Larissa Moreira Pacheco was born on September 7,1994 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the PFL.
35 Facts About Larissa Pacheco
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Larissa Pacheco won the 2022 PFL Women's Lightweight Championship and 2023 PFL Women's Featherweight Championship.
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At the age of 15, Larissa found her love of martial arts when she began Muay Thai.
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Larissa Pacheco began training on a daily basis, and a year later, she had her first amateur fight.
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Larissa Pacheco made her UFC debut as an injury replacement for Valerie Letourneau, against Jessica Andrade on September 13,2014, at UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski.
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Larissa Pacheco lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Larissa Pacheco next faced future UFC Women's Featherweight Championship Germaine de Randamie at UFC 185 on March 14,2015.
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Larissa Pacheco lost the fight via TKO in the second round, not before breaking her arm from a side kick from Germaine.
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Larissa Pacheco 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.
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In 2018, Larissa Pacheco 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.
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Larissa Pacheco won the bout in the second round via guillotine choke after having dominated the entire bout to become the first WOCS Female Featherweight champion.
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Larissa Pacheco was the sixth pick of the featherweight fighters by coach Robert Whittaker.
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Larissa Pacheco lost the fight via a technical knockout in round one.
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Larissa Pacheco made her PFL debut against Kayla Harrison on May 9,2019 at PFL 1.
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Larissa Pacheco next faced Bobbi Jo Dalziel at PFL 4 on July 11,2019.
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Larissa Pacheco rematched with Kayla Harrison in the Women's Lightweight final at PFL 10 on December 31,2019.
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Larissa Pacheco made her return to PFL against Julija Pajic at PFL 3 on May 6,2021.
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Larissa Pacheco won the bout via TKO less than a minute into the bout after dropping Pajic in the first exchange.
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Larissa Pacheco faced Olena Kolesnyk on June 25,2021 at PFL 6.
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Larissa Pacheco won the bout via knockout in the first round.
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Larissa Pacheco was scheduled to face Taylor Guardado in the Semifinals off the Women's Lightweight tournament on August 19,2021 at PFL 8.
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Larissa Pacheco faced Zamzagul Fayzallanova on May 6,2022 at PFL 3.
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Larissa Pacheco won the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.
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Larissa Pacheco faced Genah Fabian on July 1,2022 at PFL 6.
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Larissa Pacheco won the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.
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Larissa Pacheco faced Olena Kolesnyk in the Semifinals of the Women's Lightweight tournament on August 20,2022 at PFL 9.
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Larissa Pacheco won the bout via first round TKO stoppage.
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Larissa Pacheco faced Kayla Harrison for a third time in the finals of the Women's Lightweight tournament on November 25,2022 at PFL 10.
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Larissa Pacheco started the 2023 season against Julia Budd on April 7,2023 at PFL 2.
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Larissa Pacheco faced Amber Leibrock on June 16,2023 at PFL 5.
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Larissa Pacheco won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Larissa Pacheco was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to Pacheco, and she started the bout with a one point subtraction.
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Larissa Pacheco won the fight via TKO in the first few seconds of the first round.
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Larissa Pacheco won the fight via unanimous decision to become the first two-division PFL champion in history.
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Larissa Pacheco faced reigning Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg on October 19,2024 at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants for the inaugural PFL Women's Featherweight Superfight Championship.