Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the

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(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 in 2022. Widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time, Nunes is the first and only woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter to hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after

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and Daniel Cormier. She is also the only fighter in UFC history to defend two titles in two different weight classes while actively holding them simultaneously.

Early life

Nunes was born on May 30, 1988, in Pojuca, a small town outside of

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, Brazil. She has two older sisters. After her parents split up when she was four, Nunes and her sisters remained with their mother. To support the family as a single parent, her mom sold hot dogs, sweets and beauty products alongside her regular job as a school administrative assistant. According to Nunes, her father initially did not support her fighting career, but has since changed course. Nunes has described her mother as a loving but strict parent. She encouraged Amanda to get involved with sports as a way to deal with her excess energy. Nunes initially aspired to become a professional soccer player, starting out in elementary school as a player on the local Pojuca team and later on the Salvador team. Eventually, she got the opportunity to try out for the Vitória football club, but was unable to accept due to her mother wanting her to focus on studies instead.

Martial arts training

Nunes's uncle, was a

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fighter. Her mother, who herself regularly trained boxing, cornered him during his fights. Nunes first attended

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classes at age five, after her school teacher complained that she was too hyperactive in class. She started learning

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at age seven.Lisbôa Grespan, Carla At the age of 16, following her sister Vanessa's invitation to a

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, she began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. At this time, she also got involved with boxing. Despite being the only woman at the gym, she soon started dominating her training partners in sparring. After she had defeated all of her opposition, at age 17, she moved to Salvador to train at the Edson Carvalho academy under the tutelage of his brother, Ricardo Carvalho. There, she also started training in

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. She lived at an apartment with her sister, but because it was too far away from the gym, she accepted her coach's offer to move there. Because she was the only girl, and because the logo of the academy are two lions, her coach and other students started calling her "Leoa" (lioness in Portuguese), a nickname she still uses. Nunes soon started competing in BJJ tournaments. Among her biggest accomplishments in this sport are gold medal at the Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2008 as a blue belt, gold medal at World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2009 as a purple belt and becoming a world champion of the North American Grappling Association (NAGA) in the lightweight and absolute divisions in 2012. She currently holds a black belt in BJJ and a brown belt in judo.

Mixed martial arts career

Nunes made her professional debut on March 8, 2008, at Prime MMA Championship 2. She faced Ana Maria and was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.

Strikeforce

Nunes had won five straight fights, all by knockout prior to making her

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debut on January 7, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine in

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. She defeated Canadian Julia Budd by knockout in just 14 seconds. Nunes was scheduled to fight Julie Kedzie at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on June 18, 2011, in

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. The bout was cancelled after Nunes sustained a foot injury. Nunes fought Alexis Davis on September 10, 2011, at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov. She lost the fight via TKO late in the second round. In the first round, Nunes started strongly with heavy strikes, but quickly faded. By the second round, Nunes was exhausted from the start of the round. While attempting a takedown she was instantly reversed and Davis was able to obtain full mount to finish Nunes with strikes. Nunes signed to face

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at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy on September 29, 2012, but the event was cancelled when Gilbert Melendez, who was set to defend his title against Pat Healy, sustained a knee injury in training that forced his withdrawal from the card.

Invicta FC

Nunes was scheduled to face Milana Dudieva at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann on July 28, 2012. Dudieva withdrew from the fight due to illness on July 9 and Nunes was then scheduled to face Leslie Smith instead. Smith also withdrew due to an injury and Nunes ultimately faced Raquel Pa'aluhi. Nunes won the fight via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round. On January 5, 2013, Nunes returned to Invicta FC to face Sarah D'Alelio at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt. Nunes lost the fight via unanimous decision. Nunes was scheduled to face Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013. She withdrew due to an arm injury.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nunes made her Octagon debut against Sheila Gaff at UFC 163 on August 3, 2013, in Brazil. She won the fight via TKO in the first round. Nunes made her second UFC appearance when she faced Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night 31 on November 6, 2013. She won the fight via TKO in the first round. For her third fight with the promotion, Nunes was named the injury replacement for

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against Sarah Kaufman at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale. Nunes later pulled out of the bout with a dislocated thumb. Nunes faced

on September 27, 2014, at UFC 178. After nearly finishing Zingano with punches in the first round, she lost the next round before being finished via TKO in the third round. Nunes faced

on March 21, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 62. She won the fight via TKO in the first round. Nunes faced

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on August 8, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 73. She won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round, after knocking her opponent down with a three punch combination. Nunes faced Valentina Shevchenko on March 5, 2016, at UFC 196. She won the fight by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, and 29–27).

