Amanda Nunes information

Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes
	Ceremonial weigh ins - Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Peña UFC 269
Born	May 30, 1988 (age 35); Pojuca, Bahia, Brazil
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

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^[11] at the time of her retirement.

Widely regarded as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time,^[12]^[13] 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. ^[14]^[15]^[16]

^ "UFC 289 results: Amanda Nunes retires after one-sided title defense vs. Irene Aldana". MMA Junkie. 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
^ "Amanda Nunes ("The Lioness") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ "Why did Amanda Nunes leave ATT? 'Lioness' explains". 7 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Amanda Nunes | UFC". UFC.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ "Amanda Nunes ("The Lioness") | MMA Fighter Page".
^ Jéssica Portasio (July 9, 2016). "Nunes travels hard-fought path to stardom". Ultimate Fighting Championship.
^ ^a ^b Katie Barnes (December 23, 2016). "Meet Amanda Nunes, the fighter who has been largely forgotten in lead-up to UFC 207". ESPN.
^ Raphael Marinho (January 17, 2022). "Fim de um ciclo: Amanda Nunes deixa American Top Team para fundar sua própria equipe". Globo.com (in Portuguese).
^ Scott Newman (January 3, 2019). "5 things you didn't know about Amanda Nunes". sportskeeda.com.
^ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^
- Jesse Holland (September 3, 2020). "UFC 256 odds: Amanda Nunes betting line highest of her career against Megan Anderson". mmamania.com.
- "Amanda Nunes to defend featherweight belt at UFC 256". August 22, 2020.
- Adam Martin (September 2, 2020). "Opening betting odds released for Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson". bjpenn.com.
- "With baby on the way, Amanda Nunes is latest UFC fighter to contemplate retirement". June 16, 2020.
- Marc Raimondi (June 7, 2020). "Amanda Nunes overpowers Felicia Spencer to defend UFC featherweight title". ESPN.
- "The best female MMA fighters of the decade". ESPN. December 26, 2019.
- E. Spencer Kyte (July 4, 2019). "UFC 239: Amanda Nunes is undeniably the greatest female fighter all time".
- Damon Martin (June 2, 2020). "Dan Lambert: Amanda Nunes deserves recognition as one of the pound-for-pound greatest of all-time". mmafighting.com.
- "Pena takes belt in UFC 269 shocker". Taipei Times. December 13, 2021.
- Nick Baldwin (December 2021). "Pena shocks Nunes with submission to win UFC bantamweight title". thescore.com.
- https://www.empiresportsmedia.com/mma/amanda-nunes-and-julianna-pena-front-runners-to-coach-the-ufcs-ultimate-fighter/
^ "UFC: Shevchenko on facing Pena or Nunes – 'I can fight both at same time'". 10 May 2022.
^ Reubyn Coutinho (June 7, 2020). "Twitter Reacts as Amanda Nunes Makes History with Spectacular Win at UFC 250". essentiallysports.com.
^ Nick Atkin (June 7, 2020). "UFC 250: Amanda Nunes makes history with dominant decision win over Felicia Spencer". South China Morning Post.
^ Brian Mazique (June 7, 2020). "UFC 250 Results: Amanda Nunes Dominates Felicia Spencer, Makes History". Forbes.

[1] "UFC 289 results: Amanda Nunes retires after one-sided title defense vs. Irene Aldana". MMA Junkie. 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

[2] "Amanda Nunes ("The Lioness") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[3] "Why did Amanda Nunes leave ATT? 'Lioness' explains". 7 February 2022.

[ufcstats-4] "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.

[UFCprofile-5] "Amanda Nunes | UFC". UFC.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[6] "Amanda Nunes ("The Lioness") | MMA Fighter Page".

[ufc16-7] Jéssica Portasio (July 9, 2016). "Nunes travels hard-fought path to stardom". Ultimate Fighting Championship.

[espn16-8] Katie Barnes (December 23, 2016). "Meet Amanda Nunes, the fighter who has been largely forgotten in lead-up to UFC 207". ESPN.

[globo22-9] Raphael Marinho (January 17, 2022). "Fim de um ciclo: Amanda Nunes deixa American Top Team para fundar sua própria equipe". Globo.com (in Portuguese).

