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

Cyborg had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, she had lost to Amanda Nunes 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, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Yana Santos at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Holly Holm at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Activity check

Nunes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Cyborg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 10 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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