Jessica Andrade Wife: Fernanda
Jessica Andrade alias Bate Estaca (pile driver) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She was born on September 25 1991 in Umuarama Parana Brazil. The 31-year-old is of height 5 ft 1.5 inches (1.56 m) and weighs 125 lb (57 kg;8 st 13 lb). She confirms with the libra horoscope and is of mixed ethnicity. She is a renowned Ultimate Fighting Champion in the women's Flyweight division. She is the former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. As of October 2020, she is ranked No.1 in the UFC women's Flyweight rankings and No.5 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
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Jessica Andrade Family And Childhood
- Andrade was born to her parents Julio and Neusa Andrade who are farmers in Umuarama Parana Brazil.She has an older brother Fernando Andrade. They worked at their parents' plantation fields throughout their childhood until the farm was municipalized leading to the prohibition of underage labor. She worked at a fish and pay pond when she was 14 and later on delivered medicine for a drug store. She loved playing soccer and futsal and was offered a chance to play for a Sao Paulo club but her parents forbade her from moving. Andrade trained judo and jiu-jitsu while she was in school. In one of her first amateur BJJ competitions, Andrade performed an illegal wrestling move which led to her disqualification hence the nickname bate estaca or piledriver.
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Education of Jessica Andrade
- Andrade developed her professional career while still in school in the year 2011 where she trained in judo and jiu-jitsu. She used to do judo during her school days and immediately after the completion of her high school she got engaged in the training of jiu-jitsu. She trained for eight months and got a chance to compete in a pro fight in 2011. Andrade got into MMA straight after high school hence she does not have any other further degrees.
Relationship Status of Jessica Andrade
- Andrade is currently enjoying a healthy marriage relationship with her wife Fernanda. Andrade married her longtime girlfriend Fernanda (nee Gomes ) in 2019. Andrade was always open about being a lesbian so there are no rumors about her affair with any men in the past. There is no information about Andrade's past relationships before Gomez.
Jessica Andrade's Wife Fernanda
- Andrade proposed to her longtime girlfriend Gomez in 2017 in Dallas after the battle with Joanna Jedrzejczyk which ended with the defeat of Andrade.
- Andrade's wife was born to her father Humberto Gomes. She has two sisters Paula Sanchez and Patricia Gomes.
- They share a precious bond and love spending time together. They had their marriage ceremony in Las Vegas in the year 2019. They tied the knot at the Graceland wedding chapel. Jessica looked smart in a blue shirt and pants accompanied by a black waistcoat. Her wife wore a great off-shoulder white gown. Andrade considers her wife as an intelligent and considerate person. They currently live in Brazil.
Fernanda Andrade's Profession
- Fernanda is a biologist and they have been dating since August 2011. Gomes is fond of jiu-jitsu hence she practices along with her father and wife. She loves to color her hair from brunette to brown to ginger and then to a blonde. Her only known relationship is with Andrade hence there is no controversial information based on her previous relationships.
Jessica Andrade Kids
- They currently don't have any kids but the couple recently mentioned starting a family in 2020. Speaking to MMA Fighting in 2017, Jessica Andrade's wife revealed that they plan on having kids in 2020 through artificial insemination. The pair revealed their dream of having twins. Fernanda being considerate of her wife's career offered to have the fertilized eggs placed in her uterus.
Jessica's Important Facts
- In may 2019 while the couple was driving in their Honda HRV, they were robbed at gunpoint. The perpetrators took their documents, phones, credit cards, and the car but none of them was harmed. Jessica is the shortest among her competitors and her manager is known as Tiago Okamura. She had her first openly gay match at UFC on Fox 8 against Liz Carmouche. Jessica originally wanted to become a soccer player. She has brown eyes.
Jessica Andrade Net Worth
- Jessica has won more than 20 tournaments and she is still determined to win more in the future. Andrade has earned over 1,655,000 USD in her UFC career. The total estimated net worth is over 1.75 million USD according to sportex.com.
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