WhatCulture UFC Awards: Best Of 2019

9. Upset Of The Year - Rose Namajunas Vs. Jessica Andrade

The UFC's strawweight division has really improved a lot over the last year. An abundance of new and old fighters have helped make it the marquee weight class for women competing in the UFC. One of the leading fighters at 115lb is heavy-handed Brazilian, Jessica Andrade.

After dropping down from the women's bantamweight division, Andrade built up an impressive record at strawweight. Unlike many of the other women in the weight class, she had the sort of ungodly power needed to knock opponents clean out. Despite this, very few people gave her much hope against then strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas, at UFC 239 in Brazil.

After her two victories against longtime strawweight titleholder, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, many believed Namajunas would have her own long tenure with the belt. However, Andrade proved to be a stumbling block in her championship run.

It wasn't all plain-sailing for the Brazilian, as Namajunas battered her around the Octagon, using pinpoint accurate striking to keep her opponent at bay. However, Andrade would not stop coming forward, eventually pushing Namajunas up against the cage.

Despite her opponent having a standing kimura hold locked in, Andrade somehow managed to hoist Namajunas into the air and slam her head first onto the canvas, shocking the world and winning the title in front of her countrymen.