Jaqueline Amorim has declared her ambition to become one of the best grapplers in the sport following her appearance at UFC Macau. The Brazilian fighter is focused on developing her ground game as a cornerstone of her long-term rise in the UFC.
Jaqueline Amorim has set her sights on establishing herself among the elite grapplers in mixed martial arts, making the declaration publicly following her appearance at UFC Macau.
The 31-year-old Brazilian trains out of American Top Team and carries a professional record of 10 wins and 2 losses. Standing five-foot-three with a 68-inch reach, Amorim competes as an orthodox fighter and her numbers already hint at a ground-focused style. She averages 2.16 takedowns per 15 minutes and an eye-catching 3.8 submission attempts per 15 minutes, figures that reflect a fighter who actively hunts finishes on the mat. She also lands 2.43 significant strikes per minute at a 50 percent accuracy rate, showing she is no liability on the feet either.
Amorim's stated goal is to make her grappling the central pillar of her long-term growth inside the UFC. Rather than treating the ground game as one tool among many, she views it as the foundation she intends to build her career upon.
Why it matters
- A submission rate approaching 3.8 attempts per 15 minutes already places Amorim among the more active grapplers in her division, giving her stated ambition real statistical backing.
- Continued development on the ground at American Top Team, one of the sport's most respected training facilities, puts her in an environment capable of delivering on that goal.
- If she sharpens her grappling to the level she is targeting, Amorim could become a genuine threat to ranked opponents and push her way into divisional contention.
