Amanda Nunes (23-5, 16) was born in Pojuca, Bahia, Brazil on May 30, 1988. At the age of 19 years on March 8, 2008, she made her professional MMA debut against Ana Maria, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 3, 2013, 25-year old Amanda Nunes made her UFC debut on her 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 163 against Sheila Gaff, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
She became the UFC bantamweight champion on July 9, 2016 at age 28 on her 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 200 after defeating a 29-year old Miesha Tate via 1st-round submission.
Amanda Nunes is a two weight division UFC champion. She defeated a 33-year old Cris Cyborg via 1st-round KO to become the UFC featherweight champion on December 29, 2018 at age 30 on her 21st professional MMA fight at UFC 232.
Nunes' last fight was a bantamweight (UFC Women's Championship) title defense against Irene Aldana on June 10, 2023. She won the fight via 5th-round unanimous decision and successfully defended the title. She is on a 2-fight winning streak.
She has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 16 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Amanda Nunes' best fights have been against Cris Cyborg, Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Miesha Tate, Megan Anderson, Felicia Spencer and Raquel Pennington.
Nunes has 5 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Jun 10, 2023 35 years 23-5 (16) | 35 years, 2 months 14-6 (11) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC Women's bantamweight title |
27  | Jul 30, 2022 34 years, 2 months 22-5 (16) | 32 years, 11 months 11-4 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC Women's bantamweight title |
26 | Dec 11, 2021 33 years, 6 months 21-5 (16) | 32 years, 3 months 10-4 (7) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke Lost UFC Women's bantamweight title |
25  | Mar 6, 2021 32 years, 9 months 21-4 (16) | 31 years 11-4 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Reverse triangle armbar Defended UFC Women's featherweight title |
24  | Jun 6, 2020 32 years 20-4 (15) | 29 years, 6 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC Women's featherweight title |
23  | Dec 14, 2019 31 years, 6 months 19-4 (15) | 35 years, 7 months 9-3 (4) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC Women's bantamweight title |
22  | Jul 6, 2019 31 years, 1 months 18-4 (15) | 37 years, 8 months 12-4 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches Defended UFC Women's bantamweight title |
21  | Dec 29, 2018 30 years, 6 months 17-4 (14) | 33 years, 5 months 20-1 (17) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Won UFC Women's featherweight title |
20  | May 12, 2018 29 years, 11 months 16-4 (13) | 29 years, 8 months 9-5 (3) | UFC | BT | 5 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches Defended UFC Women's bantamweight title |
19  | Sep 9, 2017 29 years, 3 months 15-4 (12) | 29 years, 6 months 14-2 (10) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | WIN Defended UFC Women's bantamweight title |
18  | Dec 30, 2016 28 years, 7 months 14-4 (12) | 29 years, 10 months 12-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC Women's bantamweight title |
17  | Jul 9, 2016 28 years, 1 months 13-4 (11) | 29 years, 10 months 18-5 (9) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won UFC Women's bantamweight title |
16 | Mar 5, 2016 27 years, 9 months 12-4 (10) | 27 years, 11 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Aug 8, 2015 27 years, 2 months 11-4 (10) | 34 years, 10 months 8-2 (4) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
14  | Mar 21, 2015 26 years, 9 months 10-4 (9) | 34 years, 7 months 15-9 (14) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kick |
13  | Sep 27, 2014 26 years, 3 months 9-4 (8) | 32 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
12 | Nov 6, 2013 25 years, 5 months 9-3 (8) | 29 years, 6 months 4-2 (1) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
11 | Aug 3, 2013 25 years, 2 months 8-3 (7) | Sheila Gaff | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
10  | Jan 5, 2013 24 years, 7 months 7-3 (6) | 32 years 6-3 (6) | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9  | Jul 28, 2012 24 years, 1 months 7-2 (6) | 21 years, 9 months 2-2 (1) | BT | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8  | Sep 10, 2011 23 years, 3 months 6-2 (6) | 27 years, 6 months 10-4 (6) | Strikeforce | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
7  | Jan 7, 2011 22 years, 7 months 6-1 (6) | 27 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Strikeforce | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
6  | Feb 25, 2010 21 years, 8 months 5-1 (5) | 29 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5  | Dec 12, 2009 21 years, 6 months 4-1 (4) | 25 years, 8 months 10-3 (8) | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
4 | Sep 12, 2009 21 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | Deise Lee Rocha | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jul 1, 2008 20 years, 1 months 2-1 (2) | Ana Maria | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | May 24, 2008 19 years, 11 months 1-1 (1) | Paty Barbosa | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
1 | Mar 8, 2008 19 years, 9 months 0-1 (0) | Ana Maria | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
