Chelsea Chandler and Priscila Cachoeira meet Saturday at UFC Vegas 118 with both women trying to stop two-fight losing streaks, but Chandler is still listed as the slight betting favorite at -125.
The women’s bantamweight bout at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas gives Chandler a chance to turn the page after five UFC bouts that have left her with a 2-3 record. She was signed by the UFC in 2022 after standing out in Invicta FC, and her left hand has been described as powerful, with advantages in both reach and leg reach that have helped shape the market around this matchup.
Cachoeira brings a longer UFC resume. She has been with the promotion since 2018, but the results have been thin: one win in her last five appearances, a victory over Josiane Nunes that sits beside losses to Miranda Maverick, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Joselyne Edwards and Klaudia Sygula. Chandler, meanwhile, has two UFC wins over Julija Stoliarenko and Nunes, with defeats to Norma Dumont, Yana Santos and Edwards filling out her ledger.
That is why the odds have drawn attention. Cachoeira is a +105 underdog even though both fighters arrive in the same slump, a small line that reflects Chandler’s physical edge and the sense that one clean strike could decide a bout where neither woman has much margin left. The fight itself is the next confirmed step, and the unanswered question is whether Chandler can make the favorite’s price look justified when the cage door closes Saturday night in Las Vegas.
