Fighter profile

Amanda Nunes

“The Lioness”

Women's Bantamweight · UFC record 16-2 · 18 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 10 Jun 2023

Wrestling HeavyGround Heavy

Next bout: vs Kayla Harrison · UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)87

Power88

Striking defense85

Takedown defense86

WrestlingProvisional measure90

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (18 detailed fights; as of Sat 10 Jun 2023). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING88.8

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING59.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 175 cm (5'9")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

18 detailed UFC fights · 47 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 10 Jun 2023; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.7significant, per round

Strikes absorbed10.6per round

Striking differential+9.1per round

Takedown attempts1.43per round

Takedown defense81.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate62.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 10.6
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +9.1
Striking accuracy: 52.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 59.3%
Knockdowns per round: 0.17
Target: head / body / leg: 67.8% / 13.4% / 18.9%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 68.9% / 3.6% / 27.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.43
Takedowns landed per round: 0.81
Takedown accuracy: 56.7%
Takedown defense: 81.2%
Control time per round: 1:29
Submission attempts per round: 0.21
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 16-2-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 62.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 7 · 3 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 8 / 0
Average fight time: 11:54 (over 17 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Amanda Nunes — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 10 Jun 2023	Irene Aldana	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Julianna Pena	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 11 Dec 2021	Julianna Pena	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:26	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Megan Anderson	W	SUB Triangle Armbar	R1 2:03	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 6 Jun 2020	Felicia Spencer	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer

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Amanda Nunes — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 14 Dec 2019	Germaine de Randamie	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Sat 6 Jul 2019	Holly Holm	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 4:10	UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Sat 29 Dec 2018	Cristiane Justino	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:51	UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Sat 12 May 2018	Raquel Pennington	W	KO/TKO Punches	R5 2:36	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Sat 9 Sep 2017	Valentina Shevchenko	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
Fri 30 Dec 2016	Ronda Rousey	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:48	UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
Sat 9 Jul 2016	Miesha Tate	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:16	UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
Sat 5 Mar 2016	Valentina Shevchenko	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Sat 8 Aug 2015	Sara McMann	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:53	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
Sat 21 Mar 2015	Shayna Baszler	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 1:56	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare
Sat 27 Sep 2014	Cat Zingano	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 1:21	UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Wed 6 Nov 2013	Germaine de Randamie	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 3:56	UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
Sat 3 Aug 2013	Sheila Gaff	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 2:08	UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung

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