Larissa Pacheco returned at Karate Combat 61 and knocked out Julia Stasiuk with an overhead elbow and follow-up punches in Miami.
Pacheco had not competed since her October 2024 loss to Cris Cyborg. She hurt Stasiuk with punches, forced her toward the wall, then landed the elbow as Stasiuk turned away.
The finish came on the same Karate Combat 61 weekend where the Patricky Pitbull vs. Shahzaib Rind bout was later pulled after the Miami faceoff brawl left Patricky cut.
Watch the finish below:
Pacheco Gets A Reset After Cyborg Loss
Pacheco won the 2022 PFL women’s lightweight championship and the 2023 PFL women’s featherweight championship. She also owns a win over Kayla Harrison, who later became UFC bantamweight champion.
Against Stasiuk, Pacheco’s timing and power carried into a different ruleset. Once the first clean combination landed, Stasiuk could not recover.
The win gives Pacheco her first result since the Cyborg fight snapped her 10-fight winning streak. Cyborg remains one of the most decorated women’s fighters in combat sports, while Pacheco is still 31 and active outside PFL.
Pacheco parted ways with PFL in October. Whether her next move is Karate Combat or MMA, this was a quick return to the win column.
Harrison has continued moving through UFC title business, including the Amanda Nunes fight discussion tied to her recent Amanda Nunes matchup talk. Pacheco’s win over Harrison remains one of the strongest results on her record.
For Cyborg, the Pacheco win remains part of her late-career run, alongside recent combat sports activity such as her WIBA gold win in Brazil. For Pacheco, Karate Combat 61 put her back in the win column with a finish.
