Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes

Kayla Harrison

Pro 19-1-0 | UFC 3-0-0

Women's Bantamweight

Amanda Nunes

Pro 23-5-0 | UFC 16-2-0

Age

36|38

Height

5'8"|5'8"

Reach

66"|69"

Stance

Southpaw|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Kayla Harrison	Amanda Nunes	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	62.1%	52.0%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3	4.5	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.1	2.4	◄
Strike Differential	3.2/min	2.1/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.5%	56.7%	►
Takedown Defense	100.0%	81.2%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.8	2.8	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9	0.7	—
Control Time/15min	8:54	5:08	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%	43.8%	—
Submission % of Wins	66.7%	18.8%	—
Decision % of Wins	33.3%	37.5%	—
Avg Fight Time	10:34	11:21	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0	0.6	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.0	—
Edges	5	1	3 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Kayla Harrison Amanda Nunes League median

Statistic	Kayla Harrison	Amanda Nunes	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	57.6%	52.4%	—
Avg Fight Time	10:34	11:21	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%	66.7%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	66.7%	71.7%	▶
Opponent UFC Record (all)	24-12 (66.7%)	66-26 (71.7%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	24-12 (66.7%)	59-24 (71.1%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	39.8%	59.3%	—
% Time in Control	59.4%	34.2%	◀
% Time Controlled	0.8%	6.5%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	98.7%	84.1%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	3.17	5.27	▶
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	2.14	3.27	◀
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.03	+2.00	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.6%	48.8%	▶
Distance Strike Defense	71.3%	62.9%	◀
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.00	1.61	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00	0.00	—
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	6.34	2.76	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.79	1.32	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	—	0.56	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Kayla Harrison	Amanda Nunes	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	62.1%	54.8%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3	4.9	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.1	2.6	◄
Takedown Accuracy	37.5%	65.5%	►
Takedown Defense	100.0%	88.9%	◄
Control Time/Fight	6:16	6:13	—
Edges	2	1	3 even

Last 3 Fights

Kayla Harrison

WIN

vs. Julianna Pena

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025Women's BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 2, 4:55

Kayla Harrison30/5456%TD 2/3Ctrl 6:05

Julianna Pena9/3030%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kayla Harrison	8/24	33%	1/2	2:35	—
	Julianna Pena	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kayla Harrison	22/30	73%	1/1	3:30	—
	Julianna Pena	3/13	23%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ketlen Vieira

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kayla Harrison55/9459%TD 2/8Ctrl 7:54

Ketlen Vieira24/6139%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kayla Harrison	17/27	63%	1/2	2:46	—
	Ketlen Vieira	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kayla Harrison	15/35	43%	0/2	2:02	—
	Ketlen Vieira	14/32	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kayla Harrison	23/32	72%	1/4	3:06	—
	Ketlen Vieira	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Holly Holm

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:47

Kayla Harrison51/7172%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:51

Holly Holm2/1217%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kayla Harrison	46/62	74%	1/3	3:49	—
	Holly Holm	1/6	17%	0/1	0:15	—

R2	Kayla Harrison	5/9	56%	1/2	1:02	—
	Holly Holm	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

Amanda Nunes

WIN

vs. Irene Aldana

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana • Jun 2023Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Amanda Nunes142/26753%TD 6/13Ctrl 7:00

Irene Aldana41/14329%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	21/56	38%	0/1	0:01	—
	Irene Aldana	8/31	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	31/61	51%	1/2	0:05	—
	Irene Aldana	11/38	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	23/47	49%	3/4	2:05	—
	Irene Aldana	8/22	36%	0/0	0:03	—

R4	Amanda Nunes	48/77	62%	1/4	0:13	—
	Irene Aldana	13/48	27%	0/0	0:07	—

R5	Amanda Nunes	19/26	73%	1/2	4:36	—
	Irene Aldana	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Julianna Pena

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Amanda Nunes85/15256%TD 6/8Ctrl 11:49KD 3

Julianna Pena60/15439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	25/47	53%	0/1	0:00	—
	Julianna Pena	21/51	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	19/48	40%	0/0	0:32	3
	Julianna Pena	25/66	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	14/23	61%	1/1	3:02	—
	Julianna Pena	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Amanda Nunes	16/20	80%	3/3	3:54	—
	Julianna Pena	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Amanda Nunes	11/14	79%	2/3	4:21	—
	Julianna Pena	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Julianna Pena

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021Women's BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:26

Amanda Nunes46/9946%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:35

Julianna Pena79/13559%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	10/14	71%	1/1	3:35	—
	Julianna Pena	5/20	25%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	36/85	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Julianna Pena	74/115	64%	1/1	0:17	—

Common Opponents

vs. Julianna Pena

Kayla Harrison

WIN

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025Women's BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 2, 4:55

Kayla Harrison30/5456%TD 2/3Ctrl 6:05

Julianna Pena9/3030%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kayla Harrison	8/24	33%	1/2	2:35	—
	Julianna Pena	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kayla Harrison	22/30	73%	1/1	3:30	—
	Julianna Pena	3/13	23%	0/1	0:00	—

Amanda Nunes

WIN

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Amanda Nunes85/15256%TD 6/8Ctrl 11:49KD 3

Julianna Pena60/15439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	25/47	53%	0/1	0:00	—
	Julianna Pena	21/51	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	19/48	40%	0/0	0:32	3
	Julianna Pena	25/66	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	14/23	61%	1/1	3:02	—
	Julianna Pena	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Amanda Nunes	16/20	80%	3/3	3:54	—
	Julianna Pena	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Amanda Nunes	11/14	79%	2/3	4:21	—
	Julianna Pena	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Holly Holm

Kayla Harrison

WIN

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:47

Kayla Harrison51/7172%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:51

Holly Holm2/1217%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kayla Harrison	46/62	74%	1/3	3:49	—
	Holly Holm	1/6	17%	0/1	0:15	—

R2	Kayla Harrison	5/9	56%	1/2	1:02	—
	Holly Holm	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

Amanda Nunes

WIN

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019Women's BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:10

Amanda Nunes17/3549%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Holly Holm11/1479%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	17/35	49%	0/1	0:05	1
	Holly Holm	11/14	79%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (4.3 vs 4.5 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Kayla Harrison connects on 62.1% of significant strikes compared to 52.0%. The 10pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Kayla Harrison shoots at 38% accuracy but Amanda Nunes stops 81% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Amanda Nunes shoots at 57% accuracy against Kayla Harrison's 100% defense — Kayla Harrison should keep it standing.

Control: Kayla Harrison controls 6:16 per fight on average vs 3:53 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Kayla Harrison finishes 67% of wins (0% KO/TKO, 67% sub). Amanda Nunes finishes 62% of wins (44% KO/TKO, 19% sub).

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com