Amanda Nunes "The Lioness"

Women's Bantamweight · Brazil · Team Nunes

Next fight: vs Kayla Harrison · UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit · Sat, Nov 14, 2026

Record and bio

Pro record23-5-0 · KO/TKO 13-2 · submission 4-2
UFC record16-2 · current 2-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record66-26 (71.7%) across 18 opponents
Last 5 opponents25-11 (69.4%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height5' 8"
Reach69"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.54
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.44
Striking accuracy52%
Striking defense59%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.79
Takedowns landed / attempted57%
Takedown defense81%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.73
Average fight time11.4 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 0 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2023-06-10Irene Aldana7-4StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
2022-07-30Julianna Pena7-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2021-12-11Julianna Pena6-2WrestlerLSubmission R2 3:26 (title)UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-03-06Megan Anderson3-2BalancedWSubmission R1 2:03 (title)UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2020-06-06Felicia Spencer2-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2019-12-14Germaine de Randamie6-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
2019-07-06Holly Holm5-4BalancedWKO/TKO R1 4:10 (title)UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2018-12-29Cristiane Justino5-0StrikerWKO/TKO R1 0:51 (title)UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
2018-05-12Raquel Pennington6-2Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R5 2:36 (title)UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2017-09-09Valentina Shevchenko3-1WrestlerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
2016-12-30Ronda Rousey6-1GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 0:48 (title)UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
2016-07-09Miesha Tate5-2Submission grapplerWSubmission R1 3:16 (title)UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
2016-03-05Valentina Shevchenko1-0WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
2015-08-08Sara McMann2-2WrestlerWSubmission R1 2:53UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2015-03-21Shayna Baszler0-1—WKO/TKO R1 1:56UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare
2014-09-27Cat Zingano1-0—LKO/TKO R3 1:21UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
2013-11-06Germaine de Randamie1-0BalancedWKO/TKO R1 3:56UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
2013-08-03Sheila Gaff0-1—WKO/TKO R1 2:08UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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