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Amanda Nunes "The Lioness"

Inactive Retired · age 38 · Orthodox · 5'8" 173 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 69" 175 cm
Retired. Ratings shown are a historical snapshot at the time of the last fight.
At a glance
  • 10 successful title defenses
  • 63% of wins by KO or submission
  • 56% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2013
Elo rating
1647
Global Elo 1690 ±33
Rank
—
—
UFC record
16-2-0
KO 7 · Sub 3 · Dec 6
Streak
+2
Δ90d -52 · Δ1y -52
Last fight
Jun 10, 2023
Win by Decision · R5
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 24m
Avg fight time
11:21
Title fights
11-1
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
1h 10m
Since last fight
3y

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
Aug 3, 2013 — W vs Sheila Gaff Δ+30Nov 6, 2013 — W vs Germaine de Randamie Δ+33Sep 27, 2014 — L vs Cat Zingano Δ-36Mar 21, 2015 — W vs Shayna Baszler Δ+28Aug 8, 2015 — W vs Sara McMann Δ+27Mar 5, 2016 — W vs Valentina Shevchenko Δ+14Jul 9, 2016 — W vs Miesha Tate Δ+21Dec 30, 2016 — W vs Ronda Rousey Δ+26Sep 9, 2017 — W vs Valentina Shevchenko Δ+16May 12, 2018 — W vs Raquel Pennington Δ+18Dec 29, 2018 — W vs Cristiane Justino Δ+21Jul 6, 2019 — W vs Holly Holm Δ+13Dec 14, 2019 — W vs Germaine de Randamie Δ+15Jun 6, 2020 — W vs Felicia Spencer Δ+10Mar 6, 2021 — W vs Megan Anderson Δ+11Dec 11, 2021 — L vs Julianna Pena Δ-33Jul 30, 2022 — W vs Julianna Pena Δ+15Jun 10, 2023 — W vs Irene Aldana Δ+12 1400145015001550160016501700 20152017201920212023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":372.6,"elo":1435,"date":"2013-08-03","opp":"Sheila Gaff","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":1,"x":109,"y":337.4,"elo":1468,"date":"2013-11-06","opp":"Germaine de Randamie","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":174,"y":375.8,"elo":1432,"date":"2014-09-27","opp":"Cat Zingano","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":3,"x":209.1,"y":345.9,"elo":1460,"date":"2015-03-21","opp":"Shayna Baszler","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":4,"x":237.1,"y":316.7,"elo":1488,"date":"2015-08-08","opp":"Sara McMann","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":279.1,"y":302.3,"elo":1501,"date":"2016-03-05","opp":"Valentina Shevchenko","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":304.3,"y":279.4,"elo":1522,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Miesha Tate","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":7,"x":339.1,"y":251.5,"elo":1549,"date":"2016-12-30","opp":"Ronda Rousey","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":8,"x":389.8,"y":234.1,"elo":1565,"date":"2017-09-09","opp":"Valentina Shevchenko","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":9,"x":438.8,"y":215.1,"elo":1583,"date":"2018-05-12","opp":"Raquel Pennington","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":485,"y":192.2,"elo":1604,"date":"2018-12-29","opp":"Cristiane Justino","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":11,"x":522.8,"y":178.5,"elo":1617,"date":"2019-07-06","opp":"Holly Holm","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":12,"x":555.1,"y":162.5,"elo":1632,"date":"2019-12-14","opp":"Germaine de Randamie","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":13,"x":590.1,"y":151.7,"elo":1642,"date":"2020-06-06","opp":"Felicia Spencer","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":14,"x":644.7,"y":139.5,"elo":1654,"date":"2021-03-06","opp":"Megan Anderson","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":15,"x":700.7,"y":174.6,"elo":1621,"date":"2021-12-11","opp":"Julianna Pena","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":16,"x":747,"y":158.9,"elo":1635,"date":"2022-07-30","opp":"Julianna Pena","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":146.1,"elo":1647,"date":"2023-06-10","opp":"Irene Aldana","result":"W","delta":12}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 10, 2023 Irene Aldana W +12
Jul 30, 2022 Julianna Pena W +15
Dec 11, 2021 Julianna Pena L -33
Mar 6, 2021 Megan Anderson W +11
Jun 6, 2020 Felicia Spencer W +10

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
63%
10 / 16
Finish rate
KO
7
44% of wins
SUB
3
19% of wins
DEC
6
38% of wins
KO: 7 (44%) 7 Sub: 3 (19%) 3 Dec: 6 (38%) 6
Finishes by round
10 total
R1
9 90%
R2
R3
R4
R5
1 10%

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 928 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
68% Head
  • Head 68%
  • Body 13%
  • Leg 19%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
69% Distance
  • Distance 69%
  • Clinch 4%
  • Ground 28%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
100%
of losses by finish
2 of 2
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 0 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1576
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
4
of 16 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ronda Rousey
Elo 1666 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
10.9
+5.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1467
1583
Notable wins
Ronda Rousey 1666 Cristiane Justino 1654 Germaine de Randamie 1623 Julianna Pena 1622

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Amanda Nunes on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.