Karate Combat video: Larissa Pacheco scores knockout with skull-smashing elbow

Larissa Pacheco has been out of action for a while and she let out all of her frustrations Saturday night in Miami. Competing for the first time since October 2024, Pacheco scored a vicious knockout of Julia Stasiuk in a bantamweight bout at Karate Combat 61, rocking her opponent with a combination and then hunting her down with a nasty elbow for the finish. Watch all angles of the knockout sequence below.

View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram Pacheco, one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, completely outclassed Stasiuk, showing off the impressive striking that made her a 2023 PFL champion and once earned her a win over current UFC bantamweight queen Kayla Harrison. With Stasiuk hurt and already turning away, Pacheco showed no mercy as she landed an overhead elbow to Stasiuk’s dome and followed with several devastating punches against the Karate Combat wall. Pacheco bounces back from a loss to Cris Cyborg in her most recent fight, a result that snapped a 10-fight win streak.

The 31-year-old Brazilian parted ways with PFL this past October.