Cachoeira Knocks Out Nunes at UFC Vegas 104
Priscila Cachoeira returned to the win column with a first-round knockout of Josiane Nunes at UFC Fight Night 254 on March 15, 2025. The Brazilian bantamweights met on the preliminary card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, where Cachoeira ended the bout with an uppercut at 2:46 of the opening round. The UFC’s event report lists the opponent and result.
It was a matchup with Nunes, another Brazilian fighter, and the finishing punch was an uppercut rather than a prolonged sequence of unanswered strikes. The official UFC scorecards page lists the pairing and records the bout’s place on the card, while the event recap describes Cachoeira’s return to form.
The stoppage was significant because Cachoeira had entered the night looking to end a difficult stretch. A quick finish can reset a fighter’s momentum, but it does not by itself establish a title run or prove that a division’s contender order has changed. The concrete takeaway is that Cachoeira improved her record with a first-round knockout and earned attention as one of the card’s four performance-bonus recipients.
The other bonuses went to André Lima, Carli Judice, and Carlos Vera. All four received Performance of the Night honors; there was no Fight of the Night award at the event. The UFC’s season bonus roundup later named Cachoeira and Vera among the winners for the March 15 card, and contemporary event coverage confirmed the full four-fighter list. That recognition rewarded finishes from different positions on the card, including Cachoeira’s knockout.
Cachoeira has often relied on pressure and aggressive striking. Against Nunes, the uppercut showed the value of attacking through the center when an opponent is close enough to exchange. The result did not require a long tactical breakdown: she found the opening, landed cleanly, and prompted the referee to stop the fight before the end of round one.
UFC Fight Night 254 was headlined by Roman Dolidze’s unanimous-decision win over Marvin Vettori. Cachoeira’s finish offered a contrasting result on the same card: a short, decisive ending rather than a five-round points contest.
