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Women's Strawweight
Istela Nunes
Last fought: Apr 2025
RECORD
Pro
6-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC
0-5-0
Age
34
Height
5'4"
Weight
115 lbs
Reach
66"
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 10:31 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 70.2% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 2.10 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 60.0% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 8-6 (57.1%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | — |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 8-6 (57.1%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 59.1% |
| % Time in Control | 6.7% |
| % Time Controlled | 34.2% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 16.3% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 6.43 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 5.14 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | +1.28 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 45.1% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 64.0% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.55 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 1.23 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 0.16 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 3.37 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 0.00 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 0.43 |
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 Strawweight field
Istela 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 | Istela Nunes |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 47.4% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 4.3 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 4.1 |
| Strike Differential | 0.2/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 0.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 47.6% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 0.0 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.0 |
| Control Time/15min | 0:59 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 10:31 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.3 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.0 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 47.4% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 4.3 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 4.1 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 0.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 47.6% |
| Control Time/Fight | 0:42 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Loma Lookboonmee
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy • Apr 2025Women's Strawweight
Istela Nunes36/6258%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:15
Loma Lookboonmee32/7642%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:34
LOSS
vs. Viktoriia Dudakova
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva • Jul 2023Women's Strawweight
Istela Nunes2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Viktoriia Dudakova3/1127%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:06
LOSS
vs. Yazmin Jauregui
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland • Dec 2022Women's Strawweight
Istela Nunes36/6060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1
Yazmin Jauregui67/15444%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:50KD 2
LOSS
vs. Sam Hughes
UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad • Apr 2022Women's Strawweight
Istela Nunes89/22839%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Sam Hughes76/18242%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:26
LOSS
vs. Ariane Carnelossi
UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont • Oct 2021Women's Strawweight
Istela Nunes62/11952%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Ariane Carnelossi36/10833%TD 5/7Ctrl 7:04