Amanda Nunes
The Lioness who held two UFC belts at once
- Born
- May 30, 1988, Pojuca, Bahia, Brazil
- Nationality
Brazil- Height
- 173 cm (5′8″)
- Reach
- 175 cm (5′9″)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Style
- Power-punching finisher
- Weight
- Bantamweight, Featherweight
- Active
- 2008–present
- Status
- Active · age 38
The record
Professional MMA. Retired in 2023, announced a comeback in June 2025; scheduled to face Kayla Harrison at UFC 334 on 14 November 2026. record
The story
orn in Pojuca, Bahia, Amanda Nunes became the first woman to hold two UFC titles at the same time. She won the bantamweight belt by choking out Miesha Tate in 2016, stopped Ronda Rousey in 48 seconds that December, and knocked out Cris Cyborg in 51 seconds in 2018 to add the featherweight title. Across the two divisions she made eight successful title defenses, and she holds the UFC women's record for knockouts. A submission loss to Julianna Peña in 2021 was one of the sport's big upsets, but she won the rematch clearly on the scorecards. She retired in 2023 and entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2025, then announced a comeback; she is scheduled to face Kayla Harrison at UFC 334 in November 2026.
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- UFC women's bantamweight champion (2 reigns, 6 successful defenses)
- UFC women's featherweight champion (2 successful defenses)
- First woman to hold two UFC titles at the same time
- UFC Hall of Fame, Modern Wing (2025)
Defining fights
- 2016WINvs Miesha Tate (rear-naked choke R1, won UFC bantamweight title)
- 2016WINvs Ronda Rousey (TKO R1 in 48 seconds)
- 2018WINvs Cris Cyborg (KO R1 in 51 seconds, won UFC featherweight title)
- 2021LOSSvs Julianna Peña (rear-naked choke R2)
- 2022WINvs Julianna Peña (UD, regained bantamweight title)
Throw power punches in combination rather than one at a time, and follow any knockdown straight into top position. Boxing and MMA students can drill two- and three-punch combinations that finish with a committed power shot, then a sprint to mount or side control.
