Nunes vs Cyborg

Who won Nunes vs Cyborg?

Amanda Nunes beat Cris Cyborg by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 232, on Saturday 29th December 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood.

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 Cyborg stats

Amanda Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Cris Cyborg made her way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out.

Cris Cyborg marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Amanda Nunes' UFC record stood at 16-2-0, while Cris Cyborg's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Cyborg had an advantage in power over Nunes, with a 85% knock out percentage over Nunes' 69%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nunes had an advantage over Cyborg, with a 19% submission rate over Cyborg's 0%.

Amanda Nunes was the younger woman by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Nunes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2008, 2 years and 9 months later than Cyborg, whose first professional fight was in 2005. She had fought 7 less professional rounds, 62 to Cyborg's 69.

Nunes vs Cyborg form

Nunes had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Holly Holm at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Cris Cyborg at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 5th round in their championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she was victorious against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by split decision in their championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

She had won against Miesha Tate at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by submission in the 1st round in their championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Nunes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Cyborg's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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