From a poor neighborhood in Salvador, Brazil, to the pinnacle of mixed martial arts history, Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes carved a legacy of dominance that forever changed the face of women's fighting.
Key Takeaways
- Amanda Nunes was born on August 30, 1988, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Amanda Nunes' full name is Amanda Lourenço Nunes.
- Amanda Nunes is nicknamed 'The Lioness'.
- Amanda Nunes weighs 135 pounds in bantamweight division.
- Amanda Nunes stands 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall.
- Amanda Nunes has a 69-inch (175 cm) reach.
- Amanda Nunes' striking power rated at 1.42 significant strikes per minute.
- Amanda Nunes has 23 professional MMA wins.
- Amanda Nunes suffered 5 professional MMA losses.
- In her pro debut, Amanda Nunes defeated Cristina Edson by TKO punches at 0:13 of Round 1.
- Amanda Nunes submitted Simony Silva by rear-naked choke at 4:12 of Round 1 on November 8, 2008.
- Amanda Nunes TKO'd Ana Maria Ferreira by punches at 2:48 of Round 1 on March 22, 2009.
- She is the first openly lesbian UFC champion.
- Amanda Nunes is the first woman to simultaneously hold UFC bantamweight and featherweight titles.
- Amanda Nunes defended the women's bantamweight title 6 times, a record.
Amanda Nunes retired as an all-time great UFC champion with two titles.
Achievements
- She is the first openly lesbian UFC champion.
- Amanda Nunes is the first woman to simultaneously hold UFC bantamweight and featherweight titles.
- Amanda Nunes defended the women's bantamweight title 6 times, a record.
- Amanda Nunes has the most title defenses in UFC women's bantamweight history.
- Amanda Nunes knocked out Ronda Rousey in 48 seconds at UFC 207 on December 30, 2016.
- Amanda Nunes defeated Cris Cyborg in 51 seconds for featherweight title at UFC 232 on December 29, 2018.
- Amanda Nunes holds the record for shortest title fight in UFC women's history vs Cyborg.
- Amanda Nunes was ranked #1 women's pound-for-pound for 602 days.
- Amanda Nunes won Performance of the Night 8 times in UFC.
- Amanda Nunes earned Fight of the Night twice.
- Amanda Nunes was UFC Women's Fighter of the Year 2019.
- Amanda Nunes finished Valentina Shevchenko twice.
Achievements Interpretation
Amanda Nunes didn't just break barriers as the first openly lesbian champion, she became a terrifyingly efficient executioner of icons, a double-champ record-breaker who treated her briefcases like permanent luggage and her legendary opponents like 48-second appointments.
Biography
- Amanda Nunes was born on August 30, 1988, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Amanda Nunes' full name is Amanda Lourenço Nunes.
- Amanda Nunes is nicknamed 'The Lioness'.
- Amanda Nunes is Brazilian by nationality.
- Amanda Nunes began her MMA career in 2008 at age 19.
- Amanda Nunes retired from MMA on July 14, 2023, at age 34.
- Amanda Nunes trains at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida.
- Amanda Nunes moved to the United States in 2010.
- Amanda Nunes publicly came out as gay in 2013.
- Amanda Nunes married Nina Ansaroff on June 9, 2019.
- Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff welcomed daughter Raegan in 2021.
- Amanda Nunes has an older sister named Viviane Nunes Pereira.
- Amanda Nunes competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu before MMA.
- Amanda Nunes was 24 years old at her UFC debut.
- Amanda Nunes' zodiac sign is Virgo.
- Amanda Nunes speaks Portuguese and English fluently.
- Amanda Nunes' net worth estimated at $4 million as of 2023.
- Amanda Nunes started boxing at age 17.
- Amanda Nunes lived in Poço Redondo neighborhood in Salvador.
- Amanda Nunes was inducted into UFC Hall of Fame in 2024 (pending).
Biography Interpretation
Having roared onto the UFC scene as a 24-year-old emigrant and fighting to become a dominant, two-division world champion while building a family and a legacy, "The Lioness" from Bahia proved that ferocity in the cage and grace in life are not opposing forces.
Fights
- In her pro debut, Amanda Nunes defeated Cristina Edson by TKO punches at 0:13 of Round 1.
- Amanda Nunes submitted Simony Silva by rear-naked choke at 4:12 of Round 1 on November 8, 2008.
- Amanda Nunes TKO'd Ana Maria Ferreira by punches at 2:48 of Round 1 on March 22, 2009.
- Amanda Nunes knocked out Lely Pereira with a punch at 0:52 of Round 1 on June 27, 2009.
- Amanda Nunes won unanimous decision over Edlene Silva (29-28 x3) on September 12, 2009.
- Amanda Nunes TKO'd Deise Montanha by soccer kicks and punches at 1:27 of Round 2 on December 12, 2009.
- Amanda Nunes defeated Alejandra Vera by submission armbar at 0:52 of Round 2 on June 26, 2010.
- Amanda Nunes lost to Ediane Gomes by submission kimura at 2:31 of Round 1 on August 28, 2010.
- Amanda Nunes submitted Isabella Lleo by armbar at 0:54 of Round 1 on November 27, 2010.
- Amanda Nunes TKO'd Sarah Frota by elbows at 4:38 of Round 1 on March 19, 2011.
