UFC Women's Bantamweight Title Bout

Amanda Nunes

“The Lioness”

Record: 16-2-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 69"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Born: May 30, 1988

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 18
Minutes: 204.4
Knockdowns: 8
Sig. accuracy: 52.0%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 56.7%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 10
Control / 15: 5:08

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted928/1784

Accuracy52.0%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head67.8%
Body13.4%
Leg18.9%

Position

Distance68.9%
Clinch3.6%
Ground27.6%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head67.7%
Body14.6%
Leg17.6%

Position absorbed

Distance79.6%
Clinch9.0%
Ground11.4%

Grappling

For

Takedowns38/67

TD accuracy56.7%

TD per 152.8

Sub attempts10

Subs per 150.7

Reversals0

Control69:58

Control per 155:08

Against

Takedowns absorbed6/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced6

Control conceded13:12

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/0.9	59.6%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/0.8	71.8%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/1.8	50.3%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1.3/2.2	61.3%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	1.3/2.7	49.8%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Irene Aldana
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 289: Nunes vs. AldanaJun 10, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 142/267 · TD 6/13 · Ctrl 7:00
Win vs Julianna Pena
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2Jul 30, 2022
KD 3 · Sig 85/152 · TD 6/8 · Ctrl 11:49
Loss vs Julianna Pena
Submission · Round 2 · 3:26
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. PoirierDec 11, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 46/99 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 3:35
Win vs Megan Anderson
Submission · Round 1 · 2:03
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaMar 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 18/25 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:42
Win vs Felicia Spencer
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 250: Nunes vs. SpencerJun 6, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 124/214 · TD 6/7 · Ctrl 8:01
Win vs Germaine de Randamie
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 245: Usman vs. CovingtonDec 14, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 79/184 · TD 8/11 · Ctrl 18:29
Win vs Holly Holm
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:10
UFC 239: Jones vs. SantosJul 6, 2019
KD 1 · Sig 17/35 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:05
Win vs Cristiane Justino
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:51
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2Dec 29, 2018
KD 2 · Sig 13/21 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01
Win vs Raquel Pennington
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 2:36
UFC 224: Nunes vs. PenningtonMay 12, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 124/254 · TD 3/4 · Ctrl 4:29
Win vs Valentina Shevchenko
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2Sep 9, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 86/176 · TD 2/8 · Ctrl 2:32

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