Amanda Nunes “The Lioness”
Women's Bantamweight · ORCA rating 92/100 · peak 93 · Power striker · 16–2 in 18 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Amanda Nunes finished with an ORCA rating of 92; without a recent bout, Amanda Nunes sits off the current Women's Bantamweight board. The profile peaks in striking offence: 97 (significant strikes landed per minute 99). Grappling defence trails at 73, with takedown defence grading 93. 10 of 16 UFC wins came inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Women's Bantamweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 97 | — | Significant strikes landed per minute 99 |
| Striking defence | 93 | — | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 96 |
| Grappling offence | 90 | — | Takedown accuracy 99 |
| Grappling defence | 73 | — | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 98 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 99. Weakest: Control time, seconds per minute 83.
Profile
- Division
- Women's Bantamweight
- ORCA rating
- 92 (peak 93)
- UFC record
- 16–2
- Pro record
- 23–5
- Graded UFC bouts
- 18
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 5′8″ (173 cm)
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Team Nunes
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.59
- Significant strike accuracy: 52%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.5
- Significant strike defence: 58%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 2.7
- Takedown accuracy: 57%
- Takedown defence: 79%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.79
Next bout
- vs Kayla Harrison · UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit · 2026-11-14 · Co-main · Amanda Nunes vs Kayla Harrison: matchup · stats, grades and expected outcomes
Fight history
- 2023-06-10 · W vs Irene Aldana · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
- 2022-07-30 · W vs Julianna Pena · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
- 2021-12-11 · L vs Julianna Pena · Submission · UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
- 2021-03-06 · W vs Megan Anderson · Submission · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
- 2020-06-06 · W vs Felicia Spencer · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
- 2019-12-14 · W vs Germaine de Randamie · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
- 2019-07-06 · W vs Holly Holm · KO/TKO · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
- 2018-12-29 · W vs Cristiane Justino · KO/TKO · UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
- 2018-05-12 · W vs Raquel Pennington · KO/TKO · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
- 2017-09-09 · W vs Valentina Shevchenko · Decision - Split · UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
- 2016-12-30 · W vs Ronda Rousey · KO/TKO · UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
- 2016-07-09 · W vs Miesha Tate · Submission · UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
- 2016-03-05 · W vs Valentina Shevchenko · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
- 2015-08-08 · W vs Sara McMann · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
- 2015-03-21 · W vs Shayna Baszler · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare
- 2014-09-27 · L vs Cat Zingano · KO/TKO · UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
- 2013-11-06 · W vs Germaine de Randamie · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
- 2013-08-03 · W vs Sheila Gaff · KO/TKO · UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung
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