- Amanda Nunes defeated Maria Isabel Tudella by TKO punches at 4:44 of Round 1 on May 28, 2011.
- Amanda Nunes won unanimous decision over Juliana Lima (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) on September 24, 2011.
- At UFC Fight Night 26, Amanda Nunes defeated Sheila Gaff by unanimous decision (30-27 x3) on July 27, 2013.
- Amanda Nunes submitted Germaine de Randamie? Wait no, lost to Germaine de Randamie by TKO doctor stoppage at 3:17 of Round 2 at UFC 178 on September 27, 2014.
- Amanda Nunes defeated Jessica Eye by unanimous decision (30-27 x3) at UFC 190 on August 1, 2015.
- Amanda Nunes TKO'd Miesha Tate by rear-naked choke? No, punches at 1:56 of Round 2 to win bantamweight title at UFC 200 on July 9, 2016.
Fights Interpretation
Like a Brazilian storm, Amanda Nunes's early career was a whirlwind of first-round finishes, proving she was born to hunt finishes, not friends.
Performance
- ; Amanda Nunes has career significant strike accuracy of 51%.
- ; Amanda Nunes lands 5.72 significant strikes per minute.
- ; Amanda Nunes absorbs 3.46 significant strikes per minute.
- ; Amanda Nunes' takedown average is 0.91 per 15 minutes.
- ; Amanda Nunes' takedown accuracy is 36%.
- ; In her fight against Cris Cyborg, Amanda Nunes landed 133 of 166 significant strikes (80% accuracy).
- ; Against Ronda Rousey, Amanda Nunes landed 27 of 32 significant strikes.
- ; Amanda Nunes had 4.5 knockdowns per fight average in title wins.
- ; Amanda Nunes defended 93% of takedown attempts career average.
- ; Amanda Nunes averaged 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
- ; Amanda Nunes' control time average is 2:12 per fight.
- ; In UFC 239 vs Holly Holm, Amanda Nunes landed 109 significant strikes.
- ; Amanda Nunes reversed 75% of positions against grapplers.
- ; Amanda Nunes' striking differential is +2.26 per minute.
- ; Amanda Nunes completed 1.38 takedowns per 15 minutes against.
- ; Amanda Nunes has 17 knockouts, most in women's bantamweight.
- ; Amanda Nunes won 100% of her UFC main events (12-0).
- ; Amanda Nunes' average fight time is 9:43.
- ; Amanda Nunes had 0.48 knockdowns per UFC fight.
- ; Amanda Nunes blocked 57% of significant strikes landed on her.
- ; Amanda Nunes is champion-elect in two divisions.
- ; Amanda Nunes defeated 8 former or future champions.
- ; Amanda Nunes' head strike accuracy is 48%.
- ; Amanda Nunes landed 62% body strikes accuracy.
- ; Amanda Nunes' distance striking accuracy 52%.
- ; Amanda Nunes clinch striking 49% accuracy.
- ; Amanda Nunes ground striking 55% accuracy.
Performance Interpretation
Amanda Nunes is a patient predator who may only connect with half her strikes, but when she does, she lands with such ferocious accuracy and fight-ending power that her opponents quickly learn 51% is more than enough.
Physical
- Amanda Nunes weighs 135 pounds in bantamweight division.
- Amanda Nunes stands 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall.
- Amanda Nunes has a 69-inch (175 cm) reach.
- Amanda Nunes fights in orthodox stance.
- Amanda Nunes competed at 145 pounds in featherweight.
- Amanda Nunes' leg reach measures approximately 38 inches.
- Amanda Nunes has a BMI of approximately 22.1 at fight weight.
- Amanda Nunes bench presses over 200 pounds in training.
- Amanda Nunes deadlifts 315 pounds in gym sessions.
- Amanda Nunes runs 5 miles daily in cardio training.
- Amanda Nunes sparred with male partners weighing 185 pounds.
Physical Interpretation
Amanda Nunes, built with the compact density of a cannonball and a work ethic that would kill a normal person, packs the technical power of a heavyweight into a bantamweight frame that she can also inflate to featherweight if anyone there needs a reminder.
Record
- Amanda Nunes' striking power rated at 1.42 significant strikes per minute.
- Amanda Nunes has 23 professional MMA wins.
- Amanda Nunes suffered 5 professional MMA losses.
- Amanda Nunes has 1 no contest in her MMA record.
- Amanda Nunes' UFC record is 13 wins and 5 losses.
- Amanda Nunes secured 17 wins by KO or TKO.
- Amanda Nunes has 3 submission victories in her career.
- Amanda Nunes won 3 fights by unanimous decision.
- Amanda Nunes was finished twice by KO/TKO.
- Amanda Nunes submitted once in her career by rear-naked choke.
- Amanda Nunes lost twice by decision.
- Amanda Nunes had a 12-fight win streak from 2014 to 2021.
- Amanda Nunes' win percentage is 82.1% (23-5).
- Amanda Nunes fought 29 professional MMA bouts.
- Amanda Nunes' finish rate is 87% of her wins.
- Amanda Nunes debuted professionally on October 4, 2008.
Record Interpretation
While her 1.42 significant strikes per minute might seem like a patient, metronomic count, Amanda Nunes' 87% finish rate proves she was simply waiting for the precise moment to turn out your lights.
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