Women's Bantamweight · “The Lioness”
Amanda Nunes
23-5-0 UFC 16-2-0
Chain Wrestling
Takedown-Proof
Relentless Attack
5'8"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
7KO wins
3Sub wins
62.5%Finish rate
11:21Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
good
1 read · whiteboard
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, TD Defense, Grappling, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Durability.
Chain Wrestling
38 takedowns from 67 attempts · 2.8 landed per 15 min
Takedown-Proof
26 of 32 takedowns stuffed
Relentless Attack
82 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.54
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.44
Striking accuracy52.0%
Striking defense59.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.59
Takedowns / 15 min2.79
Takedown accuracy56.7%
Takedown defense81.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.73
Control time34.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents13-2
Insider info
vs Irene Aldana emphatic UFC 289 Full Card Breakdown Analysis And Prediction · June 6, 2023
strikinggood
Names this as the single fight on the card he trusts most, treats it as parlay-safe at a roughly -300/-310 price, and voices no doubt anywhere in the breakdown -- the least-hedged pick on this card.
Amanda Nunes is read as the complete package here: good, forward-pressure boxing with real power (the analyst references her finish of Cris Cyborg as a touchstone), kicks that have improved as her career has progressed, and a clear wrestling/grappling edge over Aldana -- good takedown defense of her own plus the threat of mixing in takedowns to set up ground-and-pound or submissions. He frames her best path as blending the striking and wrestling threats together rather than leaning on either alone, and explicitly argues her prior loss to Pena taught her a lesson she has since corrected, pointing to an easy rematch win as proof.
Strengthgood, forward-pressure boxing with real power
Strengthimproved kicking game
Strengthbetter wrestler than her opponent, good takedown defense
Strengththreatens the finish via ground-and-pound or submission once on top
Striking trend
Fight history
W Irene Aldana 13-6 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana · June 10, 2023
142/267Sig. strikes
41/143Absorbed
6/13Takedowns
7:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Julianna Pena 11-4 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · July 30, 2022
85/152Sig. strikes
60/154Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
11:49Control
3Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Julianna Pena 10-4 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 3:26 — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · December 11, 2021
46/99Sig. strikes
79/135Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Megan Anderson 11-4 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 2:03 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · March 6, 2021
18/25Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Felicia Spencer 8-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · June 6, 2020
124/214Sig. strikes
42/130Absorbed
6/7Takedowns
8:01Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Germaine de Randamie 9-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · December 14, 2019
79/184Sig. strikes
40/73Absorbed
8/11Takedowns
18:29Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Holly Holm 12-4 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:10 — UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · July 6, 2019
17/35Sig. strikes
11/14Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cristiane Justino 5-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 0:51 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · December 29, 2018
13/21Sig. strikes
3/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Raquel Pennington 9-5 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 2:36 — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 12, 2018
124/254Sig. strikes
64/169Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
4:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Valentina Shevchenko 14-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · September 9, 2017
86/176Sig. strikes
72/194Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
2:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ronda Rousey 12-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 0:48 — UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · December 30, 2016
27/47Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Miesha Tate 16-5 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 3:16 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · July 9, 2016
40/63Sig. strikes
3/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Valentina Shevchenko 12-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · March 5, 2016
39/81Sig. strikes
28/67Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
4:38Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Sara McMann 8-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:53 — UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · August 8, 2015
27/39Sig. strikes
2/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:43Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Shayna Baszler 15-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:56 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare · March 21, 2015
15/17Sig. strikes
1/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cat Zingano 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:21 — UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · September 27, 2014
22/37Sig. strikes
40/60Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Germaine de Randamie 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:56 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · November 6, 2013
14/57Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sheila Gaff 8-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:08 — UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung · August 3, 2013
10/16Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
13
Submission
4
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
18
Invicta FC
2
Samurai Fight Combat
2
Prime MMA Championship
2
Strikeforce
1
Strikeforce Challengers
1
Bitetti Combat
1
Demo Fight
1
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Irene Aldana | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 289
June 10, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Julianna Peña | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 277
July 30, 2022 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Julianna Peña | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 269
December 11, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 3:26 |
| W | Megan Anderson | Submission (reverse triangle armbar) | UFC 259
March 6, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 2:03 |
| W | Felicia Spencer | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 250
June 6, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Germaine de Randamie | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 245
December 14, 2019 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Holly Holm | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 239
July 6, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 4:10 |
| W | Cris Cyborg | KO (punch) | UFC 232
December 29, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 0:51 |
| W | Raquel Pennington | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 224
May 12, 2018 |
UFC | 5 | 2:36 |
| W | Valentina Shevchenko | Decision (split) | UFC 215
September 9, 2017 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ronda Rousey | TKO (punches) | UFC 207
December 30, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 0:48 |
| W | Miesha Tate | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 200
July 9, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 3:16 |
| W | Valentina Shevchenko | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 196
March 5, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sara McMann | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
August 8, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 2:53 |
| W | Shayna Baszler | TKO (leg kick) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare
March 21, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 1:56 |
| L | Cat Zingano | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 178
September 27, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 1:21 |
| W | Germaine de Randamie | TKO (elbows) | UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
November 6, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 3:56 |
| W | Sheila Gaff | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 163
August 3, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 2:08 |
| L | Sarah D'Alelio | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 4
January 5, 2013 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Raquel Pa'aluhi | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 2
July 28, 2012 |
Invicta FC | 1 | 2:24 |
| L | Alexis Davis | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
September 10, 2011 |
Strikeforce | 2 | 4:53 |
| W | Julia Budd | KO (punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
January 7, 2011 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 1 | 0:14 |
| W | Ediane Gomes | TKO (punches) | Bitetti Combat 6
February 25, 2010 |
Bitetti Combat | 2 | 3:00 |
| W | Vanessa Porto | TKO (corner stoppage) | Samurai Fight Combat 2
December 12, 2009 |
Samurai Fight Combat | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Deise Lee Rocha | TKO (punches) | Samurai Fight Combat 1
September 12, 2009 |
Samurai Fight Combat | 1 | 1:08 |
| W | Ana Maria | TKO (punches) | Prime MMA Championship 3
July 1, 2008 |
Prime MMA Championship | 1 | 0:10 |
| W | Paty Barbosa | TKO (corner stoppage) | Demo Fight 3
May 24, 2008 |
Demo Fight | 1 | 0:11 |
| L | Ana Maria | Submission (armbar) | Prime MMA Championship 2
March 8, 2008 |
Prime MMA Championship | 1 | 0:35 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Amanda Nunes) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Amanda Nunes by Esporte na Band · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · cropped and resized
Hero photo of Amanda Nunes by MMAnytt · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons