Shayna Baszler vs. Amanda Nunes

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 16-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
16-2-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
46
AgeΔ 8 yrs
38
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
136.6
Layoff (months)Δ 98.7 mo
37.9
LL
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.
Shayna Baszler is a submission threat — 1.69 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.34 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Amanda Nunes hunts takedowns — 2.79 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Shayna Baszler

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 159

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.05 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 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

91.02/min · norm 3.56
Sig. strikes landed
9284.54/min · norm 3.56
839.36/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed
4992.44/min · norm 3.51
23.7%norm 46.65%
Striking accuracy
52.0%norm 46.65%
30.8%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)

Shayna Baszler

Distance 71.1% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 28.9% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 0.0% (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)

Shayna Baszler

Head 97.4% (norm 75.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 2.6% (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 Baszler L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Nunes L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 5 / 27 18.5% 38.3% 639 / 1309 48.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 4 / 11 too few to rate 73.3% 33 / 51 64.7% 73.3%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.8% 256 / 424 60.4% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 9 / 37 24.3% 37.7% 629 / 1337 47.0% 37.7%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.0% 124 / 198 62.6% 70.0%
To the legs 0 / 1 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 Baszler L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Nunes L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 55 / 80 68.8% 41.3% 397 / 1071 37.1% 41.3%
In the clinch 25 / 36 69.4% 74.7% 45 / 66 68.2% 74.7%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 74.2% 57 / 89 64.0% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 58 / 88 65.9% 38.1% 338 / 1001 33.8% 38.1%
To the body 18 / 25 72.0% 73.2% 73 / 109 67.0% 73.2%
To the legs 7 / 7 too few to rate 80.9% 88 / 116 75.9% 80.9%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
116.7% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
3856.7% acc · 2.79/15 · norm 0.91
0— def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2681.3% def · norm 62.5%
1:5621.8% of cage time · norm 26.55%
Control time
69:5834.2% of cage time · norm 26.55%
2:374:25 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control
13:120:58 per 15 · norm 3:19
11.69/15 · 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.