Bantamweight and Featherweight Champion

After amassing a three-fight win streak, Nunes earned her first title shot in the UFC. She faced Miesha Tate for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship on July 9, 2016, at UFC 200. Nunes stunned Tate early on with knees and punches and then won the fight by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round. Her victory made her the first openly gay UFC champion. On December 30, 2016, Nunes made her first title defense against returning MMA superstar Ronda Rousey in the main event at UFC 207. Nunes won the fight via TKO due to punches 48 seconds into the first round. For her second title defense, Nunes was scheduled to face Valentina Shevchenko in a rematch at

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on July 8, 2017. The pair originally fought at UFC 196, with Nunes winning by unanimous decision. Nunes was hospitalized the morning of the fight with chronic sinusitis and the fight was cancelled.

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offered to replace Nunes, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission could not clear her on such short notice. Nunes instead fought Shevchenko at

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on September 9 in

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. Nunes won the closely contested fight by split decision. Out of 22 media outlets, 10 scored it for Nunes, 10 for Shevchenko, and 2 scored it a draw. Nunes faced Raquel Pennington on May 12, 2018, at

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. After a dominant performance, Nunes won the fight via TKO in round five. This was the first UFC event headlined by two openly gay fighters. Nunes moved up in weight to face

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for the

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on December 29, 2018, at

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. Nunes knocked Cyborg out in 51 seconds of the first round to become the new UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. This made her the first woman in UFC to hold championship belts in different divisions simultaneously. This win also earned her the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Nunes returned to bantamweight to make her fourth title defense against former champion Holly Holm on July 6, 2019, at UFC 239. She won the fight via knockout in round one after dropping Holm with a head kick and following up with punches. This win earned her the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Nunes faced Germaine de Randamie in a rematch on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245 to defend her UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. After outgrappling her opponent in every round, she won the fight via unanimous decision (49–44, 49–46, and 49–45). This win meant Nunes had the most wins in women's title fights in the UFC, with seven such wins. Nunes was expected to face Felicia Spencer on May 9, 2020, at then UFC 250. On April 9, Dana White, president of the UFC announced that this event was postponed The bout eventually took place on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250. Nunes won via unanimous decision (50–44, 50–44, and 50–45). Nunes was expected to defend her featherweight title against Megan Anderson in December 2020 at UFC 256. It was announced on November 9 that Nunes pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was postponed to 2021. The pairing was rescheduled for March 6, 2021 at UFC 259. Nunes won the fight via triangle armbar in round one. Nunes was expected to defend her bantamweight title on August 7, 2021, at UFC 265 against Julianna Peña. Nunes tested positive for

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on July 29 and the bout was cancelled. The fight was rescheduled and eventually took place at UFC 269 on December 11, 2021. After dominating the first round, Nunes was outstruck in the second round, and eventually submitted via rear-naked choke, losing her bantamweight championship in a massive upset. On February 5, 2022, it was announced that Nunes and Julianna Peña will be the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 30 at

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and the show featured heavyweight and women's flyweight contestants. A rematch against Julianna Peña for the UFC Women's Bantamweight title took place on July 30, 2022, at UFC 277. Nunes recaptured the title in a 5-round dominant unanimous decision victory over Peña, and became the first person in UFC history, of either gender to become double champ twice. She also became the first fighter to win a title in the weight class below the one in which they were currently holding the title. Nunes received "Fan Bonus of the Night" awards paid in

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of US$30,000 for first place for this fight.

Temporary Retirement

A trilogy bout was scheduled against Julianna Peña on June 10, 2023, at UFC 289. On May 2, 2023, it was announced that Peña had suffered broken ribs during training camp and would be unable to compete. Irene Aldana agreed to replace Peña at the event. Nunes won the fight via a dominant unanimous decision, and announced her retirement from active competition during the post-fight interview.

