For the last two years, each appearance has resulted in a victory and produced an opportunity for something bigger.
At UFC 297, she was one of two Canadian athletes to win in Toronto, submitting Priscila Cachoeira in the closing minute of the third round after punishing her for the previous 14 minutes after the Brazilian missed weight. That win set up a fight with rankings mainstay Viviane Araujo in Denver, only for the Brazilian to be forced out and replaced by highly regarded prospect Fatima Kline.
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Handing Kline her first professional setback produced a fight with Ariane da Silva in Edmonton, where she wrapped up a 3-0 year and claimed a spot in the Top 15. This year began with a dominant decision win over former bantamweight title challenger Mayra Bueno Silva, which begat a main card showdown with perennial contender Jessica Andrade at UFC 315 in Montreal, where Jasudavicius turned in her most impressive performance to date, claiming a first-round submission win over the tenured Brazilian.
“I’m not out of the gym,” she said when asked what has propelled her continued ascent. “After I’m done the fight, yes, I take the appropriate time off, but overall, I’m in the gym a lot, working hard a lot, and we have a lot of really talented people coming up in our gym, and they’re hungry as hell because they’re right there at the cusp, so they are keeping me motivated; I have to keep up with them.
