 3 more times in 2012, in 2013, she fought 5 times, with Larissa entering Jungle Fight, and winning the Jungle Fight Women's Bantamweight Championship against Irene Aldana at Jungle Fight 63 .[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pacheco made her UFC debut as an injury replacement for Valérie Létourneau, against Jéssica Andrade on September 13, 2014, at .[4] She lost the fight via submission in the first round.[5]

Pacheco next faced future UFC Women's Featherweight Championship Germaine de Randamie at UFC 185 on March 14, 2015. She lost the fight via TKO in the second round, not before breaking her arm from a side kick from Germaine.[6]

After suffering the broken arm, Larissa had to undergo a long recovery from the long-term damage and had to undergo 2 surgeries. She spent the next 3 years rehabilitating her arm, relocating to Rio de Janeiro where she taught Jiu Jitsu whilst planning her return to the MMA. During this time, Larissa was involved with Erica Paes social project that taught women self-defence and starred in popular Brazilian TV show A Força do Querer opposite famous actress Paolla Oliveira.[3]

After this loss, she was released from the UFC.

Watch Out Combat Show

In 2018, Larissa was finally cleared to compete again, moving up to the Featherweight division and faced Karol Rosa at WOCS 49 in her first fight in 3 years. She won the bout in the second round via guillotine choke after having dominated the entire bout to become the first WOCS Female Featherweight champion.[3]

The Ultimate Fighter

In August 2017, it was announced that Pacheco was one of the fighters featured on The Ultimate Fighter 28 UFC TV series.[7] [8]

Pacheco was the sixth pick of the featherweight fighters by coach Robert Whittaker.[9] In the quarter-finals, she faced Macy Chiasson.[10] She lost the fight via a technical knockout in round one.[11]

Professional Fighters League

2019 season

Pacheco made her PFL debut against Kayla Harrison on May 9, 2019 at PFL 1.[12] Pacheco lost the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Pacheco next faced Bobbi Jo Dalziel at PFL 4 on July 11, 2019. She won the bout via first round armbar.[14]

Making it to the semifinals, Pacheco faced UFC vet Sarah Kaufman at PFL 7 on October 11, 2019. She won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]

Pacheco rematched with Kayla Harrison in the Women's Lightweight final at PFL 10 on December 31, 2019. After being dominating every round by Kayla's superior grappling, Pacheco lost the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

2021 season

Pacheco made her return to PFL against Julija Pajić at PFL 3 on May 6, 2021.[17] She won the bout via TKO less than a minute into the bout after dropping Pajić in the first exchange.[18]

Pacheco faced Olena Kolesnyk on June 25, 2021 at PFL 6.[19] She won the bout via knockout in the first round.[20] [21]

Pacheco was scheduled to face Taylor Guardado in the Semifinals off the Women's Lightweight tournament on August 19, 2021 at PFL 8.[22] At weigh-ins, she came in 2 pounds over the limit and was therefore removed from the tournament.[23]

2022 season

Pacheco faced Zamzagul Fayzallanova on May 6, 2022 at PFL 3.[24] She won the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.[25]

Pacheco faced Genah Fabian on July 1, 2022 at PFL 6.[26] She won the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.[27]

Pacheco faced Olena Kolesnyk in the Semifinals of the Women's Lightweight tournament on August 20, 2022 at PFL 9.[28] She won the bout via first round TKO stoppage.[29]

Pacheco faced Kayla Harrison for a third time in the finals of the Women's Lightweight tournament on November 25, 2022 at PFL 10.[30] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[31]

2023 season

Pacheco started the 2023 season against Julia Budd on April 7, 2023 at PFL 2.[32] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

Pacheco faced Amber Leibrock on June 16, 2023 at PFL 5.[34] She won the fight via TKO in the first round.[35]

