Amanda Nunes
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| Born | Amanda Lourenço Nunes May 30, 1988 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Other names | The Lioness |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, BJJ, Judo |
| Fighting out of | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Team | AMA Fight Club MMA Masters (former) American Top Team |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brown belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2008–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. She currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the UFC Women's Bantamweight champion.
Nunes grew up in a small town outside of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She started training in karate at age four and pursued training in boxing at the age of sixteen. Under the strict tutelage of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Black Belt Ryan Franco of Redding, California, she began to hone her grappling skills. Nunes attributes much of her success in competitive martial arts to the teachings of Franco. She first competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu after being invited to a dojo by her sister, who also trained in the sport.
Nunes lived in New Jersey and trained at AMA Fight Club before moving to Miami to train at MMA Masters. She is currently training at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida. She has competed in the 135- and 145-pound weight divisions and has stated that she intends to fight at 135 pounds for the foreseeable future.
Nunes made her mixed martial arts debut on March 8, 2008, at Prime MMA Championship 2. She faced Ana Maria and was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.
Nunes won five straight fights, all by a form of knockout, and made her Strikeforce debut on January 7, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine in Nashville, Tennessee. 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 Dallas, Texas. The bout, however, was cancelled after Nunes sustained a foot injury.
Nunes fought Alexis Davis on September 10, 2011, on the Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinals card. She lost the fight via TKO late in the second round. In the first round, Nunes started strong 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 where Davis was able to obtain full mount to finish Nunes with strikes.
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