Women's Bantamweight

Amanda Nunes

Last fought: Jun 2023

RECORD

Pro

23-5-0

UFC

16-2-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:21
Fight Completion Rate	52.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.27
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	66-26 (71.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	59-24 (71.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	7-2 (77.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	59.3%
% Time in Control	34.2%
% Time Controlled	6.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	84.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.27
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.27
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.00
Distance Strike Accuracy	48.8%
Distance Strike Defense	62.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.61
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.76
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.32
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.14
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.56

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Bantamweight field

Amanda Nunes League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Amanda Nunes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Strike Differential	2.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	56.7%
Takedown Defense	81.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	5:08
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	43.8%
Submission % of Wins	18.8%
Decision % of Wins	37.5%
Avg Fight Time	11:21
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Takedown Accuracy	65.5%
Takedown Defense	88.9%
Control Time/Fight	6:13

Fight History

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	—

WIN

vs. Megan Anderson

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021Women's FeatherweightTITLE

Submission (Triangle Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:03

Amanda Nunes18/2572%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

Megan Anderson2/540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	18/25	72%	0/0	0:42	—
	Megan Anderson	2/5	40%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Felicia Spencer

UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer • Jun 2020Women's FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Amanda Nunes124/21458%TD 6/7Ctrl 8:01

Felicia Spencer42/13032%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	21/34	62%	1/1	3:05	—
	Felicia Spencer	2/8	25%	0/1	0:09	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	23/39	59%	1/1	0:34	—
	Felicia Spencer	11/26	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	29/57	51%	1/1	0:07	—
	Felicia Spencer	10/46	22%	0/2	0:00	—

R4	Amanda Nunes	34/59	58%	1/2	0:34	—
	Felicia Spencer	13/37	35%	0/2	0:00	—

R5	Amanda Nunes	17/25	68%	2/2	3:41	—
	Felicia Spencer	6/13	46%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Germaine de Randamie

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Amanda Nunes79/18443%TD 8/11Ctrl 18:29

Germaine de Randamie40/7355%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	42/87	48%	2/2	2:53	—
	Germaine de Randamie	11/23	48%	0/0	0:48	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	9/26	35%	2/3	2:13	—
	Germaine de Randamie	16/30	53%	0/0	0:32	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	16/44	36%	1/2	4:21	—
	Germaine de Randamie	8/10	80%	0/0	0:04	—

R4	Amanda Nunes	12/24	50%	2/3	4:16	—
	Germaine de Randamie	4/6	67%	0/0	0:16	—

R5	Amanda Nunes	0/3	0%	1/1	4:46	—
	Germaine de Randamie	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Holly Holm

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	—

WIN

vs. Cristiane Justino

UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 • Dec 2018Women's FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:51

Amanda Nunes13/2162%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 2

Cristiane Justino3/1520%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	13/21	62%	0/0	0:01	2
	Cristiane Justino	3/15	20%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Raquel Pennington

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018Women's BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 2:36

Amanda Nunes124/25449%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:29

Raquel Pennington64/16938%TD 1/8Ctrl 2:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	33/74	45%	0/0	0:03	—
	Raquel Pennington	19/40	48%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	27/59	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raquel Pennington	18/48	38%	1/3	1:17	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	18/40	45%	1/2	1:45	—
	Raquel Pennington	12/36	33%	0/2	0:24	—

R4	Amanda Nunes	27/48	56%	1/1	1:20	—
	Raquel Pennington	8/32	25%	0/2	0:32	—

R5	Amanda Nunes	19/33	58%	1/1	1:21	—
	Raquel Pennington	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Valentina Shevchenko

UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 • Sep 2017Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Amanda Nunes86/17649%TD 2/8Ctrl 2:32

Valentina Shevchenko72/19437%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	25/43	58%	1/1	0:00	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	16/29	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	12/37	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	17/47	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	15/44	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Amanda Nunes	24/42	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	20/50	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Amanda Nunes	4/15	27%	1/7	2:32	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	14/32	44%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ronda Rousey

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016Women's BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:48

Amanda Nunes27/4757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ronda Rousey7/1450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	27/47	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ronda Rousey	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Miesha Tate

UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes • Jul 2016Women's BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:16

Amanda Nunes40/6363%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27

Miesha Tate3/1520%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	40/63	63%	0/0	0:27	—
	Miesha Tate	3/15	20%	0/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Valentina Shevchenko

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz • Mar 2016Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Amanda Nunes39/8148%TD 2/6Ctrl 4:38

Valentina Shevchenko28/6742%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	14/37	38%	1/1	0:43	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	8/19	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	22/33	67%	1/1	3:55	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	3/7	43%	0/0	0:11	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	3/11	27%	0/4	0:00	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	17/41	41%	1/1	1:08	—

WIN

vs. Sara McMann

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux • Aug 2015Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:53

Amanda Nunes27/3969%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:43KD 1

Sara McMann2/1612%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	27/39	69%	0/0	0:43	1
	Sara McMann	2/16	12%	0/2	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Shayna Baszler

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare • Mar 2015Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:56

Amanda Nunes15/1788%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Shayna Baszler1/812%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	15/17	88%	0/0	0:01	1
	Shayna Baszler	1/8	12%	0/2	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Cat Zingano

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:21

Amanda Nunes22/3759%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:08

Cat Zingano40/6067%TD 3/3Ctrl 6:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	21/35	60%	1/2	3:08	—
	Cat Zingano	3/4	75%	1/1	1:27	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cat Zingano	20/29	69%	1/1	4:28	—

R3	Amanda Nunes	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cat Zingano	17/27	63%	1/1	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Germaine de Randamie

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 • Nov 2013Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:56

Amanda Nunes14/5725%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:41

Germaine de Randamie1/617%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	14/57	25%	1/3	2:41	—
	Germaine de Randamie	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sheila Gaff

UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 2:08

Amanda Nunes10/1662%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:37

Sheila Gaff3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	10/16	62%	2/3	1:37	—
	Sheila Gaff	3/8	38%	0/0	0:12	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (2 fights)

LOSS

vs. Alexis Davis

Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov • Sep 2011

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:53

Amanda Nunes36/7846%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:21

Alexis Davis61/9664%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	25/57	44%	1/3	2:09	—
	Alexis Davis	25/47	53%	0/0	0:27	—

R2	Amanda Nunes	11/21	52%	0/1	1:12	—
	Alexis Davis	36/49	73%	0/2	2:48	—

WIN

vs. Julia Budd

Strikeforce Challengers 13 • Jan 2011

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:14

Amanda Nunes11/1958%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Julia Budd3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Amanda Nunes	11/19	58%	0/0	0:00	1
	Julia Budd	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com