In the semi-finals, Pacheco faced Olena Kolesnyk for the third time on August 18, 2023 at PFL 8.[36] At weigh-ins, Kolesnyk weighed in at 147.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the Featherweight limit. She was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to Pacheco, and she started the bout with a one point subtraction.[37] Pacheco won the fight via TKO in the first few seconds of the first round.[38]

In the final, Pacheco faced Marina Mokhnatkina on November 24, 2023 at PFL 10.[39] She won the fight via unanimous decision to become the first two-division PFL champion in history.[40]

2024

Pacheco is scheduled to face current Bellator MMA Women's Featherweight Champion, former Strikeforce Women's Featherweight World Champion, Invicta FC Featherweight World Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg on October 19, 2024 at .[41]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|23–4|Marina Mokhnatkina|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 10 (2023)||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Washington, D.C., United States||-|Win|align=center|22–4|Olena Kolesnyk|TKO (punches)|PFL 8 (2023)||align=center|1|align=center|0:14|New York City, New York, United States||-|Win|align=center|21–4|Amber Leibrock|TKO (punches)|PFL 5 (2023)||align=center|1|align=center|0:45|Atlanta, Georgia, United States||-|Win|align=center|20–4|Julia Budd|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 2 (2023)||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|19–4|Kayla Harrison|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 10 (2022)||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|New York City, New York, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–4|Olena Kolesnyk|TKO (punches)|PFL 9 (2022)||align=center|1|align=center|2:09|London, England||-|Win|align=center|17–4|Genah Fabian|TKO (punches)|PFL 6 (2022)||align=center|1|align=center|2:39|Atlanta, Georgia, United States||-|Win|align=center|16–4|Zamzagul Fayzallanova|TKO (punches)|PFL 3 (2022)||align=center|1|align=center|1:25|Arlington, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|15–4|Olena Kolesnyk|KO (punch)|PFL 6 (2021)||align=center|1|align=center|4:48|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|14–4|Julija Pajić|TKO (punches)|PFL 3 (2021) ||align=center|1|align=center|0:51|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 13–4| Kayla Harrison|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 10 (2019)||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|New York City, New York, United States||-| Win| align=center|13–3|Sarah Kaufman|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 7 (2019)||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Win| align=center|12–3|Bobbi Jo Dalziel| Submission (armbar)|PFL 4 (2019)||align=center|1|align=center|2:31|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-| Loss| align=center|11–3|Kayla Harrison|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 1 (2019)||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uniondale, New York, United States||-| Win| align=center| 11–2| Karol Rosa| Submission (guillotine choke)| Watch Out Combat Show 49| | align=center|2| align=center|2:59| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-| Loss| align=center|10–2| Germaine de Randamie| TKO (punches)| UFC 185| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:02| Dallas, Texas, United States||-| Loss| align=center|10–1| Jéssica Andrade|Submission (guillotine choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:33|Brasília, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|10–0| Lizianne Silveira| Submission (triangle choke)|Jungle Fight 68|| align=center|3| align=center|2:25|São Paulo, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 9–0| Irene Aldana|TKO (punches)|Jungle Fight 63||align=center| 3|align=center| 1:50|Belém, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Dinha Wollstaein| TKO (punches)| Jungle Fight 59| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:36| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Monique Bastos|Submission (keylock)|Extreme Kombat 7||align=center| 1|align=center| 2:58|Jacundá, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|6–0|Marcia Silva|Submission (guillotine choke)|Gladiador Fight 3||align=center|2|align=center|1:50|Augusto Corrêa, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|5–0|Edileusa Correa|Submission (triangle choke)|Marituba Total Combat 1||align=center|2|align=center|2:00|Marituba, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Thais Santana|TKO (retirement)|Ultimate Fight Imperatriz 3||align=center|1|align=center|2:00|Imperatriz, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|3–0| Laura Goncalves Pacheco|Submission (anaconda choke)| Adrenalina Fight|| align=center|1| align=center|1:30|Ananindeua, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Alenice Correa Costa| TKO (punches)|Ultimate Fight Tracuateua|| align=center|1| align=center|1:27|Tracuateua, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|1–0| Raquel Pitbull| Submission (armbar)|Marituba Fight||align=center|1|align=center|1:30|Marituba, Brazil| [44]