[10] Scott Newman (January 3, 2019). "5 things you didn't know about Amanda Nunes". sportskeeda.com.

[11] "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

[12] 
Jesse Holland (September 3, 2020). "UFC 256 odds: Amanda Nunes betting line highest of her career against Megan Anderson". mmamania.com.
"Amanda Nunes to defend featherweight belt at UFC 256". August 22, 2020.
Adam Martin (September 2, 2020). "Opening betting odds released for Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson". bjpenn.com.
"With baby on the way, Amanda Nunes is latest UFC fighter to contemplate retirement". June 16, 2020.
Marc Raimondi (June 7, 2020). "Amanda Nunes overpowers Felicia Spencer to defend UFC featherweight title". ESPN.
"The best female MMA fighters of the decade". ESPN. December 26, 2019.
E. Spencer Kyte (July 4, 2019). "UFC 239: Amanda Nunes is undeniably the greatest female fighter all time".
Damon Martin (June 2, 2020). "Dan Lambert: Amanda Nunes deserves recognition as one of the pound-for-pound greatest of all-time". mmafighting.com.
"Pena takes belt in UFC 269 shocker". Taipei Times. December 13, 2021.
Nick Baldwin (December 2021). "Pena shocks Nunes with submission to win UFC bantamweight title". thescore.com.
https://www.empiresportsmedia.com/mma/amanda-nunes-and-julianna-pena-front-runners-to-coach-the-ufcs-ultimate-fighter/

[13] Jesse Holland (September 3, 2020). "UFC 256 odds: Amanda Nunes betting line highest of her career against Megan Anderson". mmamania.com.

[14] "Amanda Nunes to defend featherweight belt at UFC 256". August 22, 2020.

[15] Adam Martin (September 2, 2020). "Opening betting odds released for Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson". bjpenn.com.

[16] "With baby on the way, Amanda Nunes is latest UFC fighter to contemplate retirement". June 16, 2020.

[17] Marc Raimondi (June 7, 2020). "Amanda Nunes overpowers Felicia Spencer to defend UFC featherweight title". ESPN.

[18] "The best female MMA fighters of the decade". ESPN. December 26, 2019.

[19] E. Spencer Kyte (July 4, 2019). "UFC 239: Amanda Nunes is undeniably the greatest female fighter all time".

[20] Damon Martin (June 2, 2020). "Dan Lambert: Amanda Nunes deserves recognition as one of the pound-for-pound greatest of all-time". mmafighting.com.

[21] "Pena takes belt in UFC 269 shocker". Taipei Times. December 13, 2021.

[22] Nick Baldwin (December 2021). "Pena shocks Nunes with submission to win UFC bantamweight title". thescore.com.

[23] ttps://www.empiresportsmedia.com/mma/amanda-nunes-and-julianna-pena-front-runners-to-coach-the-ufcs-ultimate-fighter/

[13] "UFC: Shevchenko on facing Pena or Nunes – 'I can fight both at same time'". 10 May 2022.

[14] Reubyn Coutinho (June 7, 2020). "Twitter Reacts as Amanda Nunes Makes History with Spectacular Win at UFC 250". essentiallysports.com.

[15] Nick Atkin (June 7, 2020). "UFC 250: Amanda Nunes makes history with dominant decision win over Felicia Spencer". South China Morning Post.

[16] Brian Mazique (June 7, 2020). "UFC 250 Results: Amanda Nunes Dominates Felicia Spencer, Makes History". Forbes.

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Amanda Nunes
Ceremonial weigh ins - Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Peña UFC 269
Born	(1988-05-30) May 30, 1988 (age 35) Pojuca, Bahia, Brazil^[1]
Other names	(The) Lioness^[2]^[3]
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)^[4]^[5]
Fighting out of	Coral Springs, Florida, United States^[6]
Team	Team Carvalho (2003–2012)^[7] AMA Fight Club (2010–2012) MMA Masters (2012–2014)^[8] American Top Team (2014–2022)^[8]^[9]
Rank	Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu^[5] under Daniel Valverde^[10] Brown belt in Judo^[5]
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