Lookboonmee vs Nunes

Who won Lookboonmee vs Nunes?

Loma Lookboonmee beat Istela Nunes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th April 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Loma Lookboonmee.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Lookboonmee vs Nunes stats

Loma Lookboonmee stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Istela Nunes made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Loma Lookboonmee's 9th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Istela Nunes marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Loma Lookboonmee's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Istela Nunes' came in at 0-5-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a large advantage in power over Lookboonmee, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Lookboonmee's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lookboonmee had an advantage over Nunes, with a 11% submission rate over Nunes' 0%.

Loma Lookboonmee was the younger woman by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Nunes had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lookboonmee.

Lookboonmee was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 2 years and 2 months later than Nunes, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 35 to Nunes' 31.

Lookboonmee vs Nunes form

Loma Lookboonmee had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Bruna Brasil at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Elise Reed at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Denise Gomes at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had lost to Lupita Godinez at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Sam Hughes at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

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Lookboonmee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Nunes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Lookboonmee vs Nunes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lookboonmee vs Nunes?

Loma Lookboonmee was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Istela Nunes made her way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.