Lucindo vs. Caliari goes ahead at catchweight; Caliari forfeits 30% of purse

The bout between Iasmin Lucindo and Nicolle Caliari will go ahead at a catchweight, with Caliari forfeiting 30 percent of her purse as a penalty, MMA Fighting reported on Friday. The report did not state the agreed weight limit.

A catchweight bout is contested at a limit other than the standard divisional weights. The purse forfeiture is the usual consequence when a fighter fails to meet the contracted weight, which is the situation described here for Caliari.

Lucindo, a 24-year-old Brazilian fighting out of Fight House, enters at 18-6-0. She landed a unanimous decision over Angela Hill on August 9, 2025, her most recent recorded fight, after a unanimous decision loss to Amanda Lemos in March 2025. Lucindo lands 3.22 significant strikes per minute at 45 percent accuracy, and averages 2.28 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Caliari, 29, is also from Brazil and trains with Thai Brasil. She is 9-4-0 and arrives off a third-round submission win over Shauna Bannon on May 16, 2026, her most recent recorded fight. That result followed back-to-back losses, a third-round KO/TKO defeat to Carli Judice in July 2025 and a split decision loss to Ernesta Kareckaite in January 2025. Her submission attempt rate of 1.0 per 15 minutes is ten times Lucindo's 0.1.

Why it matters

• Grappling split: Caliari averages 3.38 takedowns per 15 minutes against Lucindo's 2.28, and her submission output is far higher.
• Striking gap: Lucindo out-lands Caliari 3.22 to 2.88 significant strikes per minute and is more accurate, 45 percent to 39 percent.
• Physical profile: both stand five-foot-three, but Lucindo's 66-inch reach is four inches longer than Caliari's 62-inch reach.
• Momentum: Caliari is coming off a submission finish, while Lucindo is coming off a decision win over a veteran opponent.

The age gap is five years in Caliari's favor, though Lucindo has already built an 18-6 record at 24, with more recorded bouts than her opponent.