Virna Jandiroba has publicly called out Tatiana Suarez, stating she wants that fight next in the wake of the UFC 330 title bout being announced.
Virna Jandiroba has made her ambitions clear, publicly calling out Tatiana Suarez and declaring she wants that matchup next following the announcement of a Women's Strawweight title fight at UFC 330.
Jandiroba, known as "Carcara," enters the conversation as the number-one ranked strawweight in the world. The 38-year-old Brazilian trains out of Fight House and carries a record of 23 wins and 4 losses. An orthodox grappler standing five-foot-three with a 64-inch reach, she averages 3.13 takedowns per 15 minutes and adds consistent submission threat with 1.4 attempts per 15 minutes. Her striking volume sits at 2.27 significant strikes per minute, reflective of a game built heavily around controlling opponents on the mat.
Suarez, ranked second in the division, represents the most dangerous possible opponent for any strawweight on the roster. The 35-year-old American out of Millennia MMA holds a record of 13-1-0 and fights as a southpaw at five-foot-five with a 66-inch reach. Her striking accuracy of 60 percent is elite by any measure, and she averages 4.41 takedowns per 15 minutes, making her one of the most suffocating wrestlers in the weight class.
Why it matters
- Jandiroba at number one and Suarez at number two means a potential matchup between them would effectively serve as a title eliminator or shape the division's future pecking order.
- Both fighters rely heavily on takedowns, setting up a grappling-centered clash with contrasting finishing tendencies — Jandiroba with higher submission volume, Suarez with superior takedown efficiency.
- With a title fight already booked at UFC 330, the winner of a Jandiroba-Suarez fight would be positioned as the clear next challenger in the strawweight queue.