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|-|Loss|align=center|0–1|Macy Chiasson|TKO (punches) | | (airdate)|align=center|1| align=center|3:48|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Fighter "> . Larissa Pacheco Unknown Mixed Martial Arts . Larissa Pacheco - MMA Fighter Profile, Ranking - FightMatrix.com . 1 April 2021.
  3. Web site: LARISSA PACHECO - MMA Athlete, Sushi Lover, Island Dweller. 2021-04-01. Larissa Pacheco. en.
  4. Web site: Larissa Moreira Pacheco replaces Valerie Letourneau at UFC Fight Night 51. mmajunkie.com. 2014-08-19. 2014-08-19.
  5. Web site: UFC Fight Night 51 results: Jessica Andrade dominates, taps Larissa Moreira Pacheco . MMA Junkie . 1 April 2021 . 14 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Burke . Tim . UFC 185: De Randamie broke Pecheco's arm with kick . Bloody Elbow . 1 April 2021 . en . 16 March 2015.
  7. Web site: Breaking Down Cast of The Ultimate Fighter 28. 2018-08-28. MMA Today. en-US. 2019-05-06.
  8. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter' 28 Cast Revealed with Heavyweights and Women's Featherweights. 2018-07-11. MMAnytt.com. en-US. 2019-05-06.
  9. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters' Episode 1 recap. 2018-08-30. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-05-06.
  10. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters' Episode 7 recap. 2018-10-25. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-05-06.
  11. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters' Episode 8 recap. 2018-11-01. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-05-06.
  12. Web site: Larissa Pacheco will now face Kayla Harrison in the PFL 12 main event. Alexander K. Lee. mmafighting.com. May 6, 2019.
  13. Web site: Alexander . Mookie . PFL 2019, Week 1: Harrison vs. Pacheco live results and discussion . Bloody Elbow . 1 April 2021 . en . 9 May 2019 . 26 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126054933/https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/5/9/18563468/pfl-2019-week-1-harrison-vs-pacheco-live-results-discussion . dead .
  14. Web site: Lee . Alexander K. . PFL 4 results: Magomed Magomedkerimov, Kayla Harrison clinch high playoff seeds . MMA Fighting . 1 April 2021 . en . 11 July 2019.
  15. Web site: PFL 2019, Playoffs 1 results: Michaud-Cooper III, Harrison-Pacheco set for finals . MMA Junkie . 1 April 2021 . 12 October 2019.
  16. Web site: PFL 10 results: Kayla Harrison dominates, Ray Cooper III punches way to $1M prize. Alexander K. Lee. mmafighting.com. December 31, 2019.
  17. Web site: Brand . Jeremy . PFL 3 Features Fabricio Werdum vs. Renan Ferreira Main Event . mmasucka.com . 9 March 2021 . 9 March 2021.
  18. Web site: Guillen. Adam Jr.. 2021-05-06. PFL 3 results: Live streaming play-by-play updates Werdum vs Ferreira. 2021-05-07. MMAmania.com. en.
  19. Web site: Newswire. MMA Fighting. 2021-06-01. Kayla Harrison vs. Cindy Dandois headlines PFL 6 card on June 25, Fabricio Werdum also returns. 2021-06-01. MMA Fighting. en.
  20. Web site: 2021-06-26. PFL 6: Kayla Harrison playoff-bound after submission win; Anthony Pettis, Lance Palmer fall short. 2021-06-26. ESPN.com. en.
  21. Web site: Sherdog.com. PFL 6 2021 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring. 2021-06-26. Sherdog.
  22. Web site: Newswire. MMA Fighting. 2021-07-20. PFL playoff cards announced with first event kicking off Aug. 13 with Rory MacDonald vs. Ray Cooper in main event. 2021-07-20. MMA Fighting. en.
