Is Larissa Pacheco trans?

Larissa Pacheco whose full name is Larissa Moreira Pacheco is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the PFL Featherweight class, was born on September 7, 1994. Larissa was 28 years old, 1.68 m tall, and weighed 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 kg) at the time of publishing.

Larissa discovered her love of martial arts when she started practising Muay Thai at the age of 15. Larissa started daily training, and a year later, she participated in her first amateur bout.

Fighting three more times in 2012 and five more times in 2013, Larissa entered Jungle Fight and defeated Irene Aldana to claim the Women’s Bantamweight Championship at Jungle Fight 63.

At UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski on September 13, 2014, Pacheco took the place of an injured Valérie Létourneau, and Pacheco fought Jéssica Andrade. She was defeated and submitted in the first round.

On March 14, 2015, Pacheco faced Germaine de Randamie at UFC 185; de Randamie went on to win the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship.

However, Germaine’s sidekick did break her arm before she was eliminated via TKO in the second round. As of April 2023, Larissa Pacheco is ranked second among women competing in the featherweight division on Fight Matrix.