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Amanda Nunes
16W · 2L
Orthodox
Women's Bantamweight
Women's Featherweight
63% finish rate92% as favorite83% as underdog
1501
ELO Rating
Fighter overview
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1500.9Mid-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
No recent fights — out of active rankings
Age
38
May 30, 1988
Height
5'8" (172.72 cm)
Reach
175.26 cm
Win Rate
88.9%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.55
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.93
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
57%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
2.73
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
82%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerActive wrestlerElite TD defense
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career statistics
Career Averages (per fight)
14.9
Sig. Strikes
1.7
Takedowns
0.4
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO7 (44%)
Submission3 (19%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (50%)
Submission1 (50%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
92%
11W – 1L in 12 fights
As Underdog
83%
5W – 1L in 6 fights
ELO analysis
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Irene Aldana
+2.01504
def. Julianna Pena
+1.11502
lost to Julianna Pena
-0.81501
def. Megan Anderson
+0.71502
def. Felicia Spencer
+0.41501
def. Germaine de Randamie
+0.31501
def. Holly Holm
+0.21501
def. Cris Cyborg
+0.21501
def. Raquel Pennington
+0.11500
def. Valentina Shevchenko
+0.11500
def. Ronda Rousey
0.01500
def. Miesha Tate
0.01500
def. Valentina Shevchenko
0.01500
def. Sara McMann
0.01500
def. Shayna Baszler
0.01500
lost to Cat Zingano
0.01500
def. Germaine de Randamie
0.01500
def. Sheila Gaff
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Women's Bantamweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Ailin Perez
1544
Kayla Harrison
1526
Yana Santos
1526
Klaudia Sygula
1521
Luana Carolina
1500
Julianna Pena
1496
Miesha Tate
1495
Montse Rendon
1492
Nora Cornolle
1490
Josiane Nunes
1484
Professional fight history
Fight History (18 fights)
vs Irene Aldana
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana · Jun 10, 2023
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Jul 30, 2022
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · Jun 6, 2020
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · Dec 14, 2019
vs Holly Holm
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 6, 2019
vs Cris Cyborg
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 12, 2018
UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017
vs Ronda Rousey
UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 30, 2016
vs Miesha Tate
UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · Jul 9, 2016
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · Mar 5, 2016
vs Sara McMann
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Aug 8, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare · Mar 21, 2015
vs Cat Zingano
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · Sep 27, 2014
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · Nov 6, 2013
vs Sheila Gaff
UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung · Aug 3, 2013