Who won Nunes vs Aldana?
Amanda Nunes beat Irene Aldana by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 289, on Saturday 10th June 2023 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Amanda Nunes.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
Nunes vs Aldana stats
Amanda Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Irene Aldana made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
Irene Aldana marked her 14th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.
Amanda Nunes' UFC record stood at 16-2-0, while Irene Aldana's came in at 8-6-0.
The stats suggested Nunes had a slight advantage in power over Aldana, with a 59% knock out percentage over Aldana's 57%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aldana had a slight advantage over Nunes, with a 21% submission rate over Nunes' 18%.
Amanda Nunes was the same age as Irene Aldana, at 36 years old.
Aldana had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nunes. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.
Nunes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2008, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Aldana, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 6 more professional rounds, 62 to Aldana's 56.
Nunes vs Aldana form
Amanda Nunes had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.
In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Julianna Pena at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.
Previous to that, she had lost to Julianna Pena at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, she had beaten Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, she had defeated Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
She was victorious against Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Nunes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.
Aldana's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years and 9 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Nunes vs Aldana?
Amanda Nunes was a 31/100 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Irene Aldana made her way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.
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