On the UFC Fight Night 248 main card, Fernandes (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) submitted Cong (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with a rear-naked choke at 3:49 of Round 2 as greater than a 6-to-1 favorite on average, according to Best Fight Odds. The event took place at Galaxy Arena in Macau, China.

In a stunning upset at UFC Macau, Gabriella Fernandes shocked the MMA world by submitting the heavily favored Wang Cong in the second round of their flyweight bout. The Brazilian underdog, who entered the fight as a 6-to-1 longshot,

Gabriella Fernandes will be by far the toughest opponent China's budding 6-0 star, who once beat Valentina Shevchenko in kickboxing, has faced in MMA.