Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes

UFC 8-4-0 vs. 16-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-4-0
UFC record
16-2-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
36
AgeΔ 2 yrs
38
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 0"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
14
Layoff (months)Δ 23.9 mo
37.9
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Amanda Nunes carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.08 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Amanda Nunes hunts takedowns — 2.79 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Julianna Pena is a submission threat — 0.76 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.34 Women's Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Julianna Pena

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 3 — regional circuit 42

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500

Amanda Nunes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 162
Tier 3 — regional circuit 73

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.59 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 13-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4933.10/min · norm 3.56
Sig. strikes landed
9284.54/min · norm 3.56
4072.56/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed
4992.44/min · norm 3.51
44.5%norm 46.65%
Striking accuracy
52.0%norm 46.65%
57.2%norm 52.45%
Striking defense
59.3%norm 52.45%
00.00/15 · norm 0.08
Knockdowns
80.59/15 · norm 0.08

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Julianna Pena

Distance 74.2% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 18.2% (norm 7.5%)

Amanda Nunes

Distance 73.4% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 23.8% (norm 7.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Julianna Pena

Head 87.7% (norm 75.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 8.8%)

Amanda Nunes

Head 74.9% (norm 75.2%) · Body 11.1% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 14.0% (norm 8.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Pena L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Nunes L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 305 / 823 37.1% 38.3% 639 / 1309 48.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 65 / 84 77.4% 73.3% 33 / 51 64.7% 73.3%
On the ground 123 / 202 60.9% 70.8% 256 / 424 60.4% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 387 / 973 39.8% 37.7% 629 / 1337 47.0% 37.7%
To the body 92 / 117 78.6% 70.0% 124 / 198 62.6% 70.0%
To the legs 14 / 19 too few to rate 80.9% 175 / 249 70.3% 80.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Pena L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Nunes L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 297 / 799 37.2% 41.3% 397 / 1071 37.1% 41.3%
In the clinch 46 / 66 69.7% 74.7% 45 / 66 68.2% 74.7%
On the ground 64 / 85 75.3% 74.2% 57 / 89 64.0% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 262 / 773 33.9% 38.1% 338 / 1001 33.8% 38.1%
To the body 93 / 113 82.3% 73.2% 73 / 109 67.0% 73.2%
To the legs 52 / 64 81.2% 80.9% 88 / 116 75.9% 80.9%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1854.5% acc · 1.70/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
3856.7% acc · 2.79/15 · norm 0.91
724.1% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2681.3% def · norm 62.5%
45:0728.4% of cage time · norm 26.55%
Control time
69:5834.2% of cage time · norm 26.55%
54:375:09 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control
13:120:58 per 15 · norm 3:19
80.76/15 · norm 0.34
Submission attempts
100.73/15 · norm 0.34

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nunes has more cage time on record.