  23. Web site: Lee. Alexander K.. 2021-08-18. Larissa Pacheco out of PFL playoffs after missing weight, Mariana Morais to fight Taylor Guardado at PFL 8. 2021-08-19. MMA Fighting. en.
  24. Web site: 2022-04-05 . Harrison, Cooper to headline PFL3 event . 2022-04-05 . ESPN.com . en.
  25. Web site: Paraense Larissa Pacheco vence por nocaute e segue na briga pelo cinturão do PFL; vídeo . 2022-05-07 . O Liberal.
  26. Web site: 2022-06-01 . Harrison gets toughest test yet vs. Budd at PFL 6 . 2022-06-01 . ESPN.com . en.
  27. Web site: King . Nolan . 2022-07-02 . 2022 PFL 6 video: Larissa Pacheco rolls over Genah Fabian, clinches No. 1 seed in playoffs . 2022-07-02 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  28. Web site: Hannoun . Farah . 2022-05-24 . 2022 PFL playoff schedule includes U.K. doubleheader, promotion's first international shows . 2022-07-02 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  29. Web site: Segura . Danny . 2022-08-20 . 2022 PFL Playoffs 3 video: Larissa Pacheco steamrolls Olena Kolesnyk, into women's lightweight final . 2022-08-24 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  30. Web site: Leonard . Harvey . 2022-09-28 . PFL Finals Announced For November 25, Main Card Set For PPV . 2022-11-25 . MMA News . en-US.
  31. Web site: Lelinwalla . Mark . 2022-11-25 . Larissa Pacheco shocks Kayla Harrison in upset at PFL World Championship . 2022-11-25 . Danz . en-US.
  32. Web site: 2023-02-02 . Loughnane-Moraes to kick off 2023 PFL season . 2023-02-03 . ESPN.com . en.
  33. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2023-04-08 . PFL 2 2023: Competitive Fight Sees Larissa Pacheco Get Past Julia Budd . 2023-04-10 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  34. Web site: Lee . Alexander K. . 2023-05-12 . PFL announces second-half event lineups following 9 fighters receiving drug test suspensions . 2023-05-14 . MMA Fighting . en.
  35. Web site: 2023 PFL 5 results: Larissa Pacheco steamrolls, victorious Ante Delija eliminated from playoffs . mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 2023-06-17. 2023-06-17.
  36. Web site: 2023-07-12 . Ferreira-Greene leads pair of PFL cards in N.Y. . 2023-08-17 . ESPN.com . en.
  37. Web site: 2023-08-17 . 2023 PFL Playoffs 2 weigh-in results: Postseason intact, but miss moves showcase bout to super heavyweight . 2023-08-17 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  38. Web site: Mazique . Brian . PFL Playoffs NYC 2023 Results: Larissa Pachecho Obliterates Olena Kolesnyk In 14 Seconds . 2023-09-14 . Forbes . en.
  39. Web site: 2023-08-25 . Meet the 2023 PFL finalists, including three potential repeat $1 million winners . 2023-09-14 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  40. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2023-11-25 . Larissa Pacheco Secures Historic Second PFL Championship, in Second Weight Class . 2023-11-26 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  41. Web site: Francis Ngannou vs. Renan Ferreira, Cris Cyborg vs. Larissa Pacheco headline PFL PPV in October. mmafighting.com. Damon Martin. 2024-08-07. 2024-08-07.
  42. Web site: Sherdog's Upset of the Year. Sherdog.com. Brian Knapp. 2022-12-25. 2022-12-27.
  43. Web site: MMA 2022 Year in Review: Upset of the Year. cagesidepress.com. Staff. 2022-12-30. 2022-12-30.
  44. Web site: Sherdog.com. Larissa Pacheco. 2020-08-07. Sherdog.

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