Ex-UFC title challenger Gadelha retires

Claudia Gadelha has called it a career.

The former UFC strawweight title challenger informed the promotion she's retired, officials confirmed to MMA Fighting's Damon Martin on Friday.

Gadelha's loss to Yan Xiaonan in November 2020 marks her final Octagon appearance.

The Brazilian signed with the UFC in 2014 and went 2-1 to earn a shot at the belt against Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2016. She lost to Jedrzejczyk by unanimous decision.

Gadelha, 33, experienced mixed results over the past five years, producing a 5-3 record since the title bout.

The biggest wins of her career came against former 115-pound champ Carla Esparza and fellow ex-title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz.