Women's Bantamweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Amanda Nunes won · KO/TKO R5
UFC Event·Saturday, May 12, 2018·Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupAmanda Nunes: WrestlervsRaquel Pennington: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Amanda Nunes wins(58.1%)
Actual result: Amanda Nunes wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Amanda Nunes has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Amanda Nunes
Red Corner
VS
Raquel Pennington
Blue Corner
-700
(88%)
Vegas Odds
+500
(17%)
37
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'7"
175.26 cm
Reach
170.18 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Amanda NunesW2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Felicia Spencer · Jun 20W
SUBvs Megan Anderson · Mar 21L
SUBvs Julianna Pena · Dec 21W
vs Julianna Pena · Jul 22W
vs Irene Aldana · Jun 23Raquel Pennington
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Macy Chiasson · Dec 21W
vs Aspen Ladd · Apr 22W
vs Ketlen Vieira · Jan 23W
vs Mayra Bueno Silva · Jan 24L
vs Julianna Pena · Oct 24Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Amanda NunesMetricRaquel Pennington
4.55
Strikes / min
4.10
2.62
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
57%
Strike defense
61%
2.73
TDs / 15 min
0.83
82%
Takedown defense
62%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.93Δ 1.15 — meaningful gap+0.78
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Amanda NunesRaquel Pennington
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Amanda Nunes(10 fights)Raquel Pennington(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+41.7-41.7
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-301.0301.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-2.22.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
Amanda Nunes
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights18
Raquel Pennington
StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19