Hall of Fame

During UFC 314's broadcast in April 2025, Nunes was announced as the next "modern wing"

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inductee during International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas this June.

Comeback

On June 5, 2025, after spending two years in retirement, Nunes announced that she would be returning to UFC against the winner of Kayla Harrison vs. Julianna Peña.

Personal life

Nunes is the first openly

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UFC champion. She is married to former UFC fighter Nina Nunes (

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Ansaroff), who competed in the strawweight division. She credits her UFC success to their relationship. On September 24, 2020, her wife gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter. On November 6, 2023, Nunes announced via her Instagram post that she and her wife welcomed their second daughter, born on November 1, 2023.

Championships and accomplishments

( Modern wing, Class of 2025) ** UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship (two times) *** Six successful title defenses (overall) **** Five successful title defenses (first reign) **** One successful title defense (second reign) *** Most wins in UFC title fights amongst women (11) *** Most wins in UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship fights (8) *** Most bouts in UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship fights (9) *** First woman in UFC to win two titles (bantamweight and featherweight) and to also hold them simultaneously *** First and only UFC fighter to defend titles in two divisions while holding both titles simultaneously *** Sixth multi-divisional champion in UFC and third to hold two titles simultaneously (after Daniel Cormier and

) *** First and only fighter to retire as multi-division champion in UFC history *** Fourth longest single UFC title reign of all time ''(1981 days)'' (behind Demetrious Johnson,

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and Anderson Silva) ** UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship (one time) *** Two successful title defenses *** Tied (

) for most wins in UFC Women's Featherweight Championship fights (3) *** Longest combined UFC title reign of all time ''(3940 days)'' *** Most combined title defenses by a woman in UFC history (8) ***Tied ( Anderson Silva) for fourth most title fight wins in UFC history (11) ** Performance of the Night (five times) vs.

, Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey,

and Holly Holm ***Tied ( Ronda Rousey) for the second most Performance of the Night bonuses in UFC Women's history (5) ***Tied ( Irene Aldana) for third most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (4) ** Second most wins in UFC Women's history (16) (behind Jéssica Andrade) ** Tied ( Gillian Robertson) for most finishes in UFC Women's history (10) ** Most knockouts in UFC Women's history (7) ** Most consecutive wins in UFC Women's history (12) ** Most knockout wins in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (6) ** Most finishes in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (8) ** Most wins in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (13) ** Most consecutive wins in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (9) ** Most knockdowns in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (6) ***Most knockdowns in a bout in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (3 vs Julianna Peña 2) ** Most takedowns in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (32) ***Most takedowns landed in a bout in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (8 vs Germaine de Randamie) ** Longest win streak against (current, former or future) UFC Champions (8) ** Tied (

) for most consecutive wins in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (3) **Second most bouts in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (15) **Second most top position time in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (58:05) **Third most significant strikes landed in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (773) ***Third most total strikes landed in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (1099) ** Holds wins over eight current or former UFC champions — Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko (twice), Holly Holm, Germaine de Randamie (twice),

, Julianna Peña and Raquel Pennington **Fifth highest win percentage in UFC history (88.9% - 16 wins / 2 losses) **UFC.com Awards ***2013: Ranked #9 Import of the Year ***2018: Ranked #2 Fighter of the Year & Ranked #4 Knockout of the Year *** 2021: Ranked #5 Submission of the Year * MMAJunkie.com ** 2015 August Submission of the Month vs.

** 2018 Female Fighter of the Year ** 2019 Female Fighter of the Year * CombatPress.com ** 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Cris Cyborg ** 2018 Female Fighter of the Year ** 2019 Female Fighter of the Year * MMA Weekly ** 2018 Knockout of the Year vs. Cris Cyborg * Equality California ** 2016 Equality Visibility Award * MMADNA.nl ** 2016 Female Fighter of the Year ** 2018 Female Fighter of the Year * World MMA Awards ** 2016 Female Fighter of the Year ** 2018 Female Fighter of the Year ** 2018

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vs.

** 2018 Upset of the Year vs.

** 2019 Female Fighter of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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