Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist. She competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. She was ranked #1 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings at the time of her retirement.
Amanda Nunes | |
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Ceremonial weigh ins - Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Peña UFC 269 | |
Born | Pojuca, Bahia, Brazil | May 30, 1988
Other names | (The) Lioness |
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st) |
Division | Bantamweight (2011–2023) Featherweight (2008–2011, 2018–2023) |
Reach | 175 cm (69 in) |
Fighting out of | Coral Springs, Florida, United States |
Team | Team Carvalho (2003–2012) AMA Fight Club (2010–2012) MMA Masters (2012–2014) American Top Team (2014–2022) |
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Daniel Valverde Brown belt in Judo |
Years active | 2008–2023 (MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 28 |
Wins | 23 |
By knockout | 13 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 6 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
Spouse | Nina Nunes |
Children | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Widely regarded as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time, Nunes is the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter to hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier.
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