UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker (UFC Vegas 124): Tatiana Suarez vs Virna Jandiroba · Women's Strawweight, three rounds · Main card · Saturday, Nov 7, 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas · Prelims 5 PM ET, main card 8 PM ET on Paramount+ (UFC.com)
Tatiana Suarez (12-1-0, UFC 9-1) faces Virna Jandiroba (23-4-0, UFC 9-4) at women's strawweight on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker (UFC Vegas 124) on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Two of the best top players in the division, and only one can be on top. This breakdown sticks to UFCStats numbers, official records and the FightingStats Tape Index. It does not call a winner.
Suarez vs Jandiroba tale of the tape
Records and physicals from UFC.com, UFCStats, Sherdog and Tapology, as cited in the FightingStats matchup brief (2026-10-25).
- Record: Suarez 12-1-0 (UFC 9-1) · Jandiroba 23-4-0 (UFC 9-4)
- Age: Suarez 35 (DOB Dec 19, 1990) · Jandiroba 38 (DOB May 30, 1988)
- Height / Reach: Suarez 5'5“ / 66” (UFC Stats) · Jandiroba 5'3“ / 64” (UFC Stats)
- Stance: Suarez Southpaw · Jandiroba Orthodox
- Streak: Suarez W2 (Lemos, Godinez) · Jandiroba W1 (Ricci)
- Last fight: Suarez Godinez — SUB (RNC) W R2 2:29 (Apr 11, 2026) · Jandiroba Ricci — UD W (Apr 4, 2026)
- Win methods: Suarez Pro: 2 KO / 6 SUB / 4 DEC · Jandiroba Pro: 1 KO / 14 SUB / 8 DEC
- Layoff into this bout: Suarez ~6.9 months (210 days) · Jandiroba ~7.1 months (217 days)
How Suarez and Jandiroba win: style matchup
Suarez path (how she has been winning): Clinch entries and chain wrestling into heavy top control — 8:56 of control per 15 minutes, the most of anyone in the division sample. 54% of her landed significant strikes come on the ground, and 30% go to the body. She finishes from the front headlock (two guillotines and a D’Arce) or the back (Grasso, Godinez). In seven of ten UFC fights she controlled for more than five minutes.
Jandiroba path (how she has been winning): Persistent shots, the back and top position — 6:30 of control per 15 and a division-tied record 16 submission attempts. She has won five UFC decisions while being out-landed (Ricci, Godinez, Rodriguez, Hill, Yan) because the control time carried the rounds. She is dangerous in transitions: armbars from mount (Herrig) and back control (Lemos), and the armbar that dislocated Murata’s elbow and forced a doctor stoppage.
Central tension: Two of the best top players in the division, and only one can be on top. Suarez’s wrestling has failed once, against Zhang Weili (1/15 takedowns, 10:54 controlled). Jandiroba stuffs 73% of shots, and the last decorated wrestler she faced, Esparza, out-wrestled her in her 2019 UFC debut — seven months after Suarez stopped Esparza in R3. If Suarez gets on top, Jandiroba’s guard work and submission volume are the real threat to her; the front headlock is the danger for Jandiroba when she shoots.
Physicals: Suarez is two inches taller with a two-inch reach edge (66“ vs 64”), three years younger, and a southpaw against an orthodox fighter. Suarez has fought at 115 in nine of ten UFC fights; Jandiroba in all thirteen.
Suarez vs Jandiroba stats comparison
UFC fights only (UFCStats via the Greco CSV pull in the brief). Rates are per minute or per 15 minutes; the last figure is the division average where the brief lists one.
- SLpM / SApM: Suarez 2.86 / 1.63 · Jandiroba 2.27 / 2.86 (division avg 4.06 / 4.41)
- SS Acc / SS Def: Suarez 60.1% / 44.1% · Jandiroba 41.3% / 55.5% (division avg 44.7% / 53.6%)
- TD Acc / TD Avg /15: Suarez 45.9% (34/74) / 4.52 · Jandiroba 39.1% (36/92) / 3.13 (division avg 39.8% / —)
- TDD: Suarez 57.1% (4/7 stuffed) · Jandiroba 72.7% (24/33 stuffed) (division avg 58.6%)
- CTRL /15: Suarez 8:56 · Jandiroba 6:30 (division avg 3:00)
- CTRL against /15: Suarez 1:47 · Jandiroba 1:54 (division avg 3:14)
- Sub Avg /15: Suarez 0.66 (5 attempts) · Jandiroba 1.39 (16 attempts)
- KD scored / absorbed: Suarez 0 / 0 · Jandiroba 1 / 0 (division avg 0.15 / 0.18 per 15)
What to watch in Suarez vs Jandiroba
- Who ends up on top in the first scramble — both fighters’ UFC losses came when someone else controlled the grappling.
- Jandiroba’s 72.7% takedown defence against Suarez’s 4.52 takedowns per 15.
- A submission in a scramble — Jandiroba has 16 UFC attempts and finished Lemos from back control; Suarez’s front headlock finished two of her last five (De La Rosa, Andrade).
- A first knockdown for either fighter: none absorbed in 23 combined UFC fights.
Suarez vs Jandiroba recent form
Last three fights, newest first (dates, results and methods from the brief's UFCStats, Sherdog and Tapology sources).
- Tatiana Suarez, last 3: W Loopy Godinez (UFC 327), SUB (RNC) R2 2:29 (Apr 11, 2026) · W Amanda Lemos (Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva), UD (Sep 13, 2025) · L Zhang Weili (UFC 312, title), UD (5 rds) (Feb 8, 2025).
- Virna Jandiroba, last 3: W Tabatha Ricci (UFC Fight Night 272), UD (Apr 4, 2026) · L Mackenzie Dern (UFC 321, vacant title), UD (5 rds) (Oct 25, 2025) · W Yan Xiaonan (UFC 314), UD (Apr 12, 2025).
The FightingStats Tape Index lists 13 career bouts for Suarez (10 with film) and 27 for Jandiroba (16 with film).
Suarez vs Jandiroba odds and betting angles
This page does not quote odds or make picks. Prices move all week, and no sportsbook price is cited here. For the numbers behind the matchup, see the stats comparison, style notes and recent form above.
Go deeper: Suarez vs Jandiroba stats comparison · Suarez vs Jandiroba: past fights and film in the Tape Index · Tape Index: every career bout on the card, with film · Full Suarez vs Jandiroba matchup report (PDF) · Main event: Cortes Acosta vs Walker breakdown · Schedule · Results
Suarez vs Jandiroba FAQ
When and where is Suarez vs Jandiroba?
Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker (also called UFC Vegas 124). UFC.com lists the prelims at 5 PM ET and the main card at 8 PM ET on Paramount+.
What are Suarez and Jandiroba's records?
Tatiana Suarez is 12-1-0 (UFC 9-1). Virna Jandiroba is 23-4-0 (UFC 9-4). Records per UFC.com, UFCStats and Sherdog as cited in the FightingStats matchup brief (2026-10-25).
How does Tatiana Suarez usually win?
Clinch entries and chain wrestling into heavy top control — 8:56 of control per 15 minutes, the most of anyone in the division sample. 54% of her landed significant strikes come on the ground, and 30% go to the body. She finishes from the front headlock (two guillotines and a D’Arce) or the back (Grasso, Godinez).
How does Virna Jandiroba usually win?
Persistent shots, the back and top position — 6:30 of control per 15 and a division-tied record 16 submission attempts. She has won five UFC decisions while being out-landed (Ricci, Godinez, Rodriguez, Hill, Yan) because the control time carried the rounds.
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