Nunes vs Anderson

Who won Nunes vs Anderson?

Amanda Nunes beat Megan Anderson by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 259, on Saturday 6th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the vacant UFC Women’s Featherweight championship.

Nunes vs Anderson stats

Amanda Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Megan Anderson made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Amanda Nunes' UFC record stood at 16-2-0, while Megan Anderson's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a slight advantage in power over Anderson, with a 65% knock out percentage over Anderson's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anderson had an advantage over Nunes, with a 27% submission rate over Nunes' 15%.

Amanda Nunes was the older woman by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Nunes. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Nunes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made her debut in 2008, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Anderson, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 33 more professional rounds, 62 to Anderson's 29.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Megan Anderson had been fighting more than Amanda Nunes.

Going to this contest, Amanda Nunes had last fought 6 years, 10 months and 7 days ago, while Megan Anderson's last outing had been 5 years and 18 days ago.

Nunes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Anderson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nunes vs Anderson?

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